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A hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Tuesday, May 28, 2024. On Thursday, May 30, 2024, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits inches up, but layoffs remain low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits ticked up last week, but layoffs remain historically low in the face of lingering inflation and high interest rates. Jobless claims for … more
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FILE - Best Buy in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. Best Buy reported another quarterly drop in sales as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain wrestles with cautious spending by Americans as they prioritize essential purchases and pay more for things like rent. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Best Buy extends streak of quarterly sales declines as Americans focus on essential purchases
NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy reported another quarterly drop in sales as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain wrestles with cautious spending by Americans as they prioritize essential … more
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2 teens shot in Phoenix, 1 dies
One teen is dead and another hospitalized following a shooting Tuesday near 13000 South 48 th Street, Phoenix police said. The shooting occurred about 11:30 p.m. May 28, and officers arrived at … more
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Woman, 87, dies after north Valley collision, man hospitalized
An investigation is underway following a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near Jomax Road and Tatum Boulevard, Phoenix police said. Officers responded to the crash scene about 12:55 p.m. … more
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A pro-Palestinian encampment is shown Tuesday, May 28, 2024, on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit. The school suspended in-person classes and encouraged staff to work remotely to avoid any problems with the encampment. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Police dismantle pro-Palestinian camp at Wayne State University in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Police dismantled a pro-Palestinian encampment Thursday at Wayne State University in Detroit, two days after the school suspended in-person classes and encouraged staff to work … more
Lebanese caretaker Minister of Economy and Trade Amin Salam speaks during a news conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 30, 2024. Salam said Lebanon's political class as well as fuel companies and private electricity providers in Lebanon blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit nation's decades-old electricity crisis. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Qatar's offer to build 3 power plants to ease Lebanon's electricity crisis is blocked
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's political class, fuel companies and private electricity providers blocked an offer by gas-rich Qatar to build three renewable energy power plants to ease the crisis-hit … more
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FILE - Chef Zach Tyndall prepares Good Meat's cultivated chicken at the Eat Just office in Alameda, Calif., June 14, 2023. Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Lab-grown meat isn't on store shelves yet, but some states have already banned it
Lab-grown meat is not currently available in any U.S. grocery stores or restaurants. If some lawmakers have their way, it never will be. Earlier this month, both Florida and Arizona banned the sale … more
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FILE - The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The European Union opened fresh investigations Thursday, May 16, 2024 into Facebook and Instagram over suspicions that they're failing to protect children online, in violation of the bloc's strict digital regulations for social media platforms. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
One Tech Tip: Want to turn off Meta AI? You can't — but there are some workarounds
If you use Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram. you probably noticed a new character pop up — answering search queries, entering your group chats and eagerly offering tidbits of information in your … more
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FILE — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. The U.N. telecommunications agency has kicked off its annual AI for Good conference in hopes of guiding business, consumers and governments on ways to tap the promise of the new technology but avoid its potential perils. OpenAI chief Sam Altman whose company created ChatGPT is among the tech leaders set to join the Geneva event Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
UN chief cites the promise and perils of dizzying new technology as 'AI for Good' conference opens
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. telecommunications agency has kicked off its annual AI for Good conference, hoping to guide business, consumers and governments on ways to tap the promise of the new … more
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined at left by Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan border security and immigration bill for a second time this year, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Democrats urge Justice Department to prosecute alleged collusion and price-fixing by oil industry
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and 22 other Democratic senators are calling on the Department of Justice to “use every tool” at its disposal to prevent and prosecute … more
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Electoral workers check ballot papers during the counting at a polling station at Itireleng informal settlement in Pretoria, South Africa, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, during the general elections. South Africans voted Wednesday at schools, community centers, and in large white tents set up in open fields in an election seen as their country’s most important since apartheid ended 30 years ago. It could put the young democracy into unknown territory. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Early results in South Africa's election put ruling ANC below 50% and short of a majority
Very early counts in South Africa’s national election have put the long-ruling African National Congress at just over 42% of the vote. It raises the possibility that it might lose its majority for … more
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FILE - The sun sets on the Flint Water Plant on the northeast side of Flint, Mich., June 14, 2017. The state of Michigan said it's willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in Flint where water pipes have been inspected or replaced but the grounds remain a mess. In March 2024, the city was found in civil contempt by a judge after blowing past deadlines to get the work done, years after a water switch in Flint in 2014 caused lead to leach off old pipes, spoiling the drinking water system. (Shannon Millard/The Flint Journal via AP, File)
Michigan willing to spend millions to restore Flint properties ripped up by pipe replacement
DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan said it's willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in Flint where water pipes have been inspected or replaced but the grounds remain a … more
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