Business Stories from May 11, 2016 (Change date)
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Microsoft exec: No silver bullet to fight terror on internetMay 11, 2016 4:30 pm - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - A Microsoft executive told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that "there is no silver bullet that will stop terrorist use of the Internet." St...
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Scherzer has 20 Ks, ties MLB record as Nats top Tigers 3-2May 12, 2016 12:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Max Scherzer has thrown two no-hitters, come within one strike of a perfect game and met just about every expectation that accompanied the $210 million...
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Alaska, JetBlue top annual survey of North American airlinesMay 12, 2016 6:56 am - Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways still rank highest in the annual J.D. Power survey of passengers on the nine largest North American airlines, and the firm says over...
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Mitsubishi Motors says mileage cheating may be on all modelsMay 11, 2016 5:30 am - TOKYO (AP) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker under investigation for lying about fuel economy data for some models, said Wednesday such tampering is susp...
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Ex-coal CEO Blankenship asks for delay in start of prisonMay 11, 2016 9:30 am - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Attorneys for former coal executive Don Blankenship want to delay his entry into prison this week. In an emergency motion in the 4th U.S. Circui...
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Putin inaugurates final power link to CrimeaMay 11, 2016 9:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's president has flipped the switch to open the last of four electricity lines to Crimea aimed at allowing the Russia-annexed peninsula to end its re...
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Judge: Texas businessman, late brother committed tax fraudMay 11, 2016 3:00 pm - DALLAS (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a prominent Texas businessman and his late brother committed tax fraud in setting up overseas trust funds that he...
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Colorado theater trial could prompt tight security at moviesMay 11, 2016 1:30 pm - CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - Movie theaters across the U.S. could be forced to adopt costly security measures - and ticket prices could rise significantly - if a jury finds ...
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Study: Bakken oil field leaks 275,000 tons of methane yearlyMay 11, 2016 5:00 pm - BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The oil-producing region of North Dakota and Montana leaks 275,000 tons of methane annually, a significant amount of the greenhouse gas but less th...
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How much for that tequila shot? The price is always changingMay 11, 2016 12:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Down a shot of tequila at The Blind Burro and the second round may cost you more. Or less. It all depends on what everyone else is drinking. Tequila pric...