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Uber settles background check suit for up to $25...

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Uber will pay the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles up to $25 million as part of a lawsuit that accused the startup of misrepresenting its background checks.



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Uber hires top Ford exec in self-driving car quest

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Uber just snagged a top Ford executive to help develop self-driving cars.



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First look inside Salisbury University's new $19...

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Salisbury University will officially debut its new $19 million stadium at an open house on Thursday evening. The four-story Sea Gull Stadium replaces the university’s outdated, single-story stadium and brings in-house team facilities that previously had to be located off-site. The 30,000-square-foot,stadium has four home-team locker rooms for the university’s Division III field hockey, football, and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams. Previously, teams shared locker rooms in Maggs Physical…

Tesla Model 3's first week: 325,000 orders

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There are now 325,000 people waiting to buy a Tesla Model 3, the company’s first mass market car.



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Banks fuel Dow's worst day in over 6 weeks

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Fear is making a comeback on Wall Street.



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Donohoe Cos. is moving its headquarters, 240...

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The Donohoe Cos. is leaving Washington, D.C., and relocating its headquarters to Bethesda in a move that will bring 240 employees to the Maryland suburb. The 132-year-old company, one of the region’s oldest family-owned commercial real estate firms — will re-establish its corporate headquarters and construction, real estate, development and hospitality divisions at a site on Wisconsin Avenue, the company said Thursday. It’s yet another instance of a company moving outside of D.C. in an effort…

Bill granting Northrop Grumman $37.5M in tax...

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The Maryland Senate moved forward a bill Thursday that would provide $37.5 million in tax credits for Northrop Grumman Corp. over the next five years. While the budget language for Senate Bill 1112 doesn’t explicitly say it, the state’s Department of Commerce and legislative proponents haven’t been shy about saying the bill is crafted for the Falls Church, Va.-based defense contracting giant, a company that recently consolidated and headquartered its new missions systems division in Linthicum,…

Donald Trump makes Mexican mask factory great...

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A Halloween mask factory in Jiutepec, Mexico, is busier than ever. And it’s all thanks to Donald Trump.



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Manhattan rents finally went down

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The median rental price in Manhattan, New York City’s most expensive borough, dropped 2.8% to $3,300 in March from the same time a year ago.



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