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Biden: Jewish leaders drove gay marriage changes
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is praising Jewish leaders for helping change American attitudes about gay marriage and…
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Obama voices support for Senate immigration bill
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says a far-reaching immigration overhaul approved by a Senate panel is largely consistent with…
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Volkswagen to put special fuel caps on diesels
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DETROIT (AP) — Volkswagen is replacing the fuel tank covers on more than 200,000 of its diesel vehicles sold in…
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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
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App Store Official Charts for the week ending May 20, 2013:
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Merck to repurchase $5B in common stock
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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) — Merck & Co Inc. said it will repurchase $5 billion worth of its common stock…
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US Treasury bond market at a glance
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Key barometers in the Treasury market late Tuesday, compared with late Monday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year…
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Japanese executives face prison for price fixing
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DETROIT (AP) — Two executives at Japanese auto supplier Denso Corp. are facing more than a year in U.S. federal…
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IRS official Lerner to take 5th at hearing
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A key figure in the Internal Revenue Service controversy plans to invoke her constitutional right not to…
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The top 10 songs and albums on the iTunes Store
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iTunes' Official Music Charts for the week ending May 20, 2013
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Ratings show 'Idol' decline
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NEW YORK (AP) — For the past decade, the "American Idol" season finale has been one of television's biggest events…
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Ex-Goldman exec seeks insider trading retrial
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NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a former board member at Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble Co. urged…
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NJ's Revel casino exits bankruptcy court
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Revel, a brand new but struggling Atlantic City casino, has formally emerged from bankruptcy.
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Grain futures mostly fall, livestock prices rise
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CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures mostly fell Tuesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Corn falls after farmers catch up on planting
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Corn is falling after U.S. farmers planted record amounts of corn last week, easing concern that earlier delays to planting…
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US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline
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HAVANA (AP) — A U.S. diplomat has become a sort of tweeter-in-chief for the U.S. mission in Cuba, reaching out…
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Herbalife names Pricewaterhouse new auditor
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Herbalife Ltd. says it has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers to be its new auditor.
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JPMorgan's Dimon survives shareholder referendum
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase will let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO, keep both his jobs.
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Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in midday trade
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are edging higher in midday trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to…
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Former IRS chief: Can't say how targeting happened
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The former chief of the Internal Revenue Service is telling Congress he doesn't know why his agency…
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Microsoft expected to reveal next-generation Xbox
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REMOND, Wash. (AP) — Will Xbox mark the spot once again for Microsoft?
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Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint says it has raised its buyout offer for the stake in Clearwire it does…
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Indexes edge higher on Wall Street in early trade
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street as investors look ahead to…
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Futures fall as markets await hints from Fed
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are down in light trading ahead of an appearance this week by Fed…
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Best Buy reports 1Q loss on restructuring costs
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Best Buy Co. is reporting a loss in its fiscal first quarter as it sold its stake…
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Housing recovery gives boost to Home Depot 1Q
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ATLANTA (AP) — Even though the weather was poor, Home Depot posted an 18 percent increase in its net income…
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Sprint to listen to Dish offer
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Wireless company Sprint Nextel Inc. says it can now let Dish Network see its books…
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SBA starting new lending program for veterans
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Small Business Administration is starting a program to increase bank lending to veterans.
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Committee nears final big immigration decisions
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee hopes to nail down an elusive compromise on high-tech visas and may punt…
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White House says more farm subsidy cuts needed
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is debating cuts to the federal crop insurance program as it considers a massive farm…
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Average credit card debt, late payments fall in 1Q
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Americans got better about paying their credit card debt on time in the first three months…
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AP source: Treasury told WH of IRS disclosure plan
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Treasury official says the department told the White House twice that the IRS was preparing to…
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Lew taps government retiree pension fund
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says he will begin tapping into two government employee retirement funds to buy…
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Yahoo reboots Flickr, offers 1 terabyte of storage
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NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh on the heels of its $1.1 billion acquisition of Tumblr, Yahoo says it is rebooting…
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Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a…
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Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former…
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Public pension employees skip Hawaii conference
1 days ago
HONOLULU (AP) — Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension…
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US Treasury bond market at a glance
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Key barometers in the Treasury market late Monday, compared with late Friday. Price changes in the 10-year note and 30-year…
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Judge tosses ex-BP executive's obstruction charge
1 days ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed one of the two counts in the indictment of a former…
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AP: License of La. explosives company suspended
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have suspended the explosives licenses of a company accused of improperly storing millions of pounds…
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Broadway's biggest theater sold to British group
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NEW YORK (AP) — Britain's biggest theater groups has reached across the Atlantic Ocean and bought Broadway's biggest theater from…
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Panel: Apple uses firms outside US to avoid taxes
1 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. employs a group of affiliate companies located outside the United States to avoid paying billions…
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Alaska unveils plan to assess gas, oil in ANWR
1 days ago
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska has unveiled a plan to determine the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's oil and gas potential,…
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High crop prices entice farms to expand planting
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BIGGSVILLE, Ill. (AP) — Across the Midwest, farmers are planting crops on almost any scrap of available land to take…
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Grain futures mixed, livestock prices rise
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CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Report: Sunken WWII ships may pollute US waters
1 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government report details 87 shipwrecks that could pollute U.S. waters with oil. Most were sunk…
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United restarts 787 flights after grounding
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United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.
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Wal-Mart told to provide more info in bribe case
1 days ago
WILMINGTON, Delaware (AP) — A U.S. judge ordered attorneys for Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to turn over more information to shareholders…
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Royalty Pharma increases bid for drugmaker Elan
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NEW YORK (AP) — Royalty Pharma is raising its offer to buy Elan on the condition that shareholders reject the…
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Judge gives final approval to A123 bankruptcy plan
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — A Delaware bankruptcy judge has given final approval to the reorganization plan of failed battery maker…
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Los Angeles jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG case
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a Los Angeles jewelry store pleaded guilty Monday for his role in an…
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Special K churns out products in brand evolution
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NEW YORK (AP) — Special K is increasing its diet food empire.
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Schweitzer elected chairman of Stillwater board
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HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says he is "focused like a laser" on improving the Stillwater…
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LA jeweler pleads guilty in KPMG case
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of a jewelry store has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles for his role in…
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Warren Buffett meets with young entrepreneurs
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is spending his day listening to business pitches from a select group of…
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APNewsBreak: LL Bean keeping it in the family
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FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — L.L. Bean's grandson Leon Gorman is retiring as company chairman after more than 50 years as…
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Small-company stocks lead the market higher
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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is edging higher in midday trading, led by small-company shares.
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NBC hires news division chief from Britain
1 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — NBC has gone out of the company and out of the country to find a president…
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High court uphold FCC power in cell tower disputes
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions…
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FDA has safety concerns on Merck insomnia drug
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators say an experimental insomnia drug from Merck can help patients fall asleep, but it…
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Stocks open slightly lower on Wall Street
1 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street as the stock market comes off of four…
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Court: Should whistleblower protection be wider?
1 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will decide if government whistleblower protection applies to employees of a privately-held contractor or…
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Yahoo takes big leap with $1.1B deal for Tumblr
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to…
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US futures subdued as investors take stock
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are relatively flat as investors take a breather and some analysts wonder how…
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Actavis buying Warner Chilcott in $8.5B deal
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NEW YORK (AP) — Actavis is buying Warner Chilcott in an all-stock transaction valued at about $8.5 billion which would…
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Chesapeake names Anadarko executive as new CEO
1 days ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chesapeake Energy has named Anadarko Petroleum executive Robert Douglas Lawler as its new CEO.
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United to restart 787 flights on Monday
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United Airlines is getting its 787s back in the air.
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Economists predict increase in consumer spending
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year while government spending declines at a faster rate,…
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Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen
2 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunbathers this summer will find new sunscreen labels that are designed to make the products more effective…
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2 men arrested in killing over iPad in Las Vegas
2 days ago
Two men have been arrested in the killing of a teenage boy over an iPad in Las Vegas.
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US gas prices up 11 cents over past 2 weeks
2 days ago
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past…
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Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week:…
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Jamie Dimon under pressure ahead of investor vote
2 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of the country's biggest bank, faces a key test this week:…
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Campaign rhetoric muddies Social Security reform
942 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Social Security is in the spin machine again this election season.
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AP: Giant box lowered in Gulf to battle oil spill
1110 days ago
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — Workers eased a giant concrete-and-steel box into the Gulf of Mexico late Thursday,…
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Police: Gunman inside Discovery TV building in Md.
993 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Maryland say a gunman is inside the Discovery Channel building in the Washington suburbs.
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BP exec leaving board of Russian joint venture
983 days ago
The BP executive running the oil and exploration division embroiled in the disastrous Gulf of Mexico spill is leaving the…
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Apple to nix apps that tip off drunk drivers
712 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple says it will start rejecting iPhone applications that tip drivers off about police checkpoints for…
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US online holiday sales up 15 percent to $24.6B
527 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. online sales in the holiday season to date are up 15 percent to $24.6 billion,…
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Dannon to advertise at Super Bowl for 1st time
527 days ago
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Dannon Co. says it will advertise its yogurt during the Super Bowl for its first…
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Congress weighing length of jobless benefits
524 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is looking at the downside of letting jobless people collect up to almost two years of…
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Grain futures, livestock prices fall
524 days ago
CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures fell Wednesday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Amgen says CEO Kevin Sharer will retire in 2012
523 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Amgen Inc., the world's largest biotech drugmaker, says Chairman and CEO Kevin Sharer will retire in…
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US auctions 1st offshore tracts since oil spill
524 days ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government's first auction of offshore petroleum leases in the Gulf of Mexico since the…
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Fed says economy is healthier; takes no new steps
525 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday portrayed the U.S. economy as slightly healthier and held off on any…
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Gold prices fall a fourth day on Europe worries
523 days ago
Europe's lingering financial troubles have sent gold on a four-day slide.
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Treasury sells 30-year bonds at a record low yield
524 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — High demand for U.S. government debt pushed the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond down to…
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Case of accused Army leaker carries high stakes
523 days ago
FORT MEADE, Maryland (AP) — After months of delay, the U.S. military is set to make its case for court-martialing…
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European debt crisis sends commodities plunging
524 days ago
Persistent questions about the ability of European leaders to prevent a breakup of the euro are taking a hefty toll…
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BP exec leaving board of Russian joint venture
983 days ago
The BP executive running the oil and exploration division embroiled in the disastrous Gulf of Mexico spill is leaving the…
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Police: Gunman inside Discovery TV building in Md.
993 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Maryland say a gunman is inside the Discovery Channel building in the Washington suburbs.
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Apple to nix apps that tip off drunk drivers
712 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple says it will start rejecting iPhone applications that tip drivers off about police checkpoints for…
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'Spider-Man' to resume production after stunt fall
882 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The producers of the troubled "Spider-Man" musical on Broadway say they have enacted new safety measures…
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Ex: Woman who died at Busch home had heart issue
878 days ago
HUNTLEIGH, Missouri (AP) — An aspiring model who died at the home of former Anheuser-Busch chief executive August Busch IV…
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Bellagio nixing $25,000 chip after theft
874 days ago
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas casino bosses are serving notice to the bandit who made off with $1.5 million…
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Retailers roll out after-Christmas sales
877 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Let the shopping marathon continue: Americans are hitting the malls to spend gift cards on whatever…
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Woman found dead at home of August Busch IV
880 days ago
HUNTLEIGH, Mo (AP) — Authorities were investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman whose body was found earlier this week…
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American says sales not hurt by Orbitz dispute
874 days ago
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines says it has no plans to sell tickets only through its own website,…
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AP: Giant box lowered in Gulf to battle oil spill
1110 days ago
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) — Workers eased a giant concrete-and-steel box into the Gulf of Mexico late Thursday,…
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Fed panel: Oil spill evidence tests need to stop
880 days ago
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal board allowed to monitor the testing of a key piece of Gulf oil spill…
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Foodies fight with film school for space in LA
881 days ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of the Hollywood Farmers Market are hoping for a permanent resolution to the permitting dispute…
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Judge strikes down NYC's gruesome tobacco ads
874 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — The city's campaign to scare smokers with grotesque images of decaying teeth or a diseased lung…
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NJ doctors arrested in alleged kickback scheme
525 days ago
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Fifteen doctors and other health care professionals are accused of taking illegal kickbacks to refer patients…
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CBS stayed on top with viewers again last week
875 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — CBS has maintained its winning ways, beating second-place Fox last week by nearly 2 million viewers.
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Another name change for former Blackwater firm
526 days ago
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The security firm once known as Blackwater is changing its name for a second time as…
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New giant plane to launch people, cargo into orbit
525 days ago
SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan say they are building a giant airplane and…
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Stocks edge up after Obama extends tax cuts
883 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — An extension of tax cuts for all Americans is sending stocks higher.
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Gibbs: No big changes in Cabinet expected
877 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for any big changes in President Barack Obama's Cabinet as the new year gets under…
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Utah company wraps up $1B case against Microsoft
525 days ago
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Closing arguments have begun in a Utah company's $1 billion antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.
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China says wind, solar subsidies WTO compliant
880 days ago
SHANGHAI (AP) — China is defending its subsidies for wind and solar power against a U.S. complaint to the World…
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Obama naming Treasury aide to head research office
521 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is nominating a senior counselor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to head a new…
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Spider-Man returns _ and lands smoothly this time
879 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — It was a smooth landing for Spider-Man.
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Business Highlights
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Cherokee, Apple partner to put language on iPhones
880 days ago
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — Cherokee children are asking for iPods and iPhones for Christmas this year because the tribe's written…
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Maine ski resort investigates chair lift failure
874 days ago
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine (AP) — All of that snow from the recent Northeast blizzard proved to be a blessing for…
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Republican senator offers dire view of economy
877 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Tom Coburn says confidence in the country's economy and currency will be "undermined significantly" in…
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Architect of airline deregulation dies in NY at 93
875 days ago
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An economist who presided over the sweeping deregulation of the airline industry during the Carter administration…
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Newest 'Call of Duty' video game sales reach $1B
882 days ago
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Sales of the video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops" have topped $1 billion in…
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6 banks pay back TARP funds
874 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Six banks have repurchased investments the government made under its taxpayer-funded financial rescue program, paying a total…
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A list of the insurance industry's safest new cars
881 days ago
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recognized 66 vehicles as winners of their top safety pick award for the 2011…
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Fight looms after Texas gets 4 new US House seats
881 days ago
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A surge of Hispanic residents and other population gains have Texas poised to add more congressional…
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Hyundai, VW top insurance industry safe car list
881 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia and German car maker Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list…
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Ohio Supreme Court OKs state's satellite TV tax
876 days ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a state sales tax that applies to…
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Texas, EPA fight over regulations grows fierce
873 days ago
HOUSTON (AP) — A longstanding tit-for-tat between Texas and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over pollution regulation has grown fierce…
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AP source: Toyota to pay $32.4M in extra fines
882 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the case tells The Associated Press that Toyota has agreed to pay the…
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Newark airport terminal given all-clear to reopen
883 days ago
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Officials say a terminal at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport has reopened after a computer…
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Flights make it to NYC but get stranded on tarmac
875 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Passengers on three flights arriving at New York's Kennedy Airport say they spent hours on the…
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NYC woman to Google: Who's posting trash about me?
1008 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A business consultant wants a New York City court to force YouTube and owner Google to…
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Citigroup names new chairman to replace Parsons
399 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup is naming a new chairman of its board of directors.
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Gillette's next: Fusion ProGlide
1194 days ago
CINCINNATI (AP) — Gillette is set to launch yet another new shaver — and, no, this time it's not adding…
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For compromise in Wis., 3 GOP senators are needed
820 days ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — To end a high-stakes stalemate over union rights that has captured the nation's attention, a handful…
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Business Highlights
872 days ago
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Business Highlights
834 days ago
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USDA, others invest $5M to grow broccoli in East
820 days ago
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A team of East Coast researchers and agricultural agents hopes to take a bite out of…
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APNewsBreak: IRS awards $4.5M to whistleblower
774 days ago
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The IRS is awarding $4.5 million for a tip that netted $20 million in the first payout…
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GOP bill pairs budget cuts, regulatory rollbacks
822 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP-controlled House is using a catchall spending bill not just to cut President Barack Obama's budget…
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Hunt for jobs ideas takes Obama to West Coast
823 days ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Barack Obama's hunt for innovative ideas to spur job creation has led him to the…
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Recall news: String cheese
861 days ago
The following recall has been announced:
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States ignored warnings on unemployment insurance
821 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — State officials had plenty of warning. Over the past three decades, two national commissions and a series…
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Tea party candidates win Florida, Kentucky
931 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tea party candidates have captured Senate seats in Florida and Kentucky, but their hopes were dashed in…
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Amtrak train evacuated in Montana after threat
825 days ago
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Amtrak says an unruly passenger who was removed from a train in northwestern Montana later made…
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IMF: Turmoil shouldn't derail economic recovery
771 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is warning that the world is facing new threats from surging oil prices,…
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MSHA: 64 percent of mines lack communications gear
774 days ago
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Government figures show the U.S. coal industry remains well short of meeting a 5-year-old congressional mandate…
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Adviser faces sentencing in NY pension fund scheme
824 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — A once-powerful Democratic political consultant is set to learn whether he'll have to go to prison…
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ACLU questions 'enhanced patdown' of air travelers
1003 days ago
BOSTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts is questioning the propriety of stepped-up security checkpoint procedures at…
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Medtronic profit grows 11 percent in 3Q
819 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Medtronic, the world's largest device maker, says its profit increased 11 percent in the third fiscal quarter…
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Deadline extended in Alcoa contract negotiations
1085 days ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. and its largest union have extended their deadline to negotiate a new…
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Grain futures jump, livestock prices mostly up
782 days ago
CHICAGO (AP) — Grains futures traded higher Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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Some oil spill events on Saturday, June 19, 2010
1067 days ago
A summary of events on Saturday, June 19, Day 60 of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill that began with…
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Paramount cuts $350 million film-finance deal
1009 days ago
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paramount Pictures, Viacom Inc.'s movie studio, says it has cut a four-year film co-financing deal with…
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