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Report finds industrial chemicals more toxic than thought
Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 3:16pm
A government report shows that a family of industrial chemicals turning up in public water supplies around the country is even more toxic than previously thought, threatening human health at concentrations seven to 10 times lower than previously realized.
FDA reconsiders added sugar label for maple syrup, honey
Lisa Rathke, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 3:09pm
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reconsidering its plan to require that pure maple syrup and honey be labeled as containing added sugars.
Business owners find communication helps with young staffers
Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 3:08pm
Rory Carlton is getting used to hearing younger staffers ask, "Why are we doing this?"
Ex-CIA employee pleads not guilty to hacking tool leak
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 3:07pm
A former CIA employee has pleaded not guilty to charges he was behind a damaging leak about the agency's secret hacking abilities.
Veeam Momentum Continues as the Company Strengthens its Partnership with HPE
Veeam Software, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 3:02pm
Veeam® Software, the leader in Intelligent Data Management for the Hyper-Available Enterprise™, today announced it has won the inaugural Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) “Momentum Technology Partner of the Year 2018 — Data and Analytics Solutions Award” for high availability storage and data protection solutions growth and leadership. The award marks Veeam’s recognition within the HPE partner ecosystem and builds momentum for the launch of Veeam Hyper-Availability solutions being integrated into HPE’s global supply chain processes and systems on July 2.
Northern California landlord charged with shooting tenant
Paul Elias, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 3:00pm
A Northern California landlord has been charged with trying to kill a tenant in the third such violent incident between renters and property owners in recent weeks in a region mired in an affordable housing crisis.
Ocean Resort Casino owner: We'll surprise the world
Wayne Parry, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:59pm
The owner of Atlantic City's Ocean Resort Casinos promised to "surprise the world" when the former Revel casino reopens next week.
Stocks finish mostly higher as tech and media companies lead
Marley Jay, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:58pm
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as investors bet that technology companies and small, domestically-focused firms will continue to do well even if the trade dispute between the U.S. and China gets worse. Media companies jumped after Disney reached a new deal with Twenty-First Century Fox.
Over 100 arrested in immigration raid at meatpacking plant
John Seewer, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:50pm
More than 100 workers were arrested at an Ohio meatpacking plant by federal agents following a yearlong immigration investigation, the second large raid in the state in the past two weeks.
Trump meets with lawmakers about ZTE deal opposed in Senate
Ken Thomas and Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:44pm
President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Republican lawmakers after the Senate moved to block a White House plan to allow Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp. to buy component parts from the U.S.
2 airlines ask US not to put migrant children on flights
David Koenig, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:44pm
American Airlines and United Airlines say they have asked the Trump administration not to use their flights to carry migrant children who have been separated from their parents.
Twenty-First Century Fox and Walgreens jump; Starbucks skids
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:44pm
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday:
Senate blocks Trump plan to cut $15B in unused spending
Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:42pm
In a rebuke to President Donald Trump, the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday blocked a White House plan to cut almost $15 billion in unused government money slated for children's health insurance and other programs.
Convicted Republican businessman's company targets Democrats
Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:39pm
An Ohio company whose Republican owner spent more than a year in prison following a campaign finance probe has organized employees and suppliers in a retaliatory effort to bring down two prominent Democrats, The Associated Press has learned.
Virginia health care providers sue over abortion regulations
Sarah Rankin, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:34pm
A group of women's health care providers filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn a number of Virginia's abortion regulations in light of a landmark 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Puerto Rico gov signs bill to privatize power company assets
Danica Coto, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:28pm
Puerto Rico's governor signed a historic bill Wednesday to privatize the U.S. territory's troubled power company in a move many hope will help minimize power outages that have followed Hurricane Maria and stabilize the production and distribution of energy amid an 11-year-old recession.
Markets Right Now: Stocks end mostly higher, though Dow dips
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:19pm
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APNewsBreak: Kobach sought pardon for VP of corporate donor
John Hanna, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:18pm
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach unsuccessfully sought a governor's pardon for a corporate campaign donor's vice president whose crime, police said, involved threatening a cab driver by putting a gun to his head.
Kate Spade Foundation to donate $1M for suicide prevention
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 2:04pm
Kate Spade New York has announced plans to donate $1 million to support suicide prevention and mental health awareness causes in tribute to the company's late founder.
