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Decommissioning atomic reactors set to be brought in house after contract collapses

LOS ANGELES, Oct 15, (Variety.com) - "Happy Death Day" has cause for celebration.

** Swedish investment firm Investor AB is once again the biggest shareholder in Ericsson following large share purchases in the telecoms equipment group during the third quarter, overtaking Cevian Capital, business daily Dagens Industri reports on Sunday, citing equity market ownership data provider Holdings

DUBLIN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ireland dispatched its armed forces to bolster flood defences on Sunday and warned people against non-essential travel as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia threatened the country with its worst storm in 50 years.

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator Susan Collins, who helped torpedo President Donald Trump's effort to repeal Obamacare, said on Sunday she was leaning towards a 'yes' vote on the Senate budget resolution to advance tax reform.

SANTA ROSA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Authorities hope weaker winds will help more than 10,000 firefighters battle the deadliest blazes in California history, which have killed at least 40 people and destroyed thousands of structures in one of the state's worst natural disasters in years.

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct 14 (Reuters) - Fast-moving fires spread by shifting winds forced thousands more Californians to evacuate their homes on Saturday as the death toll from the deadliest blaze recorded in the state's history rose to at least 40, with hundreds of people still missing.

* Structural reform needs to complement monetary policy (Adds quotes, detail)

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warned on Saturday against increasing protectionism and urged countries to work together more closely as he visited the United States for meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Canadian growth will slow down in the second half of 2017 as the economy starts to approach full capacity in the wake of a prolonged oil shock, Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Saturday.