Bank runs used to be slow. The digital era sped them up
By KEN SWEET and STAN CHOE The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A bank run conjures images of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” with anxious customers…
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Bank fears spread to Europe, drag down shares of big lenders
By JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID McHUGH Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Fears about the world banking system spread to Europe on Wednesday as shares in the…
Continue ReadingPutin, Assad discuss rebuilding Syria, regional issues
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted Syrian leader Bashar Assad for…
Continue ReadingMusk brought internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals love it.
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal…
Continue ReadingChinese businessman arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A self-exiled Chinese businessman has pleaded not guilty in New York to charges alleging that…
Continue ReadingSki resorts are embracing a new role: climate activist
By BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press ASPEN, Colorado (AP) — As global warming threatens to put much of the ski industry out of business over the…
Continue ReadingBeloved and debated, French bulldog becomes top US dog breed
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in three decades, the U.S. has a new favorite dog breed, according to the…
Continue ReadingT-Mobile acquires Mint, partially owned by Ryan Reynolds
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer T-Mobile will acquire Mint Mobile, partly owned by actor Ryan Reynolds, as part of a cash-and-stock deal worth…
Continue ReadingWisconsin man pleads guilty to role in Whitmer kidnap scheme
By JOHN FLESHER and ED WHITE Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — A Wisconsin man who was accused of a secondary role in a plot to kidnap…
Continue ReadingGerman investigators take down crypto money laundering site
BERLIN (AP) — German investigators say they have taken down a major online money laundering operation, seizing the Germany-based server…
Continue ReadingUS, Russia ratchet up their rhetoric over downing of drone
By ELENA BECATOROS and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and the United States ratcheted up their confrontational…
Continue ReadingNortheast digs out from winter storm, faces power outages
By RODRIQUE NGOWI and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Parts of New England and New York were digging out of a…
Continue ReadingWhen will Medicare cover medical marijuana?
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Many older adults are using medical marijuana to treat a variety of conditions, but experts say that conflicting laws,…
Continue ReadingChina, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Defense Ministry says Chinese, Iranian and Russian naval forces are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman near the…
Continue ReadingUN official says world body committed to Cyprus peace deal
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A senior United Nations official says the world body remains committed to helping…
Continue ReadingVideos show scattered protests during Iran’s fire festival
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Videos circulating online show Iranians holding scattered anti-government protests during an annual fire…
Continue ReadingAustrian police: Possible threat to Vienna places of worship
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and PHILIPP JENNE Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrian police are warning of a possible “Islamist-motivated attack”…
Continue ReadingTurkey floods kill 10 in earthquake-affected provinces
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish officials and media reports say floods caused by torrential rains have killed at least 10 people in two provinces…
Continue ReadingCyclone Freddy wanes after battering Malawi, Mozambique
By VITUS-GREGORY GONDWE and WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — After killing hundreds and displacing thousands as it…
Continue ReadingGerman police conduct raids on suspected people smugglers
BERLIN (AP) — German police have conducted a major raid against a group of suspected people smugglers. German news agency dpa reported that around…
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