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IS spokesman killed in Syria's Aleppo

It said a generation raised in IS-held territory would avenge al-Adnani's death. "Al-Adnani's death came as the most painful blow to ISIS leadership", med...

Democratic senators blast steep price hikes for EpiPens

They also asked how many EpiPens Mylan provided to low income, uninsured consumers and how many schools purchased EpiPens versus how many received them for free...

Stock Futures Slip as Fed's Fischer Says Rate Hikes Dependent on Data

Inflation rate this year is higher than last year's. USA consumer spending increased for a fourth straight month in July amid strong demand for automobiles, p...

US jobs 'very close' to full strength, Fed

Fed Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday she thought the case had grown stronger in recent months for an interest rate increase, remarks that Fischer later that da...

Canadian PM Trudeau in Beijing to Meet Head of Chinese Government

Trudeau made the announcement about the extension in Beijing, where the canola dispute was expected to dominate the trade agenda during his high-level meetings ...

Turkish air strikes kill 15 more civilians in Syria -Observatory

The strike left at least 25 terrorists killed and dozens others wounded, Turkish military said. The soldier's death is the first reported fatality on the Turk...

Success for Hedingham with impressive GSCE results

The percentage of students achieving five or more GCSE's including English and maths has also risen significantly to 48 per cent. Nine students achieved seven...

SC seeks Maharashtra's response on validity of new dance bars law

Owners of the bars had to reapply for licenses, with the court over-ruling the government's contention that the dance bars are a bad influence on society and en...

No parole for rape convicts, dacoits and kidnappers in Maharashtra

The ruling came after a suspect convicted of rape and murder of Mumbai lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha escaped on parole earlier this year. The home department wil...

With Fed nearing goals, rate hikes could shield economy, says Fed's Rosengren

His latest warning now centers on the commercial real-estate sector, which is booming in part because very low and in some cases negative interest rates in much...

21-year-old MS man killed in bus crash

The driver was Denis Yasmir Amaya Rodriguez, an undocumented immigrant from Honduras, Matey said . Police said the driver will be charged with two counts o...

Insurance rates under Affordable Care Act set to spike in 2017

That's up only a little from the 9.9 million covered as of the summer of 2015. "Given that Clinton has such a long experience in health care policy - more tha...

Mondelez kisses its Hershey bid good-bye

The failure has highlighted the power Hershey's charitable trust wields in rebuffing unwanted interest. Snacks giant Mondelez International is abandoning it...

Trump heading to Mexico ahead of immigration speech

The Mexican presidency said Mexico's Government had sent an invitation to both Mr Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for talks, and that the Rep...

Pieters joins Westwood, Kaymer for Ryder Cup

Clarke had been widely expected to turn to experienced Ryder Cup campaigners Westwood and Kaymer, but Pieters was picked ahead of Scotland's Russell Knox who wa...

More than 1m Indian workers to strike

The monthly minimum wage will then total Rs 9,100 (for 26 days), far below the Rs 18,000 sought by the unions. Its counterparts, especially the Left trade union...

More Mitsubishi Models in Japan Found With Inflated Mileage

The finding adds to four mini vehicle models whose mileages were found to be falsified earlier this year. The automaker will stop selling those eight vehicles...

Southwestern Energy Company (SWN) Shares are Up 4.66%

Other Hedge Funds, Including, Mitsubishi Ufj Trust Banking Corp reduced its stake in SWN by selling 7,306 shares or 0.93% in the most recent quarter. Southwes...

Spike Lee: Trump trying to capitalize on murder of Dwyane Wade's cousin

Police said he is a driver for hire who apparently made eye contact with the Sorrells brothers and the brothers fired shots at the man as he ran from them. At...

No positive for Australia in decision — Apple-EU stoush

The EU's Executive Commission just ordered Apple €13 billion (AUD$19 billion) plus interest for back taxes it owes Ireland. Ireland has also expressed conce...

Apple, Ireland and USA slam record European Union anti-trust ruling

The European Commission ordered Apple Inc to pay Ireland unpaid taxes of up to 13 billion euros (.5 billion) on Tuesday as it ruled the firm had received illega...

Yellen says a rate hike is coming-but markets say not now

At the same time, consumer spending, which makes up more than two-thirds of economic activity, grew at the fastest rate since the fourth quarter of 2014. Growth...

Slowing German inflation puts pressure on European Central Bank

The fall in goods prices has continued to slow slightly with an annual decline of 0.6% from 0.7% in July, while the services sector inflation rate edged lower t...

Florida Republicans pick Marco Rubio for Senate race

Going into the general election, neither candidate has reason for over-confidence. There is evidence that the presidential run has taken a toll on Rubio . Mu...

Indian bonds slump as new RBI governor lowers rate cut expectations

India's government promoted Urjit Patel , a deputy governor in charge of monetary policy at Reserve Bank of India, to serve as its next governor for a three-...

Closing Ceremony Marks Farewell to Rio 2016

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dressed as the video-game character Mario to accept the honor before performers from his homeland danced around fluorescent-l...

Dollar dips as dealers seek United States rate policy clues

Speaking at the annual three-day symposium in the U.S. state of Wyoming, Yellen showed she was cautiously upbeat about the USA economy. But she stopped short of...

Fed's Fisher Says US Job Market Near Full Employment

The implied probability that the US Fed will hike interest rates in September had fallen back to 36 percent. In her Jackson Hole comments, Yellen said the US ...

Obamacare exchanges are shedding insurer options in lots of close 2016 states

Still, some of the major changes sought by insurers, like repealing the Health Insurance Tax or allowing for charging older people higher premiums, would requir...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wows Rio Olympics finale as Super Mario

The nation known for Manga and video games played on its most popular cultural contribution to the world in a teaser for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at the closin...

British house price rises pick up speed in August - Nationwide

The average United Kingdom property value is now £206,145 after climbing by 5.6% annually, Nationwide Building Society said. The Nationwide house price index...

Tata Motors Q1 net falls 57%

Overall vehicle sales were up 17.8 per cent year-on-year, with about 80 per cent sold outside the United Kingdom - including strong sales in China. The India bu...

Trump Surrogate Tweets Cartoon Of Hillary Clinton In Blackface

On the other hand, 56 % of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters are content with Hillary Clinton as their party's nominee. From the start, Trump has never...

Trudeau hails new era of China-Canada ties on Beijing visit

Canada's entry leaves the USA and Japan as the only Group of Seven holdouts, giving China another win as it establishes new channels for influence to match its ...

Crashed sightseeing plane pulled from lake near New Orleans

The crash site is about 1,000 yards west of the New Orleans Lakefront Airport's north-south runway. Morris said a couple chartered the plane for an aerial tou...