China closes east seas for military drills
AP - BEIJING ? China has closed off a swath of ocean off its east coast for military activities, but has said little about what the exercises ...
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AP - The Newport Folk Festival is kicking off three days of music in Rhode Island.
View ArticleLegendary college coach Ara Parseghian now receiving 24-hour home care
USA Today - Hall of Fame coach has returned home after spending more than a week in nursing care facility because of infection in surgically repaired hip.
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View ArticleBrusa leads San Jose to 7-3 win over Lancaster
AP - LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) -- Gio Brusa was a home run short of the cycle as the San Jose Giants defeated the Lancaster JetHawks 7-3 on Thursday.
View ArticleWells Fargo to refund $80 million to customers hit by car loan insurance
Reuters - Wells Fargo said it would reimburse about 570,000 customers who may have been charged wrongly due to issues related to auto collateral protection insurance policies.
View ArticleAudit faults 'Buy American' compliance at schools
AP - California, home to the nation's largest agricultural economy, does little to ensure its schools follow federal rules requiring the serving of food produced in the United States, according to an...
View ArticleChina's Baidu profit jumps as focus on mobile, AI narrows
Reuters - (Reuters) - Chinese internet search engine provider Baidu Inc has reported a jump in quarterly earnings, recovering from a string of regulatory investigations last year, as sharpened focus on...
View ArticleChina closes east seas for military drills but says little
AP - China has closed off a swath of ocean off its east coast for military activities, but has said little about what the exercises entail. A notice from the government of ?
View ArticlePakistan court is set to rule on political fate of PM Sharif
AP - Pakistan's Supreme Court is set to announce its much-awaited decision on the political fate of belea...
View ArticleLive blog: Strong results for Swiss banking giants Credit Suisse and UBS
CNBC - Our live blog is tracking earnings reports as Credit Suisse posts record assets under management in the second quarter and UBS beats expectations.
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AP - Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, center, hosts the seventh meeting of...
View ArticleEuropean markets set to open lower; UBS, BNP Paribas, Barclays report earnings
CNBC - European bourses are expected to open lower on Friday after U.S. tech shares retreated from recent highs and investors react to earnings reports.
View ArticleJapan slaps emergency tariffs on imports of frozen US beef
AP - Japan is slapping emergency tariffs of 50 percent on imports of frozen U.S. beef after shipments surged.
View ArticleAustralian women end 27-match winless streak against U.S. with win in...
AP - Tameka Butt scored in the 67th minute and Australia beat the United States for the first time in the 28-game series, 1-0 in the Tournament of Nations on Thursday night.
View ArticleInvention lab lets Missouri boy scouts build ideas
AP - GRAVOIS MILLS, Mo. (AP) -- In 1923, Boy Scouts earned the first woodworking merit badge by designing a project on paper and using hand tools to build it. Today, in a small workshop overlooking the...
View ArticleMissouri gun engraver gets business from around the world
AP - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Jim Downing prefers to call himself a craftsman, not an artist....
View ArticleProtestas en Venezuela suman 103 muertos, mayorÃa jóvenes
AP - CARACAS (AP) ? Un improvisado altar en medio de un túnel repleto de rosarios, estampas de vÃrgenes, velas y algunos guantes industriales, rodea el lugar donde hace casi dos meses cayó uno de...
View ArticleMartÃnez pega grand slam; Diamondbacks vencen a Cardenales
AP - MartÃnez pega grand slam; Diamondbacks vencen a Cardenales SAN LUIS (AP) ? J.D. MartÃnez disparó un grand slam, mientras que Zack Godley cumplió una labor destacada en siete episodios, para...
View ArticleDeal reached to fix VA budget crisis after vets protest
AP - Congressional Republicans and Democrats reached agreement Thursday on a $3.9 billion emergency spending package to fill a shortfall in the Department of Veterans Affairs' program of private-sector...
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