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NEW YORK – Harley-Davidson Inc. (HDI) Wednesday slashed its 2005 production and earnings targets as bad weather caused a slight dip in U.S. retail sales of its motorcycles, sending shares down 17 percent. The warning overshadowed news of an 11 percent rise in quarterly earnings, and raised questions among analysts …

DELAND, Fla. – A skydiving cinematographer was killed after his legs were severed in a midair collision with the airplane he had jumped from, authorities said. Albert Wing III had already deployed his parachute Saturday when he struck the left wing of the DHC-6 Twin Otter (search) propeller plane at …

OMAHA, Neb. – Leading online discount broker Ameritrade Holding Corp. (search) said Tuesday it has informed about 200,000 current and former customers that a backup computer tape containing their personal information has been lost. The Omaha-based company mailed the notices to its clients last week, spokeswoman Donna Kush said. The …