Business Stories from March 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Microsoft says hiring go-go dancers at Xbox party was wrongMar 19, 2016 2:01 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Microsoft says it was "unequivocally wrong" for hosting a party with scantily dressed female dancers during a video game developers' conference. The...
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Employee sentenced in California tainted beef schemeMar 19, 2016 11:31 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - An employee of a Northern California slaughterhouse has been sentenced to three months in prison in a scheme that processed beef cattle with cancer....
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Tiny Vermont brings food industry to its knees on GMO labelsMar 19, 2016 1:31 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - General Mills' announcement on Friday that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont ...
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Heavy winds as FlyDubai plane crashes in Russia, killing 62Mar 19, 2016 2:31 pm - MOSCOW (AP) - Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don when a plane carrying 62 people from a favorite Russ...
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With orca changes, SeaWorld must live without iconic ShamuMar 19, 2016 5:31 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - SeaWorld built its brand on a leaping and splashing killer whale named Shamu. She was part of its logo, gave her name to stadiums in the theme parks...
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US hotel company Starwood to run 3 Cuban hotelsMar 19, 2016 9:00 pm - HAVANA (AP) - Starwood signed a deal on Saturday to renovate and run three Cuban hotels, returning U.S. chains to the island more than 50 years after American hotels wer...
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Judge temporarily halts Tribune bid for California papersMar 19, 2016 2:30 am - SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order blocking Tribune Publishing Co.'s purchase of Southern California newspapers the Orang...
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Cyprus pilot of crashed FlyDubai jet had a new job elsewhereMar 19, 2016 2:01 pm - BRUSSELS (AP) - The Cypriot pilot of the FlyDubai jet that crashed in southern Russia was going to quit the airline after recently accepting a job with Ryanair in Cyprus...
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Nissan recalling vehicles for fuel pump that stops workingMar 19, 2016 11:01 am - Nissan is expanding a recall of 2014 Rogue vehicles to fix a fuel pump problem that can prevent the engine from starting or cause the engine to while the vehicle is bein...
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Siri doesn't have answers to serious mental health concernsMar 20, 2016 7:56 am - While more and more people use their smartphone to ask health-related questions, a new study found that conversational agents like Siri come up short when it comes to re...