Business Stories from May 11, 2016 (Change date)
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VW board proposes approval of execs' work despite scandalMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Volkswagen's board of directors has recommended shareholders formally approve the work of the company's top management team for last year despi...
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Company agrees to buy Las Vegas resort for $313 millionMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - LAS VEGAS (AP) - Station Casinos parent company Red Rock Resorts Inc. has agreed to buy the off-Strip Palms resort for $312.5 million. The deal anticipated to close by t...
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French teen's streamed suicide on Periscope leads to inquiryMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - PARIS (AP) - French authorities have opened an investigation after a teenager allegedly live-streamed video of her suicide on the popular app Periscope. The local prosec...
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AP Explains: Bias complaints on Facebook's 'trending' toolMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - What's behind the accusations that Facebook is manipulating its "trending topics" feature to promote or suppress certain political perspectives? Accordin...
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Evacuees from Alberta fire start receiving moneyMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - More than 80,000 wildfire evacuees will start receiving direct financial assistance Wednesday from the Alberta government and the Canadian Red C...
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Pilot accused of being drunk is in treatment, case postponedMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) - The case against an American Airlines co-pilot accused of drunkenness at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has been delayed because the man is at a trea...
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Congress putting daily fantasy sports games under scrutinyMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress on Wednesday launched a fact-finding mission into the loosely regulated world of fantasy sports games - a multibillion-dollar business that se...
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Fact sheet: 2016 Nissan MaximaMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - 2016 Nissan Maxima SR BASE PRICE: $32,510 for S; $34,490 for SV; $36,990 for SL; $37,770 for SR. PRICE AS TESTED: $38,860. TYPE: Front-engine, front-wheel drive, five-pa...
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Judge: Texas businessman, late brother committed tax fraudMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - A federal bankruptcy judge has ruled that a prominent Texas businessman and his late brother committed tax fraud in setting up overseas trust funds that he...
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Mitsubishi Motors says mileage cheating may be on all modelsMay 11, 2016 7:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the Japanese automaker under investigation for lying about fuel economy data for some models, said Wednesday such tampering is susp...