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The questions about Lehman Brothers (LEH) won’t go away. The investment bank’s shares rose Monday after Lehman chief Richard Fuld took responsibility for its $2.8 billion second-quarter loss. He stood behind Lehman’s balance sheet marks and reaffirmed that the bank’s so-called deleveraging effort, in which it sold assets to reduce the size of its balance [...]

DARTMOUTH — A couple tried to beat the high cost of gasoline by hoarding it in their apartment, but the plan backfired when fumes ignited, causing a fire that displaced residents from eight units in the complex, officials said.
Wednesday’s blaze at Ledgewood Commons, fueled by the gas stored in a utility closet, was quickly extinguished [...]