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Unicorns are real: Tech baffles Indonesian candidate
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia's presidential candidates debated some of the most pressing issues facing the world's third-largest democracy: dilapidated infrastructure, struggling farmers, forest fires — and unicorns.
By STEPHEN WRIGHT - AP - 10 minutes ago
Asian stocks rally on hope of further China-US trade talks
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were broadly higher on Monday as traders looked forward to the continuation of trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week.
By ANNABELLE LIANG - AP - Sun Feb 17, 9:31PM CST
UK lawmakers slam Facebook, recommend stiffer regulation
NEW YORK (AP) — British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition laws in the U.K., and called for greater oversight of social media companies.
AP - Sun Feb 17, 8:52PM CST
Former coal-fired power plant is demolished in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — A long-shut coal-fired power plant in western Germany has been demolished with the help of more than 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of explosives.
AP - Sun Feb 17, 7:08AM CST
Gone in a New York minute: How the Amazon deal fell apart
NEW YORK (AP) — In early November, word began to leak that Amazon was serious about choosing New York to build a giant new campus. The city was eager to lure the company and its thousands of high-paying tech jobs, offering billions in tax incentives and lighting the Empire State Building in Amazon orange.
Associated Press - Sat Feb 16, 1:58PM CST Correction: Lithium Ion Batteries-Recycling story
CHICAGO (AP) — In a story Feb. 15 about a Department of Energy lithium-ion battery research and development project, The Associated Press reported erroneously the amount that would be spent over three years and the name of Hans Eric Melin's company. The correct amount is $15 million, not $15 billion. Melin's company is called Circular Energy Storage, having changed its name from Creation Inn.
Associated Press - Sat Feb 16, 9:11AM CST Payless ShoeSource to shutter all of its remaining US stores
NEW YORK (AP) — Payless ShoeSource is shuttering all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, joining a list of iconic names like Toys R Us and Bon-Ton that have closed down in the last year.
Associated Press - Fri Feb 15, 6:36PM CST Gucci to step up diversity hiring after 'blackface' uproar
NEW YORK (AP) — Italian fashion house Gucci announced a major push Friday to step up diversity hiring as part of a long-term plan to build cultural awareness at the luxury fashion company following an uproar over an $890 sweater that resembled blackface.
Associated Press - Fri Feb 15, 6:02PM CST Sectors sorted by Daily Weighted Alpha Change
