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Google’s search ad business faces fresh investigation from UK’s competition watchdog

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s investigating Google’s search ad business, adding to global scrutiny that the U.S. tech giant is facing. The Competition and Markets Authority…

John McCarthy January 14, 2025

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McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back diversity goals

CHICAGO — Four years after launching a push for more diversity in its ranks, McDonald’s is ending some of its diversity practices, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed affirmative action in college…

John McCarthy January 7, 2025

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Trump’s sentencing is set for Jan. 10. Here’s what could happen next

NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future U.S. president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump ‘s hush money…

John McCarthy January 4, 2025

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Royal Caribbean guests sue cruise line after revolting act by former crew member

A dozen Royal Caribbean passengers are suing the cruise line after a former crew member filmed guests in their cabins while they were naked - including children. The new lawsuit…

John McCarthy January 3, 2025

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Cuba frees man who participated in 1997 attacks on hotels in Havana, orchestrated by Cuban exiles

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban authorities released a Salvadoran man who was convicted of participating in a string of hotel bombings on the island in 1997, a government-run news site said. The Cubadebate…

John McCarthy January 2, 2025

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Abortions are up in the US. The data paints a complicated picture

Abortion has become slightly more common despite bans or deep restrictions in most Republican-controlled states, and the legal and political fights over its future are not over yet. It’s now…

John McCarthy December 28, 2024

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China’s Xi orders a stop to a spree of mass killings known as ‘revenge on society crimes’

BANGKOK (AP) — The order came from the top. China’s leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again. He ordered local governments to prevent…

John McCarthy December 27, 2024

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Is it legal to eat a dripping burrito or cut steak while driving?

What happens if you eat a messy burger in your car? What about biting into a burrito while the filling squirts into your lap? Well, hopefully nothing. There’s no law…

John McCarthy December 20, 2024

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Activists challenge colonial-era abortion laws in Antigua and Barbuda

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — Doctors, nurses and activists in Antigua and Barbuda are fighting a colonial-era law that largely bans abortions, igniting a debate about women’s reproductive rights on…

John McCarthy December 18, 2024

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TikTok’s future uncertain after appeals court rejects its bid to overturn possible US ban

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding…

John McCarthy December 6, 2024