UK's new online safety law adds to crackdown on Big Tech companies
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British lawmakers have approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies like TikTok, Google and Facebook …
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By KELVIN CHAN
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9/20/23
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Biden is using executive power to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps
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After being thwarted by Congress, President Joe Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that'll serve as a major green jobs training program. In an …
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By MATTHEW DALY
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9/20/23
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England's National Health Service operates on holiday-level staffing as doctors' strike escalates
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Britain’s state-owned health service is operating on holiday-level staffing in England as doctors in the early stages of their careers joined their more senior colleagues in their first-ever joint …
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By PAN PYLAS
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9/20/23
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UK inflation in surprise fall in August, though Bank of England still set to raise rates
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Inflation in Britain fell unexpectedly in August to its lowest level since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which led to sharp rises in energy and food costs. The Office for National …
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By PAN PYLAS
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9/20/23
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Stock market today: Asian shares decline ahead of Fed decision on rates
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Asian shares are mostly lower as markets await a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates. Trade data for Japan showed exports fell 0.8% last month from a year earlier, marking a second …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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9/20/23
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Parkland school shooting survivor develops Joy, an app built on AI that helps people heal
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Kai Koerber was a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day in 2018. Seeing his peers — and himself — struggle …
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By BARBARA ORTUTAY
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9/20/23
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France is rolling out the red carpet for King Charles III's three-day state visit
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King Charles III of the United Kingdom starts a three-day state visit to France meant to highlight with great pomp both nations’ friendship. It comes after the trip was postponed in March amid …
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By SYLVIE CORBET
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9/20/23
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State governors from Arizona, New Mexico seek stronger economic ties with Taiwan
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Governors from the Southwestern United States are pursuing stronger business ties with Taiwan in hopes of attracting new foreign investments and jobs to their landlocked states. Trade missions took …
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By MORGAN LEE and TERRY TANG
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9/20/23
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Biden's Democratic allies intensify pressure for asylum-seekers to get work permits
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As migration to the United States from Venezuela and other countries soars, Democratic elected officials are pressing the Biden administration to quickly grant work permits for asylum-seekers while …
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
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9/20/23
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What will Federal Reserve do next? Any hint of future rate hikes will be key focus of latest meeting
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The Federal Reserve is set to leave its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday as it seeks to guide the U.S. economy toward a “soft landing” of cooling inflation without triggering a deep …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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9/20/23
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Michael J. Fox receives 2023 Elevate Prize Catalyst Award at Clinton Global Alliance
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Actor and philanthropist Michael J. Fox won this year’s Elevate Prize Catalyst Award, which the “Back to the Future” star plans to use to further his foundation’s work to find treatments for …
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By GLENN GAMBOA
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9/19/23
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Prince William, billionaires Gates and Bloomberg say innovation provides climate hope
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Britain’s Prince William and wealthy entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg promise hope to a warming world. A summit on innovation was designed to spur optimism amid the hottest summer on …
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By SETH BORENSTEIN and FATIMA HUSSEIN
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9/19/23
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Pilot of downed F-35 stealth fighter jet parachuted into residential backyard, official says
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The pilot of a $100 million stealth fighter jet parachuted safely into the backyard of a home in South Carolina after a malfunction forced him to eject from the aircraft, causing the plane to crash …
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By JAMES POLLARD and TARA COPP
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9/19/23
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Explosion in Union Pacific's massive railyard in Nebraska appears accidental, investigators say
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Investigators say a blast that prompted evacuations near Union Pacific's massive railyard in western Nebraska last week appears to be accidental. But it's not yet clear what caused it. The Nebraska …
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By JOSH FUNK
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9/19/23
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Former U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer of Indiana sentenced to 22 months in prison for insider trading
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A former U.S. congressman from Indiana has been sentenced to 22 months in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information while working as a consultant after he left office. Former …
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER
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9/19/23
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TikTok is launching new tool that will help creators label AI content on the app
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TikTok said on Tuesday it will begin launching a new tool that will help creators label their AI-generated content. TikTok said in a news release that the tool will help creators easily comply with …
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9/19/23
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FTX attorneys accuse Sam Bankman-Fried's parents of unjustly enriching themselves with company funds
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Lawyers for collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading are accusing Sam Bankman-Fried's parents of exploiting their influence over their son and the company he founded to enrich themselves by …
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By RANDALL CHASE
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9/19/23
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Movie Review: 'Dumb Money' recalls GameStop squeeze, when regular folk put the screws on Wall Street
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The little guy — or at least the little guy with a few hundred bucks to sink into the stock market — gets a movie to cheer with “Dumb Money,” the real story of a recent financial rebellion …
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By MARK KENNEDY
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9/19/23
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Tampa Bay Rays finalizing new ballpark in St. Petersburg as part of a larger urban project
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The playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays put the finishing touches on plans for a new 30,000-seat ballpark in St. Petersburg. It's part of a $6.5 billion development project announced Tuesday that includes …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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9/19/23
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Book Review: ‘Astor’ is a primer on the rise and fall one of America’s richest families
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In their new book “Astor,” CNN Journalist Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe trace the storied Astor family's legacy from its inception, when John Jacob Astor emigrated from Germany and …
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By MAE ANDERSON
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9/19/23
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