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Thirty-one people were killed and 270 people wounded at the terror attacks in Brussels on Tuesday, the Belgian prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw said a press conference on Wednesday. That brings the death toll slightly down from the 34 that was widely reported after the deadly explosions on Tuesday. The prosecutor also said that one of the prime suspects from the Zaventum airport attack, Najim Laachraoui, was still on the run. An earlier local media report had said the suspected Islamic State operative was arrested in a Brussels suburb, although the news outlet later retracted the story. Out of the three attackers at the Brussels international airport, Laachraoui had carried the most powerful bomb, which did not explode, according to Van Leeuw. Belgian police has identified one of the airport suicide bombers as Ibrahim El Bakraoui, but the identity of the second one is still unknown. El Bakraoui’s brother, Khalid, blew himself up at the Maelbeek metro station were around 20 people died.

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Pinnacle Foods Inc.’s stock slumped 2.4% in premarket trade Wednesday, after the consumer foods company said its chief executive officer, Robert Gamgort, will leave the company at the end of April. Gamgort will be assuming the CEO role of single-serve coffee company Keurig Green Mountain, which was taken private earlier this year by JAB Holding Co. Pinnacle said it was evaluating external and internal candidates to replace Gamgort, and expects to the search to conclude in time for a “seamless” transition. Pinnacle’s stock has surged 8.5% year to date through Tuesday, while the S&P 500 has ticked up 0.3%.

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The third suspect in the Brussels Airport bombing may still be on the run from police on Wednesday. Belgian newspaper DH said earlier that special police forces had arrested Najim Laachraoui in Brussels’s Anderlecht district, but the news outlet later said it was another man that had been arrested. Laachraoui is believed to be one of three men caught on CCTV at the Zaventem airport on Tuesday, shortly before two bombs went off and killed 14 people. The two other suspects in the photo have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, who are believed to have died as they set off suicide bombs. Authorities have been searching for Laachraoui after his DNA was found in a Brussels apartment linked to the Paris terror attacks.

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The third suspect in the Brussels Airport bombing may still be on the run from police on Wednesday. Belgian newspaper DH said earlier that special police forces had arrested Najim Laachraoui in Brussels’s Anderlecht district, but the news outlet later said it was another man that had been arrested. Laachraoui is believed to be one of three men caught on CCTV at the Zaventem airport on Tuesday, shortly before two bombs went off and killed 14 people. The two other suspects in the photo have been identified as brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui, who are believed to have died as they set off suicide bombs. Authorities have been searching for Laachraoui after his DNA was found in a Brussels apartment linked to the Paris terror attacks.

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General Mills Inc. reported Wednesday fiscal third-quarter earnings that rose to $361.7 million, or 59 cents a share, from $353.8 million, or 56 cents a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted earnings per share came to 65 cents, beating the FactSet consensus of 62 cents. Sales fell to $4 billion from $4.35 billion, just shy of the FactSet consensus of $4.08 billion, as better-than-expected sales in its U.S. retail business was offset by misses in international sales and its convenience stores and foodservice business. The packaged foods company, which brands include Cheerios, Pillsbury and Haagen-Dazs, affirmed its full-year growth outlook. “Our third-quarter financial results were in line with our expectations,” said Chief Executive Ken Powell. “We reported a decline in net sales as anticipated, primarily reflecting the Green Giant divestiture and continued foreign exchange headwinds.” The stock, which was still inactive in premarket trade, had climbed 5.4% year to date, while the S&P 500 has ticked up 0.3%.

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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is endorsing Republican Ted Cruz to become the next U.S. president, according to reports Wednesday. Bush, who dropped out of the presidential race last month, called on Republicans to reject Donald Trump, the party’s current frontrunner for the presidential nomination. “For the sake of our party and country, we must move to overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena,” Bush said in a statement given to CNN. Cruz, a Texas senator, “is a consistent, principled conservative who has demonstrated the ability to appeal to voters and win primary contests,” Bush reportedly said.

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A fugitive terror suspect in Tuesday’s Brussels bombings was arrested Wednesday morning, according to Belgian newspaper DH. Najim Laachraoui, suspected to be involved in the Zaventem airport explosions, was arrested in the city’s Anderlecht district by a special forces unit, the newspaper said. Laachraoui is believed to be the third man identified in a photograph at the Brussels Airport on Tuesday, shortly before two suicide bombs went off and killed 14 people. Two of the men — brothers Khalid and Brahim El Bakraoui — are said to have died in the blasts. Authorities had been searching for Laachraoui after his DNA was found in a Brussels apartment where the suicide bombs used in the November Paris attacks were believed to be assembled.

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