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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a sign which reads "1st C919 inaugural flight" is seen in front of the Chinese made passenger aircraft prepared for its first commercial flight from Shanghai on Sunday, May 28, 2023. China’s first domestically made passenger jet flew its maiden commercial flight on Sunday, as China looks to compete with companies such as Boeing and Airbus in the global aircraft market.(Ding Ting/Xinhua via AP)

China's 1st domestically made passenger plane completes maiden commercial flight

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China’s first domestically made passenger jet has flown its maiden commercial flight, as China looks to compete with industry giants such as Boeing and Airbus in the global aircraft market. The … more

5/28/23

This combination of three separate photos shows Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy, left, Sarah Snook as Shiv Roy, center, and Kieran Culkin as Roman Roy, from the HBO series "Succession." (HBO via AP)

'Succession' fans brace for series finale of Emmy-winning hit drama

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The critically acclaimed HBO drama “Succession” ends Sunday after its fourth and final season finale airs at 9 p.m. ET. The show's dedicated fans are preparing by locking in plans to watch the … more

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM | 5/28/23

REMOVES LANGUAGE ABOUT BILL AND FINANCING - In this rendering released by the Oakland Athletics Friday, May 26, 2023 is a view of their proposed new ballpark at the Tropicana site in Las Vegas. (Oakland Athletics via AP)

New bill to build Oakland Athletics stadium on Las Vegas Strip caps Nevada's cost at $380 million

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The Oakland Athletics are asking Nevada for $380 million for a 30,000 seat, $1.5 billion retractable roof stadium on the Las Vegas Strip. A bill introduced Friday in the Nevada Legislature details … more

By GABE STERN | 5/27/23

As Elizabeth Holmes heads to prison for fraud, questions remain about her motives

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As Elizabeth Holmes prepares to report to prison next week, the criminal case that laid bare the blood-testing scam at the heart of her Theranos startup is entering its final phase. The 11-year … more

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | 5/27/23

A docked container ship is seen at the Port of Los Angeles, Friday, April 28, 2023. A year ago, Los Angeles and Shanghai formed a partnership to create a green shipping corridor that would become a showcase for slashing planet-warming carbon emissions from the shipping industry, which produces about 3% of the world's total. The container shipping route is among the world’s busiest. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Mechanical sails? Batteries? Shippers forming 'green corridors' to fast-track cleaner technologies

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Water transport is a cost-efficient way of moving goods and people — but it emits lots of greenhouse gases. The shipping industry produces nearly 3% of the emissions warming the planet. Government … more

By JOHN FLESHER | 5/27/23

Addison Beer, 17, center, prepares for summer campers arriving next week at the Virginia G. Piper branch of the Boys & Girls Club where she works, Thursday, May, 25, 2023 in Scottsdale, Ariz. With the job market the tightest in half a century, younger workers are playing a critical role in kicking off the summer tourism season this Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/Alina Hartounian)

Teen workers are in high demand for summer and commanding better pay

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Teens have long been vital to filling out the summertime staffs of restaurants, ice cream stands, amusement parks and camps. Now, thanks to one of the tightest labor markets in decades, they have … more

By STEVE LeBLANC | 5/27/23

EU official says Twitter abandons bloc's voluntary pact against disinformation

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A top European Union official says Twitter has dropped out of the bloc's voluntary agreement to combat online disinformation. European Commissioner Thierry Breton tweeted Friday that Twitter had … more

By KELVIN CHAN | 5/26/23

FILE - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks with reporters during a visit to the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation incubator at the Center for Innovative Technology campus in Herndon, Va., Oct. 21, 2022. For all of the concern over just when the government might run short of money to pay its bills, it turns out that no one, not even the U.S. treasury secretary, can be absolutely sure exactly when the country faces a potential default — the dreaded X-date. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

X marks the spot: Yellen tells Congress US could run out of money to pay all its bills by June 5

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has told Congress that the U.S. could default on its debt obligations by June 5 if lawmakers do not act in time to raise the federal debt ceiling. That's four days … more

By FATIMA HUSSEIN | 5/26/23

FILE — Two women stand on Aug. 16, 2016, New York. New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed a bill Friday, May 26, 2023, that will prohibit discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories like race, sex and religion. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

New York City mayor signs ban on weight and height discrimination

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams has signed legislation that will ban discrimination based on body size by adding weight and height to the list of protected categories such as race, sex and religion. … more

By KAREN MATTHEWS | 5/26/23

This image released by CBS shows, from left, Katrina Law as NCIS Special Agent Jessica Knight, Sean Murray as Special Agent Timothy McGee, Rocky Carroll as NCIS Director Leon Vance, and Gary Cole as FBI Special Agent Alden Parker in a scene from "NCIS." (CBS Entertainment via AP)

CBS is television's most popular network for 15th straight year

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CBS is television's most popular network for the 15th straight year, even though the bragging rights don't mean quite what they used to. Its streak began before people knew what streaming or … more

By DAVID BAUDER | 5/26/23

Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon arrives to attend the 23rd International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards In Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India's film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony

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Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars are walking a green carpet for a second year in a row in the United Arab Emirates — the signature color of the International Indian Film Academy awards. The … more

By NICK EL HAJJ | 5/26/23

FILE - Elon Musk departs the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Court House in San Francisco, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it’s gotten permission to begin testing its device in people. The company made the announcement on Twitter Thursday, May 25, but has provided no details about a potential trial, which was not listed on the U.S. government database of trials. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy, File)

Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink says it has US approval to begin trials in people

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Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it's gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin testing its device in people. The company made the announcement on Twitter Thursday evening. … more

By LAURA UNGAR | 5/26/23

FILE - Cardinal Angelo Becciu attends the consistory inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on Aug. 27, 2022. A Vatican cardinal on trial in the Holy See’s big financial trial voiced bitterness Friday, May 26, 2023 that the judges refused to compel prosecutors to turn over all their evidence, saying he cannot properly defend himself from “the nightmare of these accusations.” Cardinal Angelo Becciu spoke out in court after Judge Giuseppe Pignatone rejected his lawyers’ latest appeal for access to the material. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

Cardinal blasts vendettas, 'plots against me' in Vatican financial trial

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A Vatican cardinal on trial in the Holy See’s big financial crimes case has complained he can't properly defend himself because prosecutors have withheld key evidence. Cardinal Angelo Becciu spoke … more

By NICOLE WINFIELD | 5/26/23

A traveler walks past a jumbo screen projecting images of Walt Disney World in the east hall atrium at Orlando International Airport, Thursday, May 25, 2023 in Orlando, Fla. Auto club AAA said this summer could be “one for the record books, especially at airports,” with more than 43 million Americans projected to travel 50 miles or more. (Joe Burbank /Orlando Sentinel via AP)

Disney opposes DeSantis request to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit

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Disney is opposing a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis to disqualify a judge overseeing the company’s First Amendment lawsuit. Disney says in the lawsuit filed against DeSantis that it was punished for … more

By MIKE SCHNEIDER | 5/26/23

OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman, the founder of ChatGPT and creator of OpenAI gestures while speaking at University College London, as part of his world tour of speaking engagements in London, Wednesday, May 24, 2023.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

OpenAI boss downplays fears ChatGPT maker could leave Europe over AI rules

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is downplaying worries that the ChatGPT maker could exit the European Union if it can’t comply with the bloc’s strict new artificial intelligence rules. It comes after a top … more

By KELVIN CHAN | 5/26/23

FILE - Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Jan. 18, 2023. Britain's Treasury chief said he would be prepared to see the U.K. economy slip back into recession if further interest rate hikes are necessary to bring down inflation. (AP Photo/ Frank Augstein, File)

UK's Treasury chief accepts that recession may be necessary to get inflation down

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Britain’s Treasury chief says he would be prepared to see the British economy slip back into recession if further interest rate hikes are necessary to bring down inflation. Following … more

By PAN PYLAS | 5/26/23

File - Francisco Santana buys groceries at the Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen, N.J. on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. On Friday, the Commerce Department issues its April report on consumer spending. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)

A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve increased in April

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A key index of U.S. prices ticked higher in April as consumer spending rebounded, a sign that inflationary pressures in the economy remain high. The index, which the Federal Reserve closely monitors, … more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER | 5/26/23

FILE - Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport in London, which handles British Airways flights, stands virtually empty of passengers as staff standby to help during a British Airways pilots' strike, Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. British Airways cancelled dozens of flights on Friday, May 26, 2023, due to computer problems, disrupting the plans of thousands of travelers at the start of a busy holiday weekend. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Flight cancellations, strikes raise fears of new summer travel chaos in Europe

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British Airways has canceled dozens of flights due to computer problems in a rocky kickoff to Europe's summer travel season. The plans of thousands of travelers have been disrupted Friday at the … more

By KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA | 5/26/23

An environmental activist prepares placards before French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies's annual shareholders meeting, Friday, May 26, 2023 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Climate protesters face tear gas at oil major TotalEnergies shareholder meeting in Paris

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French police have thrown a security cordon around a shareholders meeting in Paris of oil major TotalEnergies. Officers on Friday sprayed tear gas and pushed back climate protesters who chanted, … more

5/26/23

Credit Suisse owes millions to Georgia's billionaire ex-prime minister, court says

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A Singapore court says Credit Suisse owes billionaire and former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili hundreds of millions of dollars for failing to protect his money in a trust pilfered by a … more

5/26/23