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The Latest on the Trump administration considering the use of military bases or other federal facilities to export fossil fuels (all times local): 11:30 a.m.

The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports, according to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and two Republican lawmakers.

Federal investigators are confirming overpressurized natural gas lines were the source of the deadly explosions and fires in communities north of Boston last month.

Defense contractors Harris Corp. and L3 Technologies are combining to form one of the world's largest defense companies.

A nonprofit auto safety group is demanding that Hyundai and Kia recall 2.9 million cars and SUVs due to consumer complaints that they can catch fire.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Citigroup Inc., up $1.46 to $69.84

Italian Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio says that the struggling Alitalia airline will be relaunched with the state railway company as a strategic partner.

Regulators fined the San Francisco Bay Area's transit agency $650,000 on Thursday for safety failures that led a commuter train to strike and kill two workers inspecting track five years ago during a union strike.

A federal judge in St. Louis has ordered companies from Missouri and California to pay a combined $7 million for shipping ingredients containing poultry feathers and other misbranded items to pet food manufacturers.

Filmmaker Rory Kennedy couldn't resist the obvious place to open her new documentary on NASA.

Delta is topping third-quarter profit expectations with strong travel demand pushing ticket prices higher.

Two astronauts from the U.S. and Russia were safe after an emergency landing Thursday in the steppes of Kazakhstan following the failure of a Russian booster rocket carrying them to the International Space Station.

The world's longest direct commercial flight is back and taking travelers from Singapore to the New York region.

China said Thursday that accusations against an alleged Chinese spy accused of attempting to steal trade secrets from American aviation and aerospace companies were "made out of thin air."

Jewelry with the toxic metal cadmium is showing up on the shelves of national retailers including Ross, Nordstrom Rack and Papaya, according to newly released test results.

Amazon's plans to pay all its U.S. employees at least $15 an hour is putting pressure on small business owners, even those who aren't retailers directly competing with the huge company.

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking to increase the price of its first-class stamp by 5 cents to 55 cents to help stem its mounting red ink.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Wednesday: Sears Holdings Corp., down 10 cents to 49 cents The Wall Street Journal reported that the struggling retailer was preparing a bankruptcy filing.

Across the U.S., office parks that have lost their luster with employers are being repurposed as school buildings.

The Treasury Department has issued new rules on foreign investments into American companies that will give the government more power to block foreign transactions on national security grounds.