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Microsoft shares once again surpass $4 trillion valuation, joining Nvidia

Microsoft shares once again surpass $4 trillion valuation, joining Nvidia

Microsoft Corp. once again surpassed $4 trillion in valuation, joining artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia in the exclusive club that also briefly included Apple on Tuesday. The sky-high valu...

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Pressure builds on Congress to end the government shutdown

Pressure builds on Congress to end the government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how the Trump administration will reconfigur...

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Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently

Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently

NEW YORK (AP) — It’s a tough time for the job market. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. That’s caused many to limit n...

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Trial of a California woman who took chickens puts slaughter houses in national spotlight

Trial of a California woman who took chickens puts slaughter houses in national spotlight

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California animal rights activist on trial for taking four chickens from one of Perdue Farms’ major poultry plants said Tuesday that she was rescuing Poppy, Ivy, Aster, and ...

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Chevron payments make up nearly 24% of Richmond general fund, California city reveals accidentally

Chevron payments make up nearly 24% of Richmond general fund, California city reveals accidentally

Chevron paid Richmond more than $58.8 million in taxes and settlement payments — nearly 24% of the city’s budgeted general fund revenue — last fiscal year, according to a spreadsheet sent to Richm...

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Judge indefinitely blocks firings of government workers during shutdown

Judge indefinitely blocks firings of government workers during shutdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susa...

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