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• White House Ends California Talks on Mileage Standards
  NewsThe Trump administration broke off vehicle mileage standards talks with California on Thursday, moving the two closer to a possible court battle that threatens to unsettle the auto industry.Contributed Author: Ellen Knickmeyer and Tom Krisher, Associated PressTopics: Energy
• 'Ugly Produce' Trend May Have Limits, as Grocers End Tests
  NewsIs the "ugly produce'" trend already reaching the end of its shelf life in supermarkets?Contributed Author: Candice Choi and Scott McFetridge, Associated PressTopics: Consumer Trends
• Applications for U.S. Jobless Benefits Fell to a Low 216,000
  NewsFewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs declined and hiring is likely strong.Contributed Author: Christopher Rugaber, Associated PressTopics: Labor
• Guyana Hopes Oil Will Bring Wealth – Not Corruption and Crisis
  NewsWhen ExxonMobil begins oil production in Guyana next year, mining crude from its seven new deepwater wells, life may change dramatically in this small South American country.Contributed Author: Jennapher Lunde Seefeldt, Centre CollegeTopics: Oil/Gas
• Germany: Weapons Firm Ex-Workers Convicted Over Mexico Sales
  NewsA German court on Thursday convicted two former employees of gun maker Heckler & Koch over their role in the delivery of weapons that ended up in troubled areas of Mexico, and ordered the confiscation of proceeds from the sales totaling some 3.7 million euros ($4.2 million).Contributed Author: Geir Moulson, Associated PressTopics: Laws & Regulations