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Sepa Times is a newspaper from the capital that reports news of the country. The news agency cover wide ranging news from politics to the economy to crime and to irrelevant stuff like homeless cats that need adoption.
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Sepa Times: (February 20, 2018)

Trouble for Dipotle

A viral strain of E-coli was discovered on the carne asada of a burrito found in Dipotle restaurant. So far, 46 cases are reported. The company Dipotle are now checking to see what had went wrong. “We heat our heat high so that all the traces of bacteria are eliminated,” said a spokesperson. So far the public opinion of Dipotle is sinking.

 
Election Primary

An election primary for the Governor of Cantaron is on the first Saturday of April. The elected governor August Rush is termed out and is prohibited from entering the race. So far, there are two major candidates running. Rod Snyder and Alissa Winters. Rod Snyder is a liberal candidate who declares that Cantaron needs to do more for its healthcare and education. He promised that he will socialize health care and education. Alissa Winters is a conservative candidate. She explained that rising costs in retirement in public funding was causing deficits within the state government and that this will be the first thing she will tackle. So far voter engagement is very low. In fact only 21% of citizens have expressed interest in voting. In a public survey, 16% of voters wanted Snyder, 12% desired Winters, and 68% expressed no opinion.
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Business news

Dally’s a clothing line primarily targeted at female teens who are looking for fun and routine clothes to wear has announced that they have experienced losses during the last quarter of last year. During winter, there was an increase in Christmas shopping but Dally’s was part of the exception as the company had seen decreases in sales. So far, the stock DLY in the Stock Exchange has sunked from $64 to $61.
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The federal reserve chairman has announced that there will be no interest rate hike due to the struggling economy. The group of state federal reserve board members will convene next quarter for discussions on the economy.
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A huge dust storm is predicted to hit the southeast region. The government has told citizens to bunker down and stay inside to shelter from the storm.
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A train on the east highway of Suba has been derailed by a mechanical failure. 12 people had injuries as a result and 2 people died. Police and investigators are finding out the result of the crash.
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The financial sector took a large hit after consumer confidence has sunk. This was caused after large speculation in the financial loan bubble causing lawmakers to panic and adjourn a legislative session to whether or not to get a bailout for the financial loans. The stock market dipped 2%.
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An insect swarm has infected strawberry crops over the southern region. Strawberry prices are spiking and now the companies are losing profit.
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Alexander Shapiro a rising conservative star and current head of the chamber of commerce is now set to run for one of the most popular positions in the country, the head of the Securities Exchange Commission. A staunch anti regulation but outspoken spending fanatic, he aims to make the markets boom and improve the economy.
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In his first week in office Shapiro enacted a measure to make more transparency on financial data. The statement must be recorded as recognized revenue. Also he limited dangers of derivatives by banning them. This was controversial as several prominent people said this limited investor and business confidence but he disagreed saying it's speculation
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