Amazon Mum on Reports it Will Split New Headquarters
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon isn't commenting on reports that it plans to split its new headquarters between facilities in two cities rather than choosing just one. The New York Times, citing unnamed people familiar with the decision-making process, said the company is nearing deals to locate in Queens in New York City and in…
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China Grants Trump Family 18 Trademarks In 2 Months
By ERIKA KINETZ , Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — China has given companies linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his daughter 18 new trademarks in the last two months, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the White House on the eve of national elections. The trademarks cover products from perfume to voting machines and…
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Trump Warns Of ‘Fragile’ Victories In Final Midterm Sprint
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — His shadow hanging over midterm elections that will determine the future of his administration, President Donald Trump used his final pitch Monday to ask voters to help preserve "fragile" GOP victories that could be erased by Democratic gains in…
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UN Says Earth’s Ozone Layer is Healing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late 1970s. Scientists raised the alarm and ozone-depleting chemicals were phased out worldwide. As a result, the upper ozone layer above the Northern…
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Democrats’ Hopes High For Taking House, But Nothing Certain
By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The day of reckoning for American politics has nearly arrived. Voters on Tuesday will decide the $5 billion debate between President Donald Trump's take-no-prisoner politics and the Democratic Party's super-charged campaign to end the GOP's hold on power in Washington and statehouses across the nation. There…
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