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Europe's economy shows signs of life with 0.3% growth in 1st quarter as inflation, energy woes ease
Europe’s economy perked up slightly at the start of the year, recording 0.3% growth in the January-March quarter as the inflation burden on consumers eased and the stagnating German economy, the continent’s biggest, started to show modest signs of life
April 30, 2024Nigerians struggle with fuel shortages as queues form across major cities
Nigerians are struggling with an ongoing fuel shortage, the latest of a series of supply disruptions in the country where many rely heavily on public transportation
April 30, 2024Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week
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Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars
Amazon has reported strong results for the first quarter
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Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida — at least according to state law
Florida is on the verge of repealing what’s left of a 16-year-old law that puts climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions
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Starbucks reports weaker-than-expected fiscal Q2 results as customer traffic slows
Starbucks is reporting weaker-than-expected sales in its fiscal second quarter as customer traffic dried up in many key markets
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How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 4/30/2024
U.S. stocks closed out their ugly April with even more losses, cementing the market’s worst month since September
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The USDA is testing ground beef for bird flu. Experts are confident the meat supply is safe
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will test ground beef for bird flu
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell 70 cents to $81.93 per barrel Tuesday
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Ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months for allowing money laundering on largest crypto exchange
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Fired Google workers ousted over Israeli contract protests file complaint with labor regulators
Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the internet company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back
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Campaign to build new California city submits signatures to get on November ballot
A Silicon Valley-backed campaign to build a new city in California for up to 400,000 people says it submitted enough signatures to qualify the initiative for the November election
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Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
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Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities
A Portuguese-flagged container ship has come under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea
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US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country
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US drug control agency is moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift, AP sources say
US drug control agency is moving to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift, AP sources say
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US challenges 'bogus' patents on Ozempic and other drugs in effort to spur competition
The Federal Trade Commission is challenging patents on 20 brand name drugs, including the blockbuster weight-loss injection Ozempic
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New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind farm proposals as foes push back
New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort
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Fraudsters target small businesses with scams. Here are some to watch out for
It’s never fun to be scammed, but if you’re a small business owner then falling for a scam can have long-lasting effects on a business, damaging client relationships and profit
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The deadline to consolidate some student loans to receive forgiveness is here. Here's what to know
Borrowers with some types of federal student loans have until today to consolidate their loans to qualify for full student loan cancellation or credit toward cancellation
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Eli Lilly, 3M rise; MicroStrategy, Chegg fall, Tuesday, 4/30/2024
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Tuesday: Eli Lilly, 3M rise; MicroStrategy, Chegg fall
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Iran commutes a tycoon's death sentence to 20 years in prison
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that a tycoon's death sentence has been commuted to 20 years in prison after he returned around $2.1 billion in assets from illegally selling oil abroad
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Nigerians struggle with fuel shortages as queues form across major cities
Nigerians are struggling with an ongoing fuel shortage, the latest of a series of supply disruptions in the country where many rely heavily on public transportation
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Lottery bids for skilled-worker visas plunge in the US after changes aimed at fraud and abuse
Authorities say lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year
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G7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility
Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035
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Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
The FBI says scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year
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Dua Lipa is all about 'Radical Optimism,' in her music and other pursuits
Grammy-award winning pop star Dua Lipa's third album, “Radical Optimism,” releases Friday
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Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis
Zimbabwe has started circulating a new currency to replace one that has been battered by depreciation and often outright rejection by the people
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FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent
The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent
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To fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists
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Confidence of US consumers continues to decline as Americans worry about the future
U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures
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5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
The world’s nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings
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Finnish hacker imprisoned for accessing thousands of psychotherapy records and demanding ransoms
A Finnish court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to more than six years in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data
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Europe's economy shows signs of life with 0.3% growth in 1st quarter as inflation, energy woes ease
Europe’s economy perked up slightly at the start of the year, recording 0.3% growth in the January-March quarter as the inflation burden on consumers eased and the stagnating German economy, the continent’s biggest, started to show modest signs of life
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Lilly rides Mounjaro, Zepbound to better-than-expected 1Q profit despite supply issues
Rapidly climbing sales of the new obesity drug Zepbound and its counterpart for diabetes, Mounjaro, pushed Eli Lilly to a better-than-expected first-quarter profit
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EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems
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EPA bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer
EPA bans consumer use of methylene chloride, a toxic chemical used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer
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Workers' paychecks grew faster in the first quarter, a possible concern for the Fed
Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more quickly in the first three months of this year, a trend that could contribute to higher inflation and raise concerns about the future path of price increases at the Federal Reserve
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Walmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings
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In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work 'early'
Some 170 foundations, donors and advisors have signed on to a pledge started by the nonprofit Democracy Fund to make their grants earlier this Election Year
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Meta under fire from European Union for not doing enough about election disinformation
The European Union says it’s investigating Facebook and Instagram for suspected violations of the bloc’s digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections
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McDonald's plans to step up deals and marketing to combat slower fast food traffic
McDonald’s plans to step up deals and value messaging to combat slowing sales
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HSBC CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire
HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, says that CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire after serving nearly five years in the post
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Abu Dhabi-backed fund pulls out of deal to take over UK's Telegraph newspaper group
Britain’s Telegraph newspaper group is back up for sale after a United Arab Emirates-backed consortium pulled out of a takeover bid
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Poland is still not ready to adopt the euro, its finance minister says
Twenty years after Poland joined the European Union, its finance minister says the country is still not ready to adopt the euro currency
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These cities raised taxes — for child care. Parents say the free day care 'changed my life'
A growing number of cities are passing tax increases to expand access to child care
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Mexico proudly controls its energy but could find it hard to reach its climate goals
Mexico's taking control of its oil from U.S. and British companies is taught in schools and celebrated every year
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April 30
AP WAS THERE: Mexico's 1938 seizure of the oil sector from US companies
Mexico took control of its most precious natural resource by seizing the oil sector from U.S. companies in a move that’s taught to schoolchildren and celebrated as a great patriotic victory
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Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia — the single largest investment in Microsoft’s 29-year history in the country
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Stock market today: Wall Street's ugly April gets even worse as it tumbles across the finish line
U.S. stocks closed out their ugly April with even more losses, cementing the market’s worst month since September
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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been sentenced to four months in prison for allowing rampant money laundering on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange
April 30
April 30
The Taliban are working to woo tourists to Afghanistan
A Taliban-run tourism and hotel management institute has opened its doors to students
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Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 10-fold increase in operating profit for the last quarter as the expansion of artificial intelligence technologies drives a rebound in the markets for computer memory chips
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