Lawmakers unveil $1.7T bill to avoid shutdown, boost Ukraine
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a $1.7 trillion bill to fund the government. The measure…
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Japanese court says 45-year-old nuclear reactor can operate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court has ruled that a 45-year-old nuclear reactor can continue to operate, rejecting…
Continue ReadingUK govt refuses to give way on pay as nurses, medics strike
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says it will not offer more money to nurses and ambulance crews to end…
Continue ReadingAmazon to make big business changes in EU settlement
By KELVIN CHAN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Amazon will make major changes to its business practices to end competition probes in Europe…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Is meal kit delivery still worth the cost?
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet Meal kit subscriptions shot up in popularity in 2020, but many customers don’t stay past the initial promotional…
Continue ReadingUS probes reports that Hertz rented cars with open recalls
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency says it is investigating allegations that Hertz rented vehicles to customers without…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Musk and Trump, 2 disrupters face reckoning
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk and Donald Trump share bestride-the-colossus egos, an incessant desire to be the…
Continue ReadingRacers, mechanics, tinkerers converting classic cars to EVs
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is normally…
Continue ReadingBeijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Yu, hailed by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage, has already been arrested,…
Continue ReadingFacial recognition wielded in India to enforce COVID policy
By RISHABH R. JAIN Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — After a pair of Islamist bombings rocked the south-central Indian city of Hyderabad in…
Continue ReadingPolice seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
By GARANCE BURKE, JOSEF FEDERMAN, HUIZHONG WU, KRUTIKA PATHI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in…
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By GARANCE BURKE, JOSEF FEDERMAN, HUIZHONG WU, KRUTIKA PATHI and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in…
Continue ReadingPolice in Australia co-opted COVID-19 apps to fight crime
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Biker boss Nick Martin’s murder at a speedway in Perth, Australia, left police a trove…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed as recession worries temper Wall St gains
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after a modestly higher close on Wall Street as…
Continue ReadingTrump tax audits required by IRS were delayed, panel says
By JOSH BOAK, BRIAN SLODYSKO, LISA MASCARO and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald…
Continue ReadingAustralian visit to China raises hopes on trade, detainees
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The first visit by an Australian foreign minister to China in four years is raising hopes that Australia will make…
Continue ReadingHong Kong leader to meet Xi on maiden duty visit to Beijing
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee said he will meet China’s President Xi Jinping to report on the…
Continue ReadingTribal owner of Hard Rock now running Mirage on Vegas Strip
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new operator, Hard Rock International, is now running the iconic Mirage resort on the Las Vegas…
Continue ReadingChildren’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s…
Continue ReadingFlorida airports expected to set records during holidays
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The holiday travel season this year is expected to rival the busiest seasons before the coronavirus pandemic at Florida’s…
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