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OMAHA, Neb. – Ameritrade executive Pete Ricketts (search), describing himself as anti-abortion conservative, launched an election campaign Saturday to unseat U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson (search), the only Democrat in Nebraska’s congressional delegation. “I grew up with great values and tremendous opportunities,” said Ricketts, Ameritrade’s chief operating officer and son of …

SHANGHAI, China – Four Chinese airline companies have agreed to buy 42 Boeing 787 (search) jets for a total $5.04 billion, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. China’s flag carrier Air China Ltd. (search) and China Eastern Airlines Corp. (search) will each buy 15 planes, Shanghai Airlines Co. (search) …

AKRON, Ohio – LeBron James (search) testified Thursday he never gave a businessman approval to make a documentary about the basketball star’s life. The testimony came in the third day of a $15 million trial involving entertainment producer Joseph Marsh (search), who is suing James. Marsh contends James, who went …