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• Stocks end mixed after a day of trading lower
The Philadelphia Fed said regional manufacturing activity is increasing in August by more than it did in July. Its index of activity improved to a negative 12.7 from a negative 16.3 in July.
• Medicare gap leads to elderly skipping drugs
Researchers said such regional differences may occur because of physicians' prescribing patterns as well as overall health of the population. A separate factor may be enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans.
• Taliban bombs kill dozens at Pakistan arms site
Regional police Chief Nasir Durrani said the bomber struck as workers were streaming out after a shift change at the weapons complex, Pakistan's largest.
• Owner: Doomed jet experienced overheating
Spanair says there were 20 small children and two babies aboard. Only three children — ages 6, 8 and 11 — survived the crash, the Madrid regional health department said.
• Refugees say government help slow to come
An estimated 37,000 South Ossetians fled across the border into Russia after Georgian forces bombed and shelled the regional capital of Tskhinvali earlier this month — an offensive that drew a massive Russian military response.