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Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite economic uncertainty

Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite economic uncertainty

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday bargains no longer tempt people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall runs. Brawls in store aisles over toys and TVs with limited-time discounts are spectacle...

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European Space Agency boosts budget to nearly $26B for space travel

European Space Agency boosts budget to nearly $26B for space travel

BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Ahead of two-day agency conference starti...

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The hemp industry is scrambling to save itself before a federal ban on THC products takes effect

The hemp industry is scrambling to save itself before a federal ban on THC products takes effect

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The production lines at Indeed Brewing moved quickly, the cans filling not with beer, but with THC-infused seltzer. The product, which features the compound that gets cannabis u...

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What to know about the Hong Kong fire

What to know about the Hong Kong fire

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters were making a final push to try and find any survivors from the city’s worst fire in memory, going apartment-to-apartment in the high-rise complex in an exh...

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Firefighters make final search for survivors in Hong Kong tower

Firefighters make final search for survivors in Hong Kong tower

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong firefighters combed through a high-rise apartment complex apartment-by-apartment Friday in a final attempt to find anyone alive after a massive fire engulfed seven of ei...

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Canada plans Pacific pipeline to export oil beyond the US

Canada plans Pacific pipeline to export oil beyond the US

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premier of Canada’s oil rich province of Alberta agreed Thursday to work toward building a pipeline to the Pacific Coast to diversify the...

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