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Morning Digest: GM enters harsh spotlight as Congress hearings begin

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04/1/2014

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GM enters harsh spotlight as Congress hearings begin

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will try to establish who is to blame for at least 13 auto-related deaths over the past decade, as public hearings are launched on Tuesday on General Motors Co's slow response to defective ignition switches in cars..

Malaysia changes last words from missing plane, hunt goes on

KUALA LUMPUR/PERTH (Reuters) - The last words from the cockpit of a missing Malaysian jet were a standard "Good night Malaysian three seven zero", Malaysian authorities said, changing their account of the critical last communication from a more casual "All right, good night.".

Reassuring Fed gets markets off to solid second-quarter start

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks got off to a solid start in the second quarter, as reassuring remarks by the head of the Federal Reserve and stronger-looking emerging markets helped to keep their recent rally alive..

Elton John to marry partner as Britain legalizes gay marriage

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Elton John will marry long-time partner David Furnish now that Britain's legalization of gay marriage has been put into effect, the singer said in an interview on Monday..

Marlins' Opening Day bash gives fans reason to return

MIAMI (Reuters) - Miami finished with the worst record and lowest attendance in the National League last year but young ace Jose Fernandez gave jaded fans reason to return to the ball park on Monday, leading the Marlins to a 10-1 Opening Day rout of the Colorado Rockies..

Yahoo in talks to buy News Distribution Network for $300 million: report

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is in preliminary talks to acquire online video service News Distribution Network for $300 million, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on Monday..

Methane-spewing microbe blamed in Earth's worst mass extinction

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sometimes bad things come in small packages..

Man lost at sea while performing California beach baptism

(Reuters) - A man swept out to sea by seven-foot waves during an oceanside baptismal ceremony in California on Sunday remained missing a day later as hopes faded he would be found alive, officials said on Monday..