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European Union proposes visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit

Ministers were individually briefed about the deal's outline on Tuesday evening, ahead of a special cabinet meeting on Wednesday to sign off the text, Downing S...

Apple shares drop as iPhone's sluggish sales raise red flags

The company had released the more expensive iPhone XS and XS Max more than a month earlier. The report noted that Apple's directive translates to about 10...

Veterans Day 2018: Free meals for veterans, military members

Ruby Tuesday: Free appetizer for veterans and active military members. PJ Whelihan's - three area locations - will say thank you to active military and vet...

Facebook down: Social network goes dark

When visiting the site starting between noon and 1 p.m. Monday, users were greeted with page saying "Sorry, something went wrong. We're working on it and we'll ...

Investigation launched after several pilots report close encounter with UFO (AUDIO)

The details are similar in some respects to reported sightings of unidentified flying objects over Oregon , Arizona , and NY, incidents that The War Zone ...

Amazon to split second headquarters between New York, Virginia

The official announcement is expected as soon as Tuesday. The source, who is familiar with the matter, told Reuters that Amazon will also announce a signifi...

Oil prices rise as Saudi announces supply cut

In June, Saudi Arabia persuaded fellow oil producers to end 18 months of production cuts and pump more crude in response to falling output in Venezuela and Iran...

OPEC moves to combat plummeting oil prices

Russia's Novak said it's "hard to say" if oil markets will be over-supplied next year. But Russia appears to need more convincing that it should be cutting pr...

Federal Reserve meets this week: what to know

The statement reflected little change in the US central bank's outlook for the economy since the last policy meeting in September, with inflation remaining near...

Microsoft giving big discounts on Xbox One for Black Friday

Microsoft already announced 5 titles that will be coming to Xbox Game Pass this month, and it has announced some more titles that will be joining the serv...

Alibaba crosses $3 bn sales in 5 minutes

The holiday originally didn't have much to do with shopping. 2017's Singles' Day brought in $25 billion in sales in just a single 24-hour period, reports CN...

Montreal-based Bombardier slashing 5,000 jobs

The company said Thursday it will sell its Q400 turboprop aircraft program to a subsidiary of Longview Aviation Capital Corp. for about US$300 million. Michael ...

Walmart releases its Black Friday ad for holiday shoppers

Black Friday Walmart deals are going to be among the most popular in two weeks when Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018 begins, and now we have an early lead ...

United Kingdom transport Min. resigns over May "delusions"

He added: "It's for each MP to come to his or her own view". LabourList has more readers than ever before - but we need your support. 'And everybody is thin...

Pelosi is '100%' confident she will be the next House speaker

Given the really bad night the GOP had in the northern part of the U.S., that no longer appears to be true, which is a highly problematic development for him an...

Montana judge blocks contruction of Keystone XL pipeline

U.S. District Court Judge Brian Morris' ruling late on Thursday came in a lawsuit that several environmental groups filed against the U.S. government in 2017, s...

Tesla names Robyn Denholm as its new chairwoman, replacing Elon Musk

Announcing the appointment, Tesla said in a statement that to "ensure a smooth transition...." As part of a settlement with US regulators over the case, Mus...

Passengers refuse to fly with stinking durian cargo

A cargo of durian caused an Indonesian plane to be temporarily grounded after passengers complained about the fruit's room-clearing stench in the cabin. The t...

On the line: Trump, Democrats battle in campaign's final day

She added that she specifically wanted to campaign for former Rep. Ron DeSantis over Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum because she is concerned that the Democrati...

The Trump referendum: Possible lessons from 2018 midterms

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs, as well as 35 Senate seats. Pollster John Zogby said Democrats have a "slight edge" ov...

What you need to know about the Pa. midterm elections

The election near the halfway mark of a president's first term is traditionally a referendum on the White House occupant. Trump was on a hectic schedule o...

Amazon in 'advanced talks' to build new HQ near D.C.

Metro D.C. has always been viewed as a favorite, thanks to its well-educated workforce, proximity to the federal government, and the fact that Amazon chairman ...

Amazon plans to split HQ2 evenly between two cities

While nothing is set in stone, Amazon seems to be furthest along in the selection process with Crystal City-up to the point of scouting out potential real est...

Amazon to Offer Free Shipping With No Minimum Purchase This Holiday Season

Target announced last month it would offer free two-day shipping on all orders from November 1 to December 22. As GeekWire points out, Amazon's free ...

Lowe's to close 31 stores across Canada

Lowe's expects the stores targeted will be closed by February 1. Home improvement retail giant Lowe's has announced it will close 31 stores in Canada. Hilco M...

Sanctions against Iran to go back into effect

The reimposition of sanctions lifted under a 2015 nuclear deal adds 300 new designations in Iran's oil, shipping, insurance and banking sectors, to try to s...

Brexit: Irish rule out time-limited Brexit backstop

Brexit is undermining Northern Ireland's hard-won peace by creating tensions between Catholic and Protestant communities, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar ...

2 dead after Amazon building partially collapses in Baltimore

Search crews worked hours that night and later found the unaccounted for person under rubble before they were taken to the hospital where they were pronounced d...

Apple delivers strong profits, but shares slip on outlook

Apple's chief financial officer Luca Maestri announced the change on a conference call with investors following Thursday's earnings report , arguing "a unit o...

Trump predicts he’ll make trade deal with China

Xi told Chinese state media on Thursday that he was willing to meet Trump at the summit and hoped to promote a steady relationship. "They all want to do it". Th...

Tesla confirms SEC, DOJ investigating Model 3 production projections

Through Friday's close Tesla shares fell more than 6 percent from their level on August 7 (just before Musk tweeted that he had "funding secured"). The re...

France, Germany, UK, EU condemn United States move reinstating all Iran sanctions

Will there be enough oil for the world? "I want to escape from Iran", said Essam, an accountant, who is disgusted with both the USA and Iranian governments. W...

Industrial output rises at slowest pace since the spring

Volumes of new work from overseas also rose, albeit at the softest rate for three months. The PMI for large firms was 51.6 percent, down 0.5 percent on the ...

Wages and Salaries Beat Expectations, Hit 10-Year High

The Labor Department's closely watched monthly employment report on Friday also showed the unemployment rate was steady at a 49-year low of 3.7 percent as 711...

Facebook’s Share Rise despite Reports of Slow Growth

Zuckerberg and others had vowed that Facebook would change to deal with those problems. Facebook also told investors to expect increased expenses in 2019. In...