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The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery rose $4.20 to $102.73 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for September delivery rose…

By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a massive expansion of Arizona’s private school voucher…

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to immediately…

By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s oil minister says the government will take steps to enforce a recent court decision to…

By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s Parliament has passed amended legislation on border security that allows for the…

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter said it removes 1 million spam accounts each day in a call with executives Thursday during a briefing…

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer The European Union’s plan to include natural gas in a list of activities considered sustainable could derail…

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. dollar has been surging so much that it’s nearly equal in value to the euro…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates eased again this week as the Federal Reserve remains likely…

By SETH BORENSTEIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press As Congress and now the Supreme Court stymie the Biden administration’s efforts to curb climate…

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Inflation tightened its grip on businesses and consumers during the second quarter, and…

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania will present a combat drone to Ukraine that was donated by the Turkish manufacturer after a private…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson has resigned as Conservative Party leader after months of ethics scandals and a party…

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week and while layoffs remain low, it was…

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson wanted to be like his hero Winston Churchill: a larger-than-life character who led…

By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is bracing for a heat wave, with temperatures in some areas forecast to climb as…

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive is warning that the continent is facing one of its toughest years when it comes to natural…

By HAL M. BUNDRICK of NerdWallet A movement is growing to shorten the workweek, but trade-offs and barriers should be considered. A four-day workweek…

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers on Thursday approved a major package of reforms aimed at boosting the production…

By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Central Bank has raised key interest rates to 14.50% and 15.50%…

ANTONIO CALANNI and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GENOA, Italy (AP) — Fifty-nine people are on trial in Italy for the 2018 collapse of Genoa’s…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is giving nearly $1 billion to 85 airports to expand and upgrade terminals and other facilities, using…

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats want to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency…

By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong is shelving a COVID-19 measure that has resulted in dozens of canceled flights in recent…

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said…

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as…

By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the…