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GM workers to stay on picket line until vote on new contract
Striking General Motors workers will stay on the picket lines for several more days until they vote on a tentative contract agreement with the company16m ago![Michael Perez, 48 of Saginaw, stand with waving American flags to show solidarity alongside other General Motors' Flint Assembly Plant employees and UAW members, who line the street with picket signs on the 31st day of the nationwide UAW strike again]()
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High anxiety in Brussels: Will Brexit deal be clinched?
Britain's prime minister and European Union leaders have reached a long-sought Brexit deal29m ago![European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier looks at his watch prior to speaking during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. The European Union says Brexit negotiations are plowing on after intense tal]()
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Pelosi moves on drug prices despite falling-out with Trump
Pelosi pushing drug price bill through the House despite falling out with Trump1h ago![Nancy Pelosi]()
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Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some content
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is defending the social media platform's refusal to take down content it considers newsworthy even if it goes against...1h ago![Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Georgetown University, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)]()
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Energy Secretary Perry resigning at end of year, Trump says
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has notified the president that he intends to leave his job soon1h ago![Energy Secretary Rick Perry gestures as he arrives on Air Force One with President Donald Trump at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)]()
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FAA to test whether packed planes affect evacuation time
Federal researchers are about to test whether smaller seats and crowded rows slow down airline evacuations2h ago![FAA employees participate in a demonstration of an airline cabin filling with smoke, in a simulator at the FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute in the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Oklahoma City. Federal researchers,]()
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IMF head says more needed to boost growth than US-China deal
The International Monetary Fund's new leader says a U.S.-China trade truce could trim expected losses to the world economy but won't be enough to...2h ago![International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)]()
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California objects to Berkshire Hathaway's sale of insurer
California regulators are objecting to Berkshire Hathaway's sale of one of its smaller insurance companies, but they may not have much of an argument2h ago
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US picks Trump resort for G-7; critics call choice 'brazen'
President Donald Trump's Doral golf resort near Miami was picked as the site of next year's Group of Seven summit, sparking an outcry from critics who...3h ago![FILE - This June 2, 2017 file frame from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla. The White House says it has chosen President Donald Trump's golf resort in Miami as the site for next year's Group of Seven summit. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)]()
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Juul halts sales of fruit, dessert flavors for e-cigarettes
Juul Labs stops selling fruit and dessert flavors for its electronic cigarettes3h ago![FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 file photo, Juul products are displayed at a smoke shop in New York. On Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, the company announced it will voluntarily stop selling its fruit and dessert-flavored vaping pods. (AP Photo/Seth]()
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80 injured in third night of Catalonia protests; 33 arrested
The separatist movement in northeastern Spain has been rocked by violent outbursts from its most radical elements after the sentencing of several...3h ago![Students protest in Sant Jaume square in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Catalonia's separatist leader vowed Thursday to hold a new vote to secede from Spain in less than two years as the embattled northeastern region grapples with a wave]()
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After some wobbling, stocks close higher on solid earnings
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors welcomed another batch of encouraging quarterly results from big companies3h ago![Brian Fairbrother, Philip Powers]()
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Oct 17
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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street Thursday as some solid corporate earnings and a breakthrough in negotiations over Britain's exit from the...Oct 17
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Oct 17
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Some US farmers get a reprieve at end of challenging year
Many farmers in the Midwest and South whose planting this year was besieged by wet weather are getting a reprieve, though a few Northern states have...Oct 17
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Oct 17
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Netflix and Alcoa post gains while IBM and Textron decline
Netflix and Alcoa post gains while IBM and Textron declineOct 17
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Oct 17
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J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices
Johnson & Johnson agrees to $117M multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women's...Oct 17![Johnson & Johnson]()
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Oct 17
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Markets Right Now: Earnings, Britain-Europe deal lift stocks
Stocks are closing broadly higher on Wall Street as some solid corporate earnings and a breakthrough in negotiations over Britain's exit from the...Oct 17
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Oct 17
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US-China trade war weighing on world's growth, IMF says
US-China trade war to cause world's weakest economic performance in a decade, IMF saysOct 17![FILE - In this May 17, 2019, file photo US dollars are counted at a currency exchange in Islamabad, Pakistan. The global economy is slowing, largely because of the U.S. trade war with China, according to the 189-member International Monetary Fund. (A]()
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Oct 17
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Barneys pens deal to sell assets to Authentic Brands
Barneys New York inks deal to sell assets to brand licensing company Authentic BrandsOct 17![FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo signage for Barneys New York department store is displayed on the store's window in New York. Luxury chain Barneys New York has penned a deal to sell its assets for $271.4 million to Authentic Brands Group, a]()
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Oct 17
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The Latest: EU lawmakers might not OK Brexit deal by Oct. 31
The European Parliament's chief Brexit official says the EU legislature will carefully examine any divorce deal for Britain before it gives its...Oct 17![Incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a EPP meeting prior to an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Britain and the European Union reached a new tentative Brexit deal on Thursday, hoping to finally escape]()
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Oct 17
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The FCC approved the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Now what?
The FCC voted along party lines Wednesday to green-light the massive merger.Oct 17![PHOTO: A posed photo shows a smartphone with Sprint logo in front of a screen projection of T-mobile logo.]()
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Oct 17
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Jury seated in opioid case, but settlement talks go on
A jury has been selected for the first federal opioid trial, but talks to settle the case before opening arguments next week are taking another stepOct 17![A sign is displayed at the Cardinal Health, Inc. corporate office Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, in Dublin, Ohio. Shares of big drug distributors soared Wednesday on word of a potential settlement ahead of the first federal trial over the opioid crisis. T]()
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Oct 17
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Slowing economy, trade wars, drag on US rail companies
Union Pacific squeezed by trade wars and slowing global economyOct 17![FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2019, file photo the logo for Union Pacific appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Union Pacific Corp. reports financial results Thursday, Oct. 17. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)]()
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Oct 17
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IMF head says more needed to boost growth than US-China deal
The International Monetary Fund's new leader says a U.S.-China trade truce could trim expected losses to the world economy but won't be enough to...Oct 17![International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a news conference during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)]()
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Oct 17
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Saturday drama: Brexit battle to be decided in UK Parliament
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has lost every important vote in Parliament, and he faces a titanic struggle when he puts his new Brexit proposal...Oct 17![Tourists sheltering underneath a British Union flag umbrella walk across Westminster Bridge in the rain towards the Houses of Parliament in London, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)]()
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Oct 17
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Europe's specialty food makers brace for US tariffs
European producers of premium specialty agricultural products like French wine and Italian Parmesan are facing a U.S. tariff hike due Friday with...Oct 17![Wheels of parmesan cheese are on sale with spirits in a deli in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. The U.S. had prepared for Wednesday's ruling and already drawn up lists of the dozens of goods it would put tariffs on. They include EU cheeses, olives, and]()
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Oct 17
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Iconic women's lifestyle magazine Family Circle to shut down
The December issue will be the magazine's final, its publisher said.Oct 17![PHOTO: A copy of Family Circle magazine is displayed for a photograph in a Borders bookstore in New York, May 24, 2005.]()
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Oct 17
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Head of Bulgarian Radio ousted for move to silence critics
A state media regulator is ousting the head of Bulgarian National Radio for switching its main news channel off the air for several hours last month...Oct 17
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Oct 17
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Choosing among airports? Don't let price be your only guide
When booking a flight to or from a city with multiple airports, don't pick by price aloneOct 17![FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2018, file photo a worker fuels a Delta Connection regional airlines passenger jet at Logan International Airport in Boston. More than 7 in 10 U.S. airline passengers (72%) say ticket price is a key deciding factor when choosin]()
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Oct 17
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GM strike pushed US factory output down 0.5% in September
Striking GM workers led US factory output to tumble 0.5% in SeptemberOct 17![Travis Chambliss, left, and Jason Wallace unload the first tire produced at the Clinton Continental Tire Plant from a conveyor belt during the Continental Tire Grand Opening in Clinton, Miss., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg]()
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Oct 17
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Dubai bets billions that Expo 2020 won't be a desert mirage
Dubai spends billions building a new city in its vast desert for Expo 2020, but can it boost the city-state's sagging economy?Oct 17
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Oct 17
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FedEx files $212M building permit for world hub in Tennessee
FedEx officials confirm the company has filed a building permit for its new package sorting facility and world hub in TennesseeOct 17
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Oct 17
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Southwest pushes back return of troubled Boeing Max, again
Southwest Airlines delays return of the Boeing 737 Max, againOct 17![FILE - In this March 23, 2019 file photo a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max aircraft lands at the Southern California Logistics Airport in the high desert town of Victorville, Calif. Southwest said Thursday, Oct. 17, that it will keep its Boeing 737]()
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Oct 17
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US home construction fell 9.4% last month
US home building fell 9.4% in September as apartment construction plummetedOct 17![In this Sept. 3, 2019 photo a for sale sign, top, rests in front of a newly constructed home, in Norwood, Mass. On Thursday, Oct. 17, the Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in September. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)]()
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Oct 17
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US home building fell 9.4% in September as apartment construction plummeted
US home building fell 9.4% in September as apartment construction plummetedOct 17
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Oct 17
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Swiss fine commodities giant Gunvor over bribes in Africa
Swiss authorities have ordered commodities trader Gunvor to pay nearly 94 million dollars after being convicted of failing to prevent its...Oct 17
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Oct 17
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Global shares rally on tentative Brexit deal
Global markets are up after Britain and the European agreed on an outline Brexit deal after days of intense negotiationsOct 17![Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Asian shares were mixed Thursday after officials signaled work remains to be done on an agreement for a truce]()
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Oct 17
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China appeals to Washington for quick end to trade war
China appeals for quick end to US tariff war, gives no sign what more Beijing might want before carrying out promise to buy American farm goodsOct 17![Chairman of the U.S.-China Business Council Evan Greenberg, center left, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hold a talk at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (Yukie Nishizawa/Pool Photo via AP)]()
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Oct 17
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Apple economy latest casualty in strife-torn Kashmir
Once thriving apple economy latest casualty in Indian-controlled KashmirOct 17![In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019 photo, Kashmiri farmer Rayees Ahmad shows a pile of rotten apples inside his orchard in Wuyan, south of Srinagar Indian controlled Kashmir. The apple trade, worth $1.6 billion in exports in 2017, accounts for nearly a fif]()
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Oct 17
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Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse
Huawei's facial recognition surveillance cameras are being deployed in cities worldwide, particularly in countries with poor human rights records and...Oct 17
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Oct 17
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Small Northern Irish party plays big role in Brexit talks
The Democratic Unionist Party is a small Northern Irish political grouping with an oversized impact on the delicate Brexit negotiations.Oct 17![Arlene Foster]()
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Oct 17
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Warren, candidate with the answers, dodges tax hike question
Elizabeth Warren has persistently refused to say whether middle class taxes will rise to pay for her 'Medicare for All' health care planOct 17![Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by CNN and The New York Times at Otterbein University, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Westerville, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)]()
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Oct 17
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Asian shares mixed on caution over China-US trade deal
Asian shares mixed on caution over China-US trade dealOct 17![Ashley Lara, John Santiago]()
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Oct 16
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Workers celebrate deal with GM, show union power in industry
The United Auto Workers' chief bargainer says a tentative deal with General Motors represents "major gains" for 49,000 union workers who have been...Oct 16![Picketing United Auto Workers Richard Rivera, left, and Robin Pinkney react to news of a tentative contract agreement with General Motors, in Langhorne, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Bargainers for General Motors and the United Auto Workers reached]()
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Oct 16
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Book: Trump mulled order to close parts of VA health system
An upcoming book says President Donald Trump was eager for changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs and toyed with issuing an executive order...Oct 16![David Shulkin]()
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Oct 16
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Opioid settlement talks broaden ahead of 1st federal trial
Negotiations to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids are broadening days before opening arguments are scheduled in the first federal...Oct 16![FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, narcotics detective Ben Hill, with the Barberton Police Department, shows two bags of medications that are are stored in their headquarters and slated for destruction in Barberton, Ohio. Jury sele]()
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Oct 16
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Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuse
Huawei's facial recognition surveillance cameras are being deployed in cities worldwide, particularly in countries with poor human rights records and...Oct 16
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Oct 16
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Police, protesters clash in Catalonia for 3rd night
Rioting is gripping Barcelona and several other towns in Catalonia for a third straight night, as police fight running battles with protesters angered...Oct 16![Spain's caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez makes a statement at the Moncloa Palacenin Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Spain's government met other national political leaders Wednesday and said it would do whatever it takes to stamp out v]()
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Oct 16
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Frustration and pride in Canada after a year of legal pot
A year after Canada became the first major nation to legalize cannabis, the weed is expensive, the selection is limited, the black market persists,...Oct 16![In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 photo, a customer sniffs a display sample of marijuana, in a tamper-proof container secured with a cable, sold at Evergreen Cannabis, a marijuana retail shop, in Vancouver, B.C. One year into Canada’s experiment in leg]()
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Oct 16
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Netflix heads into showdown with slowing subscriber growth
Netflix subscriber growth fall below management projections for 2nd consecutive quarter with tougher competition still loomingOct 16![This Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, photo shows the Netflix app on an iPhone in New York. Netflix reports financial results Wednesday, Oct. 16. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)]()
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