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Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat

Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google on Wednesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence designed to tackle more of the work and thinking done by humans as it tries to stay…

Stock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back loss

Stock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back loss

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Tuesday in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest update on inflation that’s coming on Wednesday.…

Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse

Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania, a day…

Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise

Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock indexes down from their records.…

Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say

Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say

By CEDAR ATTANASIO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police arrested a “strong person of interest” Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO after a quick-thinking McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted…

Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death

Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely’s death

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a prism for differing views about public…