Business Stories from May 16, 2016 (Change date)
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Strikes to hit road, rail and air transport in FranceMay 16, 2016 8:30 am - PARIS (AP) - Lorry drivers are expected to put up roadblocks around France's major cities, and unions are calling for a strike on the Paris subway Tuesday to reject a ho...
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In south Yemen, local authorities ban qat, a mild narcoticMay 16, 2016 11:30 am - SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Southern Yemen's local authorities on Monday banned the selling of qat, a plant whose leaves are chewed for a stimulant effect, a widespread traditio...
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Albuquerque delays decision on solar proposalMay 16, 2016 11:30 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Leaders in New Mexico's largest city have put off a decision on whether to join dozens of other communities that have set goals to get more of t...
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Full DC appeals court to decide on Obama carbon-cutting planMay 16, 2016 9:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The full appeals court in Washington will hear arguments in the legal fight over President Barack Obama's plan to curtail greenhouse gas emissions, pot...
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Markets Right Now: Energy, tech lead gains on Wall StreetMay 16, 2016 3:30 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on global financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Solid gains in energy and technology stocks led Wall Street higher, breaking a three-...
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Jet.com's Marc Lore is out to reinvent the shopping cartMay 16, 2016 7:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Jet.com CEO Marc Lore has set out to reinvent the shopping cart. The marketplace site, launched last July to a lot of scrutiny, now sells about 11 millio...
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The Latest: Signatures submitted for California tobacco taxMay 16, 2016 3:00 pm - SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Latest on California's proposed tobacco tax (all times local): 12:30 p.m. A campaign backed by a billionaire, medical groups and organized labor say...
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Coast Guard abandons hunt for missing cruise ship passengerMay 16, 2016 10:00 am - GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for a cruise ship passenger who apparently fell overboard into the Gulf of Mexico a day after leaving...
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Companies propose deep-water wind farms off Hawaii shoresMay 17, 2016 12:30 am - HONOLULU (AP) - Massive wind turbines could end up floating in deep ocean waters off Hawaii's shores under proposals to bring more renewable energy to the islands. Two c...
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Low-income high schoolers to get grants for college coursesMay 16, 2016 7:30 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - For the first time, thousands of low-income high-school students in nearly two dozen states will soon be able to get federal grants to take college cou...