Business Stories from July 19, 2016 (Change date)
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Barrington Resident & Founder of "Wines For Humanity" Offers Philanthropically-Based Jobs to Help Prevent HomelessnessDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Wine has been an important part of human development since people first began enjoying its health and lifestyle benefits sometime around 4000 BC. One innovative philanth...
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UnitedHealth's profit surges, yet Affordable Care Act dragsJul 19, 2016 10:30 am - UnitedHealth's second-quarter earnings jumped 11 percent to beat investor expectations even though the nation's largest health insurer took a bigger hit than expected fr...
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Grain lower, livestock lowerJul 19, 2016 10:01 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were lower Tuesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery was 11.50 cents a bale lower at $4.1760 a bushel...
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Official: Hotel in France evacuated as man holes up insideJul 19, 2016 10:30 am - PARIS (AP) - An armed man refusing to pay his bill has barricaded himself in his hotel room in southern France, prompting jittery authorities to evacuate the hotel. An o...
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Correction: San Francisco-Foam Ban storyJul 19, 2016 2:30 pm - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In a story July 9 about a comprehensive ban on foam products in San Francisco, The Associated Press reported erroneously the nature and timing of ba...
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Feds remove the lesser prairie chicken from protection listJul 19, 2016 6:00 pm - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Facing an uphill court fight, the U.S. government announced Tuesday it was formally removing the lesser prairie chicken from a federal protectio...
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Judge in Brazil blocks WhatsApp messenger applicationJul 19, 2016 3:30 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A Brazilian judge on Tuesday ordered the nationwide suspension of the instant messaging application WhatsApp because its parent company, Facebook, ...
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Macy's tests artificial intelligence tool to improve serviceJul 20, 2016 7:31 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Macy's is testing a mobile tool using artificial intelligence that lets shoppers get answers customized to the store they're in - like where a particular...
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Lawsuits: VW employees tried to cover up emissions cheatingJul 19, 2016 9:01 pm - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York, Massachusetts and Maryland are suing Volkswagen and its affiliates Audi and Porsche over diesel emissions cheating, accusing the German aut...
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Miss America plans education scholarship for past winnersJul 19, 2016 12:00 pm - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - There she is: Miss America, on her way back to school. The Miss America Foundation is creating a new scholarship for past winners of the Miss ...
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