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NEW YORK – Samuel Waksal, the former chief executive of embattled biotech firm ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL), was arrested on Wedneday and charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud for allegedly tipping off two people to sell stock in the biotech company the day before federal regulators rejected its application …

DETROIT – U.S. auto safety regulators said Thursday they upgraded an investigation of 457,455 General Motors Corp. (GM) cars and minivans after the automaker reported 1,238 customer complaints about broken steering systems. The investigation covers 1997 model year Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevrolet Malibu and Oldsmobile Cutlass cars, 1997 Chevrolet Venture, …

WASHINGTON – Admitting that society is too complex to defend against all terrorist threats, a panel of top scientists called for immediate action to identify and repair the weakest links. The National Academy of Sciences said in a study released Monday that the government needs to tighten control of nuclear …