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DeVos to miss deadline in easing college fraud protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Students defrauded by for-profit colleges will get a reprieve from the Education Department’s push to ease regulations for those schools because the government said it would miss a deadline for releasing an…
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Industry groups spending millions fighting Montana measures
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Industry-funded opponents of Montana citizen’s initiatives to raise the state’s tobacco tax and add new mining regulations are vastly outspending the measures’ supporters to put their messages in front of voters…
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Irish regulator opens Facebook data breach investigation
LONDON (AP) — Ireland’s data regulator has launched an investigation of Facebook over a recent data breach that allowed hackers access to 50 million accounts. The probe could potentially cost Facebook more than $1.6 billion…
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Panel rejects MGM’s request to centralize shooting lawsuits
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A panel of federal judges on Wednesday denied a request from casino operator MGM Resorts International to centralize 13 lawsuits stemming from last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. The Judicial…
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Emergency alert test sounds off on mobile phones nationwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Electronic devices across the United States sounded off Wednesday as the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducted its first-ever national wireless emergency alert test. The tone went off at 2:18 p.m. EDT. The…
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Putin hopes Europe will resist US pressure on pipeline
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday strongly defended a prospective Russia-Germany natural gas pipeline as economically feasible and voiced hope that European Union nations will be able to resist U.S. pressure to…
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Markets Right Now: Solid economic reports send stocks higher
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks are closing slightly higher following some solid reports on hiring and the services sector. Bond prices plunged Wednesday,…
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Michigan officials, company reach oil pipeline deal
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s administration and Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge announced an agreement Wednesday to replace twin 65-year-old crude oil pipes that critics have long described as an environmental disaster…
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Stocks are mixed on strong economic signs; bond prices drop
NEW YORK (AP) — Encouraging signs on hiring and growth in the service sector are sending small companies, banks and technology companies higher Wednesday while bond prices are sharply lower. The yield on the benchmark…
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Rosewood hotel in Georgetown to close for renovation, add Wolfgang Puck restaurant
Georgetown’s Rosewood hotel will close Oct. 17 for renovation and the addition of a new restaurant from celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck. The 49-room property aims to reopen in the spring with six new townhouse-style rooms,…
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Maryland OKs marijuana dispensaries in Silver Spring, Bowie
Four additional medical cannabis dispensaries and one new processor have been cleared to open, as the Maryland’s legal marijuana industry nears its two-year birthday. The new approvals by the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission bring the…
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5 tips on saving money and time on Halloween costumes
Americans are expected to spend $9 billion on Halloween. This year, shoppers can find more ways to save time and money on Halloween costumes, whether buying at a store or online.
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Sinclair Broadcast CEO eyes deal for Fox’s regional sports networks
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. is eyeing potential deals with its attempted takeover of Tribune Media Co. a thing of the past. CEO Chris Ripley said Tuesday the pipeline for mergers and acquisitions “is quite full…
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Real estate icon Til Hazel: Metro is ‘a political failure’
One of the people most responsible for developing Fairfax County and Northern Virginia is not thrilled with the current state of Metro. “You’ve got a problem with Metro today. Metro is a political failure,” said…
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US fishermen lose quota in new fishing pact with Canada
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — American fishermen are losing thousands of pounds of valuable fishing quota under a new catch share agreement with Canada. Fishermen from the U.S. and Canada seek haddock, cod and flounder on…
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