China is expected to announce fresh measures to reinvigorate its ailing property industry after the latest data showed housing prices slumped in April. Other figures reported Friday showed factory …
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH
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5/17/24
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The National Rifle Association is kicking off its annual meeting in downtown Dallas, gathering for the first time in decades without Wayne LaPierre at the helm as board members prepare to elect his …
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By JAMIE STENGLE
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5/17/24
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The United Auto Workers union faces the latest test of its ambitious plan to unionize auto plants in the historically nonunion South when a vote ends at two Mercedes-Benz factories near Tuscaloosa, …
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By TOM KRISHER and KIM CHANDLER
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5/17/24
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Taiwan is reducing its reliance on the Chinese mainland as it seeks to insulate itself from pressure from Beijing and forge closer economic and trade ties with the United States. In a stark …
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By DIDI TANG
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5/17/24
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Google is asking that a federal judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. To bolster its case, …
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By MATTHEW BARAKAT
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5/16/24
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A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers. That's because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those …
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By JOSH FUNK
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5/16/24
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Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says
An autopsy of a Massachusetts teen who died after participating in a spicy tortilla chip challenge says his death was caused by eating a large quantity of chile pepper extract. The results obtained …
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By STEVE LeBLANC, KATHY McCORMACK and MICHAEL CASEY
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5/16/24
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The Justice Department has announced three arrests in a complex stolen identity scheme that officials say generates enormous proceeds for the North Korean government, including for its weapons …
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By ERIC TUCKER
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5/16/24
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McDonald’s is planning to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices. The deal would let customers get a four-piece …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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5/16/24
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Through its long history, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has offered a way for people to get a quick read on how Wall Street is doing. But its importance is on the wane. Because it holds just 30 …
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By STAN CHOE
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5/16/24
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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy. A proposed rule sent Thursday to the federal …
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
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5/16/24
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg is sitting for a second day of grilling on Capitol Hill, this time at the Senate Banking Committee, after a damning report about the …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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5/16/24
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United Airlines says it has regained some privileges that were suspended after a series of incidents on flights earlier this year. The airline said Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration …
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5/16/24
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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. fell for the second straight week, giving some relief to home shoppers already facing sky-high prices and a shortage of supply. The average 30-year …
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By MATT OTT
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5/16/24
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EA Sports has revealed an image of the College Football 25 cover that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter. The …
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By RYAN KRYSKA
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5/16/24
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The Supreme Court has rejected a conservative-led attack that could've undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The justices ruled Thursday the way the agency is funded does not violate …
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By MARK SHERMAN
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5/16/24
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Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels even as other signs that the labor market is cooling have surfaced. Jobless claims for the …
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By MATT OTT
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5/16/24
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Deere’s fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street’s expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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5/16/24
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The larger the nonprofit, the more likely it is run by a white man, says new Candid diversity report
White men are most likely to lead the largest, best-funded nonprofits, while women of color tend to lead the organizations with the fewest financial resources, according to a study from the nonprofit …
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By GLENN GAMBOA
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5/16/24
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The European Union opened fresh investigations into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they’re failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc’s strict digital regulations …
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By KELVIN CHAN
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5/16/24
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