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EPA shifts oversight of coal waste to a state for 1st time
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday approved the first state permit program for disposal of toxic ash from coal plants, a switch from federal oversight that the coal industry had sought. Coal…
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Some Amazon investors side with ACLU on facial recognition
SEATTLE (AP) — Some Amazon company investors said Monday they are siding with privacy and civil rights advocates who are urging the tech giant to not sell a powerful face recognition tool to police. The…
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Box Office Top 20: ‘Incredibes 2’ record inches higher
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disney and Pixar’s record-breaking opening of “Incredibles 2” is even bigger than initially expected. According to final totals Monday from the studios, the animated sequel grossed a massive $182.7 million in…
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How major US stock indexes fared Monday
U.S. stocks shrugged off early losses and wound up with a mixed finish Monday. Household goods companies took some of the worst losses as the S&P 500 index fell for the third time in four…
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Interest rates flat to lower at weekly US Treasury auction
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interest rates on short-term U.S. Treasury bills were flat to lower in Monday’s auction. Rates on three-month bills fell to their lowest level in three weeks while six-month bills were unchanged. The…
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Zimmer Biomet and Clorox fall; Apache and JD.com climb
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday: Rent-A-Center Inc., up $2.65 to $14.68 The chain, which leases household goods on a rent-to-own basis, accepted an offer of $15 a share…
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Markets Right Now: Stocks look to recover from early skid
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are closing mixed Monday after recovering from early losses. Energy stocks helped the comeback. Chevron gained 1.5 percent,…
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Booz Allen opens innovation hub in Annapolis Junction to help attract, retain talent
Booz Allen Hamilton has opened a new 15,000-square-foot innovation hub in its Annapolis Junction offices, designed to encourage greater social and professional interaction among the company’s local employees. Jim Allen, executive vice president at Booz…
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Exclusive: Monument Realty plans $100M apartment tower in Baltimore’s Harbor East
Some call it Harbor East. Others may call it Little Italy. What can’t be disputed is that this stretch of Fleet Street in Baltimore is a hot spot for development. A new 350-unit apartment tower…
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Experts say auto tariffs would raise prices, cost jobs
DETROIT (AP) — Every workday, about 7,400 trucks mostly loaded with automotive parts rumble across the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Canada, at times snarling traffic along the busy corridor. But if President Donald Trump…
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Experts say auto tariffs would raise prices, cost jobs
DETROIT (AP) — If President Donald Trump delivers on threats to slap 25 percent tariffs on imported automobiles and parts, experts say it will cut auto sales and cost jobs in the U.S., Canada and…
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EU extends restrictions on business in Crimean Peninsula
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union said Monday it has extended restrictions on doing business with companies or officials in Ukraine’s Crimea region and the city of Sevastopol for a year over Russia’s annexation of…
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Critics scoff at UK govt claim of Brexit spending dividend
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled details Monday of a plan to boost health care funding by 3.4 percent a year, saying a “Brexit dividend” of cost savings would partly pay for…
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Wawa is coming to Georgetown. Bid farewell soon to Restoration Hardware.
Georgetown residents will either love this or absolutely hate this: The District has issued Wawa a permit to build out its Wisconsin Avenue store. The Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, which has one D.C. store open…
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Celeb chef Samuelsson to open restaurant in Miami’s Overtown
MIAMI (AP) — Miami is trying to rebuild a neighborhood that was once a vibrant center for black culture, and a celebrity chef is contributing what he does best: food. Marcus Samuelsson has bought a…
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