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    Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact

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    • By ANDREW TAYLOR

      and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

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    WASHINGTON — House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President Donald Trump.

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    Putin, new Ukrainian leader Zelenskiy meet for first time

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    • By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press
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    PARIS — President Vladimir Putin of Russia met with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine for the first time Monday at a summit in Paris to try to end five years of war between Ukrainian troops and Moscow-backed separatists.

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    Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO

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    • By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press
    • Updated Dec 4, 2019
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    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — More time is needed to sort out whether the CEO of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should receive a $1.3 million bonus next year, but the company should be allowed to pay about $35 million in bonuses to 682 other employees, the judge overseeing the company’s bankruptc…

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    Deadly defect found in another version of Takata airbags

    • TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer
    • Updated Dec 5, 2019
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    DETROIT (AP) — A new and distinct problem has been discovered in air bags made by the now bankrupt company Takata which has led to at least one death.

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    Gun background checks are on pace to break record in 2019

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    • By LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press
    • Updated Dec 4, 2019
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    Background checks on gun purchases in the U.S. are climbing toward a record high this year, reflecting what the industry says is a rush by people to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates’ calls for tighter restrictions.

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    Merry Clickmas: Black Friday online sales hit record $7.4B

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    • Nov 30, 2019
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    NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Black Friday was the biggest ever for online sales, as fewer people hit the stores and shoppers rang up $7.4 billion in transactions from their phones, computers and tablets.

    Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season
    Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season
    Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season
    Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season
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    Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season

    • By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO

      and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Retail Writer

    • Nov 29, 2019
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    NEW YORK — Black Friday enthusiasts woke up before dawn and traveled cross-state to their favorite malls in search of hot deals, kicking off a shortened shopping season that intensified the scramble between Thanksgiving and Christmas.

    Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1-day delivery
    Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1-day delivery
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    Holiday stress: Amazon, others under gun for 1-day delivery

    • By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer
    • Nov 29, 2019
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    NEW YORK (AP) — This year, holiday stress may take on a whole new meaning for online retailers.

    Modest gains drive US stock indexes to more record highs
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    Modest gains drive US stock indexes to more record highs

    • By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer
    • Nov 27, 2019
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    Investors capped a day of light trading on Wall Street ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday by serving up another set of stock market record highs.

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    AG Barr: Epstein’s death was a ‘perfect storm of screw-ups’

    • By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
    • Nov 22, 2019
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    ABOARD A U.S. GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT — Attorney General William Barr said he initially had his own suspicions about financier Jeffrey Epstein’s death while behind bars at one of the most secure jails in America but came to conclude that his suicide was the result of “a perfect storm of screw-ups.”

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    Lights out in California again with high wildfire danger

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    • By JANIE HAR Associated Press
    • Nov 20, 2019
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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. turned off electricity Wednesday for about 120,000 people in Northern California to prevent power lines from sparking wildfires as the region faced a new bout of windy and warm weather.

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    Fake doctors, pilfered medical records drive Oxy China sales
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    Fake doctors, pilfered medical records drive Oxy China sales

    • By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press
    • Nov 20, 2019
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    SHANGHAI (AP) — Thousands of lawsuits across the United States have accused a drug company owned by the billionaire Sackler family of using false claims to push highly addictive opioids on an unsuspecting nation, fueling the deadliest drug epidemic in U.S. history.

    US stock indexes edge mostly lower as retailers sink
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    US stock indexes edge mostly lower as retailers sink

    • By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer
    • Nov 19, 2019
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    Major stock indexes ended a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street mostly lower Tuesday, as losses in energy companies and department store operators edged out gains elsewhere in the market.

    Amnesty says at least 106 killed in Iran protests
    Amnesty says at least 106 killed in Iran protests
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    Amnesty says at least 106 killed in Iran protests

    • By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press
    • Nov 19, 2019
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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Days of protests in Iran over rising fuel prices and a subsequent government crackdown have killed at least 106 people across the Islamic Republic, Amnesty International said Tuesday, citing “credible reports.”

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    Ex-tennis club chief pleads guilty in college bribery case

    • Nov 15, 2019
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    BOSTON (AP) — The former president of a private tennis club in Texas has pleaded guilty in the college admissions scandal.

    Amazon appeals $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft
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    Amazon appeals $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft

    • Nov 14, 2019
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    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon is protesting the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing “unmistakable bias” in the process.

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    S&P 500 ekes out record high after listless day of trading

    • By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer
    • Nov 14, 2019
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    A day of listless trading on Wall Street ended Thursday with another record high for the S&P 500.

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    Ex-insurance exec gets 6 months in college admissions scam

    • By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer
    • Nov 13, 2019
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    BOSTON (AP) — A former California insurance executive was sentenced to six months in prison for paying $450,000 to get his son and daughter admitted to the University of Southern California as fake athletic recruits.

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    Union enacts ethics reforms in wake of federal investigation

    • By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer
    • Nov 13, 2019
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    DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union will tighten financial controls, ban contributions from employers and vendors to charities run by its officers, and hire an ethics officer in the wake of a federal corruption investigation.

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    Asian stocks sink after Trump threatens more China tariffs

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    • By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer
    • Nov 12, 2019
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    BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks sank Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more tariff hikes on Chinese imports if talks aimed at ending a trade war fail to produce an interim agreement.

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