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Month: October 2023

Wisconsin Senate gives final approval to bill banning gender-affirming care for minors

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gender-affirming care for minors would be banned in Wisconsin under a Republican-sponsored bill given final approval in the GOP-controlled Legislature. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vowed to veto the measure. The Assembly passed the bill last week, without any Democratic votes. The Senate passed it Tuesday,

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The Commerce Department updates its policies to stop China from getting advanced computer chips

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department has updated and broadened its export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the equipment to manufacture them. Tuesday’s revisions come a year after the export controls were launched to counter the use of the chips for military applications including the

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Wyndham rejects $8 billion unsolicited buyout offer after Choice Hotels goes public with its bid

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Wyndham says its board is unanimously rejecting Choice Hotels’ unsolicited buyout offer worth nearly $8 billion. Earlier, Choice Hotels International said it was asking shareholders of Wyndham to sign off on the proposed buyout after Wyndham broke off negotiations. Choice was offering $49.50 in cash and 0.324 shares of Choice

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French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terror prosecutor says a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in a school attack last week. The prosecutor, Jean-François Ricard, said in a news briefing Tuesday that an audio recording was found by police investigators in the

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Retail sales rise solid 0.7% in September, reflecting US shoppers’ resilience despite higher prices

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans showed their steadfast resilience and kept spending in September even as they grappled with higher prices, interest rates and a host of other headwinds piling up. Retail sales rose 0.7% in September, more than twice what economists had expected, and close to a revised

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Fijian leader hopes Australian submarines powered by US nuclear technology will enhance peace

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fiji’s prime minister says he hopes Australia’s acquisition of a fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology will enhance peace in the Pacific region but stopped short of endorsing the increased military cooperation with the United States. Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says he will discuss

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