Business Stories from November 19, 2015 (Change date)
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Dick Portillo to talk about his hot dog careerNov 19, 2015 8:00 am - In 1963 Dick Portillo opened a hot dog stand on North Avenue in Villa Park. Built with $1,100 that Portillo and his wife, Sharon, had saved for their first house, The Do...
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West Bank attack victim was recent graduate of US schoolNov 19, 2015 4:31 pm - JERUSALEM (AP) - A U.S. school has identified a recent graduate visiting Israel as among three people killed in an attack in the West Bank. The Maimonides School in Broo...
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Foreign owner ban scuttles Australia's biggest land saleNov 19, 2015 7:31 am - CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - A government ban on foreign investors buying a pioneering dynasty's collection of cattle ranches has scuttled Australia's biggest land sale, a...
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Canadian newcomer Trudeau a fresh face among APEC leadersNov 19, 2015 9:31 am - MANILA, Philippines (AP) - He's younger than the next youngest leader by six years and nearly a full generation behind the 60-year-old average age of his Pacific Rim pee...
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Drought in South Africa may devastate rooibos harvestNov 19, 2015 5:01 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A trade council says an ongoing drought in South Africa will devastate the rooibos tea harvest, which may lead to a 90 percent price increase. The Un...
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After attacks, many Parisians embrace food, wine and friendsNov 19, 2015 3:01 pm - PARIS (AP) - In France, a glass of wine is many things: one of life's small pleasures, a civilized complement to food, a source of national pride. Now, it's also a symbo...
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Square bursts out of the gate in first day as public companyNov 19, 2015 10:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Square, the 6-year-old startup known for its white, cube-shaped credit and debit card readers that plug into smartphones, surged in its first day as a pu...
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Manslaughter charges filed in deadly 2012 platform blastNov 19, 2015 4:01 pm - NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal grand jury indicted two companies on involuntary manslaughter charges and three people face charges in a deadly 2012 explosion on an oil pro...
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Greece's left-wing govt majority cut after austerity voteNov 19, 2015 1:01 pm - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greece's left-wing government saw its majority cut to just three seats in parliament on Thursday following dissent over an austerity vote. Lawmaker...
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Gift Guide: Kiddie tech beyond video games, tabletsNov 21, 2015 6:54 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What to get a tech-savvy kid who's tired of the same old tablets and video games? New toys this year range from easy-to-use sets for building circuits to...
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