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South Koreans detained in immigration raid head home

South Koreans detained in immigration raid head home

ATLANTA (AP) — A plane carrying more than 300 workers from South Korea who were detained during an immigration raid at a battery factory in Georgia last week left Atlanta shortly before noon Thurs...

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Crowd-pleasing movies were hits at TIFF. Now comes the hard part

Crowd-pleasing movies were hits at TIFF. Now comes the hard part

TORONTO (AP) — Anyone will tell you it’s the audiences that make the Toronto International Film Festival. They aren’t purely industry folks, like they are in Cannes or Venice, but more boisterous,...

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Former Mars exec pleads guilty to stealing $28M from the candymaker

Former Mars exec pleads guilty to stealing $28M from the candymaker

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former executive for a subsidiary of candymaker Mars Inc. pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud and tax charges in connection with his theft of $28 million from the company, ...

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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom’s latest legal bid to halt deportation from New Zealand is rejected

Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom’s latest legal bid to halt deportation from New Zealand is rejected

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand court has rejected the latest bid by internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom to halt his deportation to the United States on charges related to his file-shari...

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Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board

Trump administration requests emergency ruling to remove Cook from Fed board

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to remove Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s board of governors by Monday, before the central bank’s next vote on interest r...

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Saudi Arabia to supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of oil

Saudi Arabia to supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of oil

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will supply Syria with 1.65 million barrels of crude as Damascus struggles to rebuild the country’s economy and infrastructure after a nearly 1...

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