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New Nevada attorney general: Background check law a priority LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s next attorney general Aaron (AY’-ron) Ford says finding a way to implement a stalled, voter-approved gun background check law is one of the top...
New Nevada attorney general: Background check law a priority LAS VEGAS — Nevada’s next attorney general Aaron (AY’-ron) Ford says finding a way to implement a stalled, voter-approved gun background check law is one of the top...● Report rips costly decisions in California wildfire fight LOS ANGELES — A new report criticizes decisions made to stop a 2016 fire in California’s Big Sur area that became the costliest wildfire fight in U.S. history. The...
Report rips costly decisions in California wildfire fight LOS ANGELES — A new report criticizes decisions made to stop a 2016 fire in California’s Big Sur area that became the costliest wildfire fight in U.S. history. The...● Idaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY, Idaho — A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a near quarter-century shutdown as U.S...
Idaho test reactor is pivotal in US nuclear power strategy IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY, Idaho — A nuclear test reactor that can melt uranium fuel rods in seconds is running again after a near quarter-century shutdown as U.S...● The Latest: Brazil causes roadblocks at UN climate talks KATOWICE, Poland — The Latest on the U.N. climate talks in Poland (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Attempts by developed nations at the U.N. climate talks in Poland to...
The Latest: Brazil causes roadblocks at UN climate talks KATOWICE, Poland — The Latest on the U.N. climate talks in Poland (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Attempts by developed nations at the U.N. climate talks in Poland to...● 
Staples Canada transforms business model with co-working spaces, cafes and more TORONTO — Regular customers of certain Staples Canada Inc. locations may not recognize their local stores the next time they visit. The company is ...
Staples Canada transforms business model with co-working spaces, cafes and more TORONTO — Regular customers of certain Staples Canada Inc. locations may not recognize their local stores the next time they visit. The company is ...● AP FACT CHECK: Trump floats fictions about the border WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s relationship with the truth tends to be borderline, at best, when it comes to the border. So it was this past week when he made a...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump floats fictions about the border WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s relationship with the truth tends to be borderline, at best, when it comes to the border. So it was this past week when he made a...● 
AURAK Gains SACSCOC Accreditation RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) officially announced the accreditation of the American University of...
AURAK Gains SACSCOC Accreditation RAS AL KHAIMAH, United Arab Emirates — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) officially announced the accreditation of the American University of...● The Latest: Paris police: 21 people detained before protests PARIS — The Latest on France protests (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Paris police say 21 people have been detained in the French capital before protests by the...
The Latest: Paris police: 21 people detained before protests PARIS — The Latest on France protests (all times local): 10:15 a.m. Paris police say 21 people have been detained in the French capital before protests by the...● Strong police presence in Paris before planned protests PARIS — A strong police presence has deployed in Paris before planned demonstrations by the “yellow vest” protesters, with authorities repeating calls for calm after...
Strong police presence in Paris before planned protests PARIS — A strong police presence has deployed in Paris before planned demonstrations by the “yellow vest” protesters, with authorities repeating calls for calm after...● Sign-up deadline is Saturday for ACA health law coverage WASHINGTON — Saturday is the last day to sign up for health insurance next year under the Affordable Care Act in most of the country. For 2019, premiums are stable, more ...
Sign-up deadline is Saturday for ACA health law coverage WASHINGTON — Saturday is the last day to sign up for health insurance next year under the Affordable Care Act in most of the country. For 2019, premiums are stable, more ...● Federal judge rules health care overhaul unconstitutional WASHINGTON — A conservative federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act “invalid” on the eve of the sign-up deadline for next year. But with appeals...
Federal judge rules health care overhaul unconstitutional WASHINGTON — A conservative federal judge in Texas on Friday ruled the Affordable Care Act “invalid” on the eve of the sign-up deadline for next year. But with appeals...● The Latest: 10 fishermen plead guilty in shark fin case HONOLULU — The Latest on shark fin smuggling charges (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Ten Indonesian fishermen who were arrested in Hawaii and charged with attempting to...
The Latest: 10 fishermen plead guilty in shark fin case HONOLULU — The Latest on shark fin smuggling charges (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Ten Indonesian fishermen who were arrested in Hawaii and charged with attempting to...● CN Rail reaches tentative agreement with 2,100 Canadian mechanics, electricians MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway and the union that represents its 2,100 mechanics, electricians and apprentices in Canada say they have...
CN Rail reaches tentative agreement with 2,100 Canadian mechanics, electricians MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway and the union that represents its 2,100 mechanics, electricians and apprentices in Canada say they have...● 
The return of Boaz Manor: Co-founder of failed hedge fund Portus turns up at U.S. blockchain startup under new identity 'I typically go these days under the name Shaun MacDonald, and if anybody needs to know that my given...
The return of Boaz Manor: Co-founder of failed hedge fund Portus turns up at U.S. blockchain startup under new identity 'I typically go these days under the name Shaun MacDonald, and if anybody needs to know that my given...● 
Trump club is in tax break zone, but is unlikely to benefit NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s company owns a golf club in an Opportunity Zone offering developers massive tax breaks, but experts say it is unlikely it could...
Trump club is in tax break zone, but is unlikely to benefit NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s company owns a golf club in an Opportunity Zone offering developers massive tax breaks, but experts say it is unlikely it could...● The Latest: College: School welcomes withdrawal request DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on Grinnell College in Iowa seeking to withdraw a union petition (all times local): 4:45 p.m. A spokeswoman for an Iowa college says the...
The Latest: College: School welcomes withdrawal request DES MOINES, Iowa — The Latest on Grinnell College in Iowa seeking to withdraw a union petition (all times local): 4:45 p.m. A spokeswoman for an Iowa college says the...● 
California alleges utility falsified pipeline safety records SAN FRANCISCO — Regulators on Friday accused one of California’s largest utilities of falsifying safety documents for natural gas pipelines for years following its...
California alleges utility falsified pipeline safety records SAN FRANCISCO — Regulators on Friday accused one of California’s largest utilities of falsifying safety documents for natural gas pipelines for years following its...● Obama-era rule leads to $150M in student loan forgiveness The U.S. Education Department said it will forgive $150 million in federal student loans as part of a 2016 rule that Secretary Betsy DeVos previously tried to block...
Obama-era rule leads to $150M in student loan forgiveness The U.S. Education Department said it will forgive $150 million in federal student loans as part of a 2016 rule that Secretary Betsy DeVos previously tried to block...● 
Oil curtailment cuts incentives to build refineries in Alberta: Suncor Suncor unveiled a capital budget of between $4.9 billion and $5.6 billion for 2019
Oil curtailment cuts incentives to build refineries in Alberta: Suncor Suncor unveiled a capital budget of between $4.9 billion and $5.6 billion for 2019● B.C. drivers could be paying more as public auto insurer asks for a rate increase VICTORIA — British Columbia’s drivers could be paying more for auto insurance as the province’s financially troubled public auto insurer asks...
B.C. drivers could be paying more as public auto insurer asks for a rate increase VICTORIA — British Columbia’s drivers could be paying more for auto insurance as the province’s financially troubled public auto insurer asks...● 
Instead of an honest debate about fiscal policy, we get filter bubble pap Kevin Carmichael: It’s a shame both the finance minister and the Opposition critic have been so willing to sacrifice their credibility in order to win...
Instead of an honest debate about fiscal policy, we get filter bubble pap Kevin Carmichael: It’s a shame both the finance minister and the Opposition critic have been so willing to sacrifice their credibility in order to win...● 
The splinternet: is this the end of the world wide web? Segmenting the internet will hit ecommerce very hard, drastically reducing the ability to service a global market
The splinternet: is this the end of the world wide web? Segmenting the internet will hit ecommerce very hard, drastically reducing the ability to service a global market● Michigan governor signs bills to gut wage, sick time laws LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise Michigan’s minimum wage and require paid sick...
Michigan governor signs bills to gut wage, sick time laws LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder on Friday signed laws to significantly scale back citizen-initiated measures to raise Michigan’s minimum wage and require paid sick...● Students at Iowa college ask to drop union organizing effort DES MOINES, Iowa — Students at an Iowa college are seeking to end their effort to expand a union representing student workers because of fear a federal board would...
Students at Iowa college ask to drop union organizing effort DES MOINES, Iowa — Students at an Iowa college are seeking to end their effort to expand a union representing student workers because of fear a federal board would...● The Latest: State regulators support $15B utility merger COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Latest on South Carolina regulators’ votes on issues concerning the fallout from a $9 billion nuclear construction project failure (all times...
The Latest: State regulators support $15B utility merger COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Latest on South Carolina regulators’ votes on issues concerning the fallout from a $9 billion nuclear construction project failure (all times...● 
Report that Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its baby powder wipes $24 billion off stock Thousands of lawsuits claim its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products cause ovarian cancer
Report that Johnson & Johnson knew for decades that asbestos lurked in its baby powder wipes $24 billion off stock Thousands of lawsuits claim its Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products cause ovarian cancer● 
EU leaders agree small steps to buttress euro FRANKFURT — European leaders agreed Friday to press ahead with a limited, common eurozone budget and other steps to strengthen the currency union’s resistance to downturns and...
EU leaders agree small steps to buttress euro FRANKFURT — European leaders agreed Friday to press ahead with a limited, common eurozone budget and other steps to strengthen the currency union’s resistance to downturns and...● GM says it has 2,700 jobs for workers slated to be laid off DETROIT — General Motors’ plans to lay off 14,000 salaried and blue-collar workers might not be as bad as originally projected. The company said Friday that 2,700 out ...
GM says it has 2,700 jobs for workers slated to be laid off DETROIT — General Motors’ plans to lay off 14,000 salaried and blue-collar workers might not be as bad as originally projected. The company said Friday that 2,700 out ...● 
Lower-than-expected parcel volumes helping cut into backlog, says Canada Post OTTAWA — With a little over a week before Christmas, Canada Post says it is starting to catch up on parcel deliveries that have been delayed by...
Lower-than-expected parcel volumes helping cut into backlog, says Canada Post OTTAWA — With a little over a week before Christmas, Canada Post says it is starting to catch up on parcel deliveries that have been delayed by...● 
Etihad sued for $2.3 billion by Air Berlin insolvency admin BERLIN — The insolvency administrator for bankrupt airline Air Berlin has sued its former largest shareholder, Gulf airline Etihad, for 2 billion euros ($2.26..
Etihad sued for $2.3 billion by Air Berlin insolvency admin BERLIN — The insolvency administrator for bankrupt airline Air Berlin has sued its former largest shareholder, Gulf airline Etihad, for 2 billion euros ($2.26..● 
The debt threat: Business debt, and worries about it, are up NEW YORK — Homeowners appear to have learned the lesson of the Great Recession about not taking on too much debt. There is some concern that Corporate America didn’t ...
The debt threat: Business debt, and worries about it, are up NEW YORK — Homeowners appear to have learned the lesson of the Great Recession about not taking on too much debt. There is some concern that Corporate America didn’t ...● 
Toronto stock market down amid lower oil prices; U.S. markets fall TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index stepped lower in late-morning trading as the energy sector lost ground amid lower oil and natural gas prices. The...
Toronto stock market down amid lower oil prices; U.S. markets fall TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index stepped lower in late-morning trading as the energy sector lost ground amid lower oil and natural gas prices. The...