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Dow bounces more than 200 points after Trump claims China 'wants to make a deal'Aug 26, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. stocks rebounded Monday as investors saw some room for optimism on the global trade front after Friday's free-for-all shaved 623 points, or 2.4 percent, off the Dow...
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Lindsey Graham defends Trump's escalating trade war with ChinaAug 26, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - As markets have reacted with turmoil to President Donald Trump's escalating threats against China, one of the president's staunchest allies in Congress had ...
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Your gym is teeming with germs. Here's how to avoid them.Aug 25, 2019 7:45 am - After swimming one day at the Chelsea Recreation Center in New York, Allison Goldstein noticed that the walls in the shower were starting to buckle inward. “It looked li...
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Retailers struggled during boom times. What happens if there's a recession?Aug 25, 2019 6:20 am - High-profile bankruptcies and store closures have gutted some of the nation's biggest retailers - and that's during good economic times. Now, amid fears that the United ...
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Ransomware attacks are expensive threats to city and state governmentsAug 25, 2019 6:18 am - Upon learning that Riviera Beach's computer systems were being held hostage earlier this summer, KaShamba Miller-Anderson's first instinct was to assume it was a joke. H...
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It takes time to make friends at a new job — but a candy bowl is a good startAug 25, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I recently transitioned from a large agency to a smaller, quieter agency that is much better for me in almost every way, except the social environment. At my last job...
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What does it mean to 'max out' your retirement plan?Aug 25, 2019 1:00 am - If there is an upside to the concern of a coming recession, it's that people get more interested in understanding their personal finances. I often have a hard time pers...
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The quantum revolution is coming, and Chinese scientists are at the forefrontAug 24, 2019 6:22 am - SHANGHAI - More than a decade ago, Chinese physicist Pan Jian-Wei returned home from Europe to help oversee research into some of the most important technology of the 21...
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Seven basic questions about quantum technology, answeredAug 24, 2019 6:20 am - A look at the intense competition between China and the United States to develop quantum technology, which is based on the field of quantum mechanics and holds the promi...
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App makers say Apple's move to protect kids' privacy could devastate their businessesAug 24, 2019 6:19 am - Apple plans to change the rules it has for kids apps, raising concerns among some app developers about the way the tech giant wields power unilaterally over an App Store...