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Italy set to support China’s Belt and Road program, FT report says

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Railway workers inspect a Kenya Railways Corp. freight train before departure from the port station in Mombasa, Kenya, on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018.  Italy is planning to officially announce its support for China’s Belt and Road Initiative this month, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. …

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Judge slams Roger Stone over book that criticizes Robert Mueller

Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Roger Stone, former adviser to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, arrives to federal court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Jackson only recently had learned that the self-described “dirty trickster” Stone was on the verge of publishing the book, “The Myth …

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Voters believe Michael Cohen over President Donald Trump, poll says

Matt McClain | The Washington Post | Getty Images Michael Cohen, former attorney to President Donald Trump testifies before the House Oversight Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday February 27, 2019 in Washington, DC. Michael Cohen is going to jail for lying to Congress. Still, voters are …

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Tesla backer says Musk doesn’t need to be CEO

Mike Blake | Reuters SpaceX founder Elon Musk looks on at a post-launch news conference after the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Crew Dragon spacecraft, lifted off on an uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, March 2, 2019. …

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Amazon’s Arlington agreement shows what it needs to do for incentives

Leonard Ortiz | Digital First Media | Getty Images Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, speaks to a group of Amazon employees that are veterans during an Amazon Veterans Day celebration on Monday, November 12, 2018. Amazon will receive 15 percent of any increase in the amount of hotel …

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Michael Bloomberg will not run for president in 2020

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Michael Bloomberg appears on stage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., after the VP spoke on the third day of the Democratic National Convention, July 27, 2016. Michael Bloomberg will not run for president in 2020, the billionaire businessman …

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FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is resigning

Astrid Riecken | The Washington Post | Getty Images Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is leaving his post as the nation’s top health regulator after two years in the role. Gottlieb, who’s waged a pitched battle against teen …

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‘Against the law’ for automakers to sell cars like Tesla does

Paul Hennessy | NurPhoto | Getty Images The Tesla dealership in Eatonville, Florida is seen on March 1, 2019, the day after Tesla announced that it was closing its retail stores as a cost-cutting measure, in a shift to on-line only sales. Tesla’s announcement last week that it is moving …

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Target, Revlon, Alphabet

John Minchillo | AP Shoppers browse the aisles during a Black Friday sale at a Target store, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, in Newport, Ky. Check out the companies making headlines midday Tuesday: Target — Shares of Target rose 4.73 percent after the company reported fourth-quarter results that surpassed analyst expectations. …

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Roger Stone websites deleted amid possible gag-order violation

Two websites used by President Donald Trump’s long-time friend Roger Stone to raise funds for his defense in criminal charges lodged by special counsel Robert Mueller and in civil cases have been deleted. At least one of those deletions apparently occurred after CNBC reported Sunday that the Republican operative might …

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