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Judge deciding if stores must post tobacco apology
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge will soon decide whether your next tank of gas or bottle of soda comes with a free apology from the Marlboro man and Joe Camel.
World's longest fast train line opens in China
BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday opened the world's longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required to travel from the country's capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in southern China.
Stores look for post Christmas retail sales boost
NEW YORK (AP) - Bargain-hungry Americans will need to go on a post-Christmas spending binge to salvage this holiday shopping season.
Treasury to take steps to avoid borrowing limit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Treasury Department will begin taking steps on Friday to delay hitting the government's $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on Dec. 31.
Judge deciding if stores must post tobacco apology
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal judge will soon decide whether your next tank of gas or bottle of soda comes with a free apology from the Marlboro man and Joe Camel.
World's longest fast train line opens in China
BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday opened the world's longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required to travel from the country's capital in the north to Guangzhou, an economic hub in southern China.
Stores look for post Christmas retail sales boost
NEW YORK (AP) - Bargain-hungry Americans will need to go on a post-Christmas spending binge to salvage this holiday shopping season.
Treasury to take steps to avoid borrowing limit
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Treasury Department will begin taking steps on Friday to delay hitting the government's $16.4 trillion borrowing limit on Dec. 31.
Social Security update for 2013
It has been my custom for most of the past 15 years to write a year-end column that summarizes the Social Security changes and updates scheduled to take place the following year.
California jobless rate dips below 10%
SACRAMENTO (AP) - After a long twilight, business is booming again at Matt Construction as high-end orders come in for hotels and office complexes.
FDA: Fast-growing fish would not harm nature or people
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal health regulators say a genetically modified salmon that grows twice as fast as normal is unlikely to harm the environment, clearing the way for the first approval of a scientifically engineered animal for human consumption.
It's all-hands-on-deck for final retail gift push
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) - With the final retail push under way, L.L. Bean CEO Chris McCormick is playing Santa's helper against a backdrop of conveyor belts and beeping front-end loaders as he boxes up slippers and shirts. But there's little time to reflect on the holiday cheer those gifts will bring because he's busy concentrating to make sure no shipments go astray.
Hostess expects to split up snack cakes in sale
NEW YORK (AP) - Twinkies, Wonder Bread and Devil Dogs are likely to return to shelves in coming months, but probably not under the same owners.
Disney completes Lucasfilm acquisition
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - Disney says it has completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm Ltd. for $4.06 billion in cash and stock.
Facebook tests $1 fee for messages to non-friends
MENLO PARK (AP) - Facebook says it is testing a service that will charge users $1 to guarantee that messages they send to people they are not connected to arrive in users' inboxes, rather than in an often-ignored folder called "other."
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Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to 36
DETROIT (AP) - At least 36 people have died and 44 have been seriously injured in crashes involving General Motors cars with defective ignition switches.
Black Friday gets a little less frenzied
NEW YORK (AP) - Black Friday seemed a little less crazy this year.
Kickoff to Christmas: Thinner crowds, protests, alcohol
NEW YORK (AP) - Black Friday shoppers are starting to look like procrastinators.
Plunging crude prices hammer energy companies
NEW YORK (AP) - A decision by OPEC this week to maintain current levels of oil production hammered major energy companies in the U.S. and abroad.
US appeals WTO ruling against national meat labels
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States is appealing a World Trade Organization decision that would make it harder for U.S. consumers to know where meat in the grocery store came from.
Illegals Social Security eligible in Obama plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many immigrants in the United States illegally who apply for work permits under President Barack Obama's new executive actions would be eligible for Social Security and Medicare benefits upon reaching retirement age, according to the White House.
Twitter now tracks other apps
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Twitter said it is now tracking what other apps its users have installed on their mobile devices so it can target content and ads to them better.
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