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Journal columnist Bob Kerr says you should "feel free to cry in your beer" now that Budweiser has been sold to a Belgian company.

"Yup, this Bud's for Belgium," Kerr writes.

Read his column.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, has agreed to a takeover by a giant Belgian brewer, a union that creates a global beer leader and brings to an end one of the most iconic names in American business.

The board of directors of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. on Sunday accepted a sweetened $52 billion takeover offer from Belgian brewer InBev SA, according to a joint press release.

The deal, which is subject to shareholders' and regulators' approval, would create the world's largest brewer and create the fourth-largest consumer product company worldwide.

Read the full Associated Press story.