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Fiat Chrysler proposes merger with French carmaker Renault
PARIS (AP) — Fiat Chrysler on Monday proposed a merger with French carmaker Renault aimed at saving billions of dollars for both companies as the industry pivots to electric and autonomous vehicles. The merged company…
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Fiat Chrysler proposes 50-50 merger with France’s Renault amid carmaker consolidation push
PARIS (AP) — Fiat Chrysler proposes 50-50 merger with France’s Renault amid carmaker consolidation push.
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump takes credit for Obama’s gains for vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Boastful on the occasion of Memorial Day, President Donald Trump and his Veterans Affairs secretary are claiming full credit for health care improvements that were underway before they took office. Trump said…
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Cost of buying out flood-prone homes: $5B and rising
MOSBY, Mo. (AP) — The residents of this small riverside town have become accustomed to watching floods swamp their streets, transform their homes into islands and ruin their floors and furniture. Elmer Sullivan has replaced…
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Today in History
Today in History Today is Monday, May 27, the 147th day of 2019. There are 218 days left in the year. This is the Memorial Day observance. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 27, 1941,…
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AP News in Brief at 12:09 a.m. EDT
Trump says he backs Japan’s efforts to talk with Iran TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday backed the Japanese prime minister’s interest in using his country’s good relations with Iran to help broker…
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Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment at 2:20 a.m. EDT
AP-AS-TRUMP-JAPAN-THE-LATEST The Latest: Trumps and emperor, empress, exchange gifts TOKYO (AP) — The Trumps and Japan’s new emperor and empress have exchanged photos and other gifts. Emperor Naruhito presented President Donald Trump with a traditional…
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AP Top U.S. News at 12:43 a.m. EDT
Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t turn back the clock to 1973 State abortion bans may hand Democrats a political weapon Tornadoes rake 2 Oklahoma cities, killing 2 and injuring 29 Historic flooding predicted along Arkansas…
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Bart Starr, QB who led Packers to greatness, dies at 85
Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi’s powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed “Ice Bowl” in 1967, died Sunday. He was 85.
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Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn’t turn back the clock to 1973
Even with increased conservative clout on the Supreme Court, a reversal of Roe would mean abortion policy would revert to the states, and many would be eager to impose bans. What would not happen is a full-fledged turning back of the clock to 1973.
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Impeach Trump? Most 2020 Democrats tiptoe past the question
Democratic leaders in Congress have argued that impeaching President Donald Trump is a political mistake as the 2020 election nears. Most of the candidates running to succeed him seem to agree, for now.
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Woman dies, 10 officers hurt when vehicles crash in Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — An 84-year-old woman has died after being injured in a Chicago crash that involved multiple vehicles and also hurt 10 police officers. The Chicago Tribune reports that two Chicago police vehicles were…
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‘Aladdin’ soars, but ‘Booksmart’ barely passes at box office
Moviegoers voted with their dollars and chose the familiar over the new this Memorial Day weekend. The Walt Disney Co.’s live-action remake of “Aladdin” crushed the competition at the box office
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The Latest: 2nd apparent tornado hits Oklahoma near Tulsa
EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — The Latest on tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma (all times local): 1:45 p.m. The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down in the Tulsa area overnight, damaging structures,…
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Tornadoes rake 2 Oklahoma cities, killing 2 and injuring 29
A likely tornado destroyed a motel, swept through a nearby mobile home park and caused significant damage in the Oklahoma City area, according to the National Weather Service.
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