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Reddit co-founder pushes hard for paternity leave
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Ohanian wants other guys to be jealous of him. Not because he’s a multimillionaire venture capitalist. Or because he’s married to tennis pro Serena Williams. The Reddit co-founder wants men…
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Boundary Cos., still thinking long-term, expands Eisenhower Ave. footprint
The Boundary Cos. has paid $15.1 million for the Atlantic Self Storage site near the Van Dorn Metro station in Alexandria, with plans to eventually redevelop the property as the city’s longer-term vision for the…
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Minutes show Fed officials noted number of rising threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers last month noted greater threats to the U.S. economy, ranging from adverse effects of the government shutdown to rising trade tensions, and decided to emphasize that they would be…
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Samsung folding phone is different – but also almost $2,000
Samsung is expected to provide a glimpse at a highly anticipated smartphone with a foldable screen.
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Google’s Nest hub has a microphone it forgot to mention
Google hadn’t told consumers about the Nest’s built-in microphone when it began selling the hubs in the fall of 2017. As recently as January, the product specs for the device made no mention of a microphone.
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A Girl Scout turned her Samoa cookies into ‘Momoas’ to honor ‘Aquaman’ star
Charlotte, a Girl Scout in Colorado, pasted an image of a shirtless Jason Momoa she found online onto 35 Samoa cookie boxes “as an inside joke with her friends and family,” Girl Scouts of the USA said.
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Garmin and La-Z-Boy rise while CVS and Southwest tumble
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: Garmin Ltd., up $12.09 to $83.06 Higher demand for fitness trackers and navigation devices pushed profit and forecasts beyond Wall Street’s expectations.…
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Southwest grapples with new labor and revenue problems
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is lashing out at the union representing its mechanics, suggesting that they may be grounding planes to gain leverage in stalled contract negotiations. Separately, Southwest said Wednesday that the partial…
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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
Stocks closed modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday, extending the market’s gains from a day earlier. Gains in financial, materials and industrial companies outweighed losses in health care and real estate stocks as investors reviewed…
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Pritzker’s $39B budget relies on taxing marijuana, betting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a budget Wednesday that relies partly on tax revenues from two industries that currently aren’t even legal in the state, which is saddled with billions…
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Trump says EU trade talks key to outcome on auto tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that tariffs on autos imported from Europe are something “we certainly think about” as the White House reviews a Commerce Department report on whether imported vehicles and…
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The Latest: Analysts see Galaxy Fold as a niche product
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Latest on Samsung’s new-phone announcement (all times local): 1 p.m. One analyst says users will welcome the larger display on Samsung’s upcoming foldable phone — but it will be more…
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Reddit co-founder pushes hard for paternity leave
NEW YORK (AP) — Venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian says he can’t imagine how he and Serena Williams would have coped with a new baby if he had not been able to take leave from his…
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Morocco: Arab Spring anniversary brings reflection, beatings
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan police fired water cannons at protesting teachers who were marching toward a royal palace and beat people with truncheons amid demonstrations around the capital Wednesday. Several demonstrations were held Wednesday,…
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What’s next for Karl Lagerfeld’s famous cat Choupette?
As the fashion world reels over the death of the design icon, questions are swirling over whether his cat will purr-haps inherit “Daddy Lagerfeld’s” nearly $200 million fortune.
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