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MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a new version of a popular weed killer to be used on genetically modified corn and soybeans. The EPA said Wednesday…
October 16, 2014 -
STEVE ROTHWELL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase’s CEO Jamie Dimon says that more coordination between businesses and government is needed to combat the rising threat of cyberattacks. New York-based JPMorgan said…
October 15, 2014 -
BY SALIM ESSAID Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Skwarek is surrounded by infiltrating militants in New York’s Central Park. He shoots one, then hearing a noise from behind, spins to take down…
October 15, 2014 -
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov, the website for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law, has been revamped as its second enrollment season approaches. But things are still complicated, since…
October 15, 2014 -
PARIS (AP) — Did someone spot you money for lunch two weeks ago? In France, Twitter users can now publicly repay debts, donate to charity or chip in for a gift with a new payment…
October 15, 2014 -
KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After an avalanche of data breaches, South Korea’s national identity card system has been raided so thoroughly by thieves that the government says it might have…
October 15, 2014 -
NEW YORK (AP) — French telecom company Iliad SA says it has dropped its bid to buy a majority stake in wireless carrier T-Mobile US. Iliad, which is smaller than T-Mobile, made a surprise offer…
October 14, 2014 -
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Don’t ask for a raise. Keeping quiet will give you “superpowers” that will translate into employer trust and other “good karma” that will eventually come back…
October 13, 2014 -
STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that the country and the world need to confront the threat of climate change while there’s still time. Kerry said climate…
October 13, 2014 -
TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella apologized Thursday night and said he was wrong for saying that women don’t need to ask for a raise and should just…
October 13, 2014 -
PETER SVENSSON AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walk into Eddie DaRoza’s office and you’ll find two of him there: the actual 32-year-old video producer, and a 5-inch statuette of him. “There are a…
October 13, 2014 -
BRANDON BAILEY & TOM MURPHY AP Business Writers Carl Icahn just can’t help himself. The billionaire activist investor lobbied Apple earlier this year to buy back billions worth of its shares to boost value to…
October 13, 2014 -
YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese judge has ordered Google to remove search results of a man’s unflattering past in an order the plaintiff’s lawyer compared to Europe’s “right to be…
October 13, 2014 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is expected to step up its efforts to boost recently slumping iPad sales with the unveiling of its latest tablet computer at an Oct. 16 event. The showcase also is…
October 09, 2014 -
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge. Officials also…
October 09, 2014