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JULY 06, 2016
Verizon hikes prices, though new options could save money
Verizon is hiking prices on its cellphone plans, though the new rates come with changes that might save you money. If you …
JULY 05, 2016
Conservative Party starts choosing leader as pound sinks
The race to succeed Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron intensified Tuesday as Britain grappled with growing signs of …
JULY 04, 2016
Call for Australian leader’s resignation amid election chaos
With Australia’s government in chaos amid a dramatic national election that failed to deliver an immediate winner, the …
JULY 03, 2016
Kuwait posts $18B deficit as lower oil prices slash revenue
Kuwait’s finance minister says the oil-exporting country has posted a budget deficit of $18.2 billion for the most recent …
JULY 03, 2016
Aussie leaders seek minor party support amid election chaos
With the results of Australia’s stunningly close national election potentially weeks away, Australia’s prime minister and …
JUNE 30, 2016
Australia could soon elect 5th prime minister in 3 years
Australians go to the polls Saturday with the opposition leader vying to become the country’s fifth prime minister in three …
JUNE 30, 2016
Claims for unemployment aid rise but remain at low level
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but the level of jobless claims remains low enough to suggest …
JUNE 28, 2016
In rain-soaked West Virginia, flood victim planning funerals
Like other business operators along Main Street in the West Virginia town of Rainelle, Pamela Wallace Arnold is slowly …
JUNE 27, 2016
High court rejects appeal over wages for home care workers
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to Obama administration regulations that extend minimum wage and overtime pay …
JUNE 26, 2016
Turkey uses tear gas to break up gay pride gathering
Police in Istanbul used tear gas and detained activists who gathered Sunday to issue a statement to mark gay pride week after …
JUNE 22, 2016
House Republicans offer proposals for health care changes
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled new proposals to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law, as …
JUNE 22, 2016
Zambia: Government shuts largest independent newspaper
Zambia’s government has closed the country’s largest privately owned newspaper over unpaid taxes, but the paper’s owner says …
JUNE 22, 2016
Angola: No revenue from state oil company since January
Angola’s president says the state oil company has not been able to pay revenues into the country’s budget since January and …
JUNE 22, 2016
Trustees: Tiny rise in Social Security benefits next year
Millions of Social Security beneficiaries would get a tiny increase in monthly payments next year — less than $2.50, about …
JUNE 22, 2016
French unions win right to protest despite fears of violence
The French government and unions reached a compromise Wednesday allowing a new labor march in Paris, amid heightened …
JUNE 22, 2016
House Republicans offering proposals for health care changes
House Republicans are unveiling new proposals to repeal and replace President Barack Obama’s health care law, as Speaker Paul …
JUNE 21, 2016
White House clears small, commercial drones for takeoff
Routine use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers, filmmakers and countless other commercial operators was cleared …
JUNE 19, 2016
Cash-strapped Zimbabwe government delays military salaries
Zimbabwe’s cash-strapped government has announced it will delay paying June salaries for the military and police by up to two …
JUNE 18, 2016
India’s central bank governor says he won’t seek 2nd term
The governor of India’s central bank said Saturday that he will not seek a second term and will return to academia when his …
JUNE 16, 2016
Justices rule against VA in disabled vets contract dispute
The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to comply with a law aimed at increasing the number of federal contracts awarded …
