Business Stories from April 13, 2016 (Change date)
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South Korean president's party suffers election setbackApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean voters handed President Park Geun-hye a stunning political setback by denying her conservative party a majority in the next Nation...
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Cumberbatch to voice Grinch; 'Bourne' gets a new missionApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Grinch has a new voice: Benedict Cumberbatch. Universal Pictures announced the collaboration Wednesday night at CinemaCon, an annual gathering of th...
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Napster co-founder bankrolls project to speed cancer workApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A project to speed development of cancer-fighting drugs that harness the immune system has academic and drug industry researchers collaborating and ...
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Intuition helps humans beat computers in thorny physics gameApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Computers may have us beat at chess and checkers, but new research suggests our brains still have an edge when it comes to solving certain tricky problems ...
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Hormel to tweak some Spams but classic variety to remainApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fear not Spam lovers, the classic variety of the famed canned meat lives on. Hormel says it plans to remove or replace ingredients in some of its product...
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2 workers killed, 1 hurt in Texas gas pipeline accidentApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - WOODSBORO, Texas (AP) - Two workers have been killed and another was hurt during a high-pressure release as the men repaired a South Texas gas pipeline. Refugio (ray-FYO...
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Women-only car services fill a niche, but are they legal?Apr 13, 2016 7:00 am - BOSTON (AP) - Ride-hailing companies catering exclusively to women are cropping up and raising thorny legal questions, namely: Are they discriminatory? In Massachusetts,...
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US retail sales fall in March as Americans buy fewer carsApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. retail sales fell last month as Americans cut back on their car purchases, the latest sign that consumers are reluctant to spend freely. A 2.1 per...
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Journalist sentenced to 2 years in LA Times hacking caseApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A well-known social media journalist was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday after he was convicted of conspiring with the hacki...
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CSX plans more cuts in response to slower freight volumeApr 13, 2016 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - CSX railroad plans to continue cutting costs this year to deal with slowing freight volume and declining profits. Executives at the Jacksonville, Flor...