Business Stories from March 15, 2015 (Change date)
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Key events in life of wealthy eccentric Robert DurstMar 16, 2015 2:04 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A timeline of key events in the life of Robert Durst, a member of a wealthy New York real estate family who was arrested in New Orleans on a murder wa...
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Young adults want news every day, survey showsMar 16, 2015 12:04 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Young adults have a reputation for being connected to one another and disconnected from the news. But a survey has found that mobile devices and social ne...
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France aims to criminalize advertising with anorexic modelsMar 16, 2015 11:04 am - PARIS (AP) - France's health minister says she supports plans to criminalize the use of advertising with anorexic models in France. The measure would put France, a world...
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Donor had role in lawmaker's deal; ethics panel sends letterMar 16, 2015 9:34 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Details emerged Monday of another business deal between embattled Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock and one of his political donors, as a congressional ethics...
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2 former Freedom owners plead guilty in chemical spill caseMar 16, 2015 2:34 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Two former owners of Freedom Industries have pleaded guilty to environmental violations stemming from last year's chemical spill in Charleston. ...
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Merger to create world's biggest cement maker put on holdMar 16, 2015 6:33 am - BERLIN (AP) - A deal to create the world's largest cement maker was put on hold Monday after the board of Swiss company Holcim said it doesn't accept the terms of the me...
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Don't want NSA to spy on your email? 5 things you can doMar 16, 2015 2:04 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - More than half of Americans are worried about the U.S. government's digital spies prying into their emails, texts, search requests and other online ...
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Box office top 20: 'Cinderella' revised down to $67.9MMar 16, 2015 4:05 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The weekend debut of Disney's "Cinderella" was revised down to $67.9 million in final box-office figures Monday. The $2.2 million drop from Sunday's esti...
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Facebook explains what posts are not allowed on its networkMar 16, 2015 2:34 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook is trying to clarify what posts, images and other content it allows on its site and why. In an update to its community standards page, the world...
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Industrial production edges up 0.1 percent, but factory output down for third monthMar 16, 2015 8:34 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Industrial production edges up 0.1 percent, but factory output down for third month. ...