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Trump signs $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks
Darlene Superville
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects,...
EU regulators investigating Google’s plan to buy Fitbit
KELVIN CHAN
AP Business Writer
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators opened an in-depth investigation Tuesday into Google's plan to buy fitness tracking device maker...
Huge explosions rock Beirut with widespread damage, injuries
BEIRUT (AP) — Massive explosions rocked downtown Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the port, damaging buildings and blowing out windows and doors as...
US conducts test flight of unarmed Minuteman 3 missile
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE (AP) — An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from California early Tuesday on a test flight to...
Parents struggle as schools reopen amid coronavirus surge
JEFF AMY and DENISE LAVOIE
Associated Press
DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — Putting your child on the bus for the first day of school is always...
House panel calls new postal chief to explain mail delays
MATTHEW DALY
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee has invited the new postmaster general to appear at a September hearing to examine...
Shops closed, beaches deserted as Isaias nears the Carolinas
SARAH BLAKE MORGAN
Associated Press
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Coastal shops and restaurants closed early, power began to flicker at oceanfront hotels and...
Microsoft confirms talks seeking to buy US arm of TikTok
CATHY BUSSEWITZ
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft confirmed Sunday it is in talks with Chinese company ByteDance to acquire the U.S. arm...
Report: Retired Pope Benedict XVI ill after visit to Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has fallen ill after his return from a trip to his native Bavaria to visit his brother,...
HSBC says net profit plunged 96% in 2Q as pandemic took hold
LONDON (AP) — Europe's biggest bank, HSBC, said Monday that its net profit plummeted 96% in the second quarter of this year as lower...