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Arizona governor approves up to $500M in taxpayer funds to upgrade home of Diamondbacks
Read full article: Arizona governor approves up to $500M in taxpayer funds to upgrade home of DiamondbacksArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has signed legislation that provides public funding to renovate Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve's stress tests, but the tests were less vigorous this year
Read full article: Big banks all pass the Federal Reserve's stress tests, but the tests were less vigorous this yearThe Federal Reserve said all major banks passed this yearās stress tests, showing they can withstand a hypothetical severe economic downturn.
California court rules state insurance policy on smoke damage is unlawful
Read full article: California court rules state insurance policy on smoke damage is unlawfulA California judge has ruled the stateās bare-bones home insurance programās handling of smoke damage claims is unlawful, a decision that could have wide-ranging implications as insurers increasingly deal with the aftermath of wildfires.
Republicans hit major setback in their effort to ease regulations on gun silencers
Read full article: Republicans hit major setback in their effort to ease regulations on gun silencersRepublican efforts to loosen regulations on gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns have been dealt a big setback.
Trump says heās terminating trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firms
Read full article: Trump says heās terminating trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firmsPresident Donald Trump says heās suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms.
Senate Republicans move to slash CFPB funding by half, risking hundreds of job cuts
Read full article: Senate Republicans move to slash CFPB funding by half, risking hundreds of job cutsSenate Republicans have proposed cutting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureauās (CFPB) funding by nearly half.
Housing red flag: Data show increase in cancellations of home purchase agreements versus a year ago
Read full article: Housing red flag: Data show increase in cancellations of home purchase agreements versus a year agoThe latest sign of trouble in the U.S. housing market: A pickup in home purchase agreements falling through before theyāre finalized.
Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography online
Read full article: Supreme Court upholds Texas law aimed at blocking kids from seeing pornography onlineTexas' attorney general is praising a Supreme Court ruling upholding a state law aimed at blocking children from seeing pornography online.
Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ books
Read full article: Supreme Court says Maryland parents can pull their kids from public school lessons using LGBTQ booksA lawyer says the Supreme Court's ruling that Maryland parents who have religious objections can pull their children from public school lessons using LGBTQ storybooks is a historic victory for parental rights.
Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas
Read full article: Supreme Court OKs fee that subsidizes phone, internet services in schools, libraries and rural areasThe Supreme Court has upheld the fee added to phone bills to provide billions of dollars a year in subsidized phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas.
Nike shares soar on its production shift away from China, but warns of a $1 billion tariff hit
Read full article: Nike shares soar on its production shift away from China, but warns of a $1 billion tariff hitNikeās shares are rising sharply after saying it plans to shift some of its production away from China.
Gloomy Americans cut back on spending as inflation ticks higher
Read full article: Gloomy Americans cut back on spending as inflation ticks higherA key inflation gauge moved higher in May in the latest sign that prices remain stubbornly elevated while Americans cut back on their spending.
Apple revamps EU App Store terms to avert more fines
Read full article: Apple revamps EU App Store terms to avert more finesApple has moved to revamp its European Union app store policies as it seeks to fend off escalating fines under the 27-nation blocās digital competition regulations.
Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescription
Read full article: Thailand starts banning the sale of cannabis without a prescriptionThailand has started banning the sale of cannabis to those without a prescription, three years after becoming the first country in Asia to decriminalize the plant.
Deal with Beijing will speed China's export of minerals to the US, treasury secretary says
Read full article: Deal with Beijing will speed China's export of minerals to the US, treasury secretary saysWashington and Beijing have signed a trade agreement that will make it easier for American firms to obtain magnets and rare earth minerals from China that are critical to manufacturing and microchip production.
US stocks close at an all-time high just months after plunging on tariff fears
Read full article: US stocks close at an all-time high just months after plunging on tariff fearsU.S. stocks closed at an all-time high, another milestone in a remarkable recovery from a springtime plunge caused by fears that the Trump administrationās trade policies could harm the economy.
Brazilās Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user content
Read full article: Brazilās Supreme Court clears way to hold social media companies liable for user contentBrazilās Supreme Court agreed on Thursday on details of a decision to hold social media companies liable for what their users post, clearing the way for it go into effect within weeks.
Lawmakers remove ārevengeā tax provision from Trump's big bill after Treasury requests its removal
Read full article: Lawmakers remove ārevengeā tax provision from Trump's big bill after Treasury requests its removalCongressional Republicans agreed to remove the so-called revenge tax provision from President Donald Trumpās big bill Thursday after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent asked members of Congress to do so earlier in the day.
World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier
Read full article: World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlierThe worldās most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent.
Pete Hegseth attacks old Fox News colleague's reporting on Iran strikes intelligence evaluation
Read full article: Pete Hegseth attacks old Fox News colleague's reporting on Iran strikes intelligence evaluationLess than a year ago, Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Griffin were colleagues at Fox News Channel.
Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?
Read full article: Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone and a debate ensues: How to define 'made'?The Trump family may be having second thoughts about that āMade in the USAā claim attached to its new Trump-branded phone, which raises an interesting question: How to define āmadeā.
Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91
Read full article: Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary turned acclaimed TV journalist, dead at 91Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of televisionās most honored journalists, has died at 91.
NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure dropped
Read full article: NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure droppedThe National Transportation Safety Board says roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November 2023 because operators failed to shut it down for nearly 13 hours after their data first hinted at a problem.
Duncan Hines parent Conagra Brands says it will phase out artificial colors
Read full article: Duncan Hines parent Conagra Brands says it will phase out artificial colorsConagra Brands, the parent company of Duncan Hines, Slim Jim and other brands, is the latest big food company to say itās discontinuing the use of artificial dyes.
Cincinnati Bengals and county reach tentative $470M deal to renovate Paycor Stadium and extend lease
Read full article: Cincinnati Bengals and county reach tentative $470M deal to renovate Paycor Stadium and extend leaseThe Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County leaders have reached a tentative deal for $470 million in renovations to Paycor Stadium.
Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed ā and then scrapped
Read full article: Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed ā and then scrappedBruce Springsteen isn't the only musician to complete or launch anticipated album projects, then to see it never see the light of day.
GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investment
Read full article: GE Appliances moves washing machine production from China to Kentucky with $490 million investmentGE Appliances has announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project that will create 800 jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its manufacturing complex in Kentucky.
States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court says
Read full article: States can block Medicaid money for health care at Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court saysThe Supreme Court says states can block the countryās biggest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, from receiving Medicaid money for health services such as contraception and cancer screenings.
More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases. How you can apply
Read full article: More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players 'tricked' into unwanted purchases. How you can applyThe Federal Trade Commission is issuing more refunds to Fortnite players who it says were charged for unwanted purchases.
Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scrambling
Read full article: Key Medicaid provision in Trump's bill is found to violate Senate rules. The GOP is scramblingThe Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump's tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to procedural rules.
How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solution
Read full article: How carbon capture works and the debate about whether it's a future climate solutionPower plants and industrial facilities that emit planet-warming carbon dioxide are hopeful that Congress will keep tax credits for capturing the gas and storing it deep underground.
Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain low
Read full article: Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week as layoffs remain lowThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week, the Labor Department said Thursday, a sign that companies arenāt cutting many jobs.
US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than earlier estimates had revealed
Read full article: US economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter, worse than earlier estimates had revealedThe U.S. economy shrank at a 0.5% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trumpās import taxes at least temporarily disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in a a downgrade from its previous estimate.
Carnegie honors 20 'Great Immigrants,' including composer Tania León, for 20th anniversary
Read full article: Carnegie honors 20 'Great Immigrants,' including composer Tania León, for 20th anniversaryCarnegie Corp. of New York's 2025 class of Great Immigrants, Great Americans include composer and conductor Tania León, last year's Nobel Prize winner in economics Simon Johnson, and Voto Latino CEO Maria Teresa Kumar.
Ex-Barclays boss Staley loses bid to overturn UK ban over Epstein ties
Read full article: Ex-Barclays boss Staley loses bid to overturn UK ban over Epstein tiesFormer CEO of Barclays Bank Jes Staley has lost his legal challenge against a U.K. financial regulator's decision to ban him from senior financial roles.
Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand's prime minister make separate visits to tense border areas
Read full article: Cambodia ex-leader Hun Sen and Thailand's prime minister make separate visits to tense border areasCambodiaās powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailandās prime minister have made separate visits to border areas.
Colombia's president signs a labor overhaul into law after 2 failed attempts
Read full article: Colombia's president signs a labor overhaul into law after 2 failed attemptsColombian President Gustavo Petro has signed a controversial labor reform into law, delivering a significant increase in worker protections.
Judge dismisses authors' copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI training
Read full article: Judge dismisses authors' copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI trainingA federal judge on Wednesday sided with Facebook parent Meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology.
Federal judge orders US Labor Department to keep Job Corps running during lawsuit
Read full article: Federal judge orders US Labor Department to keep Job Corps running during lawsuitA federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a lawsuit against the move is resolved.
A judge resisted Trumpās order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired her
Read full article: A judge resisted Trumpās order on gender identity. The EEOC just fired herThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has fired New York administrative judge Karen Ortiz, who has openly criticized the agencyās compliance with former President Donald Trumpās executive order defining male and female as āimmutableā sexes.
Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rate
Read full article: Unemployment among young college graduates outpaces overall US joblessness rateYoung people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ordered to consider crypto as an asset when buying mortgages
Read full article: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac ordered to consider crypto as an asset when buying mortgagesThe head of the federal government agency that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac wants the mortgage giants to consider accepting a homebuyerās cryptocurrency holdings in their criteria for buying mortgages from banks.
Trump gets 'golden share' power in US Steel buyout. US agencies will get it under future presidents
Read full article: Trump gets 'golden share' power in US Steel buyout. US agencies will get it under future presidentsNew disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show that President Donald Trump will control the so-called āgolden shareā thatās part of the national security agreement under which he allowed Japan-based Nippon Steel to buy out iconic American steelmaker U.S. Steel.
Europeans angry with Musk still aren't buying his cars as Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a row
Read full article: Europeans angry with Musk still aren't buying his cars as Tesla sales drop for fifth month in a rowTesla sales in Europe plunged for a fifth month in a row in May, a blow to investors who had hoped anger toward Elon Musk would have faded by now.
Middle East conflict highlights how vastly the global energy supply has changed in recent years
Read full article: Middle East conflict highlights how vastly the global energy supply has changed in recent yearsIran launched missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar on Monday, threatening to stoke a wider conflict in the Middle East, a region that supplies the world with about a third of the oil used globally every year.
Fed's Powell repeats warning about tariffs as some GOP senators accuse him of bias
Read full article: Fed's Powell repeats warning about tariffs as some GOP senators accuse him of biasFederal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that President Donald Trumpās sweeping tariffs will likely push up inflation in the coming months, even as some Republican senators suggested the chair was biased against the duties.
Trump's budget bill could complicate 2026 tax filing season after IRS cuts, watchdog warns
Read full article: Trump's budget bill could complicate 2026 tax filing season after IRS cuts, watchdog warnsThe budget bill championed by President Donald Trump could complicate next yearās tax filing season after the IRS lost one-quarter of its employees through staffing cuts.
Mark Walter and Lakers say sale of the team is expected to close later this year
Read full article: Mark Walter and Lakers say sale of the team is expected to close later this yearBusinessman Mark Walterās acquisition of the majority ownership stake of the Los Angeles Lakers, in a deal that puts the franchise valuation at $10 billion, is expected to close in the third or fourth quarter of this year.
The Latest: Trump insists US strikes were ādevastatingā to Iran, rejects early assessment
Read full article: The Latest: Trump insists US strikes were ādevastatingā to Iran, rejects early assessmentPresident Donald Trump is insisting U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iranās nuclear program.
US stocks hang near their record as Wall Street takes a breath following two big days
Read full article: US stocks hang near their record as Wall Street takes a breath following two big daysU.S. stocks hung near their all-time high as financial markets caught a breath following two big days bolstered by hopes that the Israel-Iran war will not disrupt the global flow of crude oil.
How ChatGPT and other AI tools are changing the teaching profession
Read full article: How ChatGPT and other AI tools are changing the teaching professionAcross the country, artificial intelligence tools are changing the teaching profession as educators use them to help write quizzes and worksheets, design lessons, assist with grading and reduce paperwork.
Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilities
Read full article: Hackathon teams race to solve defense tech challenges as Europe boosts military capabilitiesDefense tech hackathons are attracting engineering students, tech industry workers and hobbyists to solve military challenges.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 states
Read full article: Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 statesA federal judge has partially granted a preliminary injunction that sought to release funds for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states.
What's in and out of Trump's big bill as Senate races to meet Fourth of July deadline
Read full article: What's in and out of Trump's big bill as Senate races to meet Fourth of July deadlinePresident Donald Trump says āNO ONE GOES ON VACATIONā until the big, beautiful bill is on his desk by the Fourth of July deadline.
Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messages
Read full article: Louisiana files lawsuits alleging pharmaceutical giant CVS deceived customers in text messagesLouisiana accused pharmaceutical giant CVS of using its dominant market position to abuse customer information, drive up drug costs and unfairly undermine independent pharmacies.
NASCAR teams fear 'catastrophic' impact of disclosing financial records during court fight
Read full article: NASCAR teams fear 'catastrophic' impact of disclosing financial records during court fightAttorneys for 12 of NASCARās 15 race teams told a federal judge that disclosing their financial records to the stock car series would be ācatastrophicā to competitive balance.
NBA owners unanimously approve $1.5B sale of Wolves, WNBA's Lynx from Taylor to Lore-Rodriguez group
Read full article: NBA owners unanimously approve $1.5B sale of Wolves, WNBA's Lynx from Taylor to Lore-Rodriguez groupThe $1.5 billion sale of the Minnesota Timberwolves from Glen Taylor to an investment group led by e-commerce entrepreneur Marc Lore and former baseball star Alex Rodriguez has gained unanimous approval by NBA owners more than four years after the deal was reached.
Musk's 'robotaxis' draw regulatory scrutiny after video shows one driving in an opposing lane
Read full article: Musk's 'robotaxis' draw regulatory scrutiny after video shows one driving in an opposing laneFederal traffic safety regulators are looking into suspected problems with Elon Muskās test run of self-driving ārobotaxisā in Texas after videos on social media show a few of them braking suddenly or going straight through an intersection from a turning lane and driving down the wrong side of the road.
Cargo ship carrying new vehicles to Mexico sinks in the North Pacific weeks after catching fire
Read full article: Cargo ship carrying new vehicles to Mexico sinks in the North Pacific weeks after catching fireMore troubles for the cargo ship that caught fire earlier this month off Alaska's Aleutian Island chain.
Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated books
Read full article: Anthropic wins ruling on AI training in copyright lawsuit but must face trial on pirated booksIn a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didnāt break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books.
Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culprit
Read full article: Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culpritAmericansā view of the economy worsened in June, wiping out much of the previous monthās gain which followed a string of declines that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago.
Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselves
Read full article: Life on the other side: Refugees from 'old media' flock to the promise of working for themselvesA new world of podcasts, newsletters and websites has expanded media in recent years, and provided a lifeline to legacy media refugees who wanted ā or were forced to ā strike out on their own.
Texas will put warning labels on some foods, but its additives list has inaccuracies
Read full article: Texas will put warning labels on some foods, but its additives list has inaccuraciesA Texas law promoting the Trump administrationās āMake America Healthy Againā agenda requires first-ever warning labels on certain foods like chips and candies.
A look at the major players in the crypto industry and their ties to Trump
Read full article: A look at the major players in the crypto industry and their ties to TrumpPresident Donald Trump took office in January pledging to āmake America the crypto capital of the worldā and has since harnessed wide swaths of the federal government to bolster the industry.
Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over āforever chemicalsā
Read full article: Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over āforever chemicalsāThe Wisconsin Supreme Court has delivered a victory for environmentalists in the battle over the regulation of āforever chemicalsā known as PFAS.
If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tips
Read full article: If Energy Star goes away, finding energy efficient appliances will be harder. Here are some tipsThe Environmental Protection Agency has hinted at plans to shut down its Energy Star offices.
Powell says Fed rate cut is on hold even as Trump demands cuts
Read full article: Powell says Fed rate cut is on hold even as Trump demands cutsThe Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, Chair Jerome Powell says, a stance directly at odds with President Donald Trumpās calls for immediate cuts.
UK antitrust watchdog says Google may have to offer rival search options
Read full article: UK antitrust watchdog says Google may have to offer rival search optionsThe U.K.ās antitrust watchdog says Google could be forced to let British users choose whether to use rival search services, as it proposes using new digital regulations to boost competition.
Waymo's robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnership
Read full article: Waymo's robotaxis to start carrying passengers in Atlanta, expanding Uber partnershipWaymoās robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta Tuesday in an expansion of a partnership with Uberās ride-hailing service that began earlier this year in Austin.
Charitable giving in 2024 was up, according to new Giving USA report
Read full article: Charitable giving in 2024 was up, according to new Giving USA reportCharities received $592.5 billion in donations in 2024, a 3.3% increase over 2023, after adjusting for inflation, according to the most recent āGiving USAā³ report, which takes a comprehensive look at U.S. philanthropy.
Township mechanics in South Africa unite to turbocharge their small businesses
Read full article: Township mechanics in South Africa unite to turbocharge their small businessesIndependent car mechanics in South Africaās townships have long worked outside of the countryās vehicle repair industry.
Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB says
Read full article: Systemic failures led to a door plug flying off a Boeing 737 Max, NTSB saysThe National Transportation Safety Board chairwoman says heroic actions by the crew aboard an Alaska Airlines flight ensured everyone survived last year when the door plug panel blew out of the plane.
Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delawareās āDexitā concern
Read full article: Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delawareās āDexitā concernChanges approved recently by lawmakers in Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada could help their states lure some of the big-money legal business that Delaware and its specialized court have dominated as the worldās incorporation capital.