Business Stories from July 2, 2016 (Change date)
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Meet the man whose Twitter death hoaxes have fooled millionsJul 03, 2016 8:01 am - You would think that, after two decades, Tommaso Debenedetti would have tired of hoaxes. He's had a pretty good run, after all - everyone from The New York Times to Nico...
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Google's killing the sites that serve up song lyricsJul 03, 2016 8:02 am - If you're a child of the '80s or early '90s, you probably have fond memories of sites like AllMusic: places that finally made it possible to memorize the latest Oasis or...
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This backpack can lift 150 pounds of gear, thanks to rocket scienceJul 02, 2016 7:05 am - History is littered with technologies that wound their way from the defense and aerospace industries into our everyday lives. From radar to GPS, civilians have benefited...
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ZeekRewards founder heads to trial over $900 million scamJul 02, 2016 3:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A veteran of the multi-level marketing business is going on trial on federal charges related to what government investigators called a $900 million ...
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EU supporters parade through London in 'March for Europe'Jul 02, 2016 12:01 pm - LONDON (AP) - Tens of thousands of European Union supporters sang, danced and marched their way down the streets of London on Saturday to protest the United Kingdom's vo...
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Tesla driver's death on 'Autopilot' triggers probe, dilemmaJul 02, 2016 2:01 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The first American death involving a car in self-driving mode presents a dilemma: How aggressively to embrace the potentially life-saving technology af...
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Q&A: Puerto Rico's unfolding default crisisJul 02, 2016 2:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Puerto Rico is in uncharted territory after a historic default. A federal oversight board is getting ready to oversee the island's finances amid a dire e...
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Wal-Mart heiress' latest price cut? Her luxury Texas ranchesJul 02, 2016 1:01 pm - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton is rolling back prices - not in stores, but on two luxury Texas ranches she's struggled to sell. The billionaire i...
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NY lawmaker, former diplomat face fraud charges in CambodiaJul 02, 2016 3:00 pm - PHNOM PENH (AP) - A New York state assemblyman and a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations are among four people facing fraud charges in Cambodia. Republican Asse...
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Jailed Algerian journalist starts hunger strike before trialJul 02, 2016 2:01 pm - ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) - Algerian journalist Mohamed Tamalt has started a hunger strike after being jailed near Algiers. Tamalt's brother, Abdelkader, told The Associated...