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Legal New Jersey online poker pushes World Series champion

2017-07-24T04:09:34Z

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Scott Blumstein's path to winning more than $8.1 million as the World Series of Poker champion started in the online poker rooms of New Jersey....

New York Times asks 'Fox & Friends' for apology

2017-07-24T01:18:07Z

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Times is asking Fox News' morning show "Fox & Friends" to apologize for what the newspaper calls a "malicious and inaccurate segment" about the newspaper, intelligence leaks and the Islamic State that aired Saturday....

White House indicates Trump would sign new sanctions bill

2017-07-24T02:22:20Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House indicated Sunday President Donald Trump would sign a sweeping Russia sanctions measure, which the House could take up this week, that requires him to get Congress' permission before lifting or easing the economic penalties against Moscow....

Some urge sprinkler mandates across US after Honolulu fire

2017-07-23T18:12:05Z

HONOLULU (AP) -- When Moon Yun Pellerin's parents bought a 27th-floor apartment in a high-rise overlooking Waikiki about 15 years ago, they didn't realize the wave-shaped building had no fire sprinklers....

Average US gas prices rise a penny, reversing 11-week trend

2017-07-23T19:06:33Z

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) -- The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline rose about a penny nationally over the past two weeks, to $2.32....

Few US cities mandate sprinklers in old residential towers

2017-07-23T16:51:41Z

HONOLULU (AP) -- A high-rise fire recently claimed the lives of three people in Honolulu, and the apartment building where the blaze broke out had no fire sprinklers....

GOP favor dropping tax beneficial to blue states

2017-07-24T06:23:41Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans aren't usually big on raising taxes, but they're really eager to eliminate the federal deduction for state and local taxes....

Southeast Asian ride-hailing app Grab raises $2.5 billion

2017-07-24T04:19:21Z

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Japan's Softbank and China's top ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing are pouring $2 billion into the latest round of financing by cash-hungry Southeast Asian taxi app Grab....

Australian consumer watchdog investigates air bag recall

2017-07-24T03:23:02Z

SYDNEY (AP) -- Australia's consumer watchdog said on Monday it was urgently seeking information from the government regulator and car manufacturers after a magazine reported that recalled Takata air bags were being replaced by faulty air bags....

More reason for rejecting GOP health bill than reviving it

2017-07-24T06:38:22Z

WASHINGTON (AP) -- There are many reasons why the Senate will probably reject Republicans' crowning bill razing much of former President Barack Obama's health care law. There are fewer why Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell might revive it and avert a GOP humiliation....

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