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Activity at mid-Atlantic factories slumped this month, according to a Federal Reserve Bank report that suggested the economy had yet to pull out of a summer soft patch. Initsmid-Atlantic factory report (search), theFederal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (search)said its business activity index dropped to 13.4 in September from 28.5 in …

SPOKANE, Wash. – Richard G. Butler (search), the notorious white supremacist who founded the Aryan Nations and was once dubbed the “elder statesman of American hate,” has died at the age of 86, authorities said Wednesday. Butler died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Hayden, Idaho, sheriff’s Capt. …

A new species of commuter joined the crowd heading south across the Golden Gate Bridge during morning rush hour Tuesday. A young deer scampered by cars driving onto the bridge from Marin County at about 8:50 a.m., reports KTVU-TV of Oakland, Calif. Drivers slowed down to give the animal plenty …