Business Stories from March 21, 2016 (Change date)
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Emojimania: Fans and brands crying tears of joyMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When it comes to emojis, the future is very, very ... Face with Tears of Joy. If you don't know what that means then you: a) aren't a 14-year-old girl. b...
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Wife of woman who sued Wal-Mart in same-sex bias case diesMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - The wife of a Massachusetts woman who filed a class action lawsuit accusing Wal-Mart of wrongly denying employee benefits for same-sex spouses ...
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Valeant to replace CEO, adds activist investor to boardMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - The CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals is leaving, a director has resigned, and the embattled drug company wants another director to leave too, as it works to clean up its f...
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Portugal makes arrest in major Brazilian corruption probeMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - LISBON, Portugal (AP) - Portuguese police arrested a suspect and carried out searches in Lisbon on Monday in connection with a major corruption investigation in Brazil t...
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Duke Energy signs deal to turn pig poop into electricityMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - As one of the nation's largest power providers, Duke Energy has invested large sums in whirring turbines and high tech solar projects. On Monday it ...
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Box Office Top 20: 'Allegiant' falters, 'Miracles' ascendsMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Divergent Series" stumbled this weekend as the third movie in the four-picture series, "Allegiant," opened to only $29 million - a far cry from t...
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First Airbus jet made in US undergoes successful flight testMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - European aircraft maker Airbus conducted the inaugural test flight on its first U.S.-made jetliner Monday, calling the exercise a success after the p...
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Millionaires: Raise our taxes to address poverty, fix roadsMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - More than 40 millionaires, including members of the Rockefeller and Disney families, are asking to have their taxes raised to help address poverty an...
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FBI might have way to unlock attacker's iPhone without AppleMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A much-anticipated court hearing on the federal government's effort to force Apple Inc. to unlock the iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Be...
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Twitter marks 10th birthday searching for followers, profitsMar 21, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Happy birthday, Twitter. The social media site famous for hashtags and a 140-character "tweet" limit turned 10 years old Monday, having evolved from what...