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Uber to suspend autonomous tests after Arizona accident

  Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. is suspending its self-driving car program after one of its autonomous vehicles was involved in a high-impact crash in Tempe, Arizona, the latest incident for a company reeling from multiple crises. In a photo posted on Twitter, one of Uber’s Volvo self-driving SUVs is pictured on its side next to another car with dents and ...

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Barrick Gold chairman’s total compensation boosted in 2016

  Bloomberg Barrick Gold Corp. awarded Executive Chairman John Thornton $8.5 million in total compensation last year, more than double what he received in 2015 when he gave up his bonus in the wake of investor criticism of pay packages at the world’s largest gold producer. Thornton received a salary of $2.5 million, long-term incentives of $5.32 million, $307,198 in ...

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Drop in herring a mystery in Maine as bait price booms

  ROCKLAND / AP Maine’s booming lobster industry has a big problem involving a little fish. The state’s iconic lobster fishery is healthy, having set records for volume and value in 2016. But the fishery for herring, a small schooling fish that lobsters love to eat, is another story. Herring is suddenly the second-most valuable fishery in the state, and ...

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