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Trump nominates 4 for TVA board
President Donald Trump will nominate people from four states to serve on the nine-member board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the White House said Thursday. Trump will name Kenneth E. ...
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Death Wish cold brew coffee recalled amid botulism concern
Death Wish cold brew coffee is being recalled because it could contain a deadly toxin. Death Wish Coffee Co. says it's recalling 11-ounce Nitro Cold Brew cans after determining that its manufacturing process ...
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Grain higher, livestock lower
Wheat for Dec. was 2.75 cents higher at 4.5250 a bushel; Dec. corn rose .25 cent at 3.5025 bushel; Dec. oats was up 3.75 cents at $2.50 bushel; while Nov. soybeans gained .75 cent at $9.7075 a bushel. ...
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Wisconsin seems a winner under GOP health care bill formula
An inscrutable provision in the Republican health care bill would apparently steer extra cash to Wisconsin. That's the home state of GOP Sen. Ron Johnson, a co-sponsor of the bill. One health care consultant ...
FinanceAssociated PressTribe seeks voice in nuclear plant cleanup, land restoration
Two Native American tribes want a say in the cleanup of the closed Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant and the future use of the land, which was once the site of settlements and fishing and burial grounds ...
FinanceAssociated PressNew owners lay off employees at Alaska's largest newspaper
Reporters, editors and other employees at Alaska's largest newspaper have been laid off as the new owners attempt to stop the financial hemorrhaging that saw the paper losing $125,000 a week. Alaska Dispatch ...
FinanceAssociated PressMan United expecting Amazon, Facebook interest in EPL rights
Manchester United is anticipating Amazon and Facebook to pursue broadcast rights for the English Premier League. Soccer's wealthiest competition is preparing to sell rights for games for the 2019-2022 ...
NewsAFP NewsRussia at UN slams 'military hysteria' over N. Korea
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday took an indirect swipe at the United States, telling the United Nations that "military hysteria" over North Korea's nuclear and missile tests would lead to "disaster." "We resolutely condemn the nuclear and missile adventures
NewsAFP NewsRossi ready for pain game, 21 days after double leg break
Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi said Thursday he fully expected to feel the pain as he returns to action at the Aragon Grand Prix, just 21 days after suffering a double leg fracture. The 38-year-old Italian successfully completed a mandatory medical examination at the MotorLand Aragon circuit
NewsAFP NewsHurricane Maria left over 15 dead in Dominica: prime minister
Hurricane Maria left more than 15 people dead in hard-hit Dominica, the small Caribbean island's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced on Thursday. The toll from Dominica brings the overall number of confirmed deaths caused by Hurricane Maria to 18, including two in Guadeloupe and one in Puerto
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General Mills to bring back old Trix with artificial colors
Trix is back to its old tricks: The colorful cereal will once again be made with artificial dyes and flavors, nearly two years after they were banished from the cereal. Food maker General Mills said Thursday ...
NewsAFP NewsCatalan govt admits referendum blow but vows to press on
Catalonia's executive admitted Thursday that plans for an outlawed independence referendum had been dealt a major blow by a police crackdown, but vowed to press ahead, urging support from the international community. In Barcelona, several thousand protesters flooded the streets for a second day
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Mercedes to invest $1B in Alabama for electric SUVs
Mercedes-Benz says it will spend $1 billion to expand its Alabama facilities and start production of a new line of fully electric SUVs. The company plans to build a new battery plant near its existing ...
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Motorcycling: Rossi ready for pain game, 21 days after double leg break
Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi said Thursday he fully expected to feel the pain as he returns to action at the Aragon Grand Prix, just 21 days after suffering a double leg fracture. The 38-year-old Italian successfully completed a mandatory medical examination at the MotorLand Aragon circuit
NewsAFP NewsNATO chief backs UN peacekeepers across east Ukraine
NATO's chief on Thursday backed sending UN peacekeepers to Ukraine but said the force should operate throughout the zone of violence which Western powers say is backed by Russia. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly with Foreign Minister Sergei
FinanceAssociated PressConsumer packaging group to reduce confusing food labels
These food date labels intend to help shoppers figure out what to throw away, but they're also mixed up with deadlines for retailers as well. That causes confusion among shoppers who can't figure out what ...
NewsAFP NewsTurnout down in second French protest against Macron's labour reforms
Protesters demonstrated Thursday against an imminent overhaul of France's labour laws but in far lower numbers than organisers hoped, just days before President Emmanuel Macron's flagship reforms enter the statute books. The interior ministry estimated the crowds at 132,000 across France, just
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Allstate expects $593 million in insurance losses for August due to Hurricane Harvey
FinanceAssociated PressUS stock indexes dip in afternoon trading; oil falling
U.S. stocks edged lower in afternoon trading Thursday, wiping out modest gains from a day earlier and placing stock market indexes on course for their first drop this week. Supermarket operators, beverage ...
FinanceAssociated PressL'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies at age 94
Liliane Bettencourt, the L'Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world's richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94. Bettencourt's daughter, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, said ...
FinanceAssociated PressCanadian mining company not suspending investments in Greece
A Canadian mining company that is one of Greece's largest foreign investors said Thursday it would not suspend operations in the country as it had threatened to do earlier this month, after starting a ...
NewsAFP NewsFrance 'to stay home' if no Korea security guarantee
France will not attend the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang if the current international stand-off over North Korea's atomic weapons programme worsens and security cannot be guaranteed, the country's sports minister said Thursday. "If this gets worse and we do not have our security assured
NewsAFP NewsYemen president promises UN to open to aid
Yemen's president on Thursday promised the United Nations to open the entire war-torn country to aid as millions of people are at risk of famine and cholera. Addressing the United Nations, President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi urged international pressure on Huthi rebels who control the capital Sanaa
NewsAFP NewsN. Korea faces new barrage of sanctions
The United States and the European Union on Thursday moved to impose new unilateral sanctions on North Korea as South Korea warned the United Nations of the risk of accidentally igniting a war. After threatening to "totally destroy North Korea" in his first address to the General Assembly,
FinanceAssociated PressThousands protest arrests by Spain over Catalonia vote
Thousands gathered Thursday at the gates of Catalonia's regional judicial body in Barcelona to demand the release of a dozen officials arrested in connection with a vote on independence that Spanish authorities ...
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