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Entergy Mississippi announces largest grid upgrade in history

Entergy Mississippi announces largest grid upgrade in history

Entergy Mississippi announced plans Wednesday afternoon to invest $300 million into upgrading its power grid over the next five years. Speaking on a stage outside the company’s facility near Lake ...

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Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime

SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime membershi...

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Off-duty officer shoots man inside NYC’s Penn Station, police say

Off-duty officer shoots man inside NYC’s Penn Station, police say

NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty police officer shot and wounded a man inside Pennsylvania Station, the main intercity railroad station in New York City and the busiest station in the U.S., authorities...

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A year after Helene, crews are still pulling tons of debris from North Carolina waterways

A year after Helene, crews are still pulling tons of debris from North Carolina waterways

WOODFIN, N.C. (AP) — Bracing himself against the current in waist-deep water, Clancy Loorham wrestles a broken length of PVC pipe from the rocky bottom of the French Broad River and peers inside. ...

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China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continue

China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continue

BEIJING (AP) — China announced sanctions on six U.S. companies on Thursday as frictions continue to escalate in the countries’ trade relations despite a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. Pre...

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Apple says EU’s sweeping digital rules delay new features for Europeans and seeks their repeal

Apple says EU’s sweeping digital rules delay new features for Europeans and seeks their repeal

LONDON (AP) — Apple wants the European Union to repeal its digital competition rule book, saying the regulations are cumbersome and are delaying new features for Europeans such as live translation...

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