Business Stories from February 24, 2016 (Change date)
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Probe: HealthCare.gov 'passive' on heading off fraudFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With billions in taxpayer dollars at stake, the Obama administration has taken a "passive" approach to identifying potential fraud involving the presid...
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4 students sue Providence for ban on renting house togetherFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Four college students are suing the city of Providence, Rhode Island, over an ordinance that bans them from living together in a single-family ho...
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Legendary Aston Martin to open car-building factory in WalesFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The legendary sports car maker Aston Martin has announced plans to open a new factory in Wales that will provide more than 750 jobs. The company said Wedne...
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Reports say Japan's Sharp OK's takeover by Taiwan's Hon HaiFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Japanese media report that troubled Japanese electronics maker Sharp has agreed to a takeover offer from Taiwanese company Hon Hai, also known as Foxconn. S...
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Murray Energy idling West Virginia coal mineFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A large West Virginia underground coal mine owned by Murray Energy is halting production for nearly two weeks, and the rest of the company's mines...
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Facebook's 'like' button gets 'angry' and 'sad' as friendsFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook's "like" button isn't going away, but it's about to get some company. Facebook has been testing alternatives to "like" in about a half-dozen cou...
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With its new S7 phone, Samsung looks even more like AppleFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Apple and Samsung phones, which have been looking more and more alike over the past few years, are much closer to virtual twins with Samsung's latest Gal...
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Moroccan labor unions stage nationwide anti-austerity strikeFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Morocco's major labor unions are staging a one-day nationwide strike in opposition to the government's austerity measures. Wednesday's strike is ag...
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Dueling comic cons nearing deal in court trademark battleFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The organizers of Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con are inching closer to settling a court battle over naming rights. Lawyers for the two...
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Rescuers hunt for 3 missing after UK power plant collapseFeb 24, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Rescue workers with sniffer dogs are searching through a 30-foot (9-meter) mound of rubble for three workers missing since part of a mothballed British pow...