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Books-A-Million withdraws from Borders bid (0) Customers make their way to the entrance of Borders Bookstore in Creve Coeur, Missouri on July 18, 2011. UPI/Bill Greenblatt | License Photo ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 27 (UPI) -- U.S. bookstore chain Books-A-Million Inc. said it has dropped its pursuit of 30 outlets it intended to buy from Borders Group Inc. "We worked exhaustively in an effort to acquire these stores and reach agreements with all of the parties whose consent was necessary. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful," Books-A-Million Chief Executive Officer Clyde Anderson said in a sta...

First evaluation of it, but it's a little too soon, jim, to understand exactly how they intend to implement this. >> chris cillizza, help us fact check the big caravans of people coming to the u.s. border that the president tweeted. there is this group people without borders they have done this in the past. they say they are fleeing violence and persecution in generally honduras and central america. the president acts as though they're a band that is about to overtake our border. so, how is this going to work? >> yeah. okay. so first the fact checking piece. you're right absolutely, alisyn, it...

seven people. the search continues today for more victims in the rubble of the destroyed buildings. it is the deadliest single attack in europe since the madrid train bombings in 2004. let's go straight to michael holmes there. he's on that island where that summer camp tragedy happened. so, michael, what has been happening there today? >> reporter: we're actually a few miles from the island, just sort of over there about four miles away from where i'm standing. this hotel behind me, fredricka, is being turned into pretty much a crisis center if you like. the families of the victim...

United airlines bringing its long haul 757s back into service today after grounding them for safety inspections that should have been done seven years ago. in 2004, the faa ordered carriers to replace computers that regulate speed and altitude. united did. but it discovered yesterday it failed to do follow-up safety checks so 96 planes had to be pulled for inspections. one of the three deputy marshals shot this morning has died from his injuries. a spokesman tells cnn that the deputies entered a home in elkins, west virginia, and were hit by a shotgun blast. of the two surviving marshals, on...

Earnings reports all of that making financial news right now. our business team brings wall street to main street. let's begin with alison kosik. >> hi, fredericka. jobs were the focus this week. the government's latest figures showed the economy added 36,000 positions in january, that's a big disappointment considering that wall street was expecting a gain of about 150,000. but the unemployment rate fell sharply, dropping to 9%. however, ammists are skeptical about the reliability of both sets of numbers, partly because of the weather's impact. the report sparked little reaction on wall stree...