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Asian shares track Wall Street rallies as a US interest rate cut next week looks more certain

Asian shares track Wall Street rallies as a US interest rate cut next week looks more certain

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares rose on Friday, tracking Wall Street’s record-setting run the previous after a mixed set of U.S. data bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve will c...

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Police looking for men who vandalized Humpty Dumpty statue at New Jersey mini-golf course

Police looking for men who vandalized Humpty Dumpty statue at New Jersey mini-golf course

CAPE MAY, N.J. (AP) — Humpty Dumpty took a big fall, and now police are hoping to crack the case. A playful, colorful statue of the nursery rhyme icon was forcibly removed from a structure at a mi...

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AI tools blur the lines on cheating in schools

AI tools blur the lines on cheating in schools

The book report is now a thing of the past. Take-home tests and essays are becoming obsolete. High school and college educators around the country say student use of artificial intelligence has be...

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Scam centers are spreading in East Timor, UN report says

Scam centers are spreading in East Timor, UN report says

BANGKOK (AP) — A suspected scam call operation and a suspicious network of companies was discovered with links to a new free trade zone in East Timor, the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime said Thurs...

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Trump’s investment push runs into his immigration crackdown

Trump’s investment push runs into his immigration crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s push to revitalize American manufacturing by luring foreign investment into the U.S. has run smack into one of his other priorities: cracking down on ill...

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Trump appeals ruling allowing Cook to remain Fed governor

Trump appeals ruling allowing Cook to remain Fed governor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday appealed a ruling blocking him from firing Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook as he seeks more control over the traditionally ind...

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