BUSINESS

BUSINESS
GM, Renault, Nissanwill consider alliance
GENERAL MOTORS CORP.'S board of directors has voted to start discussions with Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. on a potential alliance among the three automakers, GM announced Friday.
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LOCAL
Boardman officialsponder schools levy
BOARDMAN SCHOOL officials have decided to seek $51.6 million in improvements to the seven district buildings, and now must figure how large of a levy to place on the November ballot.
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Mayors meet to helpboost river corridor
MAYORS of cities that line the Mahoning River met Friday to begin collaborating on a way to bring life back to the communities along the river corridor.
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STATE
Foster care seriesexamines system
THE FIRST of a series on foster care explores the growth in foster adoptions since the late 1990s. But there are challenges: funding complaints and criticisms, more strain on social workers and fears that government is taking some children from their birth parents too quickly.
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NATION
NASA views shuttleas spacewalk nears
NASA engineers examined new detailed pictures of space shuttle Discovery's heat shield Friday, a day before two astronauts were to embark on the most disorienting task of their 13-day mission: a wobbly spacewalk.
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SPORTS
Awaiting wordon Clarett deal
JIM TERRY, the coach and general manager of the Mahoning Valley Hitmen, spent much of his Friday afternoon waiting for a faxed contract from former Ohio State standout Maurice Clarett to play on his team.
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