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VW ordered to face US investor suit over diesel cheating

  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG must face claims it misled US investors after installing so-called defeat devices in diesel vehicles used to cheat emissions tests. A San Francisco federal judge also rejected a request to dismiss shareholder claims against former VW Chairman Martin Winterkorn, who said investors in VW’s American depositary receipts couldn’t prove he knew the extent of the company’s ...

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Top US intelligence officials to testify on Russian hacking

  WASHINGTON / AP Senior US intelligence officials face questions at a Senate hearing that will be dominated by the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia meddled in the presidential election to help Donald Trump win. The Armed Services Committee’s cyber threats hearing on Thursday comes a day before the president-elect is to be briefed by the CIA and FBI directors ...

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Marine faces hearing in Parris Island hazing probe

  QUANTICO / AP A Marine Corps staff sergeant accused of cruelty and mistreatment following an investigation of hazing at the Parris Island training center is facing a preliminary hearing. The staff sergeant is one of four Marines facing military judicial proceedings this week related to the hazing investigation. The Marine Corps launched a probe after the March 18 death of ...

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