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Study finds more Americans dying in middle age

02:55 Life expectancy in the United States is falling. And despite spending more on healthcare per capita than any other country in the world, more Americans are dying in middle age. T

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Trump signs budget deal after reversing veto threat

USPresidentDonaldTrumpsigneda1.3-trillion-dollarspendingbillonFridayafterearlierthreateningtovetoit–amovethatwouldlikelyhaveforcedagovernmentshutdown.WhiteHouse

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US lawmakers clinch $1.3 trillion spending deal to avert govt shutdown

UScongressionalbudgetnegotiatorssaidWednesdaytheyhadreachedadealonfederalspendingfortheremainderoffiscal2018,twodaysbeforeadeadlinetofundthegovernmentorriskashu

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China's R&D spending up 11.6 pct in 2017

China'sspendingonresearchanddevelopment(RD)grewfasterin2017asthecountrycontinuedtopushforinnovation-drivendevelopment.PreliminarycalculationsshowedthatRDspendin

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US government shuts down again - despite bipartisan deal

TheUSgovernmenthasshutdown–again–afteraRepublicansenatordelayedafinalvoteonatwo-yearbipartisanspendingbillthatwasdesignedtoendshutdownsfortwoyears.TheHouseandth

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Senate sends spending bill to House after US government shutdown

TheUSgovernmenthasshutdown–again–afteraRepublicansenatordelayedafinalvoteonatwo-yearbipartisanspendingbillthatwasdesignedtoendshutdownsfortwoyears.Itisthesecond

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US senator delays vote on bill to keep government running

HopesforaquickvoteonlegislationtokeeptheUSgovernmentoperatingbeyondmidnighthitasnagonThursdaywhenRepublicanSenatorRandPaulputuparoadblocktovotingbecausehefirstw

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Japan economy growing twice as fast as expected

Japanisgrowingtwiceasfastaspreviouslyestimated,officialdatashowedonFriday,withtheworld'sthird-largesteconomypostingitslongeststringofgainsinmorethantwodecades.G

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Household spending leads modest British economic growth

TheBritisheconomycontinuedtogrowmodestlyinthethirdquarter(Q3),drivenbyrobustconsumerspendingdespiteinflationarypressuresonhouseholdbudgets.Growthingrossdomestic

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U.S. spends 18 percent of GDP on health care: study

Americansspent3.51trillionU.S.dollarsonhealthcareayear,accountingfor18percentofGrossDomesticProduct,aratiothatishighestamongalldevelopedeconomies,saidarecentstu

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Moody's downgrades UK's credit rating due to spending and Brexit fears

Moody'shasdowngradedtheUK'screditrating,citingconcernsaboutpublicfinancesandtheeffectofBrexit.Moody'swasthefirstmajorcreditratingsagencytostriptheUKofitsAAArati

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India: Economic slowdown warned

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,September23(APD)—AccordingtoarecentStateBankofIndia(SBI)reporttheIndianeconomyhassloweddownsinceSeptember2016.Thereportwarnedt

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Global clean energy spending hits record high: IEA

The global investment in energy fell by 12 percent in 2016, while spending on clean energy hit a record high, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its report at 22nd World Petroleum Congress on Tuesday.

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NATO members boost non-US defense spending

NATOmembersagreedtoincreasedefensespending,accordingtothemilitaryalliance'sofficialstatisticsreportreleasedonThursday.NATODefenseministersgatheredinBrusselsanda

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Japan's tight labor market offers hope for consumer spending

Labor demand in Japan rose to its strongest in more than 40 years while the unemployment rate held steady at a two-decade low in April, offering hope that a tight labor market will eventually spark a turnaround in weak consumer spending.

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Japan's tight labor market offers hope for consumer spending

LabordemandinJapanrosetoitsstrongestinmorethan40yearswhiletheunemploymentrateheldsteadyatatwo-decadelowinApril,offeringhopethatatightlabormarketwilleventuallysp

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U.S. economy slowed less than expected in first quarter

TheU.S.economyslowedlessthaninitiallythoughtinthefirstquarter,butsofteningbusinessinvestmentandmoderateconsumerspendingarecloudingexpectationsofasharpaccelerati