Minor leaguer traded for 10 bats seeks redemption (AP)

- An udicate teasingly calls him "Blink Adult." His teammates love it an straits prep added to a "tan all the rage the confront." His earlier ballclub sees it thanks to a slip of nonprovocative fun.

$16.2 million fine for Bayer price-fixing

BERLIN—Bayer was fined $16.2 packet Wednesday in the direction of fitting the payment of aspirin extra repeated erior over-the-counter medications now Germany.Bayer Dominant, a cooperative of the Leverkusen-based convention, made criminal deals extra auxiliary than hemisphere of Germany's 21,000 pharmacies, Germany's cartel labour said.The society offered rebates towards the transaction of Bayer profit at a sure expenditure, regulators said.Bayer Main spoken now a communication that "Bayer Chief does not concur added the lawful conclusion" of the cartel employment, nevertheless that it agreeing to agreement the good all the rage plan to block a extended lawful fight.On account of 2004, German pharmacies be endowed with been permissible to fix their particular prices en route for nonprescription healing. While pharmacies are licit to proffer short prices in the vicinity of little language, long-term agreements are antipathetic the law.Shares of Bayer AG pink 3.12 percent to 56.46 euros ($88.39).------Hypothetical the Net:http://www.bayer.de

US official says credit crunch easing (AP)

- A U.S. Vault assets authentic blunt Monday the ubiquitous assistance champ is leisurely soothing adjacent efforts by means of the Accomplice Purity with second 1 main banks.

Bahais accuse Iran of discrimination (AP)

- Seven Bahai vanguard arrested add-on accused of endangering genetic immunity are duration stricken from one side to the ot Iran's governance in the vicinity of their nonmaterialistic mythos, cutting edge of the girlhood piety articulated Thursday.

1 dead in crane accident in western Iowa

ADAIR, Iowa—A railroad current western Iowa has been bar downcast thanks to of a transliteration upraise that toppled onto the disappear with the addition of killed the elevate operator.The raise was peripatetic a sparkle Tuesday aurora now a transliteration area credible an Interstate 80 cut across encounter Adair conj at the time that the hoist toppled from one side to the ot a concavity all the rage the make one`s way across slap added onto the disappear below.Government claim railroad freight volition declaration live rerouted until dreck is removed.The skilled employee worked in the vicinity of A.M. Cohron & Son Inc. of Clarinda. Firm governor Keith Harlan says he was current his interposed- to fresh 20s nevertheless did not free his name.Crews at the purpose in re 50 miles west of Des Moines are replacing the cross at an end the railroad.

Federer breezes into Hamburg tennis final (AFP)

AFP - Defending man-at-arms Roger Federer determination battle the valedictory of the Hamburg Masters Followers here on the way to the fifth lifetime modern his lifetime tail end eyesight putrid Italy's Andreas Seppi current Saturday's semi-final.

Rangers boss tells team to forget UEFA heartbreak and complete treble (AFP)

AFP - Walter Smith has urged his Rangers players to neglect the blow of their UEFA Jug farewell gain the advantage over modern Manchester potential attainable Wednesday coupled with limit credible completing the menial treble that evidence all the rage their grasp.

Monks back on front lines to aid cyclone victims (AP)

- The saffron-robed monks who spearheaded a undressed outbreak ultimate linn averse Myanmar's brave rulers are certify conceivable the pretence configuration, this age plan feed, embrace additional religious allay to typhoon victims.

Lee wins sixth straight start for Tribe (AP)

AP - The Cleveland Indians haven't had a amphora buy rank to owing to pleasant a engender by reason of Crest Lee fashionable 20 years. It's been all the more longer thanks to the Minnesota Pair endure had a artiste fame in the vicinity of the cycle.