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By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The public broadcasters of four Nordic countries have published a joint investigation that says Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts. The investigation by the public broadcasting companies of Denmark, Finland,

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is wavering Wednesday following mixed earnings reports from big U.S. companies and another signal that inflation remains painfully hot around the world. The S&P 500 was mostly unchanged in afternoon trading following a dip earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 62

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RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Local leaders have approved plans for a massive Microsoft data center in a southeast Wisconsin village where the world’s largest electronics manufacturer has a huge campus. WDJT-TV reports that the Racine County Board of Supervisors voted 18-1 on Tuesday to approve the software and internet services company’s $1 billion project on

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Fox News’ nearly $800 million settlement of a voting machine company’s defamation lawsuit marks the first milestone in a larger legal strategy designed to combat the false claims and conspiracy theories about elections that have rippled through the United States for nearly three years. Several similar lawsuits

By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is moving to contain an internal quarrel over some member nations temporarily banning imports of Ukrainian farm produce. The embargoes threaten to highlight divisions when the EU wants to show unity with Ukraine as it confronts Russia. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla dropped the starting prices for its two top-selling models overnight, the company’s fourth price cut in the U.S. this year. The company lopped $3,000, or about 6%, off the starting prices for all three versions of the Model Y small SUV, Tesla’s top-seller. It also cut $2,000, or about 5%, from

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it is seeking information from the U.S. and Britain on whether 13 Cypriot nationals included in a new round of sanctions targeting the financial networks of two Russian oligarchs have breached domestic and European Union laws. The government spokesman said Wednesday that President Nikos Christodoulides has asked for a

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Wednesday following mixed earnings reports from big U.S. companies and another signal that inflation remains painfully hot around the world. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in midday trading, slicing off some of the gain it’s built this week. The Dow

By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected a Turkish bank’s main arguments for avoiding prosecution on charges it helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions. But the court sent the case back to a lower court for additional review. Halkbank had argued that a federal law gave foreign states absolute immunity

By ELIZABETH AYOOLA of NerdWallet People often assume estate planning starts when you’re rich, have a family or are elderly, but it can begin as early as your late teens. Parents can start the conversation by explaining their own estate plan and why it’s important to have one. This helps younger children understand they’ll be

BERLIN (AP) — The German government is seeking to reassure homeowners that plans to phase out gas or oil heating systems will provide generous transition periods and take into account hardship cases. Almost a third of the energy consumed in Germany goes toward heating and warm water. That has prompting the government to draft a

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In Belfast this week, leaders of the U.K., the EU and two U.S. presidents have urged Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party restore the mothballed Belfast government and reap the reward of more economic investment. U.S. trade envoy Joe Kennedy III said that “there can be no prosperity

By BRIAN MELLEY and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A French publisher has called on British police to cease their investigation of an employee who it said was arrested on the way to the London Book Fair and questioned for hours about French President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform scheme that sparked months

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Wednesday following mixed earnings reports from big U.S. companies and another signal that inflation remains painfully hot around the world. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in early trading, threatening to erase the gain it’s built so far this week. The

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A growing Medicaid business helped Elevance Health’s profit jump 11% as the health insurer turned in a better-than-expected first quarter. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield insurer said Wednesday that enrollment in Medicaid programs it manages for states jumped 9% to 11.9 million people. The company’s total membership

By ADAM PEMBLE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s defense minister says U.S.-made Patriot missiles have arrived in Ukraine. The missiles will provide Kyiv with a long-sought new shield against the Russian airstrikes that have devastated cities and civilian infrastructure. The U.S. agreed in October to send the surface-to-air systems, which can target aircraft,

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai has told Japanese officials the United States hopes to deepen trade ties as it strengthens and expands economic security cooperation with its Asian allies and partners. Tai is visiting Tokyo after stopping in the Philippine capital, Manila. The United States, Japan and

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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The new chair of Disney World’s revamped governing body said Wednesday that new supervisors had good intentions about collaborating with the company after they were appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, so it was “shameful” when Disney signed agreements with their predecessors stripping them