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An anti-government demonstrator kicks a police barricade near to La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. Students in Chile began protesting nearly a month ago over a subway fare hike. The demonstrations have morphed into a massive protest movement demanding improvements in basic services and benefits, including pensions, health, and education. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

Chile enters 26th day of protest with strike, huge marches

11/12/2019 06:41 PM

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Protests against social inequality continued for a 26th day with huge demonstrations across Chile and a national strike that brought much of the country to a standstill Tuesday, while the value of the national currency fell to a record low.

FILE - This Sept. 24, 2019, file photo shows a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google is working with large health care system Ascension. The partnership is intended to use artificial intelligence to find patterns that could help doctors, but some are concerned about privacy and protecting patients’ sensitive health information. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google's health care ambitions now involve patient data

Google announced a partnership with a large U.S. health care system aimed at modernizing its information system and providing new tools for doctors, in the tech giant's latest foray into the health industry.

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Union: Deal reached for General Mills plant in Cedar Rapids

Union: Deal reached for General Mills plant in Cedar Rapids

HealthPartners closing 30 pharmacies, mail order operation, 300 jobs to be eliminated

HealthPartners closing 30 pharmacies, mail order operation, 300 jobs to be eliminated

In this Oct. 7, 2019 photo provided by the National Toy Hall of Fame, Matchbox Cars, left, the coloring book, center, and the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering were inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, N.Y. The winners were selected by a panel of judges from among 12 finalists, which also included: Care Bears, Fisher-Price Corn Popper, Jenga, Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony, Nerf Blaster, Risk, the smartphone and the top. (Victoria Gray/The Strong, National Toy Hall of Fame via AP)

Matchbox Cars, coloring book, Magic make Toy Hall of Fame

This FBI internet wanted poster, released Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, shows Ali Alzabarah, sought in connection with alleged spying on critics of Saudi Arabia on Twitter. Saudi Arabia, frustrated by growing criticism of its leaders and policies on social media, recruited two Twitter employees to spy on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, U.S. prosecutors have alleged. Investigators said Alzabarah is in Saudi Arabia. (FBI via AP)

Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks

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Saudi recruitment of Twitter workers reflects insider risks

This FBI internet wanted poster, released Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, shows Ali Alzabarah, sought in connection with alleged spying on critics of Saudi Arabia on Twitter. Saudi Arabia, frustrated by growing criticism of its leaders and policies on social media, recruited two Twitter employees to spy on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, U.S. prosecutors have alleged. Investigators said Alzabarah is in Saudi Arabia. (FBI via AP)

Airbnb to verify all 7 million properties to improve trust

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2018, file photo, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks during an event in San Francisco. Airbnb says it will spend the next year verifying all 7 million of its listings as it works to improve user trust. Chesky said the company is also launching a 24-hour hotline for guests, neighbors and others to report problems. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Propane suppliers struggle to meet rural demands

Propane suppliers struggle to meet rural demands

3D printing comes to Joann Fabrics

3D printing comes to Joann Fabrics

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2019, file photo a woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google employees are demanding the company issue a climate plan that commits to zero emissions by 2030. More than 1,000 workers are signed the petition posted online Monday, Nov. 4. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google employees call for corporate climate change action

New warming center in final days of construction

New warming center in final days of construction

Farm bankruptcies on the rise

Farm bankruptcies on the rise

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FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2015 file photo, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmates stand guard as flames from the Butte Fire approach a containment line near San Andreas, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is stepping up pressure on Pacific Gas and Electric to fork over billions more in cash to pay thousands of people whose homes burned in wildfires that drove the utility into bankruptcy. The rising tensions were expected to surface at a hearing Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, that has been abruptly postponed by a week. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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Chile enters 26th day of protest with strike, huge marches

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Google's health care ambitions now involve patient data

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FILE - This Sept. 24, 2019, file photo shows a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif. Google is working with large health care system Ascension. The partnership is intended to use artificial intelligence to find patterns that could help doctors, but some are concerned about privacy and protecting patients’ sensitive health information. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Google's health care ambitions now involve patient data

AP Exclusive: FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved pipeline

Disney Plus suffers some technical difficulties at launch

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FILE - This Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 image made available by NASA shows the Kuiper belt object originally called

Most distant world ever explored gets new name: Arrokoth

Sorry, wrong number: Statistical benchmark comes under fire

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Country Thunder Iowa announces lineup for first annual event

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