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Study: Fossil fuel plans would far overshoot climate goals Read more

Energy crunch hits global recovery as winter approaches Read more

Automakers step up pace on electric vehicle battery plants Read more

Retail sales climb despite rising prices, supply issues Read more

‘As seen on TikTok’ is the new ‘As seen on TV’ Read more

Amazon to allow employees to work remotely indefinitely Read more

Delta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth Read more

US jobless claims at 326,000, first drop in four weeks Read more

GM sets to double revenue, lead US in electric vehicle sales Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — The six-hour outage at Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp was a headache for many casual users but far more serious for the millions of people worldwide who rely on the social media sites to run their businesses or communicate with relatives, fellow parents, teachers or neighbors. Read more

Ex-Facebook employee says network hurts kids, fuels division Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — Calls grew Monday for an end to the financial secrecy that has allowed many of the world’s richest and most powerful people to hide their wealth from tax collectors. Read more

Past storms haven’t fazed Facebook. Instagram Kids might Read more

Dallas Fed’s Kaplan to leave in wake of trading disclosures Read more

Powell meets a changed economy: Fewer workers, higher prices Read more

ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — The U.S. should explore ways to expand its military contacts with the Russians, potentially to include allowing observers from each country to watch the other’s combat exercises, in a broad effort to increase transparency and reduce the risk of conflict, the top U.S. military officer said Thursday. Read more

US jobless claims tick up from near a pandemic low Read more

Fed: On track to slow support for economy later this year Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — In person and on screen, world leaders returned to the United Nations’ foremost gathering for the first time in the pandemic era on Tuesday with a formidable, diplomacy-packed agenda and a sharply worded warning from the international organization’s leader: “We face the greatest cascade of crises in our lifetime.” Read more

Q&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel Read more

TikTok asks court to intervene as Trump order looms Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Michael Bennet (D-CO) and 16 of their colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley voicing grave concerns over President Donald Trump’s recent threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to nationwide protests calling for justice for George Floyd and an end to systemic racism. Read more

Instacart workers seek strike as jobs get busier, riskier Read more

‘There is nothing now’: Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing Read more

Americans adjust to new life, hunker down amid coronavirus Read more

Syrian father teaches daughter to laugh when the bombs fall Read more

University of Michigan officials told Read more

Bloomberg struggles to respond to politics of #MeToo era Read more

Afghan refugees tell UN: ‘We need peace, land to go home’ Read more

Virus cases rise as experts question China’s numbers Read more

AP Explains: Why Syria’s M5 is Assad’s highway to victory Read more

Google 4Q revenue grew, but not enough for Wall Street Read more

Democrats lay big caucus egg: No results from Iowa election Read more

BEIJING (AP) — The death toll in mainland China from the new type of virus has risen to 425, with the total number of cases now standing at 20,438, officials said Tuesday. Read more

BEIJING (AP) — Global business is catching a chill from China’s virus outbreak, with even the gaming industry taking a hit. Read more

Clock is ticking for companies that depend on China imports Read more

From bands to The Boss to Lady Gaga at halftime Read more

Trump lawyers raise defenses as pressure grows for witnesses Read more

Shooting kills 2 officers before Hawaii homes catch fire Read more

Virginia’s highest court upholds weapons ban at gun rally Read more

Germany: Ugly anti-Semitic remnant at center of court battle Read more

Giuliani associate: Trump had knowledge of Ukraine pressure Read more

McConnell, Pelosi stand firm as impeachment remains frozen Read more

Q&A: How climate change, other factors stoke Australia fires Read more

AP Explains: Rising Iran, US tension after general’s killing Read more