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By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A lawsuit over a deadly explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory says the candy-maker ignored warnings of a natural gas leak. The lawsuit was filed by the family of one of seven workers killed last month. It alleges that R.M. Palmer Co. bears responsibility for the explosion. The family of

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Moderna, Inc., down $4.90 to $155.25. The COVID-19 vaccine developer said its potential flu vaccine needs more study in a late-stage clinical trial. CarMax, Inc., up $6.35 to $72.21. The used car dealer more than doubled Wall Street’s fourth-quarter profit targets

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street drifted through a muted day of trading Tuesday, with stocks and bonds making modest moves ahead of reports later in the week with the potential to move markets. The S&P 500 had its smallest one-day move in more than a year, slipping 0.17

By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials unveiled three new high-tech policing devices Tuesday, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police pack 2 1/2 years ago. The new devices, which also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and a cone-shaped security

By HALELUYA HADERO and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media companies are once again in the spotlight after a bank employee in Louisville, Kentucky, killed five people in a mass shooting and livestreamed the attack on Instagram. Tech companies have gotten better in recent years at cooperating to tamp down the

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By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing bogus allegations of fraud in the 2020 presidential election indicated Tuesday he would allow jurors to hear some testimony about threats directed at the voting machine company, but only to a point.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a blood-testing scam that exposed Silicon Valley’s dark side. In an 11-page ruling issued late Monday, U.S. District Judge Edward

ROME (AP) — The Italian government has cut its economic growth forecast for next year, taking into account the negative impact of rising interest rates, the effects of the war in Ukraine and the emergence of localized crises in the international banking and financial system. In its Economic and Financial Document approved by the cabinet

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three months after losing blue-chip quarterback Jaden Rashada over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million, the University of Florida is taking advantage of a new state law that allows colleges and coaches to facilitate NIL opportunities. A fundraising collective launched

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An offshore pipeline involved in a 2021 oil spill that fouled Southern California beaches is being put back in service, the operator said. Amplify Energy Corp. said Monday that it received approval from federal regulatory agencies to restart operations and last weekend began the process of filling the pipeline, which is

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Big changes could be coming for how Americans pay for COVID-19 tests. When the federal government’s COVID-19 public health emergency ends next month, many people will need to start paying for all or some of their testing costs. How much they will spend depends on their

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A lawsuit over a deadly explosion at a Pennsylvania chocolate factory says the candy-maker ignored warnings of a gas leak. The lawsuit was filed by the family of one of seven workers killed last month. It alleges that R.M. Palmer Co. bears responsibility for the explosion. The family of Judy

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company has increased its investments in five major Japanese trading houses to give Berkshire Hathaway control of 7.4% of each of those conglomerates. Buffett disclosed the new investments Tuesday in interviews with Nikkei and CNBC while he is visits Tokyo this week

NEW YORK (AP) — JetBlue says it’s adding another European destination this summer. The New York-based airline said Tuesday that it will start flying between New York’s JFK Airport and Amsterdam this summer. The move comes after a Dutch court blocked a government effort to limit flights at Amsterdam’s main airport. JetBlue currently flies to

By The Associated Press Boeing is edging out European rival Airbus in the latest figures on orders and deliveries for new airline planes. Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 64 planes in March, nearly as many as it shipped in January and February combined, and three more than Airbus shipped last month. Most of the

DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. says it will spend $1.34 billion ($1.8 billion Canadian) to convert an SUV factory in suburban Toronto so it can build next-generation electric vehicles. The roughly 3,000 workers at the plant in Oakville, Ontario, are expected to keep their jobs depending on market conditions, the company said. But some

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Defense Ministry says it has signed contracts worth $2.8 billion with the country’s top defense contractor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to develop and mass produce long-range missiles for deployment as early as 2026 amid growing fear of China’s increasing military strength. The plan is based on a

By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has signed new agreements to ensure its continued access to Russian energy. The move is a sign of continuing diplomatic and trade ties with Moscow that have confounded some European leaders amid the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a news briefing in Moscow, Hungarian Foreign

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Tupperware Brands, which experienced a resurgence during the pandemic, is now pursuing investors to keep it afloat and is in danger of being delisted by the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of Tupperware Brands Corp. tumbled nearly 50% on Monday after the company said late last week that it