Venezuela to toughen price controls, set profits

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is extending price controls and will place limits on profits as he extends attempts to curb the galloping inflation that is eroding support for his rule. Maduro made the announcement in a late-night...

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Target to open earlier on Thanksgiving

NEW YORK — Target Corp. is the latest retailer to open earlier on Thanksgiving this year. The Minneapolis-based discounter said it will open at 8 p.m. on the holiday — an hour earlier than last year. Stores will remain open throughout the night and...

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US, Europe resume talks on new trade pact

BRUSSELS — The United States and the European Union sought Monday to get past a rough patch in diplomatic relations to resume talks on a free trade deal that would grow what is already the world's biggest business relationship. Negotiators for the Obama...

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Berkshire County furniture stores closing

ADAMS, Mass. — A Berkshire County furniture store that's been in business for more than 130 years is closing down. The family that runs Simmons Furniture Store locations in Adams and Pittsfield says they will shut down after selling their remaining...

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Horses, riders say 'nay' to French tax hike

PARIS — Thousands of riding enthusiasts — and hundreds of horses — took over Paris' Bastille square Monday to say "nay" to a proposed tax hike on riding schools. Several horses wore the red caps that have come to symbolize a regional tax revolt and...

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ABC's Amy Robach to have double mastectomy

NEW YORK — A month after undergoing a mammogram on "Good Morning America," ABC's Amy Robach said Monday she has breast cancer and will have a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery this week. The 40-year-old correspondent admitted she had been...

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Amazon, US Postal Service will deliver on Sundays

NEW YORK — Amazon is teaming up with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages on Sundays. The Seattle company says Sunday delivery will be available this week to customers in the New York and Los Angeles metropolitan areas. Amazon and the Postal...

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Former AP reporter Carl Hilliard dies at 76

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — Former Associated Press Colorado Capitol reporter Carl Hilliard, who was known for his wit and a weekly newspaper column that chronicled the history of Colorado and its leaders, died Sunday of a heart attack. He was 76. His son,...

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Maine high court dismisses wind farm lawsuit

PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a lawsuit against a wind energy company over its northern Maine wind farm. A lower court judge previously dismissed a complaint by Michael Gosselin of Mars Hill against Boston-based First...

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Markets remain solid despite Fed tapering talk

LONDON — Upbeat U.S. economic figures shored up global markets Monday even though there are growing expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin to reduce its monetary stimulus next month. Shares in the Philippines fell after a devastating typhoon....

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