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  • Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

    Millions of Californians lost electricity last week in an unprecedented effort by utilities to prevent their equipment from starting another...

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  • California regulator sanctions utility over power outages

    California's utility regulator is issuing a series of sanctions against Pacific Gas and Electric for what it calls "failures in execution" during the...

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  • Despite defections, Facebook officially launches Libra

    Facebook to move forward with its Libra digital currency project, despite several high-profile defections from the undertaking and pressure from U.S....

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  • Warren escalates Facebook fight with ad targeting Zuckerberg

    Big Tech is now a big punching bag for politicians of all stripes

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  • Brexit talks face uphill struggle as deadline looms

    Brexit divorce talks in Brussels are making such slow progress that three European Union nations predict the negotiations could spill beyond this...

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  • Stocks close slightly lower after choppy day on Wall Street

    Stocks capped a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street with modest losses Monday, a shaky start to the week for the market after its first weekly gain...

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  • Pope's bodyguard resigns over new financial leaks scandal

    The Vatican's latest leaks scandal claimed its first victim Monday, as Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned over the leak of a Vatican police flyer...

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  • Ecuador crisis weakens president, strengthens indigenous

    Analysts say Ecuador's president appears weakened after nearly two weeks of protests that forced him to reverse an austerity plan that he called...

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  • Wages, pensions, plant investments still issues in GM strike

    As strike hits Day 29, GM and union still apart on products for U.S. factories, wages, and pensions

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  • 'Glory to Ukraine': Nationalist groups protest president

    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president's peace plan as he warns against violence

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  • Protests erupt as Spain convicts leading Catalan separatists

    Riot police engaged in a running battle with protesters outside Barcelona's airport Monday after Spain's Supreme Court convicted 12 separatist leaders...

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  • How major US stock indexes fared Monday

    Stocks closed with modest losses on Wall Street Monday, a shaky start to the week for the market after its first weekly gain in four weeks

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  • Correction: Opioid Crisis-Purdue story

    Correction: Opioid Crisis-Purdue story

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  • Popular app in China is a 'surveillance device in your pocket,' advocacy group says

    There's no "reason that this app should be collecting all this information."

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  • Has tech made moving nukes safe enough? Depends whom you ask

    U.S. officials trying to determine where to ship and store nuclear waste agree with watchdogs that the public has concerns despite their safety...

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  • Parsley Energy, Blackstone Group fall; Aecom rises

    Parsley Energy, Blackstone Group fall; Aecom, PPL rise

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  • Markets Right Now: US-China trade worries weigh on markets

    Major U.S. stock indexes edged lower on Wall Street, a shaky start to the week for the market after the S&P 500 notched its first weekly gain in four...

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  • 'Nothing-burger': US-China truce leaves big issues for later

    "Nothing-burger': US-China truce short on details, leaves tough issues for later

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  • The Latest: 37 injured, 108 flights canceled in Barcelona

    Health authorities in northeastern Spain say 37 protesters have been injured during ongoing clashes with police at Barcelona's airport

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  • If political talk disrupts a workplace, bosses must step in

    With the presidential election a little over a year away, business owners will likely start seeing staffers spending more time discussing politics

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• Oct 14

  • 3 economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

    The 2019 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences has been won by Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for groundbreaking work on how to...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • The Latest: Juggling marriage, kids and Nobel-winning work

    Nobel Economics Prize winners Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo say they're just like any other married couple trying to juggle kids and work

    Oct 14

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  • EU moves toward an arms export ban against Turkey

    European Union nations vented their outrage at Turkey's offensive in northern Syria and committed to join France and Germany in banning arms sales to...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race

    Tunisia's election commission says a preliminary count shows Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the country's presidential election by a...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Joe Biden's son Hunter stepping down from Chinese board

    Joe Biden's son Hunter is stepping down from the board of directors of a Chinese-backed private equity firm

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Protests erupt as Spain convicts leading Catalan separatists

    Riot police have charged at protesters outside Barcelona's airport after the Supreme Court sentenced 12 prominent Catalan separatists to lengthy...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Report: Softbank could take control of WeWork

    Report: Softbank could take control of WeWork as part of financial package following botched IPO

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • The Latest: Ireland: Brexit talks could go into next week

    Both Ireland and Spain are starting to say the Brexit negotiations could well spill beyond this week and go right down to the wire at the end of the...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Liz Weston: In 'SIM swap,' criminals really have your number

    In SIM swap fraud, criminals take over your phone number by duping your mobile carrier, which can unlock financial, email and social media accounts

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • UAW increases strike pay for GM workers as negotiations continue

    Union leaders are also allow striking workers to take part time jobs.

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president's peace plan

    Far-right groups protest Ukrainian president's peace plan as he warns against violence

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Stocks wobble in early trading as caution lingers over trade

    Stocks are wobbling between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street as investors remain cautious about the prospects of a full trade...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • AP Explains: A look at the verdict in Spain separatist trial

    AP Explains: A look at the verdict in Spain's separatist trial over Catalonia

    Oct 14

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  • Union calls on Lufthansa cabin crew to strike on Sunday

    A union is calling on cabin crew at German airline Lufthansa to walk off the job for five hours next weekend in a long-running dispute over pay and...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Union calls on Lufthansa cabin crew to strike on Sunday

    A union is calling on cabin crew at German airline Lufthansa to walk off the job for five hours next weekend in a long-running dispute over pay and...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Global stocks turn lower as US-China tariff truce in focus

    Stocks turn lower as questions remain over U.S.-China trade war despite announced tariff truce.

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • EU OKs $419M German loan for Thomas Cook airline Condor

    The German government says the European Union has approved its decision to grant airline Condor, a subsidiary of collapsed tour operator Thomas Cook,...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • China's auto sales sink 6.3% in September

    China's auto sales sink 6.3% in September

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • China's trade with US shrinks again in September

    China's trade with US falls again in September amid tariff war

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • AP Interview: Sanders details plan to 'end corporate greed'

    AP Interview: Bernie Sanders on his proposal to 'end corporate greed and corruption' by making big companies give ownership stakes to workers

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • WTO body formally OKs US sanctions against EU in Airbus case

    The World Trade Organization has formally given the go-ahead for the United States to impose trade sanctions on up to $7.5 billion worth of European...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • The Latest: UK government plans post-Brexit budget on Nov. 6

    Ireland says that a Brexit deal may be possible in the coming days, after technical teams from Britain and the European Union worked through the...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • India restores post-paid cellphone connections in Kashmir

    India says it is restoring some cellphone connections in Indian-controlled Kashmir more than two months after it downgraded the region's semi-autonomy...

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • A crunch Brexit week looms with drama in London and Brussels

    The next seven days look set to be one of the most tumultuous weeks in more than three years of Brexit drama

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • For Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business

    For Iraqi-American social media influencer Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • For Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business

    For Iraqi-American social media influencer Huda Kattan, beauty has become a billion-dollar business

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Asian stocks gain after US, China announce truce on tariffs

    Asian stock markets rise after Washington and Beijing announce a truce on tariff hikes in a trade war

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • AP FACT CHECK: Trump's premature win on trade, Syria fiction

    AP FACT CHECK: It was a week of caustic rhetoric by President Donald Trump over Syria and the impeachment inquiry, and truth often took a beating

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

    Experts say it's hard to know whether keeping millions of Californians in the dark prevented a catastrophic wildfire

    Oct 14

• Oct 14

  • Asian stocks gain after US-China announce truce on tariffs

    Asian stock markets rise after Washington and Beijing announce a truce on tariff hikes in a trade war

    Oct 14