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43 Cashland stores to close in Ohio because of new law

FORTH WORTH, Texas — Cash America International said it will close 43 of its Cashland lending stores in Ohio after voters approved restrictions on payday lending. About two-thirds of the 150 Ohio stores will stay open because they offer other services, such as unsecured loans governed by other laws and pawn lending.

Google forgoes ad deal with struggling rival Yahoo

WASHINGTON — Google Inc. has scrapped its Internet advertising partnership with struggling rival Yahoo Inc., abandoning attempts to overcome the objections of antitrust regulators and customers who believed the alliance would give Google too much power over online commerce.

The retreat announced Wednesday represented another setback for Yahoo, which had been counting on the Google deal to boost its finances and placate shareholders still incensed by management’s decision to reject a $47.5 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp. six months ago.

From Vindicator staff and wire reports