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Atlanta airport, the world’s busiest, reports power outage

Ramin Talaie | Corbis | Getty Images Delta Airlines planes taxi at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, GA. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, reported a loss of power on Sunday. The airport is a hub of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and the carrier said it expected delays …

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Second-ranking Senate Republican expects tax bill to pass Tuesday

Getty Images Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (R) pauses during a news briefing after a weekly Senate Republican Policy Luncheon at the Capitol November 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. John Cornyn, the No. 2 U.S. Senate Republican, said on Sunday he was confident Republicans would pass a tax …

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Israeli workers strike nationwide to protest Teva layoffs

MENAHEM KAHANA | AFP | Getty Images Israeli employees of Teva, the world’s biggest manufacturer of generic drugs, hold placard during a protest in the centre of Jerusalem on December 17, 2017, against plans by the pharmaceutical giant to shed employees Israel’s national trade union is holding a nationwide strike …

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Puerto Rico warns GOP tax bill would hit its already reeling economy

Dawn Giel | CNBC Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo “Ricky” Rossello, on June 8, 2017. Puerto Rico is crying foul on a provision in the final Republican tax plan that its governor says will do more harm to an already reeling economy. The GOP bill released Friday and expected to …

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California wildfire is now the third-largest in state history

Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Firefighters light backfires as they try to contain the Thomas wildfire which continues to burn in Ojai, California, on December 9, 2017. The army of firefighters, heavy equipment and aircraft battling what has become the third-largest wildfire in California history faced a forecast …

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Trump to accuse China of ‘economic aggression’: Financial Times

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) arrive prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. President Donald Trump will accuse China, America’s largest trade partner, of “economic aggression” when his administration …

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2 found dead at home of Apotex founder Barry Sherman

Lisa Rapaport | Bloomberg | Getty Images Barry Sherman poses with a bottle of clopidogrel tablets, August 14, 2006 at company headquarters in Weston, Ontario, Canada. “I am beyond words right now,” Hoskins wrote in his tweet. “Incredible philanthropists, great leaders in health care. A very, very sad day.” Barry …

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China, UK vow to bolster economic cooperation, speed up stock connect plan

AFP PHOTO | POOL | FRED DUFOUR Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai (C) pose with delegates for a group photo during the UK-China Economic Financial Dialogue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on December 16, 2017. China and Britain have vowed …

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Jacobs letter in Uber-Waymo case says Uber staff stole trade secrets

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images An Uber signage is displayed outside the company’s headquarters building in San Francisco, California, on June 21, 2017. A bombshell piece of evidence in a lawsuit between Uber and Alphabet’s Waymo is now public. Previously discussed only in court testimony, a letter …

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Deutsche Bank was asked for information potentially linked to Michael Flynn: WSJ

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Gen. Michael Flynn, former national security adviser to US President Donald Trump, leaves Federal Court December 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. German lender Deutsche Bank was asked for information about transactions that might be linked to President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor …

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