Sports apparel maker Adidas says CEO Kasper Rorsted will step down next year and it has started looking for a successor. The Germany-based company said Monday that Rorsted and its supervisory board …
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8/22/22
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The city of Las Vegas, New Mexico, earlier this year already endured the devastation of the state's largest fire in recorded history, caused by federal officials carrying out what was supposed to be …
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BRITTANY PETERSON
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8/22/22
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Hungary’s government has ordered an investigation of domestic low-cost carrier Wizz Air over what it calls possible breaches of consumer protection laws. It is the second such investigation …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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8/22/22
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Ohio's largest-ever economic development project is coming with a big employment challenge. Intel announced earlier this year a $20 billion semiconductor manufacturing operation near Columbus. The …
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS
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8/22/22
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Cineworld Group says it's considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. and similar actions elsewhere. One of the world’s largest movie theater chains, which owns Regal …
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8/22/22
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Singapore’s decision to decriminalize sex between men is being hailed as a step in the right direction for LGBTQ rights in the Asia-Pacific region, a vast area of nearly 5 billion people with …
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8/22/22
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A notice reported by Chinese news outlets says power rationing that forced factories in the southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams. …
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8/22/22
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Asian stock markets are mixed after China cut an interest rate that affects mortgage costs. Investors are looking ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve conference for signals about more possible …
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By JOE McDONALD
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8/22/22
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Former President Donald Trump has had a lifelong habit of collecting things. That's been combined with more recent activities: disregarding the rules of government record keeping, careless handling …
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By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL BALSAMO
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8/22/22
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Indiana’s Republican governor has begun a visit to Taiwan, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew China’s ire and Chinese military drills. Gov. Eric Holcomb will …
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By HUIZHONG WU
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8/21/22
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A Georgia jury has returned a $1.7 billion verdict against Ford Motor Co. involving a pickup truck crash that claimed the lives of a Georgia couple. Lawyers for the couple confirmed the verdict. …
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By JEFF MARTIN
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8/21/22
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“Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” topped the charts in its first weekend in theaters, with $20.1 million in ticket sales according to studio estimates on Sunday. Universal's Idris Elba-led action …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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8/21/22
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The Israeli spyware maker NSO says its chief executive has stepped down as the company prepares to reorganize. In a statement Sunday, NSO said that CEO Shalev Hulio, one of the company’s founders, …
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8/21/22
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A landmark social program is being pioneered in the nation’s capital. The program is called “Baby Bonds” and it's designed to narrow the wealth gap. The children of Washington's poorest …
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By ASHRAF KHALIL
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8/21/22
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Stunt-driving enthusiasts waxed nostalgic when the "Wall of Death” came to Serbia's capital.
A cylinder-shaped wooden structure was put up by the Danube River in …
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By DARKO VOJINOVIC
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8/21/22
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It's almost six months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the consequences are posing a devastating threat to the global economy. Governments, businesses and families worldwide are feeling the effects …
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By PAUL WISEMAN and DAVID McHUGH
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8/21/22
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Ballots haven’t even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords and real estate agents in Florida are trying to stop voters from deciding on a measure that would implement rent control for …
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER
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8/20/22
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Housing has long been a major benefit for service members, a subsidy to salaries that trail the private sector. But amid record-breaking spikes in rent, service members and housing activists say the …
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By R.J. RICO
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8/20/22
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Almost 2,000 workers at the U.K.’s biggest container port will launch an eight-day strike Sunday over a pay dispute. It's the latest industrial action to hit the U.K. economy, which is struggling …
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8/20/22
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The fast-food chain Wendy’s says it is pulling lettuce from sandwiches in its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating them there reported falling ill. The Centers for …
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8/20/22
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