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Justice Department opens investigation into wireless carriers

TheU.S.JusticeDepartmentisprobingsomeoftheleadingwirelesscarriersandanindustrygroupoverpossiblecoordinationtomakeitharderforcustomerstoswitchcarriers.TheJustice

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Trump contradicts U.S. Treasury Dept. on Chinese currency

U.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'sMondaytweetaccusingChinaof"playingthecurrencydevaluationgame"contradictswiththerecentconclusionoftheU.S.TreasuryDepartment.TrumpsaysRu

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Workers’ radiation exposure halts US nuke plant demolition

SevendecadesafterkeyportionsoftheatomicbombdroppedonNagasaki,Japan,weremadeattheHanfordNuclearReservationintheUS,workersarebeingexposedtoradiationastheyteardown

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Bayer reaches deal with U.S. for approval to buy Monsanto - WSJ

TheU.S.JusticeDepartmentwillallowGermandrugsandpesticidesgroupBayerAG(BAYGn.DE)toacquireMonsantoCo(MON.N)ina$62.5billiondeal,afterthecompaniesagreedtosellmoreas

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US visa applications may soon require five years of social media info

TheStateDepartmentwantstorequireallUSvisaapplicants,bothimmigrantandnon,disclosetheirsocialmediahandlestotheUSgovernment,CNNreports.Indocumentsthatthedepartment

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Iran condemns fresh US sanctions on individuals and company

IranonSaturdayslammednewUSsanctionsagainst10ofitscitizensandanIraniancompanyovertheirallegedinvolvementinamassivestate-sponsoredhackingandintellectualpropertyth

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US imposes sanctions on Iranians for hacking

TheUnitedStatesimposedsanctionsonFridayon10IraniansandanIraniancompanyforallegedhackingofhundredsofuniversitiesintheUSandabroadandthetheftof"valuableintellectua

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Tillerson calls Washington a 'mean-spirited town' in farewell speech

OutgoingSecretaryofStateRexTillersoncalledWashingtona"verymean-spiritedtown"inhisgoodbyeaddresstoStateDepartmentstaffonThursday."Thiscanbeaverymeanspiritedtown,

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US monthly deficit largest in 6 years

NewTreasuryDepartmentnumbersshowthattheUSgovernmentrackedupa$215billiondeficitinFebruary--thelargestmonthlydeficitinsixyears.Itwasalso$23billionhigherthanthedef

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US transgender people cleared to join military, for now

TheJusticeDepartmenthasmadeclearitsproposedbanontransgendermilitaryrecruitsisonhold,meaningtheirenlistmentcanstartMonday.Butthefuturefortransgenderpeopleinthear

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AT&T, US Justice Dept. argue over when to start Time Warner fight

ATTandtheUSDepartmentofJusticewillmeetincourtThursdaytodeterminewhentheyneedtomeetincourtlater.TheDallas-basedtelecommunicationsgiantislookingtokickstartitslega

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US embassies beefing up security in Middle East

SeveralteamsofU.S.MarineswillreinforcesecurityatsomeAmericanembassiesintheMiddleEast,accordingtoU.S.officials,inadvanceofPresidentDonaldTrump’sexpectedannouncem

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AT&T CEO denies considering sale of CNN in massive Time Warner deal

TheCEOofATTsaidhefeelsnopressurenorhasanyintentionofsellingCNNoranymorevaluableassetinordertocloseits$85.4billiondealwithTimeWarner.“No.Ihaveneverbeentoldthatth

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US economy grows faster than expected in third quarter

TheUSeconomyexpandedatanannualpaceof3%duringthethreemonthstotheendofSeptember,whichwasstrongerthanexpected.Thegrowthextendedtherobustactivityreportedintheprevio

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Philippine defense spokesman apologizes to Chinese government

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,Oct.9(APD)–DirectorArsenioR.AndolongofthePhilippines’DepartmentofNationalDefenseapologizedtotheChinesegovernmentthroughAmbassadorZh

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US Treasury sanctions banks, representatives linked to DPRK

TheUSDepartmentofTreasuryonTuesdayissuedsanctionsoneightbanksand26individualslinkedtotheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)financialnetworksinresponsetothec

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At least 25 dead in Malaysia religious school fire

Atleast25people,mostlystudents,werekilledafterafirebrokeoutatareligiousschoolinKualaLumpur,MalaysiaearlyonThursdaymorning.Thefirewasreportedataround5:40a.m.(214