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‘Adapt or die’ -- Restaurants find ways to evolve amid virus
14:55 09/18
NEW YORK (AP) — When the coronavirus roared into New York, chef Anna Klinger wouldn’t let it put a fork in her restaurant. ...
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Sparse supply drives up home prices even as pandemic wanes
14:18 05/19
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Housing prices in Rhode Island are up compared to a year ago driven by shortages in supply and construction materials. ...
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Southwest says flights are more full and fares are rising
12:35 05/19
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that bookings are improving and leisure-travel fares for June are approaching pre-pandemic levels, further signs that the airline industry is recovering...
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Target’s profit surges as Americans cast restrictions aside
12:02 05/19
NEW YORK (AP) — Target’s sales and profits surged in the first quarter as Americans emerged from the pandemic eager to spend. ...
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ECB sees elevated risks to financial stability in Europe
11:31 05/19
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank says risks to the stability of companies, banks and financial markets remain “elevated” due to the uneven impact of the pandemic on the economy, war...
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Indian navy recovers 22 bodies from barge that sank in storm
09:47 05/19
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian navy ships recovered 22 bodies of people who were aboard a barge that sank off Mumbai as a cyclone blew ashore this week, officials said Wednesday. ...
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AP Interview: Disinformation concerns mail voting expert
05:18 05/19
ATLANTA (AP) — Amber McReynolds, CEO of The National Vote at Home Institute, helped state and local election officials prepare for the record number of mailed ballots cast during last year’s president...
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‘City in transition’: New York vies to turn page on pandemic
04:14 05/19
NEW YORK (AP) — More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer....
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Can monthly cash payments cut child poverty by nearly half?
04:07 05/19
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The check won’t arrive until mid-July, but Katrina Peters already knows what she’ll do with her Child Tax Credit payments. The 20-year-old mother of three has applied to work ...
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NY attorney general says Trump Org probe is now criminal
03:16 05/19
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York attorney general’s office said Tuesday that it is conducting a criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump’s business empire, expanding what had previously b...
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California readies to prevent blackouts, but threats remain
00:13 05/19
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top energy regulators on Tuesday said the state is better prepared to avoid last summer’s rotating blackouts, but they cautioned the power grid of the nation’s m...
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Broncos waive 2nd veteran who got hurt training on his own
23:18 05/18
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos waived receiver DaeSean Hamilton on Tuesday, four days after he seriously injured a knee while working out on his own....
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Unions want priority rehiring of workers as Nevada reopens
22:44 05/18
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Laid-off casino and hotel workers picketed at the Nevada statehouse on Tuesday to demand state lawmakers pass a bill to require their former employers bring them back at pre-p...
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Biden back behind the wheel, zooming away in electric truck
20:55 05/18
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Joe Biden is back behind the wheel. And now he’s gone, bolting down the track....
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AP FACT CHECK: Hyperbole from Biden, GOP on state of economy
19:52 05/18
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Republicans alike are revising history when asserting that the new administration set records in U.S. job creation — either the best ever or among the w...
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Georgia nuclear plant now delayed until 2022 as costs mount
19:07 05/18
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. said Tuesday that delays in completing testing means the first new unit at its Vogtle plant is now unlikely to start generating electricity before January at the earli...
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Florida Senate passes gambling agreement with Seminole Tribe
18:44 05/18
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Sports betting in Florida is a step closer to legalization after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday approving a gambling agreement signed by Republican Gov. Ron D...
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US Space Force missile-warning satellite rockets into orbit
18:23 05/18
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A $1 billion missile-warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force rocketed toward orbit Tuesday....
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Bill Gates’ leadership roles stay intact despite allegations
18:19 05/18
SEATTLE (AP) — Despite allegations suggesting Bill Gates inappropriately pursued women who worked for him, don’t expect changes to his roles at the two iconic institutions he co-founded, Microsoft and...
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US envoy: Fear of Taliban conquering Kabul are overblown
17:16 05/18
WASHINGTON (AP) — Predictions that the Taliban will quickly overrun Afghan government forces and conquer Kabul once U.S. and coalition forces have fully withdrawn are unduly pessimistic, Washington’s ...
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‘Shared roots’: West Virginia senators key to Biden agenda
16:36 05/18
WASHINGTON (AP) — He’s known her for as long as he can remember, once challenging “Shel” to a heart-pumping zipline race down a rugged mountaintop....
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Vote? Not yet. Invest? Yes. Fidelity launches teen accounts
14:29 05/18
NEW YORK (AP) — Looking to draw in the next generation of investors, Fidelity Investments is launching a new type of account for teenagers to save, spend and invest their money....
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UK job market improving as lockdown measures are eased
14:13 05/18
LONDON (AP) — Further evidence emerged Tuesday to show that the British economy is recovering strongly, with the number of people on payroll increasing as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased....
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Report says Myanmar internet a ‘virtual battlefield’
10:11 05/18
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military rulers are seeking to limit access to the internet to an internal network of only “whitelisted” sites to quash opposition to their seizure of power, according to a re...
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Gambling bill dies as Alabama legislative session ends
05:15 05/18
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Monday ended the 2021 legislative session without a vote on a gambling bill, and Gov. Kay Ivey indicated she will only call a special session on the issue ...
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Amid threats to members, House to vote on new security
04:09 05/18
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, a former Army Ranger who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, says it took time for him to stop constantly scanning his environment for threats when ...
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Prison group sues to keep immigrant detention center open
03:07 05/18
SEATTLE (AP) — Private prison corporation GEO Group has sued Washington state, saying a new law mandating the closure of the immigrant detention center it operates in Tacoma would unconstitutionally s...
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Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
02:09 05/18
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Monday that the U.S. will share an additional 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks as domestic demand for shots drops...
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Asia shares rise despite ongoing pandemic, inflation worries
02:07 05/18
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Tuesday, partly on bargain-hunting from the recent global market falls amid continuing pessimism about the conronavirus pandemic. ...
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AP source: NTSB chairman to step down at end of June
00:13 05/18
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board will step down from his position at the end of June, and the Biden administration is expected to nominate a fellow board memb...
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California places Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ under review
00:02 05/18
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal ...
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Canadian National’s $33.6B bid to buy US railroad hits snag
23:40 05/17
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Regulators on Monday dealt a procedural blow to Canadian National’s $33.6 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern railroad....
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Black elite family drama ‘Our Kind of People’ set for fall
22:20 05/17
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Affluent and well-connected Black families are the focus of “Our Kind of People,” a new Fox drama series from “Empire” creator Lee Daniels....
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Arizona sheriff’s immigration patrols to cost public $200M
22:02 05/17
PHOENIX (AP) — The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade ago are expected to reach $202 million by ...
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Biden plan would pick winners, losers in move to green jobs
19:43 05/17
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Georgia, school bus-maker Blue Bird has visions of going from selling a few hundred electric buses annually to 15,000. In Michigan, Ford plans to produce an all-electric version o...
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Cuomo set to earn $5M from book on COVID-19 crisis
19:29 05/17
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo disclosed Monday that he was paid a $3.1 million advance to write his COVID-19 leadership book last year and under his publishing contract will make anot...
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Walz, legislative leaders reach $52 billion budget deal
17:28 05/17
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The leaders of the Minnesota Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced a $52 billion deal for the state’s next two-year budget on Monday, but lawmakers will have to fin...
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At Athens Varsity, answer to ‘What’ll ya have?’ is bulldozer
17:05 05/17
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Chili dogs, onion rings and frosted orange milkshakes could soon be in shorter supply for students at the University of Georgia....
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Indiana ending enhanced pandemic jobless aid next month
16:04 05/17
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana is dropping out of a federal program that provides an extra $300 in weekly payments to unemployed workers and other programs that expanded unemployment benefits during the ...
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US officials seek big fines against more airline passengers
14:46 05/17
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are continuing to pursue large penalties against a few airline passengers accused of disrupting flights....
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Downtown stores, businesses await their customers’ return
12:07 05/17
NEW YORK (AP) — In many downtown areas where companies closed their offices and commuting ground to a halt, sandwich shops, bakeries and other small businesses are waiting with guarded optimism for th...
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As prisons close, communities look to repurpose buildings
11:14 05/17
One shuttered prison in Connecticut has been repurposed for document storage. Another is used to process and train newly hired correction officers. A third that was emptied of prisoners within the las...
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