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Keurig coffee company lays off 35, mostly in manufacturing
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont coffee company known for its K-cup machines is laying off 35 employees in the state, mostly in manufacturing. State Labor Commissioner Lindsay Kurrle says the layoffs by Keurig Green…
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US construction spending up 1.8 percent to record high in April, reflecting surge in home building
WASHINGTON (AP) — US construction spending up 1.8 percent to record high in April, reflecting surge in home building.
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Death in Malaysia is 23rd due to faulty Takata air inflators
Another person has died in Malaysia after a flawed Takata air bag inflator exploded, raising the worldwide death toll to 23. The unidentified driver was killed when a 2004 Honda City crashed on May 27…
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Got indigestion? These cows could solve your milk problem
The bet is that consumers will pay an extra dollar or more per half-gallon to drink milk that might not cause indigestion, gas and bloating.
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US sanctions have a weak spot: tiny allies like Latvia
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — When the U.S. hit North Korea with sanctions last year, Pyongyang’s state-owned banks found a quiet backchannel to keep money flowing to the country’s ballistic missile programs, the U.S. says: the…
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US sanctions have a weak spot: tiny allies like Latvia
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — When the U.S. hit North Korea with sanctions last year, Pyongyang’s state-owned banks found a quiet backchannel to keep money flowing to the country’s ballistic missile programs, the U.S. says: the…
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Ellicott City businesses debate rebuilding
After two devastating floods within the span of two years, business owners in Ellicott City are debating whether or not rebuilding their business are worth the effort.
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Stocks turn higher amid strong US data, trade concerns
Stock markets turned higher on Friday after some losses in Asia as investors digested strong jobs data in the U.S., the risk of mounting trade tensions and an easing in Italy’s political uncertainty. KEEPING SCORE:…
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US employers added 223,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate falls to 18-year low of 3.8 pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added 223,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate falls to 18-year low of 3.8 pct.
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Japan store bars wine from Golan Heights after protests
TOKYO (AP) — A major Japanese department store has quietly removed a vendor specializing in wine from Israel’s occupied Golan Heights after protests from citizens’ groups boycotting products from the region amid escalating violence there.…
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Washington’s NFL team and its longtime business director part ways
Dennis Greene, who was in charge of selling luxury suites at FedEx Field, resigned from the team.
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GTT closes its $2.3B acquisition of European fiber network provider
Tysons-based GTT Communications Inc. has closed on its $2.3 billion cash purchase of Interoute, the operator of one of Europe’s largest private fiber networks.
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Honda: Faulty Takata air bag kills 7th person in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Japanese carmaker Honda said Friday another person has died in Malaysia after a flawed Takata airbag inflator exploded, raising the number of deaths linked to the defect in the Southeast…
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Do bouncers at clubs enforce dress codes equally across races?
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Reuben A. Buford May, Texas A&M University (THE CONVERSATION) When videotape surfaced of two men being arrested at a…
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In rare win, Boeing worker unit unionizes in South Carolina
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Flight-line employees at Boeing Co.’s South Carolina plant have voted to unionize in a rare victory for organized labor in the South. News outlets report 104 of the 169 workers…
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