Business Stories from May 24, 2016 (Change date)
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California oil line fixed after thousands of gallons spillMay 24, 2016 5:30 pm - TRACY, Calif. (AP) - Crews have repaired an oil pipeline that broke days ago and spilled up to 21,000 gallons of crude underground in rural Northern California, a spokes...
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Judge: Substantial progress in Volkswagen emissions talksMay 24, 2016 2:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Volkswagen and attorneys for vehicle owners affected by the company's emissions cheating scandal are on target to meet a June deadline for a final s...
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French police force open fuel depot amid protests, shortagesMay 24, 2016 12:30 pm - PARIS (AP) - French police used water cannons on Tuesday to disperse projectile-throwing protesters blocking a key fuel depot on the Mediterranean, as gasoline shortages...
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NYC proposes rules to put the brakes on sleepy taxi driversMay 24, 2016 1:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Cabbies will have to pull over after driving 12 hours in any 24-hour period under rules proposed by New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission. Mayor ...
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The Latest: Suspect in coal exec slaying waives extraditionMay 24, 2016 4:30 pm - WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) - The Latest on the fatal shooting of ex-coal chief executive Bennett Hatfield in southern West Virginia (all times local): 5 p.m. An Ohio man acc...
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Belt-tightening in Brazil aimed at fighting economic crisisMay 24, 2016 6:30 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Brazil's acting president announced austerity measures Tuesday aimed at pulling Latin America's largest economy from its worst crisis in decades, w...
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Train engineer isn't legally allowed to drive motor vehiclesMay 24, 2016 10:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A TV station investigation has found that a New Jersey engineer has been operating commuter trains despite losing his license to drive a car 10 years ago...
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The Baltimore Sun names Davis managing editorMay 24, 2016 10:00 am - BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Sun has named its first African-American managing editor. Fifty-six-year-old Sam Davis is a Baltimore native who started at the Sun 36 yea...
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Despite money woes, Atlantic City's attractions still openMay 24, 2016 11:30 am - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Atlantic City has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, with words like "bankruptcy" ''crisis" and "broke" figuring prominently. ...
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Coming soon to Twitter: More room to tweetMay 24, 2016 5:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Twitter is making some big changes, at least in the context of 140 characters or fewer. The social media service said Tuesday that in coming months, phot...