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By BEN FINLEY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia…
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            By BEN FINLEY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — When negotiations failed to produce a new contract at a Volvo plant in Virginia…
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            By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has arrived in Japan to help prepare for a…
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            By PAUL WISEMAN and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Joe Sobol, owner of Big Easy Construction in New Orleans, has bad news for homeowners who’ve…
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            By GISELA SALOMON, MARCOS ALEMAN and CLAUDIA TORRENS The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Several countries have dabbled in cryptocurrencies, but none…
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            By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has upheld the state of emergency along the border with Belarus that…
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            By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German Foreign Ministry says Berlin has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from…
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            By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of…
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            By MATTHEW DALY and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads…
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            By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Ask anyone old enough to remember travel before Sept. 11, 2001, and you’re likely to get a…
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            BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it supports plans for a North Sea spaceport that would be used to launch small satellites into space from…
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            By IDYLI TSAKIRI Associated Press ARCHANES, Greece (AP) — Greece has begun administering vaccinations for COVID-19 outside churches. It’s a…
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            By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East now has its first completely automated cashier-less store.…
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            By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Autumn is a good time to review finances. There’s still enough time to make a quick course correction if needed…
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            By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A major maritime industry association has backed plans for a global surcharge on carbon emissions…
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            BEIJING (AP) — A former member of popular K-pop band EXO says he’s cutting ties with a Swiss luxury watch brand, after its CEO referred to…
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            By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets are higher, after weak U.S. hiring in August fueled expectations the Federal…
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            The Associated Press The Federal Reserve issues its latest monthly tally of U.S. consumer borrowing Wednesday. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment…
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            By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press SARATOGA, Wyo. (AP) — The North Platte River in southern Wyoming is flowing low, slow and warm — not great…
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            By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are higher after weak U.S. hiring in August fueled expectations the Federal…
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            By LISA RATHKE and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press The destruction left by the remnants of Hurricane Ida have officials and experts agreeing that…
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            By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildfires burning in the U.S. this summer have upended plans for countless outdoor adventures.…
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            BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says “it will take a long time” until the regions damaged by devastating floods in July will be…
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            By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Policymakers in Washington are focusing closely on consolidation in agriculture and the…
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            By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The parent company of a defunct pro-democracy paper in Hong Kong, Apple Daily, is liquidating…
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            By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — The fastest-growing county in the U.S. is in the oil fields of North Dakota.…
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            By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A shortage of computer chips that sent auto prices soaring had appeared, finally, to be easing…
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            By ASHRAF KHALIL and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Labor Day 2021 represents a perilous crossroads for millions of Americans. Two…
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            LONDON (AP) — A former close aide to Prince Charles has stepped down temporarily from his role as chief executive of a royal charity amid reports…
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            By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has announced a major plan to stimulate its economy…
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            By MATT O’BRIEN and PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writers The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the U.S. in 2020.…
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