Edgar M. Bronfman, Who Built a Bigger, More Elegant Seagram, Dies at 84

Mr. Bronfman helped the liquor company acquire other businesses and make a stake in Hollywood, and he championed the rights of Jews as president of the World Jewish Congress.

    

BP Challenges Settlements in Gulf Oil Spill

The oil company asserted that thousands of claims were either inflated or nonexistent in ads that are to appear in three major newspapers Wednesday.

    

Canadian Official in U.S. to Push Keystone XL

Alison Redford, the Alberta premier, said critics of the Keystone XL project had exaggerated the impact of developing the oil.