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Lin-Manuel Miranda gave millions to Puerto Rican artists after Hurricane Maria. He’s pledging more

Lin-Manuel Miranda gave millions to Puerto Rican artists after Hurricane Maria. He’s pledging more

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Hurricane Maria roared over Puerto Rico in September 2017, Marena Pérez and Aureo Andino hunkered down inside their ballet studio. The couple never imagined that th...

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Prices for home remodeling outpaced inflation in the second quarter due to labor costs

Prices for home remodeling outpaced inflation in the second quarter due to labor costs

LOS ANGELES (AP) — If it seems like its getting more expensive to replace a broken door, kitchen fixtures or upgrade a major appliance, you’re not wrong. The cost of home repair and remodeling pro...

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California Gov. Newsom signs AI regulations

California Gov. Newsom signs AI regulations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law that aims to prevent people from using powerful artificial intelligence models for potentially catastrophic activities...

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Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba meets South Korea’s Lee over US trade tensions

Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba meets South Korea’s Lee over US trade tensions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a summit Tuesday with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars have pushed th...

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Asian stocks are little changed as possible US government shutdown looms

Asian stocks are little changed as possible US government shutdown looms

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were little changed in narrow trading Tuesday as investors braced for a possible U.S. government shutdown. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 inched down less than 0.1% in mor...

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Judge suspends plan to cut hundreds of Voice of America jobs

Judge suspends plan to cut hundreds of Voice of America jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-fu...

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