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By MEG KINNARD Associated Press A pro-Democratic super PAC is accusing the Federal Election Commission of allowing former President Donald Trump “to continue violating the law” by dragging its feet over a complaint concerning Trump’s teasing of a future White House bid. American Bridge on Wednesday filed a lawsuit asking that a judge compel the

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies liable for allegedly contaminating the environment with a group of chemicals known as PFAS. Kaul, a Democrat, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Dane County circuit court. It names 18 companies as

DETROIT (AP) — The company that makes Can-Am Ryker motorcycles is warning people not to ride some of them because a handlebar bolt can break, causing loss of steering and raising the risk of a crash. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration put out an alert about the problem on Wednesday involving certain 2022

By FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A jury in Florida has found Tesla just 1% negligent in a fiery crash that killed two teens, for disabling a speed limiter on the electric car. Tuesday’s verdict placed 90% of the blame on the driver, Barrett Riley, and 9% on his father, James Riley, who

By SAM METZ Associated Press DELTA, Utah (AP) — Developers in rural Utah who want to create big underground caverns to store hydrogen fuel won approval for a $504 million federal loan this spring. They plan to convert the site of a 40-year-old coal plant to cleanly-made hydrogen by 2045. The seasonal storage project is

BERLIN (AP) — Europe is in an energy crisis, and it means countries will struggle to keep homes warm and industry humming this winter. That’s because Russia has slashed Europe’s flows of natural gas used to power factories, generate electricity and heat homes in the winter. Moscow says deliveries through a major pipeline to Germany,

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed for the fifth consecutive month in June as higher mortgage rates and rising prices kept many home hunters on the sidelines. The National Association of Realtors said Wednesday that existing home sales fell 5.4% last month from May to a seasonally adjusted

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government has given the green light to a new nuclear power station that’s expected to generate enough low-carbon electricity to power 6 million homes. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said development consent was granted for the building of the plant, called Sizewell C, on eastern England’s Suffolk

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Cost cutting helped Biogen beat second-quarter expectations soundly even as revenue slid and sales of the drugmaker’s controversial Alzheimer’s treatment collapsed. Aduhelm, a drug once expected to generate billions in annual sales, brought in only $100,000 in the quarter. That’s down from the $1.6 million in sales it recorded

By PAUL WISEMAN and MARÍA VERZA The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is putting pressure on Mexico over energy policies that Washington says unfairly favor Mexico’s state-owned electricity and oil companies over American competitors and clean-energy suppliers. Among the specific issues in dispute is an amendment to Mexican law last year that

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donations from Fidelity Charitable climbed 11% to a record $4.8 billion for the first half of 2022. The nation’s largest grantmaker says the growth in payouts from its donor-advised funds paints a far sunnier picture about philanthropy than other recent reports. Donor-advised funds let donors

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the uninitiated, outfitting a college dorm room can be a dizzying experience. Doing it at a time of high inflation can make it even more daunting. The first step: Meticulously go over what the school allows and provides. If you want a microwave and minifridge,

By IVANA BZGANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Egypt and Serbia have agreed to boost political, economic and other cooperation as the two countries look for ways to deal with the global impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is in Serbia on a three-day visit this week — the

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Italy’s political turmoil is making life harder for the European Central Bank as it hikes interest rates and raising bad memories of the eurozone debt crisis a decade ago. Premier Mario Draghi has offered to resign, and the threat of political changes as borrowing costs

By ALEX ROSENBERG of NerdWallet Medicare fraud is big business, and the COVID-19 pandemic has provided new opportunities for fraudsters. Fortunately, there are simple actions you can take to protect yourself from Medicare fraud. First, treat your Medicare number like it’s a credit card number or your Social Security number. Share it only with trusted

By KATIE TAM and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s annual book fair has kicked off with several publishers of political books prevented from taking part in the fair and others saying they had to be cautious about what they exhibited. The fair’s main organizer, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council,

By MILES BRANMAN Edmunds There are two key points within the life cycle of a vehicle: the introduction of a fully redesigned model and a significant midlife update. If you’re looking to maximize your new vehicle purchase, knowing these timelines can help you make the best decision. An automaker’s marketing might liberally describe the vehicle

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When long-haul trucker Deb LaBree sets out on the road to deliver pharmaceuticals, she has strategies to hold down costs. She avoids the West Coast and the Northeast, where diesel prices are highest. She organizes her delivery route to minimize “deadheading” — driving an empty

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s head office on Wednesday proposed that member states cut their gas use by 15% over the coming months as the bloc braced for a possible full Russian cutoff of natural gas supplies that could add a big chill to the upcoming winter. While the

By SEUNG MIN KIM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press SOMERSET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.” The president stopped short, though, of declaring a formal

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s highest court says it has thrown out complaints against a ban on the use of subcontractors in slaughterhouses that was prompted by coronavirus outbreaks early in the pandemic. The Federal Constitutional Court said Wednesday that it rejected complaints by a sausage manufacturer and several temporary employment agencies against the new rules,

LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the United Kingdom has accelerated to a new 40-year high, driven by rising food and fuel prices that are contributing to a cost-of-living crisis. The Office of National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer prices rose 9.4% in the year through June, up from 9.1% the previous month. The new figure

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly slipped Thursday as optimism over earnings was tempered by persistent concerns about inflation and the Chinese economy, despite an overnight rally on Wall Street. Eyes are on the Bank of Japan, set to wrap up a two-day policy meeting, although analysts expect no

BEIJING (AP) — Four people have died in a gas explosion at a six-story residential building in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. State broadcaster CCTV said Wednesday that 13 other people had injuries that were not life-threatening. The cause of the explosion remains under investigation, but it points to the deterioration of infrastructure following

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan lawmakers have elected the unpopular prime minister as their new president. Wednesday’s choice risked reigniting turmoil in the South Asian nation reeling from economic collapse and months of round-the-clock protests. The crisis has already forced out one leader, and a few hundred protesters

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it is the West’s own fault that the flow of Russian natural gas to European customers has dwindled and warned that it could continue ebbing. Putin’s statement on Tuesday further cranked up pressure on the European Union, which fears that Russia

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A monitor appointed by a federal judge in the wake of a United Auto Workers bribery and embezzlement scandal says the union has been uncooperative, withholding information on additional misconduct allegations. Monitor Neil Barofsky, in his third report to Judge David Lawson in Detroit, accused the