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| Good Morning We're watching testimony from the former Ukraine ambassador, escalating violence in Hong Kong and ballooning online political ads. |
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Former Ukraine ambassador to testify. Marie Yovanovitch’s testimony in the impeachment inquiry today is expected to intensify scrutiny on Rudy Giuliani, President Trump’s personal lawyer, who led a campaign against her, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. |
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Pelosi says withholding of aid amounts to bribery. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said President Trump’s alleged decision to withhold military aid to Ukraine amounted to bribery, using a term specifically mentioned in the Constitution as an impeachable offense. |
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Student kills two at California high school. A shooting at a high school in southern California left two students dead and several others injured, law-enforcement officials said. The 16-year-old suspect, who turned the gun on himself, was in “grave condition” at a local hospital. |
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Walmart shows shoppers are still spending. American consumers showed no signs of belt-tightening in sales results from Walmart, offering comfort to retailers worried about fallout from the trade war and the health of the global economy as the holiday shopping season nears. |
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Trump takes tax-record fight to the Supreme Court. President Trump asked the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax records issued by New York prosecutors investigating hush-money payments to two women who allege they had affairs with Mr. Trump. |
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U.S. threatens Egypt with sanctions. The U.S. has warned Egypt of possible sanctions over Cairo’s decision to proceed with a purchase of Russian warplanes, a new source of friction with a country whose leader has been lauded by President Trump. |
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Hong Kong’s week of rage boils over. Antigovernment protesters and police shocked Hong Kong with some of the ugliest incidents in nearly six months of unrest this week, leaving the city’s leaders scrambling for a way to restore order. |
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Kentucky governor concedes tight race. Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded a tight Kentucky gubernatorial race after a formal review of county vote totals in last week’s election, making Democrat Andy Beshear the winner by roughly 5,000 votes. |
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Inside Under Armour's sales scramble. The sportswear maker, whose accounting is under federal investigation, leaned on retailers to take products early and redirected goods intended for the company's factory stores to off-price chains to book sales in the final days of a quarter. |
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SoftBank's $1 billion investment in Wirecard came with a twist. Shares of electronic payments company Wirecard jumped after news of an investment by SoftBank, but the commitment ended up coming from the personal accounts of a group of SoftBank employees and an outside investor. |
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There isn't enough special sauce to win the burger wars. Successful fast-food product launches lure customers from one chain to another rather than expand the pool. Viral hits like Popeyes chicken sandwich aside, recent industry skirmishes mostly amount to a stalemate. |
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Therapy comes to the corner office. Famed couples counselor Esther Perel is carving out a new niche as a management guru in an age when many workers feel married to their jobs. |
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As political ads balloon, consensus on regulations is elusive. With federal rules covering digital political ads virtually absent, some states are making their own laws, while tech giants are drawing the lines for acceptable political speech on the fly. |
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One problem with the flu shot? Not enough people get it. For maximum protection, the CDC advises that 70% of Americans should get the shot. In the past decade fewer than 50% were vaccinated annually and sometimes the level dipped as low as 42%. |
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Can religion still speak to younger Americans? Among 18- to 29-year-olds, 44% declare that they have no religious affiliation. Maybe it’s because their idea of faith is too narrow, writes a professor of religion. |
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How would you fix college admissions? Share your story. The college-admissions process can seem unfair. What is the solution? We want to know what you would change—either about how students apply or how colleges review and admit applicants—to make the process more equitable and transparent, or just saner. |
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| Highlights from our food-industry coverage |
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1. Dean down the drain. The biggest U.S. milk company filed for bankruptcy protection. It’s another setback for an industry struggling with falling sales of cow's milk and rising competition. 2. Bull disclosure. Some home cooks—and even restaurants—are sneaking plant-based burger patties onto plates of their patrons and relatives to get them to try the meatless products Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods. — Patrick McGroarty |
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Fewer jobless Americans tap unemployment benefits. A lower percentage of people out of work is relying on unemployment payments amid tighter state rules on obtaining the benefits and a strong job market. |
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First Airport-to-City Train Opens Cleveland opened a rapid-transit train line from the airport to its downtown—the first service of its kind in the Western Hemisphere—thanks to a federal grant that financed the four-mile extension. Upon opening, the route cost riders 35 cents and took 20 minutes. |
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