By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s biggest corporations have caused $28 trillion in climate damage, a new study estimates as part of an effort to make it easier for people and governments to hold companies financially accountable, like the tobacco giants have been. Related Articles $50 million prize funded by…
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By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY ATLANTA (AP) — Florida’s “hanging chads” ballot controversy riveted the nation during the 2000 presidential contest and later prompted Congress to create an independent commission to help states update their voting equipment. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission has operated in relative anonymity since, but is now central to President Donald Trump’sexecutive…
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV, AAMER MADHANI and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A planned meeting Wednesday between top U.S., British, French and Ukrainian diplomats to push forward a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine was scrapped at the last minute, with U.S. Vice President JD Vance saying negotiations are reaching a moment of truth. “We’ve…
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By VALERIE GONZALEZ and GISELA SALOMON, Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Hubert Montoya burst out laughing when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security emailed to say he should leave the country immediately or risk consequences of being deported. He is a U.S. citizen. “I just thought it was absurd,” the Austin, Texas, immigration attorney…
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Five years after Harvey Weinstein ’s original #MeToo trial delivered a searing reckoning for one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures, the ex-studio boss is on trial again after an appeals court threw out the landmark rape conviction. Opening statements are set for…
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By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are leaping Wednesday as a worldwide rally comes back around to Wall Street following updates from President Donald Trump about his plans for the Federal Reserve and his trade war that investors found encouraging. The S&P 500 was 2.9% higher in early trading, coming off a big gain Tuesday that…
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By JULIE CARR SMYTH, Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Cory Bowman was feeling inspired in January as he headed home after watching his half brother, JD Vance, be inaugurated as vice president. The 36-year-old Bowman, who shares a father with Vance, was already active in the community, starting an evangelical church in Cincinnati’s West End…
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By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas on Wednesday, Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency said. There were no immediate reports of serious damage in the metropolis of 16 million. More than 150 people were hospitalized with injuries…
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By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two major law firms are expected to ask separate judges on Wednesday to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive orders that were designed to punish them and hurt their business operations. The firms — Perkins Coie and WilmerHale — have said the orders imposed in March are…
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This is difficult for me to admit, because I’m almost never wrong. In fact, I made a habit of pointing out to people how much better their lives would be if they only took my advice, because it’s nearly always sage, wise, correct, judicious, practical and experienced. However, once in a while, there is the…
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