US manufacturing shrinks for 2nd month amid global slowdown
The figures suggest that the troubles weighing on manufacturers last year will likely continue into 2016
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General Motors invests $500 million in Lyft, forms partnership
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors Co. and ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. are forming an unprecedented partnership that could help them beat their rivals to the self-driving future. Lyft said Monday that GM invested $500 million in the company as part of a round of a $1 billion round of fund-raising. GM gets a seat on…
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Florida says it has backlog of 13,000-plus rape test kits
The report said estimates of managing the backlog range from about $9 million to $32 million dollars
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Armed militia members take over a Federal Building In Oregon
BURNS, Ore. (AP) — A protest in support of Oregon ranchers facing jail time for arson was followed by an occupation of a building at a national wildlife refuge led by members of a family previously involved in a showdown with the federal government. Ammon Bundy — the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, who…
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Star Wars’ box office surpasses ‘Titanic,’ ‘Jurassic World’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has marched confidently into the new year, raking in an additional $88.3 million and topping the box office for a third week, according to studio estimates Sunday. In the first weekend of 2016, the record-busting film blew past the domestic grosses of both "Jurassic World" and…
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