Business Stories from July 17, 2016 (Change date)
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'Ghostbusters' holds its own, but 'Life of Pets' still No. 1Jul 17, 2016 7:02 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - After months of prerelease debate, Sony Picture's female-led "Ghostbusters" reboot arrived in theaters as neither a massive success nor the bomb some pre...
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Senior S. Korean prosecutor arrested for alleged corruptionJul 17, 2016 11:30 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A senior South Korean prosecutor has been arrested for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars following shady stock transaction deals with a l...
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Washington state invalidates common mortgage provisionJul 17, 2016 1:31 pm - SEATTLE (AP) - Laura Jordan came home from work one day to find herself locked out. She had missed two mortgage payments, and the company servicing her loan had changed ...
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123,000 Venezuelans cross border shopping for scarce foodJul 17, 2016 7:02 pm - SAN ANTONIO DEL TACHIRA, Venezuela (AP) - More than 100,000 Venezuelans, some of whom drove through the night in caravans, crossed into Colombia over the weekend to hunt...
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Lawmaker says Clinton execution comment was 'hyperbole'Jul 17, 2016 6:30 pm - CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia Republican lawmaker said Sunday his comments made on Twitter calling for Democrat Hillary Clinton's public execution weren't mea...
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Packing travel insurance on vacationJul 17, 2016 11:30 am - Summer travel season is in full swing. As you ponder where to go and what to pack, you may also be considering travel insurance. The U.S. Travel Insurance Association, a...
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Asian stocks mixed on Turkey coup attempt, better China dataJul 17, 2016 11:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Monday after Wall Street ended the week up, a Turkish military coup failed and China reported better economic data. KEEPING...
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Tesla's Musk says software changes could improve AutopilotJul 17, 2016 4:31 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk says he's optimistic that a software update can improve the semi-autonomous Autopilot system in the company's cars. Tesla has b...
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Brexit minister: Some EU migrants may have to leave UKJul 17, 2016 8:01 am - LONDON (AP) - Exposing the uncertainties unleashed by Britain's decision to leave the European Union, the U.K. minister in charge of negotiating the divorce said Sunday ...
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Don't ignore spark plug replacementJul 17, 2016 6:05 am - By Doug McAllister Last week I wrote about vehicle owners pushing oil-change intervals out too far. I alluded to other services that are not required, according to the m...