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Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen to step down …

5/14/2024
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen has announced he will step down at the end of next year after four decades leading the newspaper his family has owned since 1896. …

Meme stocks are roaring again. This time may be …

5/14/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Meme stocks are shaking Wall Street once again. That shouldn't be much of a surprise. Ever since bands of smaller-pocketed and novice investors began taking stock prices of …

US suggests additional tariffs if production of …

5/14/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suggesting that additional tariffs could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid …

Google's unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for …

5/14/2024
Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links. It's a shift promising to quicken the quest for information …

8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus …

5/14/2024
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers, authorities said. The bus was transporting …

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, …

5/14/2024
Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States. Now, her grantees hope she now poised to put another $12.5 billion toward …

Fed's Powell downplays potential for a rate hike …

5/14/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the central bank is unlikely to raise its key interest rate in response to signs of stubborn inflation and underscored his …

Anti-abortion activist who led a clinic blockade is …

5/14/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — An anti-abortion activist who led others on an invasion and blockade of a reproductive health clinic in the nation's capital was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly five years in …

Boeing orders tumble as troubled aircraft maker …

5/14/2024
Boeing orders tumbled in April and were outnumbered by canceled sales in another sign of the crisis gripping the troubled aircraft manufacturer. Boeing said Tuesday that it received orders for …

Ten federal agencies receive 'A+' in annual scorecard …

5/14/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal grants can be a huge boost for small businesses. And some federal agencies do better at giving grants to small businesses than others. The Small Business Administration …

New Builders initiative looks to fight polarization by …

5/14/2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Adam Luke remembers entering the first meeting of what would become the Citizen Solutions pilot project thinking, “Oh god, this is going to suck.” A self-described …

Will AI replace doctors who read X-rays, or just make …

5/14/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job? It’s a new question for many workers amid the rise of ChatGPT and other AI programs that can hold …