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FILE - A person walks past an art installation outside a United Nations conference on plastics on April 23, 2024, in Ottawa, Ontario. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — 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. … more
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FILE - Australia's Sam Kerr reacts after she was injured in a tackle during the Women's World Cup third place playoff soccer match between Australia and Sweden in Brisbane, Australia, on Aug. 19, 2023. An English study into the causes of knee injuries to women soccer players was launched on Tuesday April 30, 2024. ‘Project ACL’ will focus on players in the Women's Super League in England as part of a three-year study into an injury that is suffered by a disproportionate number of female players compared to their male counterparts. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)
ACL injuries are more common in women soccer players than men. We may learn why
An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched. ‘Project ACL’ will focus on players in the Women’s Super League in England as part of a three-year … more
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FILE - A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. sits outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. 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, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
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. The drugmaker also hiked its … more
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FILE - Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan speaks during an event at Howard University on April 25, 2024, in Washington. The EPA has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper and is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)
EPA rule bans toxic chemical that's commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver 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. … more
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FILE – Visitors take part in the annual Donation Day Parade in Grass Valley, Calif., Dec. 21, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the California Department of Finance announced California’s population increased by just over 67,000 people in 2023. It was the first population increase since 2019. (Elias Funez/The Union via AP, File)
California's population grew in 2023, halting 3 years of decline
California's population increased in 2023 for the first time in three years. The California Department of Finance released a population estimate on Tuesday showing the state gained just over 67,000 … more
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A construction workers cuts wood at a residential building site in Mount Prospect, Ill., Monday, March 18, 2024. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Labor Department reports on wages and benefits for U.S. workers during the first quarter of 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Workers' paycheck growth accelerated in the first quarter, a possible concern for the Fed
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 … more
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FILE - The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, USA, Oct. 14, 2022. The European Union said Tuesday April 30, 2024 that it's scrutinizing Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc's digital rulebook, including not doing enough to protect users from foreign disinformation ahead of EU-wide elections. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Facebook and Instagram face European Union scrutiny over possible breaches of digital rulebook
LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday that it's investigating Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc's digital rulebook, including not doing enough to … more
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Four police officers serving a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm were killed and four other officers were wounded in a shootout Monday at a North Carolina home. (AP video by Erik Verduzco) (AP produced by Javier Arciga)
Shootout that killed 4 law officers began as task force tried to serve a warrant, police say
Police in North Carolina say a shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a … more
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FILE - Voters wait for the polls to open to cast their ballots in the 2020 election at the Farmville Volunteer Fire Department, Nov. 3, 2020, in Auburn, Ala. 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. A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and usually, those funds come in right before Election Day. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)
In unusual push, funders band together to get out grants around election work 'early'
A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting around the country. And usually, those funds flood … more
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FILE - McDonald's sign is seen in Wheeling, Ill., Thursday, March 14, 2024. McDonald's will report earnings on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
McDonald's higher US sales in Q1 help overcome weakness from boycotts overseas
McDonald’s said higher U.S. sales in the first quarter helped it overcome weakness in the Middle East and other markets where consumers have been boycotting the brand. The Chicago burger giant … more
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FILE - Group Chief Executive of HSBC, Noel Quinn, speaks during the Bloomberg Transition Finance Action Forum at the Plaza Hotel, on Sept. 19, 2023, in New York. HSBC, Europe's largest bank, says that CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire after serving nearly five years in the post. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)
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. “After an intense five years, it is now the right time for me to get a better … more
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FILE - A Walmart sign is displayed over the entrance to a store, June 25, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Walmart said Tuesday, April 30, 2024, that it is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its breadth of items, as it seeks to appeal to younger customers who are not brand loyal and want chef-inspired foods that are more affordably priced. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Walmart launches store-label food brand as it seeks to appeal to younger shoppers
Walmart is launching its biggest store-label food brand in 20 years in terms of its breadth of items. It's an attempt to appeal to younger customers who are not brand loyal and want chef-inspired … more
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