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cornhole wants to make it to the big leagues

Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty Images Ankit Mittal, of Ellicott City, Md., tosses a bean bag as his friend Shean Flynn, of Newport News, Va., waves his Terrible Towel as the two were playing Corn Hole while enjoying tailgating before the game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and …

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US, China plot roadmap for meeting between Trump, Xi to resolve trade dispute: Dow Jones

Thomas Peter | Reuters China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Chinese and U.S. negotiators are reportedly working on a plan to hold talks to end a trade dispute that would …

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TiVo falls on report Amazon is developing live TV recording device

Kim Kulish | Corbis | Getty Images TIVO, Inc. gave a way free TIVO (DVR) Digital Video Recorder, boxes to thousands of happy Comcast Cable customers, who also donated a toy or clothing for charity outside their corporate headquarters. Shares of TiVo fell as much as 5 percent in afternoon …

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Prices of beloved breakfast drinks diverge on crop outlook, trade wars

Traders are heavily betting on a price decline in one of the world’s most popular breakfast items: a morning cup of joe. Bearish bets have driven coffee futures down more than 17 percent since the start of the year, bringing the price close to a five-year low. Three factors have …

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Morgan Stanley cuts its estimates for General Motors because of China

John Gress | Reuters Kathy Huff installs a headlight assembly at GM’s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickup truck plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, July 25, 2018.  Morgan Stanley’s outlook on General Motors shares has dimmed due to the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China. The firm reduced …

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The rest of the world is feeling pain from tariffs and a strong dollar

But while some have speculated that fears of slower economic growth in China may be partly responsible for feeble stock performance there, Hong Kong and Shanghai are by no means alone. “I think one of the biggest stories throughout the year has been the pressure we’ve seen on emerging markets,” …

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The number of jailed foreigners fell before Trump took office: Study

Before President Donald Trump took office in 2017, criminal alien incarcerations were on the decline in the U.S. The number of convicted inmates in federal prison without citizenship plunged about 22 percent from fiscal year 2011 to fiscal year 2016 — before Trump was inaugurated — according to a government …

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Trump says he canceled military parade over ‘ridiculously high’ cost

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 2018.  President Donald Trump claimed Friday morning that he canceled the military parade he had asked the Pentagon to plan, and …

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Deere reports a 42% jump in year-over-year profit

Getty Images A John Deere 8600 tractor is displayed on opening day of the World Ag Expo on February 10, 2015 in Tulare, Calif. U.S. tractor maker Deere’s profit rose about 42 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, helped by replacement demand for large agricultural equipment. The Moline, Illinois-based company …

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