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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s weather service says that almost the whole of Portugal was in severe drought at the end of May. The…

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Central Bank will raise interest rates next month for the first time in 11 years, followed by another hike in…

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — From the battlefronts of Ukraine comes rap music — filled with the anger and indignation…

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday, with only Shanghai rising, after stocks tumbled…

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire caused by suspected arson spread through an office building in South Korea’s…

BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — In a story published June 9, 2022, about three foreign fighters who were sentenced to death by pro-Moscow rebels in eastern…

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade growth rebounded in May after anti-virus restrictions that shut down Shanghai and…

By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Trade Commission says the agency is pushing a robust agenda of actions…

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand made it legal to cultivate and possess marijuana as of Thursday, like…

Associated Press TIPP CITY, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a Meijer distribution center in western Ohio was heavily damaged as employees inside heeded…

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s largest utility is pledging to take as many carbon emissions out…

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Television viewers will find nearly blanket prime-time coverage of a Congressional hearing…

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer A group of U.S. senators led by Vermont independent Bernie Sanders is lending its support to workers at two CNH…

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Moderna, Roku rise; Scotts Miracle-Gro, Charles River…

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has accused three U.S. companies of sending China blueprints and…

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of Michael Barr, President Joe Biden’s choice to be the top regulator…

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer As tensions rise between Starbucks and baristas who want to unionize, the imminent closure of a store in Ithaca,…

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump, his namesake son and his daughter Ivanka have agreed to answer…

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to…

The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose $2.70 to $122.11 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery rose $3.01…