Trump Says US and Japan to Open Trade Talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's appearance at the U.N. General Assembly (all times local): 2:20 p.m. President Donald Trump says he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe have agreed to open trade talks between their countries. Trump says Japan had been unwilling in the past to enter into such talks,…
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Fed Raises Rates for 3rd Time This Year With 1 More Expected
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has raised a key interest rate for the third time this year in response to a strong U.S. economy and signaled that it expects to maintain a pace of gradual rate hikes. The Fed on Wednesday lifted its short-term rate — a benchmark for many consumer and business loans…
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Uber Agrees to $148M Settlement With States Over Data Breach
CHICAGO, IL (AP) — Uber has agreed to pay $148 million and take steps to tighten data security, after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced the settlement Wednesday between Uber Technologies Inc. and all 50 states and the…
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Bill Cosby, Now Inmate NN7687, Placed in Single Cell
(AP) Bill Cosby spent his first night in prison alone, in a single cell near the infirmary, as he began his three-to-10-year sentence for sexual assault. Corrections officials announced Wednesday that Cosby — now known as Inmate No. NN7687 — will serve his sentence at SCI Phoenix, a new state prison about 20 miles from…
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The Latest: Kavanaugh Denies New Sexual Misconduct Charges
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 12:42 p.m. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is denying new allegations of sexual misconduct, saying they're from the "Twilight Zone." In a statement Wednesday, Kavanaugh said: "This is ridiculous and from the Twilight Zone. I don't know who this is and…
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