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Branstad's statement echoed Secretary of State Tillerson's tough talk on the South China Sea during his confirmation hearing, where he suggested the USA would stop Chinese ships from accessing their artificial islands. In the draft of the chairman's statement for the summit, ASEAN leaders continued to share serious concerns over recent developments and escalation of activities in the area, which may further raise tensions and erode trust and confidence in the region. Read More

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The proposed changes would let states get federal waivers to some coverage requirements President Barack Obama's law imposed on insurers. Conservatives embraced the revisions as a way to lower people's health care expenses, but moderates saw them as diminishing coverage because insurers could make policies for their most ill - and expensive - customers too costly for them to afford. Read More

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The department, however, concluded that no major US trading partner is manipulating its currency to gain an unfair trade advantage, suggesting President Donald Trump has backed away from his campaign pledge to label China a currency manipulator. Read More

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It operates through two segments: Wood Group Engineering segment, which provides a range of engineering services, such as conceptual studies, engineering, project and construction management, and control system upgrades, to the upstream, subsea and pipeline, downstream, chemical process and industrial, and clean energy sectors, and Wood Group PSN segment, which provides production services to the upstream, midstream, downstream and industrial sectors through brownfield engineering and ... Read More

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AT&T did not disclose updated sub numbers for DirecTV Now, the OTT TV service it launched last November, but noted that DirecTV Now gains helped to offset its decline in linear TV subscribers . and Sprint Corp . In all for the March quarter, AT&T's earned $3.5 billion, or 56 cents a share, down from $3.8 billion, or 61 cents a share, a year earlier. Read More

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The FCC's 2015 net neutrality , or open internet, rules reclassified broadband as a regulated, telecom-like service - as opposed to a lightly regulated communications service - as the foundation for regulations that prohibited broadband providers from selectively blocking or slowing web traffic and services. Read More

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Chappell, who quietly finished seventh at the Masters two weeks ago, struggled most of the day before picking up three birdies in the final five holes for a one-under-par 71 at TPC San Antonio . Chappell will have another golden opportunity to pick up the first PGA Tour win of his career, but there is no shortage of competition nipping at his heels. Read More

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The firm then had challenged the verdict in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of India on Thursday allowed civic agency NDMC to e-auction five-star hotel Taj Mansingh, presently being run by Tata Group firm Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), in the heart of the national capital. Read More

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As always it's the little guy". As part of the plea agreement, VW will pay a $2.8 billion criminal penalty to the United States and fully cooperate in the government's ongoing investigation and prosecution of individuals responsible for these crimes. Read More

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Verizon , the once-unstoppable cellphone leader in the USA, lost key wireless customers for the first time, even as it brought back unlimited data plans to counter smaller rivals. Shares of Verizon (VZ, Tech30 ) fell almost 1.5% on the news. Verizon blamed the decline on a drop in revenue received from overages, the cost of promoting the business, and a decline in the number of postpaid customers. Read More

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When Dao is informed that he will be dragged off the flight, he threatens to sue United Airlines. Facebook/Audra DickersonA new video obtained by People Magazine shows an exchange the police had with the passenger they dragged off a United Airlines flight . Read More

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In early March Patently Apple posted a report titled "Bad News for Samsung: Apple Suppliers TSMC and Foxconn are Joining Forces to Make a Bid for Toshiba". The company has incurred billions of dollars of loss from delays and cost overruns on projects in Georgia and SC. This company is also one of the bidders for this chip business. Read More

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We are friends, as a matter of fact. However, the United States might want the Philippines to do so, he said. "And maybe when we get rich, very rich I can sell the land to you for - inyo na (it's yours), when the spectacle of a war is gone", he said in his pre-departure speech in Davao City. Read More

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Alphabet alleges that Anthony Levandowski stole 14,000 files from its self-driving auto wing before he left in January 2016 to start the autonomous trucking company Otto , which was purchased by Uber in August for $ 680 million . "You're not denying it, no one is denying he has the 14,000 files". Lidar sensors bounce light off objects to create a three-dimensional map of a car's surroundings. Read More

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A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SNV. Currently, the market capitalization of E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC ) is 9.4 Billion. The company's expected revenue in the current quarter to be 530.48 Million, seeing a projected current quarter growth of -9.3%, and per annum growth estimates over the next 5 year period of around 9.22%. Read More

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Year-over-year growth in wages excluding bonuses fell to 1.9 per cent, from 2.2 per cent, dragging down the ex-bonus headline rate to 2.2 per cent, from 2.4 per cent. Overall output prices rose by 3.6 per cent, also a touch weaker than in February but above a forecast of 3.3 per cent in the Reuters poll. Sheng Guoqing, a bureau analyst, said price increases in non-food sectors were overshadowed by price drops in food, resulting in the mild inflation in March. Read More

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On Friday, the Louisville-based fast-food chain issued a letter stating that it will stop purchasing chickens raised with antibiotics by the end of 2018. " We recognize that it's a growing public health concern ". The NRDC, which has helped lead the push, estimated that 40 percent of the chicken industry is now either under an antibiotics commitment or is already using responsible practices. Read More

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Berke said his 70-year-old client was "in the fight of his life" and was viewed negatively by the government in part because he is a "high profile, colorful Las Vegas gambler". Walters, 70, has built a sprawling business of auto dealerships, vehicle rental agencies and golf courses worth hundreds of millions of dollars. A defense lawyer was scheduled to deliver a closing argument Thursday. Read More

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He said, the work on fixing rates has started and GST council will take final decision next month. Besides, GST compensation law allows for imposition of cess on certain luxury goods like tobacco, high-end cars and aerated drinks to create a fund for compensating states for any loss of revenue in the first five years after implementing the new indirect tax. Read More

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Ahmed said non-sub-continental teams do struggle against leg-spinners and Pakistan should take advantage of it in the upcoming one-day and test series against the West Indies . Misbah said in quotes reported on www.icc-cricket.com: "I am announcing my retirement from worldwide cricket". "It's better we should back him even in hard times ... Read More

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As expected, President Trump today signed a resolution that will repeal Obama-era Internet privacy regulations. The bill rescinding the FCC's rules passed without too much trouble because of something called the Congressional Review Act (CRA). Read More

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New Jersey Transit officials said services were suspended into and out of Penn Station. While the LIRR normally has use of nine departure tracks from Penn Station, Tracks 13 through 21, the LIRR expected to be limited to fewer tracks and platforms than normal. Read More

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The Pink Star is the largest polished diamond to go for auction. It was 132.5 carats in the rough when it was mined by De Beers in South Africa in 1999, according to Sotheby's. Cheng Yu-Tung, father of the current chairman and founder of Chow Tai Fook , and commemorates the esteemed brand's 88 anniversary. It took two years to polish and shape the stone into a pristine oval, rated internally flawless . Read More

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In various fields, women have negotiated for equal pay . Women on average are paid 20 percent less than men in the United States, according to census data compiled by LeanIn.Org and the National Partnership for Women & Families. Harvard economist Claudia Goldin writes , "The gender gap in pay would be considerably reduced and might even vanish if firms did not have an incentive to disproportionately reward individuals who worked long hours and who worked particular hours". Read More

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General Motors, the nation's top-selling automaker, reported a 2 percent gain led by small and midsize SUVs with a 21 percent increase. According to sentiments of 10 analysts the company is expected to report revenues of $39.42M for the current quarter. Read More

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EpiPens affected under the new recall were distributed in the USA between December 17, 2015, and July 1, 2016. The drugmaker, Mylan , announced it is recalling more than 81,000 epipen devices in the U.S. Problems could be potentially life threatening, although the defects are described as "extremely rare". Amid accusations of price gouging, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch testified before Congress in September. Read More

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Space-X had some spectaculars failures, but a 50-meter section of this booster rocket went into space previous year, and then successfully landed on a platform at sea so it could fly again. Now, with last Thursday's success, one of the company's pre-flown and landed Falcon 9 booster rockets launched off for a second mission from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. Read More

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EpiPens affected under the new recall were distributed in the US between December 17, 2015, and July 1, 2016. In a statement , Mylan pointed to "two previously disclosed reports" outside of the USA in which the device failed to activate due to a "potential defect" in a component supplied by Meridian Medical Technologies, a Pfizer unit that makes EpiPen. Read More

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The tiny British overseas territory on Spain's southern tip has always been the subject of an acrimonious sovereignty row between London and Madrid, which wants Gibraltar back after it was ceded to Britain in 1713. "Ministers should listen to the first minister of Gibraltar , who this week said that Gibraltar should be no bargaining chip in, pawn in or victim of Brexit", Labour lawmaker Mary Creagh said in a statement emailed by Open Britain, which campaigns to soften Brexit. Read More

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It is reported she made a decision to join the group after the Trump-backed health care bill failed to amass enough support last week. This post was syndicated from The Independent Uganda:. America First Policies, Walsh's new organization, was established in January as an outside group to push President Trump's agenda, but has not engaged actively in advancing his policies. Read More

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