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By MATT O'BRIEN - AP - 1 hr 1 min ago
A group of Microsoft workers is demanding the company cancel a contract supplying the U.S. Army with HoloLens headsets that they say would turn real-world battlefields into a video game. (full story)
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 By PAUL WISEMAN and KEVIN FREKING - AP - 2 hrs 4 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese negotiators agreed Friday to extend high-level trade talks through the weekend, and President Donald Trump said he hoped to meet next month at his Florida resort with President Xi Jinping to try to finalize an agreement. (full story)
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 By ALEX VEIGA - AP - Fri Feb 22, 4:05PM CST
Technology and health care companies led U.S. stocks higher Friday, giving the benchmark S&P 500 its fourth straight weekly gain. (full story)
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 By TOM KRISHER - AP - Fri Feb 22, 11:28AM CST
DETROIT (AP) — AutoNation, the country's largest auto dealership chain, went outside the auto industry to find its new chief executive, appointing a top leader from the USAA financial services company. (full story)
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 AP - Fri Feb 22, 11:22AM CST
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kraft Heinz disclosed an investigation by federal regulators and said it will slash the value of its Oscar Mayer and Kraft brands by $15.4 billion, major setbacks for a company trying to revitalize its stable of household-name brands. (full story)
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 By MARTIN CRUTSINGER - AP - Fri Feb 22, 10:30AM CST
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve said Friday that in light of a slowing global economy and last year's financial market turmoil, the central bank intends to remain "patient" in determining when to make future changes in its benchmark interest rate. (full story)
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 By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SUZAN FRASER - AP - Fri Feb 22, 7:34AM CST
ISTANBUL (AP) — In a middle class Istanbul neighborhood shoppers form a long line to an immense tent carrying a sign that reads "Total combat against inflation." (full story)
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 By JILL LAWLESS - AP - Fri Feb 22, 5:33AM CST
LONDON (AP) — The Irish government published legislation Friday designed to ease the damage if Britain leaves the European Union next month without a Brexit divorce deal — but said it hoped the law would never be needed. (full story)
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO - AP - Thu Feb 21, 4:58PM CST
WASHINGTON (AP) — A major Democratic group on Thursday announced plans to spend at least $100 million in battleground states during the 2020 election in hopes of denying President Donald Trump a second term. (full story)
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 By JOSH BOAK - AP - Thu Feb 21, 4:30PM CST
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home sales fell 1.2 percent in January to their worst pace in more than three years, as persistent affordability problems have put a harsh chill in the real estate market. (full story)
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