DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according to U.S. …
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By TOM KRISHER
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1/13/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting Wednesday as Wall Street continues a pause from its big recent rally, and even Treasury yields are stalling following their rapid rise.
The S&P 500 was …
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By STAN CHOE
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1/13/21
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is lifting a stay-at-home order for 13 northern counties because of improving hospital conditions but most of the state’s population remains under tight …
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By The Associated Press
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1/13/21
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PARIS (AP) — For America's allies and rivals alike, the chaos unfolding during Donald Trump's final days as president is the logical result of four years of global instability brought on by the man …
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By LORI HINNANT
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1/13/21
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When Washington coach Scott Brooks was a player and would ask coaches about their profession, he would always got the same response: It is a lonely job.
Never more so than now, probably.
As if …
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By BRIAN MAHONEY and TIM REYNOLDS
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1/13/21
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JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday received the first shot of a Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use and began efforts to …
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By EDNA TARIGAN and VICTORIA MILKO
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1/13/21
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Where is Kim Yo Jong, the North Korean leader’s influential sister?
That is a question many who watch the cloistered, nuclear-armed country are wondering after she …
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM
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1/13/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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By MIKE STOBBE and DAVID KOENIG
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1/12/21
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As the world adjusts to a Twitter without @realdonaldtrump, the next big question is: “Now what?"
Major tech platforms, long accused of giving President Donald Trump special treatment not …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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1/12/21
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Drivers for app-based ride-hailing and delivery services filed a lawsuit Tuesday to overturn a California ballot initiative that makes them independent contractors instead of …
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By BRIAN MELLEY
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1/12/21
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When the NHL charter flight back from the Edmonton bubble landed in New Jersey, Gary Bettman's phone started ringing.
The commissioner thought he'd get a couple of weeks to exhale after awarding …
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By STEPHEN WHYNO
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1/12/21
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NCAA President Mark Emmert expressed frustration Tuesday with the delay in moving ahead with proposals surrounding athletes' ability to make money and to freely transfer to another school and said he …
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By ERIC OLSON
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1/12/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are drifting near their record heights Tuesday, while Treasury yields keep marching higher amid expectations that the economy will pull out of its slump after a powerful …
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By STAN CHOE
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1/12/21
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The Washington Wizards say two of their players are going on the NBA's health and safety protocols list, the latest in a wave of bad news related to the coronavirus pandemic for the league in recent …
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By TIM REYNOLDS
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1/12/21
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international …
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1/12/21
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TOKYO — The president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee has tried to reassure the public that the postponed games will open in six months.
Two polls in the last few days show just over …
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By The Associated Press
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1/12/21
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LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency said AstraZeneca and Oxford University have submitted an application for their COVID-19 vaccine to be licensed across the European Union.
In a …
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1/12/21
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — A criminal investigation into a Vatican real estate investment is exposing weaknesses in the city state’s judicial system and a lack of some basic protections for those …
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By NICOLE WINFIELD
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1/12/21
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The NCAA delayed votes on legislation that would permit college athletes to cash in on their popularity for the first time and to transfer to another school without having to sit out one year.
The …
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By ERIC OLSON
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1/11/21
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NEW YORK (AP) — Francisco Lindor smiled widely for a full 40 minutes, enthralled to join a New York Mets team bulking up under new owner Steven Cohen.
“They say it’s probably very …
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By RONALD BLUM
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1/11/21
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