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Trump appears in court for New York civil trial

ABC News’ powerhouse team breaks down the latest as former President Donald Trump appeared in court on charges relating to an alleged business scheme.
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VIDEO: Trump appears in court for New York civil trial
43 minutes ago

Fed's Powell gets an earful about inflation and interest rates from small businesses

Federal Reserve officials typically gather many of their insights and observations about the economy from some of the top Ph.D. economists in Washington
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, left, and Kevin Schreiber, CEO of the York County Economic Alliance, walk in York, Pa. on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Powell met with workers, employers and community leaders in York regarding efforts to strengthen the local economy. (AP Photo/Chris Rugebar)
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Government sues Union Pacific over using flawed test to disqualify color blind railroad workers

The federal government has joined 21 former rail workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used a vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were color blind and might have trouble reading signals telling them to stop a train
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FILE - A Union Pacific train travels through Union, Neb., July 31, 2018. The federal government has joined a number of former workers in suing Union Pacific over the way it used its own vision test to disqualify workers the railroad believed were color blind and might have trouble reading signals telling them to stop a train. The new lawsuit was announced Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1.97 to $88.82 a barrel Monday
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Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company’s rival program, Bing
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FILE - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks, Feb. 7, 2023, in Redmond, Wash. Nadella says unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine. Nadella's comments came in a landmark antitrust trial against Google’s parent company, Alphabet. He told a packed Washington, D.C., courtroom Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 that Google’s actions weakened Microsoft’s search engine Bing. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, file)
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Cigna is paying over $172 million to settle claims over Medicare Advantage reimbursement

Health insurance provider The Cigna Group will pay more than $172 million over claims it gave the federal government inaccurate Medicare Advantage diagnoses codes in order to inflate reimbursement
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Autoworkers strike has cost US economy nearly $4B, report says

The strike has cost more than $1 billion in output for Big 3 automakers alone.
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Members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 230 and their supporters walk the picket line in front of the Chrysler Corporate Parts Division in Ontario, Calif., Sept. 26, 2023, to show solidarity for the "Big Three" autoworkers currently on strike.
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Kellanova, Devon Energy fall; Discover Financial, Sphere Entertainment rise, Monday, 10/02/2023

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Kellanova, Devon Energy fall; Discover Financial, Sphere Entertainment rise
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October 02

Wind power project in New Jersey would be among farthest off East Coast, company says

A New York company plans to build an offshore wind energy project 42 miles off New Jersey
October 02
FILE - Land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J., turn on July 20, 2023. Two major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey as the owners of one project agreed to bring the federal government in on their environmental monitoring plans at an earlier stage than has ever been done, and federal regulators said plans for another project are not expected to kill or seriously injure marine life. They come as New Jersey continues to grow as a hub of opposition to offshore wind projects from residents' groups and their political allies, mostly Republicans. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
October 02

Wind power project in New Jersey would be among farthest off East Coast, company says

A New York company plans to build an offshore wind energy project 42 miles off New Jersey
October 02
FILE - Land-based wind turbines in Atlantic City, N.J., turn on July 20, 2023. Two major offshore wind power projects are taking steps forward in New Jersey as the owners of one project agreed to bring the federal government in on their environmental monitoring plans at an earlier stage than has ever been done, and federal regulators said plans for another project are not expected to kill or seriously injure marine life. They come as New Jersey continues to grow as a hub of opposition to offshore wind projects from residents' groups and their political allies, mostly Republicans. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
October 02

Years of research laid the groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19
October 02
FILE - Pharmacist Lena Springmann prepares a Covid-19 vaccination with Pfizer/Biontech vaccine at a vaccination center in Halle, Germany, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. The Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to two scientists whose work led to mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. (Hendrik Schmidt/dpa via AP, File)
October 02

Cannabis seller Tilray broadens footprint in the brewery business, closing deal with Anheuser-Busch

The cannabis company Tilray expanded its position in the craft brew industry, completing the acquisition of eight beer brands from Anheuser-Busch that it had announced over the summer
October 02
FILE - Empty bottles head down the line to be washed in the factory of Breckenridge Brewery in Littleton, Colo., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. The cannabis company Tilray expanded its position in the craft brew industry with the acquisition of eight beer and beverage brands from Anheuser-Busch, including Breckenridge Brewery. Tilray said that the transaction, which was announced in August 2023, will triple its beer sales volume from four million cases to 12 million. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
October 02

Forget the pumpkin spiced latte, it’s eggnog time!

Retailers are already gearing up for your holiday shopping dollars with deep discounts at stores such as Target, Walmart and Amazon.
October 02
VIDEO: Forget the pumpkin spiced latte, it’s eggnog time!
October 02

All Onewheel electric skateboards are under recall after 4 deaths and serious injury reports

All models of Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards are under recall after at least four deaths and multiple injuries were reported in recent years, federal regulators say
October 02
File - Two people ride Onewheels through Wright Park in Tacoma, Wash., on Oct. 26, 2018. All models of Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboards are under recall after at least four deaths and multiple injuries were reported in recent years, federal regulators said last week.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
October 02

Trump says before his New York trial in a lawsuit claiming he lied about his wealth that it's a ‘scam'

Trump says before his New York trial in a lawsuit claiming he lied about his wealth that it's a ‘scam'
October 02
October 02

Tesla 3Q sales rise 27% but fall short of expectations due softening demand and factory downtime

Tesla’s summertime deliveries of electric vehicles surged 27% from last year but still fell below analyst projections as Elon Musk’s car company navigated through softening customer demand as well as factory upgrades
October 02
FILE - A Tesla electric vehicle emblem is affixed to a passenger vehicle, Feb. 21, 2021, in Boston. Tesla's summertime deliveries of electric vehicles surged 27% from last year but still fell below analyst projections as Elon Musk’s car company navigated through softening customer demand as well as factory upgrades. The Austin, Texas, automaker said Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 it sold 435,059 vehicles during the July-to-September period, up from 343,830 at the same time last year. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, file)
October 02

Trump arrives at a New York court for trial in a lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other properties

Trump arrives at a New York court for trial in a lawsuit that could cost him control of Trump Tower and other properties
October 02
October 02

US expands probe into Ford engine failures to include two motors and nearly 709,000 vehicles

U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles
October 02
FILE - The Ford company logo is pictured, Oct. 20, 2019, at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo. U.S. auto safety investigators have expanded a probe into Ford Motor Co. engine failures to include nearly 709,000 vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also says in documents posted Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 that it upgraded the investigation to an engineering analysis, a step closer to a recall. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
October 02

United Auto Workers union reaches a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks

The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks that covers about 4,000 workers in three states
October 02
FILE - The bulldog hood ornament is seen on a used Mack truck that is available at a lot in Evans City, Pa., Jan. 9, 2020. The United Auto Workers union has reached a tentative contract agreement with Mack Trucks that covers about 4,000 workers in three states. Mack Trucks confirmed a tentative agreement on a five-year contract early Monday, Oct. 12, 2023 after the UAW announced the deal just before midnight Sunday. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, file)
October 02

Malaysians urged not to panic-buy local rice after import prices for the staple rise substantially

Malaysia’s government says there is sufficient rice in the market despite recent panic-buying of locally produced rice that led to empty shelves in supermarkets and grocery stores nationwide
October 02
October 02

Sam Bankman-Fried must now convince a jury that the former crypto king wasn't a crook

For a while, Sam Bankman-Fried tried to convince politicians and the public that he was the next J
October 02
File - Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Manhattan federal court in New York on Feb. 16, 2023. The fraud trial of Bankman-Fried, the founder of failed cryptocurrency brokerage FTX, begins Tuesday with jury selection. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
October 02

New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrative

The new head of the U.N.’s migration agency says the private sector is “desperate” for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages, especially in the West
October 02
The new Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope speaks, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nation in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Pope is the first woman to hold this role. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
October 02

New UN migration chief says private sector 'desperate' to take migrants despite negative narrative

The new head of the U.N.’s migration agency says the private sector is “desperate” for their countries to take in migrants to mop up labor shortages, especially in the West
October 02
The new Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope speaks, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nation in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Pope is the first woman to hold this role. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)
October 02

Georgia political group launches ads backing Gov. Brian Kemp's push to limit lawsuits

A political group linked to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is launching an ad campaign backing the Republican’s efforts to make it harder for people to file lawsuits and win big legal judgments
October 02
October 02

Johnny's becomes Smile-Up. Japanese music company hit with sex abuse scandal takes on a new name

The Japanese entertainment company that has acknowledged its founder sexually assaulted hundreds of boys over the span of five decades has taken a new name: Smile-Up
October 02
President of Johnny & Associates Noriyuki Higashiyama, right, and President of the agency's subsidiary Johnnys' Island Yoshihiko Inohara attend a news conference in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. The Japanese entertainment company that has acknowledged its founder sexually assaulted hundreds of boys took a new name Monday, Smile-Up, vowing to focus on compensation for the victims. (Kyodo News via AP)
October 02

Britain's Treasury chief raises the minimum wage but angers some colleagues by ruling out tax cuts

Britain’s Treasury chief has announced a hike in the national minimum wage
October 02
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt visits the construction site of the Co-op Live indoor entertainment arena, during Britain's Conservative Party's annual conference in Manchester, England, Monday, Oct, 2, 2023. (Toby Melville/Pool Photo via AP)
October 02

The UAE holds a major oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN climate talks in Dubai

The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has called on oil and gas companies to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising energy prices
October 02
Sultan al-Jaber, the COP28 President-Designate and UAE's Special Envoy for Climate Change, talks during the ADIPEC. Oil and Energy exhibition and conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Sultan al-Jaber called on oil and gas companies on Monday to be "central to the solution" to fighting climate change, even as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising global energy prices. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
October 02

Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, funded by China

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which begins its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically cut the travel time ...
October 02
Officials stand near of high-speed railway during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway at Padalarang station in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway that will start its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between two cities from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
October 02

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike
October 02
SAG-AFTRA actors walk on a picket line outside Netflix studios on Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
October 02

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street slips as the bond market cranks up the pressure

Most stocks closed lower as the constrictor of higher interest rates tightened its coils around Wall Street
October 02
The American flag is shown at the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in New York. Stocks shifted between gains and losses on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
October 01

A riled Trump sounds off outside the New York fraud trial that accuses him of lying about wealth

Former President Donald Trump has sat through hours of sometimes testy opening statements in a fraud lawsuit that could cost him control of some of his most prized properties
October 01
Former President Donald Trump, center, speaks to the media upon arriving at New York Supreme Court, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in New York. Trump is making a rare, voluntary trip to court in New York for the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that already has resulted in a judge ruling that he committed fraud in his business dealings. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
October 01
October 01

Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economy

Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey
October 01
FILE - People walk across a pedestrian crossing in Ginza shopping district on March 31, 2023, in Tokyo. Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey released Monday, Oct 2. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
October 01

Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy

Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials
October 01
Workers prepare to to carry out hydroseeding to plant grass seed on a slope at PT Vale Indonesia's nickel mine in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. As demand for materials needed for batteries, solar panels and other components vital for cutting global emissions rises, carbon emissions by miners and refiners will likewise rise unless companies actively work to decarbonize. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
October 01

Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court

Federal appeals court temporarily halted a venture capital firm’s grant program.
October 01
October 01

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic
October 01
File - The Southern University Human Jukebox marching band warms up before the 2023 National Battle of the Bands at NRG Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Houston. Student loan payments resume in October after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
October 01

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic
October 01
File - The Southern University Human Jukebox marching band warms up before the 2023 National Battle of the Bands at NRG Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Houston. Student loan payments resume in October after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
October 01

Death toll in collapsed Zimbabwe gold mine expected to rise, vice president says

Zimbabwe's vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine could rise to 13
October 01
The body of a trapped miner is carried after been retrieved from a collapsed mine shaft in Chegutu, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 30 2023. Several people have died from the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, according to state media reports. (AP Photo)
October 01

Nigeria's leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government

Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy
October 01
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
October 01

Yemen’s state-run airline suspends the only route out of Sanaa over Houthi restrictions on its funds

Yemen’s state-run carrier says it has suspended the only air route out of the country's rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds
October 01
October 01

Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick

Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference
October 01
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves after delivering a speech during a press conference on the net zero target, at the Downing Street Briefing Room, in central London, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (Justin Tallis/Pool via AP, File)
October 01

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people
October 01
Alicia Kalepa, left, and Archie Kalepa stand outside their home that has become a fire-relief distribution hub in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The Kalepas live in a Hawaiian Homestead community that lost only two out of 104 houses in a deadly August blaze. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
October 01

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people
October 01
Alicia Kalepa, left, and Archie Kalepa stand outside their home that has become a fire-relief distribution hub in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The Kalepas live in a Hawaiian Homestead community that lost only two out of 104 houses in a deadly August blaze. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
October 01

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

The judge deciding the future of former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire has driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War
October 01
Judge Arthur Engoron poses for a picture in his courtroom in New York, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Starting Monday, Oct. 2, Engoron will preside over a non-jury trial in Manhattan to resolve remaining claims in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his company and top executives. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
October 01

Fight over precious groundwater in rural California is rooted in carrots

In a remote, dry patch of California, a battle is raging over carrots.
October 01
Children play during recess inside Cuyama Elementary School, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
September 30

Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China

Indonesia is preparing to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative
September 30
A women boards a high-speed train during a test ride at Tegalluar station in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on Sept. 18, 2023. Indonesia is launching Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between the capital and another major city from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
September 30

Powerball jackpot rises to $1.04 billion after another drawing without a big winner

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.04 billion after no one beat the immense odds and won the giant prize
September 30
September 30

Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home

When Yared Markos moved to London a quarter century ago, he didn't see any Ethiopian coffee shops
September 30
Anteneh Mulu, 46, poses in front of artwork illustrating the origin story of coffee at his coffee shop, The Ethiopian Coffee Company, in central London on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Mulu and his business partner Polly Hamilton, 79, opened their shop in 2013. The London-based International Coffee Organization has declared this Sunday, Oct. 1, as International Coffee Day. (AP Photo/Almaz Abedje)
September 30

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
September 30
FILE - Striking Hotel workers from Unite Here Local 11 join the picketing actors of SAG-AFTRA, and writers of the WGA, outside Netflix studios, July 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. On Saturday, Sept. 30, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made some striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
September 30

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects bill that would have given unemployment checks to some striking workers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects bill that would have given unemployment checks to some striking workers
September 30