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Washington, DC CNN  —  Spending at US retailers fell in March as consumers pulled back after the banking crisis fueled recession fears. Retail sales, which are adjusted for seasonality but not for inflation, fell by 1% in March from the prior month, the Commerce Department reported on Friday. That was steeper than an expected 0.4%
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CNN  —  As the US attempts to wean itself off its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and shift to cleaner energy sources, many experts are eyeing a promising solution: your neighborhood big-box stores and shopping malls. The rooftops and parking lot space available at retail giants like Walmart, Target and Costco is massive. And these
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MADRID (Reuters) – Major European countries threw their weight behind Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday saying they would recognize him as interim president if Nicolas Maduro failed to call elections within eight days. FILE PHOTO: Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia
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(Reuters) – American Bryson DeChambeau fired a four-under 68 in the third round to take a one-shot lead over defending champion Li Haotong in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday. Jan 12, 2019; Honolulu, HI, USA; PGA golfer Bryson DeChambeau tees off on the 17th hole during the third round of the Sony Open
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Buhari defended his decision on Twitter, saying corruption allegations against Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen — who has been accused of failing to disclose bank accounts in foreign currencies — are “grievous.” But the move was labelled a “coup against democracy” by the President of the Nigerian Senate, and prompted an outcry from the country’s major
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FILE PHOTO: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) logo seen on display in Enugu, Nigeria November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s main opposition party has suspended its presidential election campaign for 72 hours in protest at the suspension of the country’s most senior judge by President Muhammadu Buhari, it said on Saturday. The
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s securities regulator said on Saturday it was looking into the conduct of auditors of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), a state fund that was wound up after losing billions of dollars in a scandal that erupted under the country’s previous government. FILE PHOTO: A construction worker talks on the phone in
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FILE PHOTO: Aug 13, 2017; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers designated hitter Adrian Beltre (29) hits a home run against the Houston Astros during the sixth inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington. The Astros defeat the Rangers 2-1. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Texas Rangers will retire the number of former third
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This merry band of Swiss ski racing fans draws crowds like the pied piper and sets a new benchmark in an already unique alpine scene. Everywhere you look, there are fans from different nationalities — Italians in matching ski jackets with painted faces, Slovenians draped in national flags, pockets of people with banners proclaiming their
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Guaidó was elected to represent his home state of Vargas in the Venezuelan National Assembly, the unicameral legislature, in December 2015. He was part of a group of opposition legislators that handed then-President Nicolás Maduro his first significant electoral defeat. Maduro responded by attempting to strip the legislature of its powers. Maduro had the Venezuelan
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was arrested on Friday for lying to Congress about the 2016 campaign’s efforts to use stolen emails to undercut his Democratic rival in the latest arrest of the Special Counsel probe into possible election manipulation. Roger Stone, a 66-year-old self-proclaimed Republican “dirty
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Rescue team members are seen at the area where Julen, a Spanish two-year-old boy, fell into a deep well twelve days ago when the family was taking a stroll through a private estate, in Totalan, southern Spain January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo TOTALAN, Spain (Reuters) – Spanish rescuers on Saturday found the dead body
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. fund managers are continuing their retreat from consumer-related stocks and increasing their defensive bets out of concerns that the U.S. economy is slowing even though government leaders had reached agreement to end the longest shutdown ever. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New
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