Asian shares mixed following advance on Wall Street

Added 02-20-19 02:04:01am EST - “Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly high finish on Wall Street that extended the market's gains into a fourth week.” - Foxbusiness.com

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• Asian shares higher following strong gains on Wall Street
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• Asian stocks mixed ahead of next round of US-China talks

Oil near 2019 highs amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions

Added 02-19-19 11:04:02pm EST - “Oil prices were around 2019 highs on Wednesday, propped up by supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and by U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela. Oil prices have been supported by supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum…” - News.yahoo.com

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• Oil hovers below 2019 highs on OPEC cuts, trade talks in focus
• Oil dips below 2019 highs as surging U.S. supply counters OPEC cuts
• Oil edges up amid OPEC cuts, U.S. sanctions on Iran and Venezuela
• Oil prices hit 2019 highs amid supply cuts, trade talk hopes

N. Carolina elections board calls challenged House candidate

Added 02-20-19 02:22:01am EST - “The apparent Republican winner of the country's last undecided congressional election is expected to explain why he stuck with a North Carolina political operative with a shady track record that even the GOP candidate thought about…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• N. Carolina elections board weighs re-doing marred election
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Citroen's tiny EV concept is an alternative to bikes and scooters

Added 02-19-19 11:09:02pm EST - “Citroen's tiny Ami One EV would be a replacement for mass transit in some situations -- you might not even need a driver's license.” - Engadget.com

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• Atlanta-area city set to consider banning electric scooters
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Texas man, 71, meets biological family more than 40 years after he began looking

Added 02-19-19 06:25:03pm EST - “"The excitement was just overwhelming," Blackstone said of meeting his older sister for the first time. "Tears of joy."” - Nydailynews.com

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Stephen Curry joins Barack Obama at My Brother's Keeper event

Added 02-20-19 02:18:02am EST - “OAKLAND, Calif. ?" Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a bett?” - Nypost.com

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• Barack Obama Talks About Toxic Masculinity And ‘Being A Man'
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Jicarilla Apache Nation president resigns

Added 02-20-19 02:03:01am EST - “The president of the Jicarilla Apache Nation has resigned.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Ex-Navajo Nation president's daughter faces DUI charges
• Spain, France, Sweden recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as nation's interim president
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Adult performer says Tinder date tried to rape her in Midtown hotel room: sources

Added 02-20-19 12:13:02am EST - “An adult performer on Pornhub says her Tinder date tried to rape her and slashed her hand at a hotel in Midtown over the weekend, police sources said Tuesday.” - Nydailynews.com

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• Former Reporter at Sweden's Aftonbladet Arrested with Massive Flash Powder Bomb in Hotel Room
• Hit-and-run driver fatally plows into 72-year-old cyclist in Midtown
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• UK to question Tinder, Grindr over age checks in dating apps

Britain's Cobham takes $206 million charge to settle Boeing dispute

Added 02-19-19 03:03:02am EST - “British engineer Cobham will take an additional exceptional charge of 160 millio...” - Reuters.com

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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won't 'Settle For Scraps' Post-Amazon
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• Boeing goes bionic to roll out more Dreamliners

More and more signs point to slower spending in China. Analysts say not to worry

Added 02-19-19 03:01:01am EST - “Falling car sales, sluggish retail sales data, a cooling housing market ?" those are all stoking fears of weakening consumer spending in China amid its slowing economy. But analysts say they're not concerned.” - Cnbc.com

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