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GM to Invest $300 Million, Add 400 Jobs at Michigan Plant for New Chevrolet Electric Vehicle
Company also announces total new investment commitment of $1.8 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations across six states, adding a total of 700 new jobs
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Lyft's latest driver perks: bank accounts and car repairs
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Trump rollbacks leave more than 100,000 people waiting on student loan relief
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Family of Stephon Clark, unarmed black man killed by police, files wrongful death lawsuit
The family of Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man who was shot and killed in his grandmother's backyard by Sacramento police last year, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the officers involved and the city of Sacramento.
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How Liam Neeson's shame could do some good
Hollywood action star Liam Neeson's candid admission during an interview with The Independent that he once spent a week looking for a random black man he might assault or possibly "kill" after the alleged rape of a female friend by "a black person" has gone viral, pushing Monday's headlines further from the aftermath of the Super Bowl and toward racial controversy.
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Democrats and Republicans agree: The bull market will likely end within two years
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Syrian radio host who satirized Assad and ISIS shot dead
A Syrian radio host who satirized both President Bashar al-Assad and opposition insurgents including ISIS has been shot dead in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province, the Syrian Journalists Association said Saturday.
