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Disney deepens its footprint in mobile gaming, teams up with Jam City

Drew Angerer | Getty Images An image of Mickey Mouse, the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company, is displayed outside the Disney Store in Times Square in New York City.  Walt Disney entered a multi-year games development partnership with leading mobile gaming company Jam City, continuing the Mouse House’s …

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British PM May says changing leadership will delay Brexit 

Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 14: British Prime minister, Theresa May delivers a Brexit statement at Downing Street on November 14, 2018 in London, England. Theresa May addresses the nation after her cabinet of senior ministers met and approved the wording of …

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Grassley opts for finance chair, Graham poised to lead Judiciary Committee

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) talks with reporters as he heads for a meeting at the U.S. Capitol October 02, 2018 in Washington, DC.  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley announced Friday that he wants to serve as the leader of the Senate …

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Pfizer to raise some drug prices despite pressure from Trump

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ian Read, chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, speaks as President Donald Trump, left, listens during an announcement on a new pharmaceutical glass packaging initiative in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., July 20, 2017.  Pfizer will raise …

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Airlines cancel thousands of flights after Avery surprises East Coast

John Moore | Getty Images A cancelled flight waits in a snow storm at the Newark Liberty International Airport on November 15, 2018 in Newark, New Jersey. The early season storm caused flight cancellations throughout the northeast United States.  Airlines cancelled over 1,900 flights around the country after winter storm …

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Democrat Katie Porter is apparent winner in California’s 45th District

Kevin Sullivan | Digital First Media | Getty Images Katie Porter, the Democratic candidate for the 45th Congressional District, speaks to supporters on election night at the Hilton Irvine in Irvine on Tuesday, November 6, 2018.  In a rebuke to Trump policies, Democratic candidate Katie Porter – a favorite of …

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Finished answering Mueller written questions

Saul Loeb  | AFP | Getty Images US President Donald Trump speaks after signing the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, November 16, 2018. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he “just finished” answering the written questions posed …

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Trump to nominate acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler as permanent chief

Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Andrew Wheeler, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), arrives on stage with President Donald Trump during the White House State Leadership Day conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018.  Andrew Wheeler will be nominated to permanently lead the Environmental …

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Volkswagen to spend 44 billion euros on electric, autonomous cars by 2023

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Volkswagen logo is displayed at Serramonte Volkswagen on November 18, 2016 in Colma, California. Volkswagen announced it’s to spend 44 billion euros ($50 billion) on new plants, electric cars, autonomous driving and mobility services. The war chest is to be spent in the four …

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Amazon HQ2 in Queens will be in ‘danger zone for frequent flooding’

Yana Paskova | The Washington Post | Getty Images Long Island City, New York, where Amazon will place one of their new headquarter locations, as seen through the Queensboro Bridge on November 13, 2018. “And the truth is, heavy rain has already increased by 50 percent in the Northeast. So …

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