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Pacers-Heat delayed by lighting malfunction

Despite an incredible performance from Paul George, the Indiana Pacers would fall to the Miami Heat 103-100 in overtime.

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Federal prosecutors working with EPA on Flint water probe

Days after Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) apologized for toxic tap water in the city of Flint and accepted the resignations of multiple state officials, the U.S. Justice Department said

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HSBC apologizes for online banking outage, says customers will not ‘lose out’

In a statement apologising to customers, a spokesman said: “We are now experiencing issues with our Online and Mobile banking”.

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Asian stocks tentative day after China plunge

Oil prices slid in volatile trading, following the stock market lower on fears of China’s slowing economy.

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Stocks sink around the world on first trading day of 2016

The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 375 points as a selloff in Chinese equities spread around the world, fanned by concerns that economic growth is decelerating from Asia

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Five Hong Kong Booksellers Critical of China Disappear

While there’s been no official word on what happened to the five missing people, Mr Ho told reporters that it appears their disappearances are linked to the publisher’s books.

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Eurozone inflation holds steady at low rate of 0.2%

In December, the European Central Bank predicted euro-area inflation would accelerate to 1.6 percent in 2017 from 0.1 percent past year. That compares with a median estimate for a 0.3

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U.S. manufacturing shrinks for 2nd month amid global slowdown

The employment gauge, meanwhile, dropped 3.2 points to 48.1% in December.

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NORAD’s Santa Tracker started with a typo 60 years ago

Created by a 1958 agreement between Canada and the United States, the North American Aerospace Defense Command [NORAD] is responsible for the aerospace and maritime defense of both countries.

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GM CEO Mary Barra Named Chairman of the Board of Directors

CEO Mary Barra just got a great vote of confidence from her peers on the automaker’s Board: a promotion to the added role of Chairman of the Board.

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Bahrain severs diplomatic ties with Iran after Saudi embassy attack

The Saudi decision to halt diplomatic relations came after its the mass execution Saturday of Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others – the largest carried out by Saudi

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For Markets, A Bad Start To The Year

U.S. stocks tumbled more than two percent early Monday, joining a global sell-off sparked by a seven percent plunge in the Shanghai stock market.

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