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FILE - Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo delivers her speech during a political meeting with the French Employers' association (MEDEF) at the Station F startup campus, in Paris, France, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X, accusing Elon Musk's platform previously known as Twitter of spreading disinformation and hatred and of becoming a “gigantic global sewer” that is toxic for democracy and constructive debate. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Paris mayor says she's quitting Elon Musk's 'global sewer' platform X as city gears up for Olympics

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The mayor of future Olympic host city Paris says she is quitting X. Mayor Anne Hidalgo is accusing Elon Musk’s platform, previously known as Twitter, of spreading disinformation and hatred and of … more

11/27/23

FILE - Elon Musk reacts during an in-conversation event with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X after a report said its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and Nazis — a fresh setback as the site formerly known as Twitter tries to win back big brands and their ad dollars.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)

Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X grow

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Elon Musk is on a visit to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and is set to meet with top leaders. The billionaire and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin … more

By The Associated Press | 11/27/23

File - People work at the Yelp office in San Francisco on Feb. 14, 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic upended the work habits of people around the world, with millions working from home, at least for part of their week. Workers have returned in waves back to the office on some days, but navigating that transition is a significant hurdle for employers and workers alike. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

New incentives could boost satisfaction with in-person work, but few employers are making changes

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The COVID-19 pandemic upended the work habits of people around the world, with millions working from home, at least for part of their week. Workers have returned in waves back to the office on some … more

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS | 11/27/23

FILE - Czech Republic's Prime Minister Petr Fiala speaks at a demonstration in support of Israel in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. On Monday Nov. 27, 2023, labor unions staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic to voice their opposition to the government's package of cuts and austerity measures meant to keep the ballooning deficit under control. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek/File)

Czech labor unions stage a day of action in protest at spending cuts and taxes

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Labor unions have staged a day of protests and strikes across the Czech Republic to voice their opposition to the government’s package of cuts and austerity measures meant to keep the ballooning … more

11/27/23

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden greet Massachusetts State Police on the tarmac before boarding Air Force One, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, at Nantucket Memorial Airport in Nantucket, Mass. The Bidens are returning to Washington after spending the Thanksgiving Day holiday in Nantucket with family. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Biden to convene new supply chain council and announce 30 steps to strengthen US logistics

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President Joe Biden will convene the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council. He's using Monday's event to announce 30 actions to improve access to medicine and needed economic data and … more

By JOSH BOAK | 11/27/23

Why do they give? Donors speak about what moves them and how they plan end-of-year donations

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What motivates people to donate to charities or causes they care about is often deeply personal. Donors name relatives or friends who have survived or died from illnesses. They recount tearful … more

By THALIA BEATY | 11/27/23

Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual

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Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual. That's because nonprofits and industry groups say donations so far are down compared with previous years. Many … more

By THALIA BEATY | 11/27/23

TikToker Allie Pribula poses for a photograph in Mechanicsburg, Pa., Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. More than a decade after debuting on the once-nascent YouTube creator community, “Get Ready with Me” videos have inundated social media. Pribula, a 25-year-old TikToker who used to be an elementary school teacher in the Philadelphia suburbs, says she started making GRWM videos as a way to process her feelings about her old job. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

‘Get Ready With Me’: Video genre that focuses on everyday life is everywhere — and not slowing down

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More than a decade after debuting on the once-nascent YouTube creator community, “Get Ready with Me” videos have inundated social media. The videos are exactly what you might think. Social media … more

By HALELUYA HADERO | 11/27/23

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline, as investors watch spending, inflation

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Asian shares have opened the week lower as investors await updates on U.S. consumer spending and inflation. Benchmarks fell across the region and U.S. futures also declined. Oil prices also fell. … more

By YURI KAGEYAMA | 11/26/23

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, front row, fourth from left, sits with Gov. Gen. Dame Cindy Kirk, center, and ministers and undersecretaries for their official photograph following the swearing-in ceremony at Government House, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Luxon, a 53-year-old former businessman, was officially sworn in as New Zealand's 42nd prime minister on Monday, and said his top priority was to improve the economy. (Mark Mitchell/New Zealand Herald via AP, Pool)

Christopher Luxon sworn in as New Zealand prime minister, says priority is to improve economy

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Christopher Luxon has been sworn in as New Zealand’s prime minister and says his priority is to improve the economy. Luxon leads a conservative coalition after his National Party struck a deal with … more

By NICK PERRY | 11/26/23

FILE - Teachers and their supporters hold signs, chant and rally the crowd with bullhorns on the first day of a teacher's strike in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 1, 2023. Portland Public Schools said late Sunday, Nov. 26, it had reached a tentative deal with the teachers’ union that will send the district’s roughly 45,000 students back to class Monday after nearly a month without classes. (AP Photo/Claire Rush, File)

Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike

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Oregon’s largest school district says it has reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and its roughly 45,000 students will be back in class on Monday after more than three weeks. The … more

11/26/23

Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off the coast of Aden, Yemen

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Attackers have seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen. That's according to statements Sunday from the ship’s managers and a private intelligence firm. While no group … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 11/26/23

FILE - People stand on the observation deck of the Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, June 18, 2023, to view the city skyline with the world's tallest tower, the Burj Khalifa. Dubai hosts the United Nations COP28 climate talks starting Nov. 30. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Skyscraper-studded Dubai has flourished during regional crises. Could it benefit from hosting COP28?

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Dubai has a long history of finding economic success amid the war-ravaged woes of the wider Middle East. The United Arab Emirates hub rose rapidly from a creek-bound pearling village to a city … more

By JON GAMBRELL | 11/26/23

Migrants arrive at the international border crossing between Finland and Russia, in Salla, Finland, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border

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Russia threatened retaliation against Finland after its Nordic neighbor joined NATO earlier this year. Now hundreds of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have appeared at Finland’s border … more

By VANESSA GERA and JARI TANNER | 11/25/23

Driver Carlos Quezada loads rice on a pallet for distribution at Feeding Westchester in Elmsford, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. A growing number of states are working to keep food out of landfills over concerns that it is taking up too much space and posing environmental problems. Some states including New York are requiring supermarkets and other businesses to redirect food to food pantries. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Tackling climate change and alleviating hunger: States recycle and donate food headed to landfills

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A growing number of states are working to keep food out of landfills over concerns the waste is taking up too much space and posing environmental problems. Globally, about a third of food is wasted. … more

By DAVID R. MARTIN and MICHAEL CASEY | 11/25/23

FILE - Cantaloupes are displayed for sale in Virginia on Saturday, July 28, 2017. U.S. health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 as the number of people sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FDA expands cantaloupe recall after salmonella infections double in a week

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The number of people sickened by salmonella from cut and whole cantaloupes has more than doubled in a week. Health officials have identified 99 infections across the U.S. Three more brands have … more

By DEVI SHASTRI | 11/24/23

Elaine Vallaster reacts to a winning spin while playing an internet slots game on her tablet in Hazlet, N.J. on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Internet gambling is currently offered in six states but has been slow to catch on more widely in the U.S. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Internet casinos thrive in 6 states. So why hasn't it caught on more widely in the US?

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In the 10 years that it has been operating in New Jersey, internet casino gambling has generated nearly $7 billion in revenue for casinos and their affiliates, sent over a billion dollars in tax … more

By WAYNE PARRY | 11/24/23

FILE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and German Finance Minister Christian Lindner arrive for the debate about the budget 2023 at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 22, 2022. Germany's economy shrank in recent months and business confidence is still in the dumps, according to figures released Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 while the government is struggling to overcome a budget crisis that threatens to exacerbate problems in what was already the world’s worst-performing major developed economy. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

Germany's economy shrank, and it's facing a spending crisis that's spreading more gloom

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Germany’s economy shrank in recent months, and business confidence is still in the dumps. The figures released Friday come as the government is struggling to overcome a budget crisis that threatens … more

By DAVID McHUGH | 11/24/23

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Sberbank CEO German Gref, left, visit an exhibition on artificial intelligence in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Putin takes part in the plenary session of the international conference on artificial intelligence and machine learning "Artificial Intelligence Journey 2023" on the topic "The Generative AI Revolution: New Opportunities." (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to boost AI work in Russia to fight a Western monopoly he says is 'unacceptable and dangerous'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin says that he will endorse a national strategy for the development of artificial intelligence. Putin emphasized that it’s essential to prevent a Western monopoly. He … more

11/24/23

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt attach a Nissan badge to a car as they visit the car manufacturer Nissan, in Sunderland, England, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Nissan will invest more than $1.3 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars. It's a boost for the British government as it tries to revive the country’s ailing economy. The Japanese automaker manufactures the gasoline-powered Qashqai and smaller Juke crossover vehicles at the factory in Sunderland, which employs 6,000 workers. (Ian Forsyth/Pool Photo via AP)

Nissan will invest over $1 billion to make EV versions of its best-selling cars in the UK

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Nissan will invest more than $1.3 billion to update its factory in northeast England to make electric versions of its two best-selling cars. It's a boost for the British government as it tries to … more

11/24/23