Business Stories from June 6, 2016 (Change date)
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Long ordeal for Seattle worker who exposed veteran's fraudJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - A federal worker in Seattle helped expose a case of fraud in which an Army veteran lied his way to a Purple Heart and hundreds of thousands of dollars in ...
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'Ninja Turtles' sequel kicks 'X-Men' from top of box officeJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" sequel "Out of the Shadows" dethroned "X-Men: Apocalypse" at the box office in its opening weekend, but its victory...
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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg loses control of social mediaJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg briefly found his Twitter account hijacked, as were at least two of his other social media accounts. Zuckerberg's Facebo...
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High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuitJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads ...
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Energy bill prospects dim in dispute over drilling, droughtJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional efforts to approve the first major energy bill in nearly a decade are in jeopardy amid a partisan dispute over oil drilling, water for dr...
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Asian stocks higher after Fed chief's remarksJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Asian stock markets mostly rallied on Tuesday as investors took heart from reassuring comments by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on the str...
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Family sues Panera over peanut butter on daughter's sandwichJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - NATICK, Mass. (AP) - The parents of a 6-year-old Massachusetts girl with peanut allergies have sued a restaurant because she became extremely ill after eating a grilled ...
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Pharma exec Shkreli pleads not guilty to securities fraudJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A pharmaceutical executive who came under fire for jacking up the price of a lifesaving malaria medication has pleaded not guilty to new charges in his s...
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Hostess recalls snack cakes, doughnuts over peanut residueJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Hostess Brands has voluntarily recalled various snack cakes and doughnuts over concerns they may have come in contact with peanut residue not inc...
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US presses China over industrial glut at strategic dialogueJun 06, 2016 7:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - U.S. envoys pressed China on Monday to cut excess steel production that is flooding global markets and to reach a diplomatic settlement to territorial dis...