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US airlines expect record crowds over Labor Day weekend

Updated 32 min ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines expect record crowds over the week-long Labor Day period.

With eyes on election, White House insists economy is strong

Updated 41 min ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — The "fundamentals" of the U.S. economy are solid, the White House asserted Monday, invoking an ill-fated political declaration of a decade ago amid mounting concern that a recession could imperil President Donald Trump's reelection.

Twitter shuts Chinese accounts targeting Hong Kong protests

Updated 41 min ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter said Monday it has suspended more than 200,000 accounts that it believes were part of a Chinese government influence campaign targeting the protest movement in Hong Kong.

Asian shares mostly rise after Wall Street rally on Huawei

Updated 41 min ago

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after Wall Street rallied on the U.S. decision to give Chinese telecom giant Huawei another 90 days to buy equipment from American suppliers.

Writers union says talent agents are violating antitrust law

Updated 1 hr ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Writers Guild of America filed claims Monday in federal court alleging the entertainment industry's biggest talent agencies are violating antitrust and anti-racketeering laws, the latest move in a long and heated battle between those who write scripts and the agents wh…

Top US CEOs rethink the meaning of shareholder value

Updated 4 hrs ago

The "shareholder comes first" has for years been the mantra of the Business Roundtable, a group that represents the most powerful CEOs in America and their thinking.

'Codfather' settlement means magnate will never fish again

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A fishing magnate known as the Codfather will never be allowed to return to U.S. fisheries, the federal government said Monday in announcing it has settled its civil case against a man whose arrest for shirking quotas and smuggling profits overseas shocked the East Coast industry.

UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax info

Updated 5 hrs ago

LONDON (AP) — Britain's government plans to call a summit of social media companies to discuss what more they can do to fight online misinformation about vaccines following a spike in measles cases.

Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts

Updated 8 hrs ago

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Associated Press analysis.