
Luxottica eyewear empire founder Leonardo Del Vecchio dies
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an…
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an…
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Continue ReadingELMAU, Germany (AP) — In 1975, leaders of the world’s wealthy democracies gathered outside Paris to deal with an energy crisis sparked by a war…
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Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — People with hearing loss have long adopted technology to navigate the world, especially since…
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Continue ReadingThe Associated Press S&P issues its latest monthly CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index Tuesday. General Mills reports quarterly results…
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia is poised to default on its foreign debt for the first time since the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, further alienating…
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Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Leaders of three French energy companies have called on the French public to immediately reduce consumption of fuel, oil, electricity…
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