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  • US stock indexes inch higher amid rising global tide

    U.S. stocks pushed upward in early trading Friday, following a global tide higher, as a week clouded by uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade...

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  • Internet slowly returns, US calls for Iran crackdown videos

    The internet has slowly trickled back on in Iran after a dayslong shutdown by authorities amid protests and unrest that followed government-set...

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  • AG Barr: Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’

    Attorney General William Barr says Jeffrey Epstein’s death was the result of a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’

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  • Tesla debuts futuristic new electric pickup Cybertruck to applause and derision

    Elon Musk revealed the new pickup truck Thursday night.

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  • Markets Right Now: Stocks start higher on Wall Street

    Technology companies and banks are leading stocks slightly higher on Wall Street in early trading, putting the market on track for its first gain...

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  • AP FACT CHECK: Leaders’ questionable claims in U.K. election

    AP FACT CHECK: A look at how some of the statements made by Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn stack up...

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  • Tesla edges into pickup truck market with electric model

    Elon Musk is taking on the workhorse heavy pickup truck market with Tesla’s latest electric vehicle

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  • Farage tells UK voters his party is not just about Brexit

    Britain’s stalled departure from the European Union is taking a temporary back seat in Britain’s election campaign, as parties try to woo voters with...

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• Nov 22

  • World shares advance on upbeat comments on US-China trade

    Stocks are mostly higher as upbeat comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping helped quell anxiety over the state of China-U.S. trade talks

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  • Isolated Iceland newly vulnerable to computer scams

    The people of Iceland, who speak a unique dialect of Old Norse, are no longer protected from online fraud because of their linguistic isolation

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  • China’s Xi says Beijing wants trade deal, can ‘fight back’

    Chinese President Xi Jinping says Beijing wants to work for a trade deal with the United States, but if need be will ‘fight back’

    Nov 22

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  • China raises estimate of economy’s size following census

    China has revised upward its estimate of the size of its economy by 2.1% for 2018 following a national census

    Nov 22

• Nov 21

  • Snowboarding visionary Jake Burton Carpenter dies at 65

    ‘Soul of snowboarding’: Jake Burton Carpenter, visionary who brought sport to masses, dies at 65

    Nov 21

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  • How GM ended up suing its crosstown rival

    Automakers sue each other on occasion, but no one in Detroit can remember one accusing another of bribing union officials to get an unfair labor cost...

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • Asian shares mostly higher despite US-China trade anxiety

    Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a lackluster overnight session on Wall Street ended with the market’s third straight drop

    Nov 21

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  • Monsanto pleads guilty to illegal pesticide use in Hawaii

    Agrochemicals company Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer, is pleading guilty to illegally spraying a banned pesticide on its fields on the Hawaii...

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • Medicare drug plan finder can steer seniors to higher costs

    Medicare’s revamped online drug plan finder could prove confusing and costly for consumers

    Nov 21

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  • US agency to consider expanded drilling in Alaska reserve

    A US agency has drafted new management alternatives that could lead to expanded drilling in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska

    Nov 21

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  • Lawsuit alleges McDonald’s puts employees in physical danger

    A group of employees of 13 McDonald’s restaurant in Chicago has filed a lawsuit alleging that the company’s drive for profits puts workers at risk of...

    Nov 21

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  • Gap’s interim CEO promises to address ‘operational issues’

    Gap’s interim CEO promises to address ‘operational issues’ as chain reports another sales decline

    Nov 21

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  • WeWork cuts nearly 20% of workforce in restructuring effort

    WeWork lays off nearly 20% of its global work force in restructuring efforts after failed IPO

    Nov 21

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  • California justices reject law requiring Trump tax returns

    California’s Supreme Court rejected a state law that would have required President Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns to appear as a candidate...

    Nov 21

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  • Macy's weak earnings reflect more trouble at malls

    Macy’s weak third-quarter earnings report threw coal on the holiday season and offered the latest sign of challenges for traditional retailers...

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

    Stocks closed slightly lower on Wall Street Thursday, giving the market its third straight drop

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • Macy’s, La-Z-Boy fall; L Brands, Charles Schwab rise

    Macy’s, La-Z-Boy fall; L Brands, Charles Schwab rise

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • Markets Right Now: Stocks slip as trade worries persist

    Stocks are closing slightly lower on Wall Street, giving the market its third straight drop. Technology stocks and companies that rely on consumer...

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • Records pile up for S&P 500, Nasdaq in milestone run

    Wall Street is enjoying its third record-setting run of this year, with the major stock indexes delivering a string of all-time highs in recent weeks

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • US mortgage rates fell this week, boosting housing market

    US mortgage rates fell this week, supporting greater home sales

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • A glance at US mortgage rates: 30-year falls to 3.66%

    A glance at US mortgage rates: Average rates rose this week

    Nov 21

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  • EPA ends safety rules put in place after deadly Texas blast

    The Trump administration is scaling back chemical plant safety measures put in place after a Texas fertilizer plant explosion in 2013 killed 15 people

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  • Massachusetts OKs ban on flavored vaping, tobacco products

    Massachusetts lawmakers passed a groundbreaking ban Thursday on the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • Vape debate: Are e-cigarettes wiping out teen smoking?

    Teen smoking is plummeting amid a surge in vaping. Are e-cigarettes killing off cigarette use in young people?

    Nov 21

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  • Fiat Chrysler chairman not worried by General Motors lawsuit

    The chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is indicating that the merger with French carmaker PSA Peugeot will not be affected by a General Motors...

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• Nov 21

  • US home sales rose 1.9% last month, lifted by lower rates

    US home sales rose 1.9% in October, boosted by lower mortgage rates

    Nov 21

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  • UK Labour party vows radical changes if it wins Dec. 12 vote

    Britain’s Labour Party has promised radically expanded public spending and state ownership as it tries to close an opinion-poll gap with the governing...

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• Nov 21

  • Where parents feel like chauffeurs, companies step in

    A handful of ride-hailing companies are enabling parents to order rides, and in some cases childcare, for children using smartphone apps

    Nov 21

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  • Wipe out credit card debt by setting SMART goals

    Wipe out credit card debt with the SMART goal-setting method

    Nov 21

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  • Serbian minister faces calls to resign after plagiarism row

    Serbia’s finance minister faced calls to resign Thursday after a university said he plagiarized parts of his Ph.D. thesis

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  • Tariffs tough talk show Kosovo-Serb standoff set to last

    A tussle over trade between Kosovo and Servia shows no sign of abating and suggests tensions between the countries are likely to continue in this...

    Nov 21

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  • Global shares drop on renewed US-China trade worries

    Asian shares skid on renewed US-China trade worries

    Nov 21

• Nov 21

  • Legal hemp, CBD stir more farmers to grow unfamiliar crop

    The legalization of hemp is spurring U.S. farmers into unfamiliar terrain, tempting them with profits amid turmoil in agriculture while proving to be...

    Nov 21

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  • Electricity surges through new cars previewed at LA Auto Show

    All of the top car manufacturers were showing off their concept cars in L.A.

    Nov 21

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  • China bats away rumors, says trade talks with US continue

    China bats away rumors, says Beijing working with US to resolve ‘core concerns’ in trade dispute

    Nov 21

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  • Explosion at Italian fireworks factory kills 5

    Italian rescue services say a blast at a fireworks factory in Sicily has killed five people and seriously injured two others

    Nov 21

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  • Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens

    Lebanese financial crisis grows more severe, throwing businesses in disarray as protests paralyze country

    Nov 21

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  • Fear, turmoil in Lebanon as its financial crisis worsens

    Lebanese financial crisis grows more severe, throwing businesses in disarray as protests paralyze country

    Nov 21

• Nov 20

  • Asian shares skid on renewed US-China trade worries

    Asian shares skid on renewed US-China trade worries

    Nov 20

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  • Japan Display worker suspected of taking $5.4M in fake deals

    Japan Display worker suspected of stealing $5.4M in fake deals

    Nov 20

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  • Fake doctors, pilfered medical records drive Oxy China sales

    Mundipharma reps have promoted OxyContin in China as less addictive than other opioids, the same pitch the company’s U.S. affiliate, Purdue Pharma,...

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