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Wynn Resorts paying $130M for letting illegal money reach gamblers at its Las Vegas Strip casino
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Casino company Wynn Resorts is paying $130 million to federal authorities and admitting that it allowed unlicensed money transfers from around the world to reach gamblers at its flagship Las Vegas …
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By KEN RITTER
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9/7/24
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Stellantis recalls 1.5M Ram trucks to fix software bug that can disable stability control
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Stellantis is recalling nearly 1.5 million Ram pickups worldwide to fix a software problem that can disable the electronic stability control. The recall covers certain trucks from the 2019 and 2021 …
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9/7/24
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US higher education advocates welcome federal support for Hispanic-serving institutions
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Federal education advocates say colleges and universities that serve higher than average Hispanic student populations are vital to the goals of educational equality and economic opportunities. That …
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By FERNANDA FIGUEROA
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9/7/24
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Mega Millions jackpot soars to an estimated $800 million
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The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $401.8 million. The jackpot for next Tuesday’s drawing grew after no one matched all of the winning numbers …
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9/7/24
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AP PHOTOS: A ferocious blaze scars the land outside Greece’s capital
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MARATHON, Greece (AP) — In the blackened remains of his workshop, sculptor Vangelis Ilias stacks what little is left of years of his efforts.
In August, a ferocious wildfire swept through the …
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By THANASSIS STAVRAKIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS
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9/7/24
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Tennis attire is everywhere. Credit the pandemic, social media and pickleball
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While tennis fans savor the last matches of the U.S. Open, a subset of viewers have watched the tournament as a source of fashion inspiration. It may have escaped people who don’t pay attention to …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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9/7/24
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Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell
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A wave of odd-colored lobsters has showed up in fishers' traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists’ laboratories over the last year. The funky-colored crustaceans inspire headlines that …
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By PATRICK WHITTLE
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9/7/24
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Stakeholder in Trump's Truth Social parent company wins court ruling over share transfer
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A federal judge in Delaware has ruled in favor of a firm seeking assurance that it will be able to sell its minority stake in the parent company of former president Donald Trump’s Truth Social …
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By RANDALL CHASE
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9/6/24
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Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court
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Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos are asking an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error. The workers …
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By WAYNE PARRY
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9/6/24
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Judge gives US regulators until December to propose penalties for Google's illegal search monopoly
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A federal judge on Friday gave the U.S. Justice Department until the end of the year to outline how Google should be punished for illegally monopolizing the internet search market and then prepare to …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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9/6/24
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Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access
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Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland’s most popular mountain resorts on Friday after a mudslide a day earlier cut off road access until next week. …
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9/6/24
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WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
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The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have launched a continent-wide response plan to the outbreak of mpox. The plan was launched on Friday. It came …
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By MONIKA PRONCZUK
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9/6/24
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Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional
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Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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9/6/24
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South Africa's justice minister denies corruption allegations against her in a mutual bank scandal
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South Africa’s justice minister has denied corruption allegations against her related to a mutual bank scandal in which thousands of retirees lost their life savings. VBS Mutual Bank was declared …
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME
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9/6/24
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Treasury recovers $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high wealth tax dodgers
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The IRS has collected $1.3 billion from high wealth tax dodgers since last fall, the agency says, crediting spending that has ramped up collection enforcement through President Joe Biden's signature …
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BY FATIMA HUSSEIN
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9/6/24
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Resources are out there for LGBTQ+ travelers looking to stay safe
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Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious times? They don’t have one. They have many. In recent years, there’s been an …
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By LEANNE ITALIE
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9/6/24
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Boeing's beleaguered space capsule is heading back to Earth without two NASA astronauts
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Boeing's beleaguered astronaut capsule is set to depart the International Space Station on Friday without its crew. NASA's two test pilots will stay behind as the Starliner capsule prepares to undock …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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9/6/24
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Autoworkers learn sign language hoping connection with deaf colleagues improves work and lives
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One doesn’t need to know sign language to understand what Michael Connolly feels about his colleagues’ efforts to break down the barriers posed by his deafness. When asked what he thought of his …
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By DANICA KIRKA
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9/6/24
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Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain operator turns down Couche-Tard takeover offer
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The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada. In a letter made public Friday, Stephen Dacus, who heads …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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9/6/24
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Google is blasted by UK watchdog for what it calls anti-competitive behavior through digital ads
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Google is being slammed by U.K. regulators who say it’s taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain. The new claims Friday ratchet up pressure that the …
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By KELVIN CHAN
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9/6/24
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