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China and Germany Agree on Halt to Economic Cyber War
China and Germany agreed to work on stopping economic cyber spying between the two nations amid mounting concern that the thousands of small- and medium-sized companies that form the backbone of ...
Wal-Mart Follows Amazon in Seeking Drone Permit for Home Delivery
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup and checking warehouse inventories, a sign it plans to go head-to-head with ...
Death Toll Climbs in Strongest Aghan Quake in 60 Years
Afghanistan's strongest earthquake in more than six decades shook buildings across South Asia, prompting officials from Kabul to Islamabad to New Delhi to send out rescue teams to search for ...
At Least 15 Dead in Strongest Aghan Quake in 60 Years
Afghanistan's strongest earthquake in more than six decades shook buildings across South Asia, prompting officials from Kabul to Islamabad to New Delhi to send out rescue teams to search for ...
Texas Hurricane Patricia Losses Could Be Billions; Mexico Spared
Damage from Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere, may cost the U.S. billions due to floods after the storm spared the largest cities in Mexico. Flooding in Texas ...
Court Dismisses $15B Facebook User Privacy Lawsuit; Harm Not Specified
Facebook Inc. won dismissal of a $15 billion lawsuit accusing the company of secretly tracking the Internet activity of its users after they log off. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Davila in San Jose, ...
Texas Pounded by Hurricane Patricia
A powerful storm system rumbled through Texas on Saturday, flooding roads and causing a freight train to derail as parts of the state braced for the remnants of Hurricane Patricia to arrive. Many ...
Mexico Escapes Major Damage from Hurricane Patricia
Only a day after menacing Mexico as one of history's strongest storms, Hurricane Patricia left apparently little damage Saturday as the once-fearsome system spun inland and quickly weakened to a ...