21.   And rising interest rates will push up the cost of existing debt for Mazda and for its domestic dealership networks, the ratings agency said.

22.   And the agency said it was considering new labels warning that sport utility vehicles are prone to rolling over.

23.   And the agency said two Alaska officials shared the job of maintenance director, a required position that needs to be held by one person.

24.   And the agency says it is currently examining dozens of other allegations involving nooses from around the country.

25.   And PR agencies say they are under increasing pressure from their foreign clients to bribe reporters on their behalf.

26.   And, the agency said, the total cost if the customer exercised the option to buy such items was even higher than the already inflated base charge.

27.   And, the agency says, its aim is to foster the commercialization of the space launch business and to encourage competition.

28.   And, the agency says, by law it cannot.

29.   As a first step, the agency said it would expand a program that focuses on the problems of aging aircraft.

30.   As a result, the agency said, most reported outbreaks this year occurred among school-age children, who had not previously been exposed to it.