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• Sorry, no customer refunds for now-abandoned nuke project

  01-08-2017 23:58 via yahoo.com
  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Customers who have helped foot a multibillion-dollar bill for two new nuclear reactors won't see a dime in refunds even though the project has been abandoned.
  
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• How NASA Could “Armageddon” An Asteroid

  01-08-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  If an asteroid were to suddenly appear and threaten to crash into the Earth, NASA has a few ideas of how to divert the space rock.
  
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• Air Force Finds Cheap Russian 747s for Air Force One

  01-08-2017 23:33 via yahoo.com
  Surplus from a now-bankrupt Russian airline, the planes could provide a cheaper Air Force One as President Trump wanted.
  
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• Kobach tries to avoid answering questions under oath

  01-08-2017 23:25 via yahoo.com
  Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is seeking to avoid answering questions under oath about two documents containing plans for changes to U.S. election law.
  
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• BRIEF-Whitecap Resources Q2 EPS $0.12

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * ‍Production averaged 56,266 BoE/D in q2/17 which waswithin our guidance of 56,000 – 57,000 BoE/D
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• BRIEF-Thor names director of community engagement

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Thor names director of community engagementSource text for Eikon:Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-Seaworld Entertainment names Marc Swanson interim CFO

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Seaworld Entertainment names Marc Swanson interim chieffinancial officer
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• BRIEF-Rexford Industrial Q2 FFO per share $0.23

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Rexford Industrial announces second quarter 2017 financialresults
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• BRIEF-Lionsgate names president of North American Television Distribution

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Names leading distribution executive Jared Goetz tonewly-created position of President, North American TelevisionDistributionSource text for Eikon:Further company coverage:
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• BRIEF-IFF elects Stephen Williamson to board of directors

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * International Flavors & Fragrances – ‍stephen Williamson,Senior VP and CFO of Thermo Fisher Scientific, elected tocompany’s board of directors​
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• BRIEF-Douglas Emmett Q2 FFO per share $0.47

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Douglas Emmett Inc qtrly same property cash NOI increasedto $106.1 million, up 4.7%
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• BRIEF-Denny’s Corporation Q2 earnings per share $0.12

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Denny’S Corporation reports results for second quarter2017
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• BRIEF-Ascena Retail: Gary Muto appointed president and CEO of Ascena Brands​

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Ascena Retail Group Inc – ‍Gary Muto has been appointed tonewly created position of president and CEO of Ascena Brands​
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• BRIEF-Aerie Pharmaceuticals Q2 adj loss $0.63/shr

  01-08-2017 23:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Aerie Pharmaceuticals reports second quarter 2017financial results and provides business update
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• Prosecutor: St. Louis officer 'executed' suspect

  01-08-2017 23:13 via finance.yahoo.com
  A white former St. Louis police officer charged with killing a black man "executed" him after a car chase, then planted a gun in the slain drug suspect's vehicle as an excuse for opening fire, ...
  
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• 2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo Executive

  01-08-2017 23:10 via yahoo.com
  And you thought a key to the executive washroom was bad-ass.
  
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• Donald Trump may have negotiated for a cheaper Air Force One fleet by buying abandoned 'Russian' jets

  01-08-2017 22:57 via yahoo.com
  Sitting in the dry and hot Mojave Desert are two jets that may help Donald Trump in his quest to show the nation that he’s really good at making deals.The two jets that may become the next iconic Air Force One fleet have been sitting in the desert since earlier this year, after a deal between the jet’s manufacturer Boeing and a Russian airline fell through.The planes were originally ordered by Russian airline Transaero in 2013.
  
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• White House: Trump worked on Don Jr.’s Russia meeting statement ‘as any father would’

  01-08-2017 22:54 via yahoo.com
  Sarah Huckabee Sanders downplayed a Washington Post report that President Trump personally dictated Don Jr.’s misleading statement about a 2016 meeting.
  
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• Apple’s earnings just gave us a huge hint about the iPhone 8’s release date

  01-08-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Not very hidden in Apple's Q3 earnings announcement today was a big boost for the iPhone 8. Apple's forward guidance for Q4 2017 -- the period which finishes at the end of September, just days after Apple traditionally launches a new iPhone -- was $49 to 52 billion. Analyst predictions averaged out at $49.1 billion.
  The bump in forward guidance over expectations hints very heavily that the iPhone 8 may go on sale in September, just inside the fourth quarter. Now, strong forward guidance doesn't
  
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• Hiker Captures Harrowing Moment He Was Followed by Mama Bear and Her Cubs

  01-08-2017 22:38 via yahoo.com
  Geoffrey Glassner was hoping that the family would turn off the trail, but they just kept coming.
  
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• Apple posts Q3 earnings: Profits jump by 17%

  01-08-2017 22:33 via yahoo.com
  Amid a flurry of seemingly endless iPhone 8 rumors, Apple earlier this afternoon posted its earnings report for the company's June quarter. When all was said and done, Apple posted revenue of $45.4 billion, an operating profit of $8.7 billion and EPS of $1.67. As a point of comparison, Apple during the same quarter a year ago posted quarterly revenue of $42.4 billion and net income of $7.8 billion, all of which translated to an EPS of $1.42 for the quarter. All told, Apple's profits, year over y
  
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• White House: ‘Legal review’ holding up Russian sanctions

  01-08-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  Days after declaring that President Trump would sign legislation imposing tough new sanctions on Russia, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said government lawyers needed to wrap up a “legal review” first.
  
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• Venezuela sends two top opposition leaders back to jail

  01-08-2017 22:12 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela's intelligence service hauled two prominent opposition leaders back to prison Tuesday, triggering international outcry as embattled President Nicolas Maduro moved to shore up his power after an election widely denounced as a sham.In a statement, the Supreme Court said protest leader Leopoldo Lopez and Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma were sent back to prison because they had violated the terms of their house arrest by making political statements.In a video he pre-recorded in case he was s
  
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• Ancient fidget spinner confirms there's really nothing new under the sun

  01-08-2017 22:09 via yahoo.com
  Old trends always have a way of popping back up, don't they?Wired editor, Arielle Pardes, left Twitter shook on Monday after posting a very revealing photo of how far we have come as a society. Spoiler: we haven't come that far. SEE ALSO: The Hidden History of Fidget Spinners You know these new wacky gadgets called fidget spinners that have taken over the internet? Apparently, they have been around since roughly 2000-1800 B.C.E., as made evident by this museum display. Proof that there are
  
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• Fishermen Catch Largest Blue Shark Ever Captured In British Waters

  01-08-2017 21:47 via yahoo.com
  Four fishermen caught a record-breaking shark in British waters.
  
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• What Haircut You Should Get Based On Your Zodiac Sign

  01-08-2017 21:45 via yahoo.com
  Take a cue from the stars to pick your next hairstyle.From Woman's Day
  
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• U.S. vehicle sales in July fall to annual rate of 16.7 million

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. vehicle sales in July fell to aseasonably adjusted annual rate of 16.69 million, according toWards Auto.
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• US STOCKS-Dow hits record high powered by banks, nears 22,000

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Indexes up: Dow 0.38 pct, S&P 0.25 pct, Nasdaq 0.19 pct(Updates with investor comment, detail, prices)
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• UPDATE 2-FDA approves leukemia treatment developed by Celgene, Agios

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Oppenheimer estimates Idhifa sales of $1.4 bln in 2021(Adds pricing details, analyst comments and share move)
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• UPDATE 2-CSX chief executive attributes service disruptions to employee push-back

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  SEATTLE, Aug 1 (Reuters) – CSX Corp Chief ExecutiveHunter Harrison has apologized to customers for servicedisruptions that he attributed to some railroad employeesresisting changes at the company, according to an email seen byReuters.
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• United defeats lawsuit by passenger arrested at Heathrow

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – United Airlines on Tuesday wonthe dismissal of a false imprisonment lawsuit by a longtimefrequent flier who was arrested at London Heathrow Airport aftermissing her connecting flight and refusing to leave a Unitedlounge.
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• Rex Tillerson says US would like to seek dialogue with North Korea and does not blame China for tensions

  01-08-2017 21:14 via yahoo.com
  Rex Tillerson has said the US does not blame China for escalating tensions with North Korea and would like to seek a dialogue with Kim Jong-un's regime. The US secretary of state's diplomatic tone directly contradicted President Donald Trump, who tweeted two days ago that he was "very disappointed" with China and accused Beijing of doing “nothing” over Pyongyang's military ambitions. Sec. Tillerson: US doesn't seek regime change in North Korea, "would like to sit and have a dialogue
  
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• Investor Einhorn sees cash burn at Tesla, sticks with short bet

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  BOSTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Billionaire investor DavidEinhorn, who has been hurt by his bet against Tesla Inc, said on Tuesday that the electric car maker isover-valued and that the company is not adequately capitalized.
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• Discovery gains female advertising audience with Scripps deal

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Discovery Communications Inc, whose nature and science TV channels attract mostlymale viewers, will reach more women and diversify itsadvertising revenue through its acquisition of Scripps NetworksInteractive Inc, advertisers said on Tuesday.
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• BRIEF-First Bauxite announces extension of maturity date of notes to June 30, 2018

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  * First Bauxite Corporation announces extension of maturitydate of notes
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• BRIEF-Empery Asset Management reports 9.99 pct passive stake in 22nd Century Group

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  * Empery Asset Management LP reports 9.99 percent passivestake in 22nd Century Group Inc as of June 20 – sec filingSource text : http://bit.ly/2ugQqMlFurther company coverage:
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• Athletics-Bolt ready to race, and really ready to retire

  01-08-2017 21:14 via rocketnews.com
  LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Just in the unlikely case that the world of athletics did not know what they will be missing once Usain Bolt walks away in less than two weeks, the Jamaican superstar’s final eve-of-race news conference rammed home the message on Tuesday.
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• Pennsylvania school district to let transgender students use bathrooms of choice

  01-08-2017 21:10 via yahoo.com
  The lawsuit, which targeted the Pine-Richland School District in suburban Pittsburgh, was filed last year on behalf of three transgender students who claimed that a district policy mandating that students use bathrooms matching their biological gender or use unisex restrooms was discriminatory.The settlement comes amid a broader national debate over gender identity and bathroom use, which followed North Carolina's passage last year of a law requiring people to use public restrooms that correspon
  
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• Man charged with killing Minnesota woman appears in court

  01-08-2017 21:05 via yahoo.com
  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The man who evaded police for days after he allegedly killed a Minnesota financial adviser inside her suburban St. Paul office made his first court appearance Tuesday, hours after he was arrested in a northern Twin Cities suburb.
  
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• Trump: 'That White House is a real dump.'

  01-08-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  Rachel Maddow relays a report on Golf.com that Donald Trump explained his frequent visits to a New Jersey golf course by calling the White House "a real dump."
  
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• The Latest: Bail set at $1.5M in killing of Minnesota woman

  01-08-2017 20:59 via yahoo.com
  MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on a Minnesota man who evaded authorities for days after he allegedly killed a woman in her office (all times local):
  
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• Verizon is screwing internet users who aren’t even its own customers

  01-08-2017 20:57 via yahoo.com
  By now, we're used to our local internet monopolist taking its pound of flesh in return for access to a basic utility. We also know that maintaining that monopoly -- and crushing any attempts at competition -- is the key to keeping those annual profits ticking.
  So I guess that it shouldn't be surprising to hear that Verizon is allegedly going out of its way to stop Charter from deploying broadband in New York State. But the brazenly anti-competitive practices outlined in a complaint from Charter
  
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• California Father Aramazd Andressian Pleads Guilty To 5-Year-Old Son’s Murder

  01-08-2017 20:56 via yahoo.com
  The young boy's remains were found in June after he was missing for more than two months.
  
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• White House admits Trump 'weighed in' on misleading statement about son's meeting with Russian lawyer

  01-08-2017 20:34 via yahoo.com
  The White House has said Donald Trump "weighed in" on the misleading statement issued by his son, Donald Trump Jr, on his controversial meeting with a Russian lawyer."The President weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information he had," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, adding that Mr Trump "certainly didn't dictate" his son's statement, but did offer suggestions.The comments came after the Washington Post reported that Mr Trump had dictated the statement
  
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• Kenya leader 'deeply shocked' at election official's killing

  01-08-2017 20:24 via yahoo.com
  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president said Tuesday he is "deeply shocked" by the torture and killing of an election official who was crucial to next week's presidential vote, while concerns grew that the tightly contested election again will face dangerous unrest.
  
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• Sessions to lead attack on affirmative action

  01-08-2017 20:23 via yahoo.com
  Vanita Gupta, former acting head of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, talks with Joy-Ann Reid about the DoJ's civil rights division under Jeff Sessions and his reported intention to attack affirmative action in college admissions.
  
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• Trump DoJ to Attack Affirmative Action

  01-08-2017 20:17 via yahoo.com
  Charlie Savage, reporter for The New York Times, talks about his reporting on a memo that shows Donald Trump's Justice Department under Jeff Sessions intends to sue universities for discriminating against white people through affirmative action.
  
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• Trump Obstruction Case Grows With Latest Lie

  01-08-2017 20:00 via yahoo.com
  Joyce Vance, former U.S. attorney, talks with Joy-Ann Reid about how prosecutors assemble an obstruction of justice case and how Donald Trump's role in deceiving about his son's meeting with Russians claiming to offer collusion.
  
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• Transgender Man Gives Birth To Baby Boy In Portland

  01-08-2017 19:48 via yahoo.com
  A transgender man and his partner of seven years delivered their first biological child earlier this month.
  
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• Father Overdoses in Dunkin' Donuts Bathroom While Son Waits Outside: Cops

  01-08-2017 19:47 via yahoo.com
  The young boy alerted a staff member that Christopher Morrissey was inside of the bathroom for a long period of time
  
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