Regulators begin hearings on how much customers should pay for Georgia nuclear reactors
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Georgia Power Co. is urging the state’s utility regulators to approve a deal to pay for the company’s new nuclear reactors. But a few holdout opponents are still asking the Public Service …
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By JEFF AMY
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12/4/23
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GM's Cruise robotaxi service faces potential fine in alleged cover-up of San Francisco accident
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California regulators say a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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12/4/23
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US agency to watch unrecalled Takata inflators after one blows apart, injuring a driver in Chicago
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U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously …
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By TOM KRISHER
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12/4/23
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Whistleblower allegation: Harvard muzzled disinfo team after $500 million Zuckerberg donation
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A prominent disinformation scholar is accusing Harvard University in a whistleblower disclosure of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep …
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By FRANK BAJAK
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12/4/23
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Uber set to join the S&P 500 index in latest sign of a turnaround for the ride-hailing service
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Uber's stock is set to join the S&P 500 index later this month. It's the latest sign that the ride-hailing and delivery company is turning its business around after struggling through much of the …
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By ALEX VEIGA
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12/4/23
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Another proposed airline merger tests Biden administration's resolve to preserve competition
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Alaska Airlines says it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion. That's raising questions about how antitrust regulators will view the deal, and whether past airline mergers have hurt consumers. …
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12/4/23
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The death toll from a mining tragedy in South Africa rises to 13 after a worker dies at a hospital
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The death toll from a mining tragedy last week in South Africa that involved an elevator at a mine has risen to 13 after a worker died at a hospital. The mine operator said Monday that the worker …
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12/4/23
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Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices
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A Spanish association representing more than 80 newspapers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in online advertising by allegedly ignoring European …
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By CIARÁN GILES
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12/4/23
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Heavy snowfall hits Moscow as Russian media report disruption on roads and at airports
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Russian officials and media say that heavy snowfall that hit Moscow has disrupted traffic on roads and flights in and out of three airports. Moscow's deputy mayor said Monday that the snowfall has …
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12/4/23
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Spotify axes 17% of workforce in third round of layoffs this year
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Spotify says it’s axing 17% of its global workforce in the music streaming service’s third round of layoffs this year. It's trying to slash costs while focusing on becoming profitable. In a …
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12/4/23
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Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
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Human rights lawyers have gone to court in the Netherlands to call for a halt to the export of fighter jet parts to Israel that are being used in attacks on Gaza. The lawyers say that delivery of …
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By MIKE CORDER
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12/4/23
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Ukrainian diplomats negotiate both climate change and Russia's war on their nation at COP28 in Dubai
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While Ukrainian diplomats take part in negotiations at the United Nations COP28 climate talks, Russia’s war on the country lurks just in the background. That's even as the United Arab Emirates has …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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12/4/23
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Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
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Fewer airplanes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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12/4/23
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Europe's world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment
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Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break moment. Negotiators will meet to hammer out the draft’s final details this week, but the talks have …
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By KELVIN CHAN
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12/4/23
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Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2023
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From a hot dog vendor to head of the formidable mercenary army Wagner Group, his rise through Russian society could easily be described as meteoric. But it all came to a sudden end when the plane …
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By BERNARD McGHEE
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12/4/23
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OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court on Monday, with billions at stake
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The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the …
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By MARK SHERMAN
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12/4/23
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Economists predict US inflation will keep cooling and the economy can avoid a recession
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A survey shows most business economists think the U.S. economy could avoid a recession next year, even if the job market ends up weakening under pressure brought by high interest rates. Only 24% of …
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12/4/23
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Stock market today: Shares mixed in Asia ahead of updates on jobs, inflation
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Asian shares are trading mixed as investors await a slew of U.S. economic data set for release later in the week. Benchmarks slid in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai but rose in Sydney and Seoul. Among …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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12/3/23
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Watchdog: Western arms companies failed to ramp up production capacity in 2022 due to Ukraine war
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An independent watchdog says many Western arms companies failed to ramp up production in 2022 despite a strong increase in demand for weapons and military equipment. Labor shortages, soaring costs …
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12/3/23
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Man kills 4 relatives in Queens knife rampage, injures 2 officers before he's fatally shot by police
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A man killed four family members, including two children, at their Queens home in New York City and stabbed two police officers who then shot him to death. Police say the suspect was identified as …
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12/3/23
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