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Ex-US Marine released from Iran grateful for support
The Americans' flight from Iran was delayed because of confusion over the whereabouts of Rezaian's wife and mother, whom USA officials had insisted be part of the release deal. "After I was elected, it was my job", Kildee said. (Martin Baron/The Washington Post via AP). The Iranian-American was detained in August 2011.
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Chipotle stores to close Feb. 8 for few hours
In February, Chipotle executives plan to start "inviting customers back" to restaurants with improved marketing and direct mail offers. The trouble began in August when 64 customers in Minnesota were infected with Salmonella and about 100 people were struck by norovirus in southern California.
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Verizon Joins AT&T in This Controversial Net Neutrality Practice
The company's CFO Fran Shammo confirmed in an interview following its fourth-quarter earnings report that for now Verizon has no plans of launching any unlimited data offering for its customers. You'll know the content is safe to consume courtesy of a bee icon next to it. The company is calling this its FreeBee Data service, which is in beta as of today.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder apologizes for horrific Flint water crisis
Snyder produced a timeline of events that led to the crisis at the decision to switch the city's water source from the Detroit Department of Water to the Flint River, not mentioning that decision was driven by an emergency manager he appointed as a cost-cutting measure.
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Meek Mill donates to Flint water crisis
Meek Mill may have had a turbulent end of 2015 due to his feud with Drake, and a shaky start to his 2016 because of his beef with 50 Cent, but the Philadelphia rapper just earned himself a respectable W due to his charitable efforts. "I ain't got the tine posting memes and sh*t...Way too trill for that @dallaslifestyle it's my dawg hometown too!#FORMLKDAY", he added. According to the New York Daily News Meek Mill said he would like to donate 50 thousand dollars to the city and 50 Cent ...
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Li Yuanchao: China has no plan to pursue yuan devaluation
The IMF call was given a receptive hearing from Chinese regulators at the meeting. With Iran about to pump more crude into the market, there could be a further drop in oil prices. A number of Northern Ireland companies have targeted China for growth, with economic development agency Invest NI leading a trade mission there previous year.