Business Stories from March 20, 2016 (Change date)
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China punishes 'Ip Man 3' distributor for box office fraudMar 20, 2016 1:05 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's film authorities have suspended the license of a distributor that inflated box office figures for Hong Kong martial arts movie "Ip Man 3," accordi...
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Russia: Black boxes from plane crash site are badly damagedMar 20, 2016 3:30 pm - ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) - Aviation experts on Sunday began examining the black boxes from the FlyDubai flight that crashed amid high winds at an airport in southern R...
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Sherwin-Williams buying rival Valspar for $9 billionMar 20, 2016 2:31 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sherwin-Williams, which has long claimed to "cover the Earth" with its paints, is buying rival Valspar for about $9 billion in a move that it says will...
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'Zootopia' tramples 'Allegiant,' a 'Divergent' series lowMar 20, 2016 2:31 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Zootopia" continues to run wild over its rivals in its third weekend in theaters, stomping all over the launch of "Allegiant," the third film in the ...
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Online lodging service Airbnb opens Cuba listings to worldMar 20, 2016 12:01 pm - HAVANA (AP) - Online lodging service Airbnb is allowing travelers from around the world to book stays in private homes in Cuba after the San Francisco-based company rece...
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Gas prices jump by 17 cents over past 2 weeks, to $2.02Mar 21, 2016 9:04 am - CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average price of gasoline has jumped by 17 cents over the past two weeks, to $2.02 a gallon for regular grade. Industry analyst Trilby Lundb...
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John Wayne's hat, Disney's Mickey Mouse ears up for auctionMar 20, 2016 4:31 pm - BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) - A collection of memorabilia including Babe Ruth's baseball glove and Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse ears is coming up for auction off the beaten path...
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China punishes 'Ip Man 3' distributor for box office fraudMar 20, 2016 1:05 am - BEIJING (AP) - China's film authorities have suspended the license of a distributor that inflated box office figures for Hong Kong martial arts movie "Ip Man 3," accordi...
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Swedish police investigate large cyber-attacks against mediaMar 20, 2016 8:00 am - HELSINKI (AP) - Swedish police say they are investigating major cyber attacks against some of the country's leading media companies. Police spokesman Anders Ahlqvist say...
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Apple's latest product event isn't causing a big stirMar 21, 2016 9:59 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - It wouldn't be an Apple event without some hoopla. But the company's upcoming product announcement on Monday doesn't seem to be stirring much passio...