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Health insurer WellPoint to buy 1-800 Contacts
WellPoint Inc. plans to buy contact lens retailer 1-800-Contacts Inc. in a deal that would give the insurer its first direct-to-consumer business outside selling individual health coverage.Terms of the deal with private equity firm Fenway Partners were not disclosed.WellPoint, based in Indianapolis, said Monday that the eyewear company will help diversify its revenue sources with a high-margin business.

Execution set for man convicted of killing 4 kids

The sister of a man set to be executed Tuesday said she will ask the governor to spare her brother's life, even though he was convicted of murdering two of her children and two of her nephews and

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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
June 4 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies were reported by 1300 GMT on Monday:

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End of transition period represents "historic starting point": Ban
The end of the transition period in Somalia and the adoption of a new provisional constitution represent an "historic starting point" for the East African country, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday, calling on the international community to provide support to the State in its next political phase.

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Frenchman leaves it all on court after epic point