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    AP-Summary Brief-Business August 28, 2023 Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Climate activism has intensified in the past few years as the planet warms to dangerous levels, igniting more extreme heat, floods, storms and wildfires around the world. Tactics have been getting more radical, and activists are now turning their attention to the wealthy, after long targeting some of the world’s most profitable companies – oil and gas conglomerates, banks and insurance firms that continue to invest in fossil fuels. Workers exposed to extreme heat […]

  AP-Summary Brief News August 28, 2023 Jacksonville killings refocus attention on the city’s racist past and the struggle to move on By some measures, Jacksonville, Florida, was making strides to emerge from its racist past. Then three Black people were fatally shot by a young, white man as the city prepared for an annual commemoration of Ax Handle Saturday. A mob of white people descended on the city’s downtown 63 years ago and used baseball bats and ax handles to club peaceful Black demonstrators who were protesting segregation at a lunch counter. Some longtime residents say racism has once […]

    AP-Summary Brief-Business September 11, 2023 Google’s search engine dominance is at the center of the biggest US antitrust trial in decades The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine. An antitrust trial will swing into full force Tuesday in a Washington D.C. federal courtroom. The case marks the biggest U.S. antitrust trial since regulators went after Microsoft a quarter century ago to challenge Microsoft’s dominance in personal computer software. The 10-week trial comes years after the Justice Department alleged Google abused the power of its search engine in ways […]

AP-Summary Brief News September 11, 2023 Dozens of remote Moroccan villages struggle in aftermath of devastating earthquake TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco (AP) — The toll of the massive earthquake that devastated Morocco can be seen in dozens of remote villages across the North African county’s disaster zone. In the village of Tafeghaghte, for instance, more than half of the 160 inhabitants are thought to have died. With most of the community flattened, survivors worked Monday to clear debris, recover the dead and steer the living away from buildings teetering on the edge of collapse. The villagers toiled in a scene of horror: […]

AP-Summary Brief-Business   September 12, 2023 Google’s search dominance challenged in the biggest antitrust trial in decades WASHINGTON (AP) — Google will confront a threat to its dominant search engine beginning Tuesday when federal regulators launch an attempt to dismantle its internet empire in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century. Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove Google rigged the market in its favor by locking its search engine in as the default choice in a plethora of places and devices. Apple expected to unveil next generation of iPhones […]

AP-Summary Brief News   September 12, 2023 North Korea’s leader is in Russia to meet Putin, with both locked in standoffs with the West SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rolled into Russia on an armored train to see President Vladimir Putin. It’s a rare meeting between isolated leaders driven together by their need for support in escalating standoffs with the West. Kim is expected to seek economic aid and military technology for his impoverished country. In an unusual twist, Kim appears to have something Putin desperately needs: munitions for Russia’s grueling war in Ukraine. The […]

  As we enter the Fall season, we anticipate an increase in respiratory viruses. Over the past few weeks, we have seen this trend reflected as COVID-19 has been on the rise locally, statewide and nationally. Local public health officials encourage everyone to take actions to protect themselves, family and loved ones this Fall season. “As we enter the cold and flu season, it is important to take actions to protect ourselves, loved ones and the community. Getting a respiratory virus is no fun, even if you are fortunate enough to have a mild case. We can use the tools […]

AP-Summary Brief-Business   September 18, 2023 Federal Reserve is poised to leave rates unchanged as it tracks progress toward a ‘soft landing’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Since Federal Reserve officials last met in July, the economy has moved in the direction they hoped to see: Inflation continues to ease, if more slowly than most Americans would like, while growth remains solid and the job market cools. When they meet again this week, the policymakers are likely to decide they can afford to wait and see if the progress continues. As a result, they’re almost sure to leave their key interest rate […]

AP-Summary Brief News   September 19, 2023 India expels Canadian diplomat, escalating tensions after Trudeau accuses India in Sikh’s killing NEW DELHI (AP) — India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and is accusing Canada of interfering in its internal affairs. The expulsion Tuesday came a day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was investigating allegations India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar in Canada in June, and expelled an Indian diplomat. India rejected the allegations as “absurd.” The dueling expulsions escalate tensions between Canada and India. Nijjar was wanted by Indian […]

AP-Summary Brief-Business   September 19 2023 Stock market today: Wall Street slips as oil prices keep rising ahead of Fed decision on rates NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping, and oil prices keep rising as Wall Street waits for the Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Tuesday. The Dow fell 232 points, and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.8%. Stocks have been see-sawing for weeks on uncertainty about whether the Fed is done with its market-shaking hikes to interest rates. Its latest announcement arrives Wednesday. Treasury yields climbed, and the 10-year yield is […]

AP-Summary Brief News   September 19, 2023 India expels Canadian diplomat, escalating tensions after Trudeau accuses India in Sikh’s killing NEW DELHI (AP) — India has expelled a senior Canadian diplomat and is accusing Canada of interfering in its internal affairs. The expulsion Tuesday came a day after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was investigating allegations India was connected to the assassination of Sikh independence advocate Hardeep Singh Niijar in Canada in June, and expelled an Indian diplomat. India rejected the allegations as “absurd.” The dueling expulsions escalate tensions between Canada and India. Nijjar was wanted by Indian […]

AP-Summary Brief-Business   September 26 2023 Stock market today: Wall Street points lower on interest rate reality, looming US shutdown Wall Street was poised to open with declines over worries about a possible U.S. government shutdown and the reality that interest rates will be elevated for an extended period. Futures for the Dow Jones industrials fell 0.4% before the bell Tuesday and S&P 500 futures were off 0.5%. Realization is sinking in that the Federal Reserve will likely keep interest rates high well into next year. The U.S. government may be set for another shutdown amid more political squabbles on […]

AP-Summary Brief News   September 26, 2023 With a government shutdown just days away, Congress is moving into crisis mode WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to work in crisis mode with five days to go before a government shutdown. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces an insurgency from hard-right Republicans eager to slash spending even if it means closing federal offices to millions of Americans. The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a package of government funding bills, but it’s not at all clear that McCarthy has the support needed. Meanwhile, the Senate is trying to stave off a federal […]

AP-Summary Brief-Business   September 27 2023 Late-night TV shows announce their return after Hollywood writers strike ends NEW YORK (AP) — TV’s late-night hosts planned to return to their regular evening sketches and monologues as the flow of topical humor is set to return after five silent months due to the just-ended Hollywood writers strike. “Real Time with Bill Maher” will be back on the air Friday. The hosts of NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on CBS announced they’d also return, […]

AP-Summary Brief News   September 27, 2023 House Speaker McCarthy is back to square one as the Senate pushes ahead to avert a federal shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is marching ahead with a bipartisan approach to prevent a government shutdown. But on the House side, Speaker Kevin McCarthy is back to square one. The Republican leader laid out his strategy Wednesday behind closed doors. He asked hard-right Republicans to do what they’ve said they’d never do, and pass their own temporary measure to keep the government open. A House test vote is set for Friday, one day before […]