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US routs Belarus 5-0 to advance to Fed Cup playoff

Venus Williams returned from a five-month layoff and Serena Williams and Christina McHale won singles matches Sunday, giving the United States a 5-0 thrashing of Belarus in the first round of the Fed Cup. The Americans head to a playoff in April in hopes of playing their way back into the top tier of Fed Cup after being bounced out last year.

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Serena locks up Fed Cup playoff spot for U.S.

Venus Williams returned from a five-month layoff and Serena Williams and Christina McHale won singles matches Sunday, sending the United States past Belarus 5-0 in the first round of the Fed Cup.

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More layoffs, higher tax rate are likely for next year's budget

Decisions involving next year's Luzerne County budget could result in more layoffs and maybe even another tax increase.County council plans to adopt a 2012 budget that would eliminate about 70 county jobs and up the county tax rate by 2 percent. But the

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Layoffs likely but Hamilton will have WL presence, documents say

When United Technologies Corp. finalizes its $18 billion acquisition of the Goodrich Corp. this year, it may cut jobs at its Hamilton Sundstrand division in Windsor Locks but will continue to maintain a significant presence there.

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