‘Stray’: How a virtual orange tabby is helping real cats
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along…
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US proposes to increase refund protections for air travelers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is proposing tougher rules for when airlines must give passengers refunds for changing their travel plans.…
Continue ReadingConstruction begins at Fukushima plant for water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The construction of facilities needed for a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s latest economy minister warns he is no magician
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s third economy minister in a month has been sworn in, and as his…
Continue ReadingMusk response to Twitter lawsuit to be made public by Friday
By RANDALL CHASE AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s answer to Twitter’s lawsuit over his attempt to back…
Continue ReadingVegas-based rental firm faces probes over pandemic evictions
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas-based corporate owner of thousands of residential rental properties in several U.S.…
Continue ReadingMachinists at 3 Boeing defense plants ratify new contract
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Workers in three Boeing factories in the Midwest have a new contract, and Boeing is averting the threat of a strike. Nearly 2,500…
Continue ReadingGOP targets for Dem bill: Inflation, taxes, Manchin, Sinema
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans see inflation, taxes and immigration as Democratic weak spots worth attacking in the…
Continue ReadingArkansas panel rejects recreational marijuana ballot measure
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas panel has blocked a recreational marijuana proposal from appearing on the…
Continue ReadingEllen Pompeo cutting back on her ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episodes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Meredith Grey will be cutting back her workload on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Series star Ellen Pompeo is set to appear in…
Continue ReadingWhite House: Falling gas prices mean more than OPEC numbers
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia almost three weeks ago on the possibility that he…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 8/03/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors reviewed a mostly encouraging batch of earnings from big companies.…
Continue ReadingPayPal, CVS rise; Match Group, Mercury Systems fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: PayPal, CVS rise; Match Group, Mercury Systems…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $3.76 to $90.66 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
Continue ReadingNLRB: Mine workers to pay Alabama coal company over $13M
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal oversight board is ordering the United Mine Workers of America to pay more than $13 million in compensation to an…
Continue ReadingGermany’s Scholz says nuclear extension ‘could make sense’
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that extending the life of Germany’s three remaining nuclear reactors beyond the end of this year…
Continue ReadingGeorgia nuclear plant gets OK to load fuel at new reactor
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Federal regulators say a nuclear power plant being built in Georgia can begin loading radioactive fuel…
Continue ReadingWarner Bros. axes ‘Batgirl,’ won’t release $90M HBO Max film
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In a highly unusual move that rattled Hollywood, Warner Bros. axed the “Batgirl” film planned for…
Continue ReadingFrance: Explosion at gunpowder chemical plant injures 8
PARIS (AP) — Local officials in southwest France say an explosion at a plant that produces a component of ammunition injured eight people, one of…
Continue ReadingBelarus court gives another journalist a lengthy prison term
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALINN, Estonia (AP) — A court in Belarus has sentenced yet another independent journalist to a lengthy prison…
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