Business Stories from December 16, 2015 (Change date)
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Massive year-end spending bill includes cybersecurity actDec 16, 2015 6:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A massive year-end spending measure moving through Congress includes a provision that will encourage companies to share cyber threat information with t...
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Trump hotel in Las Vegas objects to workers' unionizing voteDec 16, 2015 5:00 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Trump International Hotel has contested an election in which workers narrowly voted to unionize at the Las Vegas property owned by the Republican presid...
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FX says scripted shows hit record 409 in US this yearDec 16, 2015 2:31 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Maybe there is too much TV. FX Networks said Wednesday that it counted 409 scripted shows that aired in the U.S. in 2015, nearly double the number fro...
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Rumors fly as mystery shrouds buyers of Las Vegas newspaperDec 16, 2015 10:01 pm - LAS VEGAS (AP) - The ownership mystery surrounding the sale of the Las Vegas Review-Journal has captured the attention of the media industry as the newspaper's staff and...
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With Fed rate hike expected, 5 things to look for WednesdayDec 16, 2015 12:51 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - A rate increase is finally coming. That, at least, is the overwhelming expectation for the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. It would be the first rate hik...
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Union members ratify deal ending monthlong Kohler strikeDec 16, 2015 8:31 pm - KOHLER, Wis. (AP) - Union workers at the Kohler Co. overwhelmingly approved a new contract Wednesday, ending a monthlong strike and the first walkout at the Wisconsin ma...
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Indonesia house leader resigns over Freeport extortion claimDec 16, 2015 10:01 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - The embattled speaker of Indonesia's House of Representatives resigned Wednesday over his involvement in one of the biggest political scandals ...
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'Motherfunder': Samuel L. Jackson stars in Kangol videoDec 16, 2015 3:00 pm - LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) - Actor Samuel L. Jackson is starring in a crowdfunding campaign video for the Pennsylvania company that makes the Kangol hats he's known for wearing...
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Lamar Odom's downfall tops Google's list of 2015 searchesDec 17, 2015 5:48 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Lamar Odom's bizarre downfall from a former Los Angeles Lakers star to a lost soul in a Nevada brothel had the world searching Google for answers mo...
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AP EXPLAINS: Why US will lift restrictions on oil exportsDec 16, 2015 10:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. could soon end restrictions on oil exports put in place in the mid-1970s. The lifting of the embargo is part of a spending deal expected to be p...