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December 04, 2021

Laos opens railway to China as debt to Beijing rises

After a blessing by Buddhist monks, Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh on Friday rode the first run of a $5.9 billion ...

December 04, 2021

China's Didi to leave US stock market amid tech crackdown

China's dominant ride-hailing service, Didi Global Inc., said Friday it will pull out of the New York Stock Exchange and ...

December 03, 2021

AP Top Stories December 3rd

Here’s the latest for Friday, Dec. 3: Parents of teen accused in Michigan school shooting are charged; Unemployment rate ...

December 03, 2021

Pelosi signs funding measure to avoid shutdown

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signs the Further Extending Government Funding Act in order to keep the federal government open ...

December 03, 2021

U.S. Senate passes stopgap govt. funding bill

The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Thursday that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through ...

December 03, 2021

Tensions grow over Ukraine with the trading of threats

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met face-to-face with his Russian counterpart on Thursday to demand Russia pull back ...

December 03, 2021

Wildfire destroys 24 homes in central Montana town

A late-season wildfire pushed by strong winds has ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town, burning two dozen homes ...

December 02, 2021

Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies, higher prices

Even Christmas trees aren’t immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the economy. Extreme weather and ...

December 02, 2021

Grab goes public in $40B SPAC deal, slides in market debut

Southeast Asia’s largest ride-hailing company Grab tumbled in its market debut Thursday, following a $40 billion merger in ...

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December 02, 2021

Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty in federal corruption case

A prominent mayor in Puerto Rico accused of awarding 50 contracts worth nearly $10 million to an asphalt company has pleaded ...

December 02, 2021

Dollar General opening more $5 or less Popshelf stores

Getting more bang for your buck used to be the mantra of dollar store shoppers everywhere, but times are changing - and ...

December 02, 2021

Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts

Laos is opening a US$5.9 billion Chinese-built railway that links China's own poor southwest to foreign markets but piles on ...

December 02, 2021

From Square to Block: Another tech company changes its name

There’s a new Silicon Valley corporate name change on the block. A month after Facebook renamed itself Meta, Square Inc., the ...

December 02, 2021

Today in History for December 2nd

Sen. Joseph McCarthy is censured; Scientists demonstrate the world's first artificially-created, self-sustaining nuclear ...

December 01, 2021

Powell: Fed 'not at all sure' inflation will fade next year

In a fresh sign of his growing concerns about inflation, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the Federal Reserve can't ...

December 01, 2021

Algeria's top parties keep power in local elections

The parties behind the Algerian president's governing majority dominated local and regional elections, while Islamist parties ...

December 01, 2021

China says 85% of citizens will use Mandarin by 2025

China is launching an aggressive campaign to promote Mandarin, saying 85% of its citizens will use the national language by ...

December 01, 2021

Elizabeth Holmes gets emotional under fire by prosecutors

One-time entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes, under questioning by prosecutors, struggled Tuesday to recall key events that led to ...

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December 01, 2021

Swift selling local media assets to Ogden Newspapers

Swift Communications, which owns a range of daily and weekly newspapers across the American West, announced Tuesday it is ...

November 30, 2021

Powell comments jolt markets, Dow off 652 points

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell roiled markets Tuesday after he said the Federal Reserve will consider acting more ...

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