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China building second aircraft carrier completely on its own Defence Ministry

Beijing’s announcement appears to be in line with the Pentagon’s assessment that China possesses the capacity to construct and deploy a number of aircraft carriers in the coming 15 years.

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Energy, mining stocks lead an early decline on Wall Street

London equities lost 0.6 percent, Paris 0.5 percent and Frankfurt 1.1 percent in its last day of trade for 2015.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Downgraded by JPMorgan After New E. Coli Threat

In its annual report, Chipotle has noted it may be at a higher risk for outbreaks of food-borne illnesses because of its “fresh produce and meats rather than frozen, and

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Cedar Rapids-bound flight makes emergency landing in Tennessee

An airport spokesman in Chattanooga says Allegiant Air Flight 760 had engine trouble after leaving Orlando and had to land in Tennessee.

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Drone rules need to be tighter: CA senator

“We are expecting over the Christmas holidays that as many as 400,000 were sold”, Lance Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration in Texas told News Radio 1200 WOAI.

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Bets soar on whether Saudi Arabia will abandon dollar peg

Domestic fuels have been heavily subsidized, but Riyadh has been under pressure to bring its spending under control as its budget deficit in 2015 ballooned to Riyal 367 billion due

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Coli Woes Continue As CDC Investigates Another Potential Outbreak

The FDA said it is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state and local officials.

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Lower gas prices spur North Carolina motorists at Christmas

While more than two-thirds of US stations are selling gas for less than $2 per gallon, none of them are in California. However, Chicago’s average isn’t that low.

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Charlotte-area jobless rate falls to 5.1 percent in November

For comparison, the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate for Virginia in November was 4 percent while the national jobless rate was 4.8 percent.

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iPad Air 3 Release Date and Possible Specs

Can it ever replace your laptop? Laptops might not appear as sexy or draw as many headlines as some sort of computer/tablet hybrid device, but the reality is today’s laptops are awesome and they’re

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USC Trojans and Wisconsin Badgers

Depth and a bit of inexperience at the heart of the offensive line could mar the No. 25 USC Trojans (8-5) as they aim for a second straight Holiday Bowl

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Welcomes Elon Musk ‘To the Club’ After Rocket Landing

SpaceX has been in the race toward the first successful rocket landing for some time, a race it lost just weeks ago to Blue Origin, the civilian space company run

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