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FILE - A Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV, is seen in Detroit, on Jan. 16, 2019. General Motors' Cruise autonomous vehicle unit on Monday, March 20, 2023, asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state. The GM subsidiary already is running an autonomous ride-hailing service in its hometown of San Francisco after testing for more than two years. It doesn't have specific plans yet to expand testing in California, but applying with the Department of Motor Vehicles is a step toward entering cities such as Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Cruise wants to test self-driving vehicles across California
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has asked California for permission to test the cars across the entire state. The GM subsidiary is already running an autonomous ride-hailing service … more
FILE - A member of the Mexican security forces stands next to a white minivan with North Carolina plates and several bullet holes, at the crime scene where gunmen kidnapped four U.S. citizens who crossed into Mexico from Texas, on March 3, 2023. A man who admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in Texas after the discovery that one of the weapons was linked to the deadly kidnapping of four Americans in the border city of Matamoros, according federal court records, Saturday, March 18. (AP Photo, File)
Gun used in kidnapping of Americans in Mexico came from US
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man who admitted to purchasing firearms that he knew would be going from the U.S. to a Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in Texas after the discovery that one of the … more
FILE - The Weston Dam holds back the Kennebec River on Sept. 14, 2021, in Skowhegan, Maine. The federal government ruled Monday, March 20, 2023, that the last wild Atlantic salmon in the country can coexist with dams on a Maine river, dealing a blow to environmentalists who have long sought to remove them. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Last wild Atlantic salmon can survive Maine dams, feds say
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The federal government ruled Monday that the last wild Atlantic salmon in the country can coexist with hydroelectric dams on a Maine river, dealing a blow to … more
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Court inclined toward government view in water rights case
The Supreme Court seems inclined to side with the federal government and a group of states in a dispute with the Navajo Nation over water from the drought-stricken Colorado River. The high court was … more
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In this undated photo provided by Aurora Police Department is James Craig. Investigators say the Colorado dentist intent on killing his wife put poison in her protein shakes before finally succeeding with a rush order dose of potassium cyanide powder he said he needed to perform surgery. Craig was arrested on Sunday, March 19, 2023, on a first-degree murder charge. (Aurora Police Department via AP)
Police: Dentist used rush order cyanide to poison wife
DENVER (AP) — Investigators say a Colorado dentist intent on killing his wife put poison in her protein shakes before finally succeeding with a rush order dose of potassium cyanide powder he said … more
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Council of Economic Advisers Chair Cecilia Rouse speaks at a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, March 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WH economic report: Money for child care would help growth
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is making the case for more government support for child care programs in an economic report being released Monday, drawing on extensive research to say additional … more
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FILE - Police deploy tear gas to disperse a crowd during a protest on May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd. Philadelphia officials announced a $9.25 million settlement Monday, March 20, 2023, with hundreds of people over several lawsuits challenging the police response to the protests and civil disorder in 2020 after George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
$9.25 million settlement announced in 2020 protest lawsuits
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia officials announced a $9.25 million settlement Monday with hundreds of people over several lawsuits challenging the police response to the protests and civil … more
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A family walks among cherry blossom trees that have begun to bloom, Monday, March 20, 2023, along the tidal basin in Washington, on the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
It’s the first day of spring: Here’s what that really means
NEW YORK (AP) — Spring has sprung! Monday marked the spring equinox — at least for those in the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that actually mean? WHAT IS THE SPRING … more
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FILE - Hiring signs are displayed at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Jan. 13, 2023. Employers are increasingly posting salary ranges for job openings, even in states where it's not mandated by law, according to analysts with employment sites Indeed, GlassDoor, and Monster. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Pay transparency is spreading. Here's what you need to know
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. employers are increasingly posting salary ranges for job openings, even in states where it’s not required by law, according to analysts with several major job search … more
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Activists stand by dead dolphins they spread in front of the European parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France Tuesday, March 14, 2023 to urge safer fishing industry practices to protect dolphins from fatal encounters with fishing nets. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
France ordered to curb mass dolphin deaths in fishing nets
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest administrative body on Monday ordered the government to better protect endangered dolphins and porpoises in an industrial fishing hub in the Atlantic Ocean that has … more
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The logos of the Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse are displayed on different buildings in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 20, 2023. Shares of Credit Suisse plunged 60.5% on Monday after banking giant UBS said it would buy its troubled Swiss rival for almost $3.25 billion in a deal orchestrated by regulators to try to stave off further turmoil in the global banking system. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
Will the Credit Suisse bank takeover calm financial fears?
Globally connected Credit Suisse has been taken over by rival UBS at the urging of Swiss authorities to avoid a collapse that could have sent shock waves through the global economy. But it's not over … more
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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell rings a bell to signify the start of a meeting of EU foreign and defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, March 20, 2023. European Union foreign ministers on Monday will discuss the situation in Ukraine and Tunisia. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
EU's top diplomat hails deal on artillery shells for Ukraine
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries have endorsed a fast-track procedure aimed at providing Ukraine with sorely needed artillery shells to repel Russia's invasion forces, EU foreign policy … more
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FILE - Cabins line the World Cup fan village on Nov. 10, 2022, in Doha, Qatar. Qatar has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year's World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria, authorities said Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)
Qatar: 4,000 World Cup huts sent to quake-hit Turkey, Syria
Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria. The Associated Press watched Monday as the latest batch of … more
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FILE - An Amazon logo appears on a delivery van, Oct. 1, 2020, in Boston. Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, the company's CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday, March 20, 2023. The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company's history, adding to the 18,000 employees the company said it would lay off in January. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is telling employees in a memo that the company plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks. The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the … more
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FILE - The Terminal of Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 13, 2006. Officials said Monday, March 20, 2023, that Lebanon will soon begin the construction of a new terminal at the airport, which has not undergone an expansion since 1998. When Terminal 2 is completed in four years, it will be operated by DAA International, an airport company based in Ireland. (AP Photo, File)
Lebanon to construct new terminal at Beirut airport
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon will construct a $122 million terminal at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport to be operated by a leading Irish airport company when it's completed in four years, … more
File - Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. With inflation still high and anxieties gripping the banking industry, the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, will face a complicated task at their latest policy meeting Wednesday and in the months to follow: How to tame inflation by continuing to raise interest rates while also helping to restore faith in the financial system – all without triggering a severe recession. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Fed's tough challenge: Confront inflation and bank jitters
WASHINGTON (AP) — Still grappling with persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve faces an entirely new — and in some ways conflicting — challenge as it meets to consider interest rates … more
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FILE - The Silicon Valley Bank logo is seen at an open branch in Pasadena, Calif., on March 13, 2023. The bidding process for the successor of Silicon Valley Bank is being extended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to give more time to work out a potential deal. The FDIC said Monday, March 20, 2023 that there’s been “substantial interest” from multiple parties for Silicon Valley Bridge Bank. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, file)
Silicon Valley Bank successor's auction extended by FDIC
The bidding process for the successor of Silicon Valley Bank is being extended by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to give more time to work out a potential deal. The FDIC said Monday that … more
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during an annual extended meeting of the Board of the Russian Interior Ministry in Moscow, Russia, Monday, March 20, 2023. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Putin sticks to protocol during Chinese leader Xi's visit
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin wasn't waiting at the end of the red carpet to greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping upon his arrival in Russia on Monday for a high-profile visit. But it … more
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FILE - In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, search and rescuer workers conduct search operations at the China Eastern flight crash site in Tengxian County on March 26, 2022, in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Experts still are investigating the cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner that plunged into a mountainside one year ago, killing more than hundred people aboard, the government said on Monday, March 20, 2023. (Lu Boan/Xinhua via AP, File)
China says deadly 2022 plane crash still being investigated
BEIJING (AP) — Experts are still investigating the cause of the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jetliner that killed 132 people one year ago, China's government said Monday. The March 21, … more
Mads Nipper, CEO of Orsted, left, speaks with David Hardy, a member of the group executive team, while in New York on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Orsted, the former Danish Oil and Natural Gas company, ramped up construction of offshore wind farms beginning in 2008 and sold off the oil and gas side of the business in 2017. Now Orsted is a global leader in renewable energy. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)
Insider Q&A: From oil to offshore wind, Ørsted transformed
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Europe's most fossil fuel-intensive energy companies transformed completely in little more than a decade by doubling down on offshore wind. Ørsted, formerly DONG Energy, … more
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Clothes are hung out to dry on called electrical power lines caused by last week's heavy rains caused by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Phalombe, southern Malawi Saturday, March 18, 2023. Authorities are still getting to grips with destruction in Malawi and Mozambique with over 370 people confirmed dead and several hundreds still displaced or missing. (AP Photo/Thoko Chikondi)
A week on, brutal Cyclone Freddy still taxes southern Africa
Over a week on from Cyclone Freddy’s second and more devastating landfall in Malawi and Mozambique and nearly a month since it battered Madagascar, the effects are still being felt as locals, … more
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Meadowdale High School 9th grade students Juanangel Avila, right, and Legacy Marshall, left, work together to solve an exercise at MisinfoDay, an event hosted by the University of Washington to help high school students identify and avoid misinformation, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Seattle. Educators around the country are pushing for greater digital media literacy education. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)
Digital literacy: Can the republic 'survive an algorithm?'
SEATTLE (AP) — Shawn Lee, a high school social studies teacher in Seattle, wants to see lessons on internet akin to a kind of 21st century driver's education, an essential for modern life. Lee … more
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FILE - A woman leaves a branch of Signature Bank in New York, Monday, March 13, 2023. New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., said late Sunday, March 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
New York Community Bank to buy failed Signature Bank
New York Community Bank has agreed to buy a significant chunk of the failed Signature Bank in a $2.7 billion deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said late Sunday. The 40 branches of Signature … more
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Re-enactors portraying members of the American forces during the Revolutionary War fire their muskets during the annual St. Patrick's Day parade, Sunday, March 19, 2023, in Boston's South Boston neighborhood. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Boston celebrates at a chilly St. Patrick’s Day parade
Boston has held its St. Patrick’s Day parade, an event Mayor Michelle Wu called one of that city's biggest events of the year. Boston is home to one of the country’s largest Irish enclaves, and … more
Crowds gather at Ocean Drive and 8th during spring break on Saturday, March 18, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla. Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night, March 19, after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty controlling. (D.A. Varela/Miami Herald via AP)
Miami Beach sets spring break curfew after 2 fatal shootings
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials imposed a curfew beginning Sunday night during spring break after two fatal shootings and rowdy, chaotic crowds that police have had difficulty … more
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