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DALLAS , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* today announced that AT&T East has reached a tentative agreement with the Communications Workers of America District 1 (CWA Local 1298) in wireline contract negotiations.

Atlas Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFH; TSX.V: AFH) (“Atlas” or the “Company”) informs current and prospective investors of the receipt of notice from an existing warrantholder of the Company of its intention to exercise its outstanding warrants and thereby purchase ordinary common shares of the Company, and that as a result of this exercise, the Company would be approaching a triggering event as determined under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (“IRC Section 382”). Under IRC Section 382, the use of the Company's net operating loss and other carryforwards would be significantly limited in the event of an "ownership change", which is defined as a cumulative change of more than 50% during any three-year period by shareholders of the Company's shares.

PHILADELPHIA , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APL) ("APL", "Atlas Pipeline", or the "Partnership") announced today that the Partnership will be participating at the Bank of America Leveraged Finance Conference on May 13, 2013 as well as the NAPTP MLP Conference on May 22, 2013 .

Atna Announces Results of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Canada NewsWire GOLDEN, Colo., May 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Atna Resources Ltd.

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Stockholders of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG) meeting here today re-elected two directors, ratified the appointment of the Company’s outside auditors, and approved two other agenda items.

BEIJING, May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoNavi Holdings Limited ("AutoNavi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:AMAP) , a leading provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China, today announced that the Company and several entities affiliated with Alibaba Group ("Alibaba") have agreed to form a strategic alliance to jointly explore and develop location-based e-commerce opportunities.

Total Free Mobile Map App Users Up More Than 123% Year-Over-Year to 116 Million Monthly Active Free Mobile Map App Users Up More Than 93% Year-Over-Year to 56 Million BEIJING, May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoNavi Holdings Limited ("AutoNavi" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:AMAP) , a leading provider of digital map content and navigation and location-based solutions in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

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AMSTERDAM , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG) today announced that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of AVG (the AGM ) will be held on 19 June 2013 at 10:30 a.m. CET , at the offices of Allen & Overy LLP, Apollolaan 15, 1077 AB Amsterdam in the Netherlands .

AMSTERDAM , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AVG Technologies N.V. (NYSE: AVG) , the provider of Internet and mobile security, privacy and optimization to 150 million active users,  today announced that management will present at the following investor conferences in the second quarter of 2013: 12 th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference Date:  Monday, May 13 th , 2013 Presentation:  1:00 PM PT Location:  Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco, CA Presenters:  John Little, Chief Financial Officer and John Giamatteo , Chief Operating Officer J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecom Conference Date:  Wednesday, May 15 th , 2013 Presentation:  11:20 AM ET Location:  Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston, MA Presenters:   John Little, Chief Financial Officer and John Giamatteo , Chief Operating Officer Cowen Technology, Media and Telecom Conference Date:  Wednesday, May 29

NEW YORK , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Avista Capital Partners today announced that ACP Tower Merger Sub, Inc. ("Purchaser") has commenced the previously announced cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Telular Corporation  (NASDAQ: WRLS) at a price of $12.61 net per share, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes thereon.

Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (the “Fund”) (NYSE: BGH) announced its monthly dividend for May 2013 of $0.1677 per share payable on June 3, 2013.

NEW YORK --The number of natural gas drilling rigs working in the U.S. fell by 4 in the latest week to 350, according to oil field services company Baker Hughes Inc. (BHI). The figure was down 248 from a year ago.

Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTN):           Conference call:       Today - Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET   Webcast / Replay URL: http://www.strong-world.com (Investor Relations section) or www.earnings.com Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTN), a provider of digital cinema projection equipment, screens and services as well as specialty lighting equipment, today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013.

Barclays Capital Inc. (“the Offeror”) today announced that it had waived the minimum tender condition to its previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash (the “Offer”) all of the outstanding Class A-1 Floating Rate Notes Due September 2038, Class B-1 Floating Rate Notes Due September 2038 and Class B-2 Fixed Rate Notes Due September 2038 (together, the “Notes”) of Coronado CDO Ltd.

TOP STORIES: Carlyle Group Bids for Rio Tinto's Stake in Australia Mine-Source One of the world's largest private equity firms, Carlyle Group LP (CG), has made an initial bid for Rio Tinto PLC's (RIO) majority stake in an Australian copper-gold mine, a person familiar with the matter said.

MARLTON, N.J. and WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL) , the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that Basil P.

BCE announces election of directors Canada NewsWire Nominee   Votes For   % For   Votes Withheld   % Withheld Barry K.

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: BECN) announced results today for its second quarter and first half ended March 31, 2013 of the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013 (“fiscal 2013”). Paul Isabella, the Company’s President & Chief Executive Officer, stated: “The second quarter of fiscal 2013 was challenging for us as we experienced harsh weather conditions in many of our markets and we were up against a very strong second quarter last year when our existing market sales were up 28%. Our total sales benefited from the positive impact of several acquisitions made since the start of last year and our gross margin continued to improve over the prior year.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday said the U.S. central bank was monitoring for signs of excessive risk-taking, such as “reaching for yield,” given low interest rates.

NEW YORK , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP today announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of a class (the "Class") of purchasers of Ventrus Biosciences, Inc. ("Ventrus" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VTUS) securities between December 17, 2010 and June 25, 2012 (the "Class Period"). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120202/MM47134LOGO )  Ventrus is a development stage pharmaceutical company which is focused on late-stage prescription drugs for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders, specifically hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and fecal incontinence.

NEW YORK , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP today announced that a securities class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of a class (the "Class") of purchasers of Aveo Pharmaceutical, Inc. ("Aveo" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AVEO) securities between January 3, 2012 and May 1, 2013 (the "Class Period"). Aveo is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing cancer therapies.

WALTHAM, Mass., May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BG Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq:BGMD) , a diagnostics company focused on the development and commercialization of novel cardiovascular tests, announced today that the company granted a stock option to Paul Sohmer, M.D., the company's newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, on May 10, 2013.

NEW YORK , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bigstock, one of the world's leading royalty-free stock imagery agencies, today announced a partnership with Google allowing Bigstock users to save downloaded images directly to Google Drive.

Biloxi Marsh Lands Corporation (PINK SHEETS:BLMC) today announces its unaudited results for the first quarter of 2013 and provides update.

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX) today reported on its cash balance as of March 31, 2013 and financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

LYNBROOK, N.Y. , May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.

ATLANTA, May 10, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biota Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:BOTA) (the "Company") today announced its financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2013, and provided an update on recent corporate developments.