US-built databases a potential tool of Taliban repression
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Over two decades, the United States and its allies spent hundreds of millions of dollars building…
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China’s trade accelerates in August despite coronavirus
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s import and export growth accelerated in August despite disruptions due to the spread of…
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El Salvador divided over making bitcoin legal tender
El Salvador has become the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. President Nayib Bukele is betting on cryptocurrency to boost to the…
Continue Reading Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
By MATTHEW DALY and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads…
Continue Reading Asian stocks rise ahead of central bank meetings
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have risen as investors watch for decisions from central banks in Europe and…
Continue Reading ‘AGT’ 10-year-old singer wins over judges after miscue
One of “America’s Got Talent’s” youngest contestants, Peter Rosalita, shows he is unflappable after a miscue at the start of his vocal…
Continue Reading Jobless Americans will have few options as benefits expire
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Two critical jobless benefit programs have expired, leaving only a handful of economic options for…
Continue Reading UK delays post-Brexit border checks, seeks new talks with EU
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain says it is postponing the start of post-Brexit border checks on goods going to Northern…
Continue Reading French giant signs mega deals with Iraq for oil, gas, water
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — French energy giant Total has signed mega contracts with Iraq worth $27 billion to develop oil…
Continue Reading New Jersey’s largest dairy farm nearly destroyed in tornado
By CHRISTINA PACIOLLA Associated Press The morning after one of the most intense tornadoes recorded in New Jersey history all but demolished the…
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Pandemic unemployment benefits end for jobless Americans
WASHINGTON, DC — Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal unemployment aid as a financial lifeline are losing those benefits just…
Continue Reading Russia blocks Navalny-linked voting website
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have blocked access to a website affiliated with imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny that advises voters…
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Here’s what’s open, what’s closed on Labor Day in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In observance of Labor Day, which celebrates working Americans and the U.S. labor movement, many government…
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Lyft General Counsel: I hope that more of Corporate America takes a stand on Texas abortion law
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Hours after the Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions on Wednesday night, a small group…
Continue Reading UN climate chief: No country is safe from global warming
By PETER DEJONG and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — The U.N.’s top climate official is urging governments to stop…
Continue Reading Labor shortage leaves union workers feeling more emboldened
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…
Continue Reading IAEA team in Japan to help prepare Fukushima water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has arrived in Japan to help prepare for a…
Continue Reading Shortages of supplies and workers will delay Gulf rebuilding
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…
Continue Reading China’s Weibo suspends 21 K-pop fan accounts for ‘irrational star-chasing behavior’
By Charles Riley, CNN Business K-pop fans are the latest casualty of China’s crackdown on celebrity culture. Weibo, China’s heavily…
Continue Reading Bitcoin brings hopes, doubts for Salvadorans sending money
By GISELA SALOMON, MARCOS ALEMAN and CLAUDIA TORRENS The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Several countries have dabbled in cryptocurrencies, but none…
Continue Reading Polish lawmakers uphold state of emergency at Belarus border
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has upheld the state of emergency along the border with Belarus that…
Continue Reading Germany protests to Russia over pre-election cyberattacks
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German Foreign Ministry says Berlin has protested to Russia over attempts to steal data from…
Continue Reading Greece creates climate crisis ministry after huge wildfires
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right government has created a new ministry to address the impact of…
Continue Reading Lawmakers: Ida damage shows need for infrastructure upgrades
By MATTHEW DALY and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties say haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads…
Continue Reading How 9/11 changed air travel: more security, less privacy
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…
Continue Reading German government, industry back North Sea spaceport plan
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…
Continue Reading Greece begins giving COVID-19 vaccines outside churches
By IDYLI TSAKIRI Associated Press ARCHANES, Greece (AP) — Greece has begun administering vaccinations for COVID-19 outside churches. It’s a…
Continue Reading No cashiers, please: Futuristic supermarket opens in Mideast
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East now has its first completely automated cashier-less store.…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: Check finances now to avoid falling behind
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…
Continue Reading Industry group backs global carbon price for large ships
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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