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Fortune Brands Profit Climbs on Brisk Sales

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill. – Fortune Brands Inc. (FBO), a supplier of goods ranging from Jim Beam bourbon to Titleist golf balls and a partner in this week’s takeover deal for British liquor company Allied Domecq PLC (search), said Friday its first-quarter profit grew 10 percent on higher sales. Its shares rose …

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Five Kids, Woman Die in Arkansas Fire

HUMPHREY, Arkansas – Five little boys from three different families died along with the mother of two of the youngsters when a mobile home was destroyed by flames, authorities said. The fire Wednesday had engulfed the trailer by the time firefighters arrived. Investigators did not know how the blaze began …

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Cholesterol Drugs Help Stroke Recovery

Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may reduce disability after a stroke. Researchers reporting at the American Academy of Neurology 57th Annual Meeting say stroke victims who were taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs before their stroke are more likely to recover and go home than those not on these medications. For those victims …

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