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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification checkmarks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. Among those no longer labeled was National Public Radio in the U.S., which announced last

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval goes on. The justices are weighing arguments that allowing

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, a move that comes after the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification checkmarks from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee. Among those no longer labeled was National Public Radio in the U.S., which announced last

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Regions Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The song is simple and tinny, but that hasn’t stopped it from being embraced by former President Donald Trump and his allies in their campaign to rewrite the history of the deadly Capitol riot. The tune, “Justice for All,” is the Star-Spangled Banner, and it was sung

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice. The White House says Biden launched the most ambitious environmental justice agenda in U.S. history and will sign the order Friday “to continue delivering on that vision.” The

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer European shares opened mixed on Friday after benchmarks in Asia dipped, following Wall Street down amid more signals the U.S. economy may be slowing. Markets rose in Paris and Frankfurt but fell in London. Oil prices recovered from early losses. Trading this week has been driven largely by earnings

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Capstar Financial: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

WALLDORF, Germany — SAP: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

BATON ROUGE, La. — Investar: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Capital Bancorp: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

BERLIN (AP) — An eight-hour strike has brought Germany’s railways to a standstill, while walkouts also are underway at four major German airports in a parallel pay dispute. The EVG rail workers union called for members to walk out between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Friday. Germany’s main train operator, state-owned Deutsche Bahn, announced

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Gabriel Boric has announced a plan to require private companies take Chile’s government on as a partner in the extration of lithium, which is in high demand around the world for use in electric batteries. Boric said Thursday that the state will participate in the entire lithium production cycle

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The last Republican holdout in the grueling race for Kevin McCarthy to become House speaker, firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz, may be a surprisingly easier vote to get when it comes to passing the House Republican plan to raise the debt ceiling. That’s because the 320-page debt

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval goes on. The justices are weighing arguments that allowing

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were weaker in Asia on Friday, tracking a decline on Wall Street following mixed earnings reports from big companies and more signals the U.S. economy may be slowing. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.3% to 28,584.70. The Kospi in Seoul dropped 0.7% to 2,545.27. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng

By DANIEL COLE and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press GANGES, France (AP) — Hundreds of protesters opposed to France raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 have demonstrated in a southern town during a visit by President Emmanuel Macron. Scattered protests took place elsewhere around the country Thursday. Macron’s trip to Ganges comes amid a