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Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and…

Stock market today: Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one

Stock market today: Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose Friday to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a pretty bad one. The S&P…

Stock market today: Wall Street ends little changed after giving up a big morning gain

Stock market today: Wall Street ends little changed after giving up a big morning gain

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An early rebound for U.S. stocks petered out by the end of the day, leaving indexes close to flat. The S&P 500 edged down by…

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces new federal murder charges with his return to New York

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces new federal murder charges with his return to New York

By MARK SCOLFORO, MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was whisked back to New York on a plane and by helicopter Thursday to…

France’s Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won’t forget

France’s Macron says tour of cyclone-devastated Mayotte is a day he won’t forget

By SAM MEDNICK, ADRIENNE SURPRENANT and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido’s destruction and was immediately…

For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

For airports, background music no longer is an afterthought

By DEE-ANN DURBIN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press Writers SEATAC, Washington (AP) — Background music is no longer an afterthought at many airports, which are hiring local musicians and carefully curating playlists to help lighten travelers’…