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June 28 (Reuters) - Rollin King, co-founder of the affordable carrier Southwest Airlines LUV.N , has died at age 83, the airline said on Saturday. King passed away from undisclosed causes on Thursday, Southwest Airlines said in a statement. "I...

(Corrects to delete reference in paragraph 20 to compromise idea floated by Carolyn Maloney. Maloney does not favor new limits on aircraft finance.) By Emily Stephenson and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Export-Import Bank, derided by conservative critics as an expensive boondoggle, may win a reprieve from what looked like almost certain death in Congress i

(Adds detail, background) By Aleksandar Vasovic DONETSK, Ukraine, June 28 (Reuters) - Pro-Russian separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine on Saturday released a second group of four monitors from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe...

WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that a carpet cover trim panel is causing unwanted acceleration in Nissan Versa cars and preventing drivers from braking. According to a document posted online on...

CAIRO, June 28 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed four Egyptian soldiers belonging to the central security apparatus near Rafah in North Sinai on Saturday, state media reported. The gunmen forced the soldiers, who were returning from a holiday and dressed in...

NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters) - American Apparel Inc APP.A has adopted a one-year shareholder rights plan to help its board of directors better protect its stockholders and ensure they are treated fairly, the company said on Saturday. The company said...