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Chevron payments make up nearly 24% of Richmond general fund, California city reveals accidentally

Chevron payments make up nearly 24% of Richmond general fund, California city reveals accidentally

Chevron paid Richmond more than $58.8 million in taxes and settlement payments — nearly 24% of the city’s budgeted general fund revenue — last fiscal year, according to a spreadsheet sent to Richm...

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Judge indefinitely blocks firings of government workers during shutdown

Judge indefinitely blocks firings of government workers during shutdown

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susa...

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The stock market is breaking records. Time for a gut check

The stock market is breaking records. Time for a gut check

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost everything in your 401(k) should be coming up a winner now. That makes it time for a gut check. Not only is the U.S. stock market setting records, so are foreign stocks. Bo...

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Apple suppliers Qorvo and Skyworks will merge to create a chipmaker worth $22 billion

Apple suppliers Qorvo and Skyworks will merge to create a chipmaker worth $22 billion

Apple suppliers Skyworks Solutions and Qorvo will merge in a cash-and-stock deal to create a radio chip company with an enterprise value of $22 billion. Qorvo shareholders will receive $32.50 in c...

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Texas lawsuit asserts unproven claims of Tylenol autism risk

Texas lawsuit asserts unproven claims of Tylenol autism risk

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers in a lawsuit that asserted unproven claims that ear...

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Air traffic controllers face payday without pay amid government shutdown

Air traffic controllers face payday without pay amid government shutdown

Air traffic controllers will miss their paychecks Tuesday because of the ongoing government shutdown, raising concerns that mounting financial stress could take a toll on the already understaffed ...

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