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General Mills expands flour recall over E. coli...

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General Mills announced Friday that it is expanding its voluntary flour recall.



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Newsweek hit by layoffs after day of suspense

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The layoff ax fell at Newsweek on Friday, a day after its affiliated website, International Business Times, saw dozens of employees let go. Around a half dozen Newsweek employees were laid off, according to a source. Among those affected by the cuts a…



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5 things you need to know a week after Brexit vote

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A week is a long time in politics.



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Lionsgate-Starz merger highlights Hollywood's...

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The Fourth of July might be an odd time to say it, but Hollywood is demonstrating that there’s not much future in being independent. Lionsgate’s announced $4.4 billion acquisition of Starz, the pay cable enterprise, is just the latest sign of skeptici…



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Will buying Tidal help Apple fend off Spotify?

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Apple may be looking to play both offense and defense in the highly competitive world of digital music. The maker of iEverything is reportedly in talks to buy streaming music company Tidal, a service favored by many artists that is run by rap megasta…



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Google's search for non-white male employees shows...

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Google has mapped the world, indexed millions of books and launched giant balloons that beam internet to remote regions.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/googles-search-for-nonwhite-male-employees-shows-few-results/40313120

Ammunition imports shoot up nearly 50%

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The American appetite for ammo has driven a surge in bullet imports.



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Puerto Rico makes historic default

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Puerto Rico just did something that hasn’t happened since 1933.



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North Point Mall sold to Baltimore's strip mall...

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Baltimore’s strip mall king has added another property to his empire. The eastern Baltimore County mainstay North Point Mall was purchased on Thursday for $3.3 million by Carl Verstandig, CEO of America’s Realty based in Pikesville. The seller was Northpoint Associates LP, of Holmdel Township in northern New Jersey. The mall at 222 North Point Blvd. was built in 1974 and is located near Dundalk. Its anchor tenant, Kmart, occupies a separate 95,000-square-foot big box store and an adjacent strip…

Brexit will increase U.K.'s huge debt

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More taxes, less spending and no chance of a balanced budget.



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