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By DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Swapping crisis for compromise, the House narrowly approved $1.1 trillion in government-wide spending Thursday night after President Barack Obama and Republicans joined forces to…
December 12, 2014 -
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — In a story Dec. 10 about people trying to diversify the technology industry, The Associated Press misspelled the name of the computer coding camp co-founded by Gregorio Rojas and Liliana…
December 11, 2014 -
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By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California prosecutors sued Uber over the ride-booking company’s driver background checks and other allegations, adding to the popular startup’s legal woes in the U.S. and around…
December 11, 2014 -
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BY BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, California (AP) — A billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against Apple will likely continue, after a 65-year-old Massachusetts business consultant read about the plaintiffs’ floundering case online and volunteered to…
December 10, 2014 -
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MADRID (AP) — A judge on Tuesday ordered the temporary suspension of ridesharing service Uber in Spain, saying it represents unfair competition. The Madrid mercantile court judge said in a preliminary ruling that Uber drivers…
December 10, 2014 -
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By SAM HANANEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that warehouse workers who fill orders for retail giant Amazon don’t have to be paid for time spent waiting to pass through…
December 10, 2014 -
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By PAUL ELIAS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California prosecutors sued Uber on Tuesday over the ride-booking company’s background checks of drivers and other allegations, adding to the popular startup’s worldwide legal woes. San…
December 10, 2014 -
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By DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Time running short, Republicans and Democrats agreed Tuesday on a $1.1 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and delay a politically-charged struggle…
December 10, 2014 -
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By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling on the government to improve the way it serves the public, President Barack Obama on Tuesday directed top management prospects in the federal bureaucracy to develop…
December 09, 2014 -
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By DAVID ESPO and ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Key lawmakers weighed legislation to permit a reduction of benefits for up to 1 million retirees at economically distressed multiemployer pension plans, officials said…
December 09, 2014 -
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AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court has ruled in a preliminary judgment that Uber, the ride-sharing service, must stop working with drivers who charge fares but do not possess a taxi license. The Commerical Appeals…
December 08, 2014 -
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By BERNARD CONDON and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Can a company that didn’t exist five years ago, an upstart with a knack for angering regulators who could close it down,…
December 08, 2014 -
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By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, California (AP) — More than three years after his death, legendary Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs held a federal courtroom transfixed on Friday as attorneys played a video…
December 08, 2014 -
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By BRANDON BAILEY and YOUKYUNG LEE Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Some cybersecurity experts say they’ve found striking similarities between the code used in the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment and attacks blamed…
December 07, 2014
