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Visitors on the observation deck of the world's tallest tower heard a loud boom, then saw dust that looked like smoke seeping through a crack in an elevator door 124 floors above the ground.
Coastal Business
Wealthy European nations were moving closer toward swallowing a bitter pill Tuesday: rescuing Greece from its own overspending to stop its debt crisis from dragging down the euro and stock markets all the way to Wall Street.
In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can.
The State Ports Authority unveiled plans Tuesday to create a new cruise terminal and open another half-mile of Charleston's historic waterfront to the public as the cruise business grows in South Carolina.
Economists across the region are crunching the numbers, trying to answer the question that's on everyone's mind: when will the economy turn around?
Gas prices aren't expected to take drivers on the wild ride that they did in 2008, experts predict. They will likely climb and waver in 2009, though it's not clear how high they will go.