Business Stories from August 26, 2016 (Change date)
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Markets Right Now: Stocks end mostly lower on Wall StreetAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street, giving up a modest gain fro...
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Kuwaiti government employee arrested over IS online postingsAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - KUWAIT CITY (AP) - Kuwait's Interior Ministry says a government employee has been arrested for spreading Islamic State ideology and hacking social media pages of "some f...
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Worms found in burgers at 2 Kentucky McDonald's restaurantsAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) - At least two people have reported finding worms in food from McDonald's restaurants in two Kentucky communities. Mayfield resident Madison Stephens ...
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Indonesia steps up fire response as haze blankets SingaporeAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Six Indonesian provinces have declared states of emergency as forest fires blanketed a swath of Southeast Asia in a smoky haze. Singapore's air...
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Allina nurses in Minnesota to begin strike on Labor DayAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The union representing about 4,800 nurses at five Allina hospitals in the Twin Cities area has notified the company it will begin a strike on Labor Da...
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Icahn hits back, says he bought more Herbalife sharesAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Activist investor Carl Icahn insists that he's still in Herbalife's camp, saying he bought 2.3 million more Herbalife shares Friday and that he never gav...
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Alaska identifies first case of H5N2 bird fluAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The bird flu strain that wiped out millions of turkeys and chickens in the Midwest last year has been found in Alaska for the first time. State ...
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Russian convicted in masterminding global online theft ringAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - The son of a Russian lawmaker has been convicted of hacking into U.S. businesses to steal credit card information and orchestrating an international onlin...
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Biden: $2.45B loan for Amtrak upgrades in Northeast CorridorAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Amtrak is receiving a $2.45 billion loan from the federal government to buy new trains, upgrade tracks and make platform improvements along the b...
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Stocks end mostly lower after Yellen speechAug 26, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks ended mostly lower on Friday after Federal Reserve officials said the case has strengthened for raising interest rates above the super-low levels ...