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DALLAS (AP) — Flight attendants at Southwest Airlines Co. have voted overwhelmingly to reject a contract offer that included pay raises and a bonus. The agreement between the airline and union negotiators for about 12,000 flight attendants included an 8 percent ratification bonus, an immediate raise of 3 percent and more raises during the six-year contract. Southwest said the contract would have insured industry-leading pay and benefits for the flight attendants.

IndexIQ has brought to the U.S. retail market three exchange-traded funds that are 50% currency hedged, providing an alternative to the traditional 100% hedging or no hedging

Ukraine on Friday placed up to 7,000 troops on its southern border with the breakaway Moldovan state of Transnistria fearing pro-Russian hostility in the region, according to Russian news agency Tass. The small state, which is situated on a thin strip of land between the River Dniester and the eastern Moldovan border with Ukraine, has been heavily influenced by Moscow and has a significant number of Russian soldiers and weaponry inside Transnistria.

TORONTO - Paola Longoria of Mexico has won all that she can.

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They’re good! Newly single Blake Shelton tweeted directly at his ex-wife Miranda Lambert on Friday, July 24, and she responded, breaking her social media silence after the country superstars finalized their divorce on Monday.

Hey @mirandalambert can u believe there’s people who haven’t bought @ashleymonroe new album? Isn’t that shocking?!! https://t.co/rY8DnFRJvA

— Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton)

Lambert shockingly replied a minute later.

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CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina - North Carolina senior cornerback Malik Simmons has been suspended indefinitely from all team activities.

NORMAL, Illinois - Mitsubishi Motors confirmed Friday that it plans to stop production at its only U.S. factory and sell the plant in central Illinois that has more than 1,200 workers.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:

The payment processing company's third-quarter profit jumped 25 percent, helped by a double-digit rise in activity on its network. The information technology service provider reported a second-quarter loss on lower revenue and costs related to job cuts. The biotechnology company cut its full-year adjusted profit forecast as sales of one of its multiple sclerosis drugs slow down.

IRBIL, Iraq — Defense Secretary Ash Carter held talks Friday with Iraqi Kurdish leaders in their regional capital of Irbil, seeking insights to their military successes against the Islamic State. Afterward he told U.S. and coalition troops that the Kurdish armed forces, known as the peshmerga, are “the model of what we are trying to achieve” with a strategy of enabling capable and motivated local forces in northern and western Iraq to take the ground combat lead. Carter arrived on a military flight from Amman... Читать дальше...

Relatively few owners of individual retirement accounts are withdrawing money from them.

This weekend, the big movies opening are Adam Sandler's "Pixels" and the YA coming-of-age/"finding yourself" flick "Paper Towns." It seems grim, but trust us, there are much better options. If you want something artful, substantial, and just plain cinematic in every sense of the word, then seek out Christian Petzold's "Phoenix" (our review), And we've got an exclusive scene to share. Starring the terrific Nina Hoss, the post WWII movie (see our feature on other entries in the genre) brings with... Читать дальше...

Head coach Mark Sampson wants to follow up England's bronze medal at the Women's World Cup with the Euro 2017 title.

There is a possibility of a crossover between the X-Men and Fantastic Four in a future film, director Bryan Singer hinted. In his recent chat with Yahoo, the director said that he is in talks to bring the new team of Fantastic Four into the X-Men world.

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - New indictments charge six previously arrested New Mexico teens with murder in the shooting death of a 60-year-old Albuquerque man.

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A month after he missed a naturalization ceremony because he nearly died, a Brooklyn man met the court security officers who saved his life.

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee wants to know where the governor of Massachusetts stands on the Boston Olympics. His answer: Still crunching the numbers.

BOSTON - The U.S. Olympic Committee wants to know where the governor of Massachusetts stands on the Boston Olympics. His answer: Still crunching the numbers.

BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Olympic Committee wants to know where the governor of Massachusetts stands on the Boston Olympics. His answer: Still crunching the numbers.

Federal agents seized computers and cell phones from the classmates of a Ga.high student found dead inside a rolled-up gym mat on campus.

California's ongoing drought has forced many almond growers to use groundwater on the thirsty crop. The problem: That water is high in salt, and it's killing almond trees.