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Associated Press An oil pump works in the Sakhir, Bahrain, desert oil fields at sunset on Tuesday. The price of oil jumped more than 4 percent Tuesday to the highest level since May on renewed fears of a military conflict with Iran.
Oil prices rise over concerns about Iran
NEW YORK — Renewed tensions between Iran and the West pushed oil its highest level in more than a month. Iran is again threatening to block a critical Persian Gulf shipping route in response to ...
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Feds settle Western energy corridor lawsuit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Parts of a plan for designating thousands of miles of energy corridors in 11 Western states will be revamped under a settlement reached by federal land managers, more than a doz...
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FDA approves rapid, at-home HIV test
WASHINGTON — Americans will soon be able to test themselves in the privacy of their own homes for the virus that causes AIDS, now that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first rapid,...
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Associated Press Chuck E. Cheese is updating its mascot's look to help improve sales among its more than 500 stores.
Chuck E. Cheese changing image
NEW YORK — Chuck E. Cheese has been given the pink slip. The company that operates the chain of children’s pizza restaurants is retiring the giant rodent’s outdated image — and the man who voice...
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Algeria energy minister says OPEC may meet
ALGIERS, Algeria — Algeria’s energy minister has raised the possibility of an extraordinary meeting of OPEC countries to discuss falling oil prices. Youcef Yousfi said Sunday in Algiers that it ...
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AT&T, AMC make deal that keeps channels on
NEW YORK — AT&T says it has reached an agreement with AMC Networks and will keep showing its AMC, IFC Sundance and WE channels. AT&T, the eighth-largest provider of pay-TV signals, said Sunday t...
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Brief relief, questions remain on student loans
Congress may have averted a doubling of interest rates on millions of new federal student loans, but the fix is only for a year, leaving students on edge over whether they’ll face a similar increas...
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Survey finds Japan business confidence improves
TOKYO — Big manufacturers have more confidence in Japan’s economy but remain pessimistic overall, a closely watched quarterly survey by the country’s central bank showed Monday. The “tankan” con...
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Brief relief, long-term questions on loans
Congress may have averted a doubling of interest rates on millions of new federal student loans, but the fix is only for a year, leaving students on edge over whether they’ll face a similar increas...
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Jobs
The following job orders were added to the Office of Employment and Training’s database for McCracken County employers: service representative - branch pest control, plumber, clinical practitioner,...
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