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  • Sinking retailers hold major US stock indexes in check

    Steep drops in Kohl’s and other retailers kept gains for major indexes in check on Wall Street Tuesday, offsetting good showings in other sectors

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  • Kohl's reduces annual profit outlook heading into holidays

    Kohl’s reduced annual profit outlook underscores overall department store industry challenges

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  • Amnesty says at least 106 killed in Iran protests

    Amnesty International, citing “credible reports,” says it believes at least 106 people have been killed during protests in Iran over a rise in...

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  • Nerf gun, Power Rangers claw cited by toy safety watchdog

    A high-powered Nerf gun, ice cream-scented Nickelodeon slime and a plastic Power Rangers claw are among the toys on a consumer safety group's annual...

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  • Markets Right Now: Retailers drop, holding stocks in check

    Steep drops in Kohls, Macy's and other retailers were keeping gains for major indexes in check, offsetting good showings in other sectors.

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  • 5 Signs an Online Loan Is a Debt Trap

    Uncovering an online lender’s true intentions is sometimes as simple as checking their website for a few key giveaways

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  • Boeing’s grounded 737 Max scores 2nd order at Dubai Airshow

    Boeing’s 737 Max jet gets another boost at Dubai Airshow from Kazakhstan’s newly-launched budget carrier

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  • Johnson, Corbyn to square off in 1st UK election debate

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will be squaring off in the first televised debate of Britain’s election campaign

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  • Disney Plus user accounts already found on hacking sites

    Disney Plus says it doesn’t have a security breach, but some users of the new streaming service have been shut out after hackers tried to break into...

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  • Google’s do-good arm tries to make up for everything else

    Google Vice President Jacqueline Fuller says the company is having “a lot of conversations” internally amid worries about the tech giant’s bottomless...

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  • Despite free-flowing kombucha, WeWork tenants feel unease

    WeWork’s stock market fiasco has yet to reverberate much for its more than 600,000 tenants but there is unease beneath the work-and-play cheer

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  • Home Depot cuts outlook as 3Q revenue misses forecast

    Home Depot reports a sales short fall in the third quarter as its strategy to meld its online business and its physical stores take longer to deliver...

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  • US, Montenegro plot cyber warfare ahead of 2020 elections

    An elite cyber team of U.S. service members is working alongside Montenegrin cyber defenders to counter malicious cyber actors on critical networks...

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• Nov 19

  • Oregon pension fund is invested in spyware, prison companies

    Oregon’s state employee pension fund is invested in an Israeli company whose smartphone spyware has been used against dissidents, human rights...

    Nov 19

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  • Burger King customer files lawsuit against the Impossible Whopper production

    The customer claims the fast-food chain is contaminating the vegan item by cooking the plant-based whoppers on the same grill as meat-based burgers.

    Nov 19

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  • US housing starts climbed 3.8% in October

    US home building jumped 3.8% in October to an annual pace of 1.31 million, as low mortgage rates and healthy job market support demand from buyers and...

    Nov 19

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  • US home building jumped 3.8% in October to an annual pace of 1.31 million, helped by low mortgage rates

    US home building jumped 3.8% in October to an annual pace of 1.31 million, helped by low mortgage rates

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  • UN watchdog: Iran now in violation of heavy water limits

    The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says Iran has breached another limit of the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers by stockpiling more heavy water than...

    Nov 19

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  • EasyJet says it will operate net-zero carbon flights

    European budget airline easyJet says it will become the first major carrier to operate net-zero carbon flights, offsetting carbon emissions from the...

    Nov 19

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  • Global shares mostly rise while investors await trade news

    Global shares are up as investors appear hopeful for positive news from the trade talks between the United States and China

    Nov 19

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  • Toyota worker’s suicide ruled work-related after harassment

    Toyota worker’s suicide ruled work-related after harassment

    Nov 19

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  • German authorities conduct money laundering raids

    German authorities have conducted raids in five states in connection with money laundering and illegal transfers abroad

    Nov 19

• Nov 19

  • Vatican financial watchdog now a ‘shell’ after police raid

    A board member of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency is resigning following a controversial Vatican police raid that resulted in the agency’s...

    Nov 19

• Nov 18

  • Long-running coal plant on Navajo Nation stops production

    A massive coal-fired power plant that served customers in the U.S. West for nearly 50 years has shut down

    Nov 18

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  • PG&E boss says it wasn’t fully ready for California outages

    The CEO of the nation’s largest utility told California lawmakers that the company wasn’t as well prepared as it thought when it shut off power to...

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • US failing to stop China from stealing research, report says

    The United States government has failed to stop China from stealing intellectual property from American universities, a congressional report says

    Nov 18

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  • Asian shares mixed amid caution on US-China trade talks

    Asian shares mixed amid cloudy outlook in China-US trade talks

    Nov 18

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  • Yogurt sales sour as US breakfast culture changes

    Yogurt aisle grows but sales sour as US breakfast culture changes

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  • South Dakota’s governor defends ‘Meth. We’re on it’ campaign

    South Dakota’s new anti-meth campaign featuring people of different ages and races saying “Meth, I’m on it,” is prompting online guffaws

    Nov 18

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  • Ford Mustang SUV starts a blitz of new electric vehicles

    Ford Mustang SUV starts a blitz of new electric vehicles that could make them more popular with US consumers

    Nov 18

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  • Warren’s ‘Medicare for All’ plan reignites health care clash

    Elizabeth Warren wants to move the country to a government-funded health care system in stages over three years rather than immediately push for a...

    Nov 18

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  • Trump backing off banning vaping flavors popular with teens

    President Donald Trump is backing away from a ban on most flavored e-cigarettes popular with teens

    Nov 18

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  • Chick-fil-A halts donations to 3 groups against gay marriage

    Chick-fil-A halts donations to three groups that oppose gay marriage as it tries to broaden its appeal

    Nov 18

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  • The Latest: CEO says PG&E got complacent about power outages

    The head of Pacific Gas & Electric Corp. has told a California legislative committee that the utility became complacent about power shutdowns after...

    Nov 18

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  • Chick-fil-A will no longer fund organizations with anti-LGBTQ ties

    The fast-food chain's donations have come under fire from activists.

    Nov 18

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  • Correction: Prescription Drugs story

    Correction: Prescription Drugs story

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Chief justice orders delay in House fight for Trump records

    Chief Justice John Roberts is ordering an indefinite delay in the House of Representatives’ demand for President Donald Trump’s financial records

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Auto union now turns focus to Fiat Chrysler; strike possible

    The United Auto Workers union began to focus bargaining on Fiat Chrysler Monday with the possibility of another strike against a Detroit automaker

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    The U.S. stock market inched higher Monday, the latest nudge in its record-setting, six-week run, as markets wait for the next development in trade...

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Coty and Medicines jump while HP and ConocoPhillips stumble

    Coty and Medicines jump while HP and ConocoPhillips stumble

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks end wobbly day slightly higher

    Stocks ended a wobbly day with tiny gains on Wall Street, enough to nudge major indexes to more record highs. The market started lower Monday as...

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • US asks federal judge to toss out Nevada plutonium lawsuit

    The federal government wants a judge to reject Nevada’s request for a court order to remove weapons-grade plutonium from a site north of Las Vegas

    Nov 18

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  • New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease

    Doctors are reporting that novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure

    Nov 18

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  • US again extends limited reprieve on tech sales to Huawei

    The Trump administration has extended for 90 more days a limited reprieve on U.S. technology sales to the Chinese technology giant Huawei

    Nov 18

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  • Vatican’s financial 007 leaves amid fallout from police raid

    The head of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency is leaving his post after a raid by Vatican police on the agency’s offices jeopardized the Holy...

    Nov 18

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  • Trump summons Powell to discuss rates amid WH attacks on Fed

    Trump and Powell discuss rates and economy amid presidential attacks on Federal Reserve

    Nov 18

• Nov 18

  • Land affected by Keystone pipeline leak bigger than thought

    An oil spill from the Keystone pipeline in North Dakota has affected almost 10 times the amount of land as first reported

    Nov 18

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  • US grants another extension for businesses relying on Huawei

    The Chinese telecom giant was blacklisted by the Trump administration in May.

    Nov 18

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  • Majority want local news but few are willing to pay for it, study finds

    While many unwilling to pay, they also don't want government subsidies for news.

    Nov 18

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  • US group says 803 unbelted rear-seat passengers died in 2018

    A highway safety group says over 800 rear-seat passengers who weren’t wearing seat belts died last year in U.S. traffic crashes, showing that states...

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