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Farmers sue South Korean utility for crop damage from climate change

Farmers sue South Korean utility for crop damage from climate change

SEOSAN, South Korea (AP) — Hwang Seong-yeol stood at the edge of a golden field, watching nervously as a combine harvester crawled through his rice, churning up mud and stalks. Its steady hum fill...

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Mexico’s Supreme Court rules against magnate’s $2.6B tax debt challenges

Mexico’s Supreme Court rules against magnate’s $2.6B tax debt challenges

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected legal measures from companies in the conglomerate led by one of the country’s wealthiest men, challenging tax debts of more than $2.6...

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Fannie Mae officials ousted after voicing concerns on data leak

Fannie Mae officials ousted after voicing concerns on data leak

WASHINGTON (AP) — A confidant of Bill Pulte, the Trump administration’s top housing regulator, provided confidential mortgage pricing data from Fannie Mae to a principal competitor, alarming senio...

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Trump administration repealing rules to protect parts of Alaska petroleum reserve

Trump administration repealing rules to protect parts of Alaska petroleum reserve

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alas...

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US has trade deals with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala

US has trade deals with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Thursday that it had reached trade frameworks with Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador and Guatemala. The frameworks are about increasing the ability o...

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Top economists call on world leaders to set up an international panel on inequality

Top economists call on world leaders to set up an international panel on inequality

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Hundreds of top economists and other experts, including former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, called on Friday for the world to set up an independent internat...

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