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Turkish President Erdogan in Beijing amid ethnic tensions
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 6:07 amTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with top Chinese officials Wednesday amid tensions over China’s treatment of its Uighur minority and sensitive negotiations surrounding the possible purchase of a Chinese missile system.
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Anne Tyler, Marilynne Robinson up for Booker fiction prize
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 5:07 amNovels by Americans Anne Tyler and Marilynne Robinson are among 13 contenders for the 50,000-pound ($78,000) Booker Prize for fiction.
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Drugmaker GSK sees earnings growth returning in 2016
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 5:07 amBritain-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has reported a drop in earnings in the first full quarter since its deal to swap some assets with Swiss rival Novartis.
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Q&A: Who is the Taliban’s reclusive leader Mullah Omar?
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 5:07 amHere are some questions and answers about Mullah Mohammed Omar:
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New York prison worker: I got ‘caught up’ in escape plot
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 5:07 amA prison worker who got “caught up in the fantasy” of a breakout planned by two killers told investigators she performed sex acts with one of the men and took naked photos of herself for the other.
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EU checking if Disneyland Paris charges unfair prices
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 5:07 amThe European Union is looking into complaints that Disneyland Paris is unfairly charging different prices for consumers depending on what nation the request comes from.
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AP PHOTOS: Greece’s odyssey through its latest crisis
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 4:07 amIt began with a Greek outburst of national defiance against years of budget cuts and quickly turned into a financial nightmare for the country’s people.
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Lifetime TV to feature several touring Broadway shows
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 4:07 amLifetime TV’s “The Balancing Act” will feature several touring Broadway shows this summer, including behind-the-curtain peeks on “Kinky Boots,” ”Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” ”If/Then” and “Cabaret.”
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Attorney: Islamic State sympathizer is not a terrorist
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 4:07 amA man arrested by the FBI on charges of plotting as an Islamic State sympathizer to detonate a nail-filled bomb on a Florida beach is no extremist, his attorney says.
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Average US vehicle age hits record 11.5 years
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 4:07 amIn the age of Apple’s CarPlay, a lot of cars on the road still have tape decks.
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Israel pushing for Pollard to come to Israel after release
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 4:07 amIsrael’s deputy foreign minister says Israel is making “very great efforts” to lobby for spy Jonathan Pollard to be granted permission to travel to Israel after his upcoming release in November.
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Germany’s HeidelbergCement to buy Italcementi
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 4:07 amGermany’s HeidelbergCement AG says it plans to buy Italy’s Italcementi, starting with the 1.67 billion euro ($1.85 billion) acquisition of a 45 percent stake.
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Bahrain makes multiple arrests in wake of deadly bombing
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 3:07 amBahraini authorities have arrested several suspects in the wake of a deadly bombing targeting police in the strategically important island kingdom.
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China auto sales slump hits industry fortunes
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 3:07 amGeneral Motors Co.’s $5 billion initiative to create cars for China and other emerging markets comes just as automakers face a collapse in the booming Chinese demand they were counting on to power their growth.
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Myanmar’s democracy leader runs in Nov. 8 polls to keep seat
Associated Press | July 29, 2015 3:07 amMyanmar’s democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday registered for November elections to keep her seat in parliament and challenge the ruling military-backed party.