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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong newspaper will stop publishing works by the city’s most prominent political cartoonist after his drawings drew government complaints. Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao did not elaborate on why it would stop publishing Wong Kei-kwan’s works. His comic drawings under the pen name Zunzi have

By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Citing the current Hollywood writers strike, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will not be attending next week’s PEN America Gala in Manhattan, when he was to accept a Business Visionary Award. PEN America will not be presenting the award this year, saying the honor is premised

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The nation’s No. 2 oil-producing state is being sued over its alleged failure to meet constitutional provisions meant to protect against pollution from the industry. A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday in New Mexico district court, marking the first time the state

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials in a rural county in northeastern Oregon have voted to give tax breaks worth an estimated $1 billion to Amazon for five more data centers there. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Wednesday’s unanimous vote by Port of Morrow’s five commissioners was the last step in securing the enterprise zone incentives. Local officials

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — While some hockey fans may be surprised by multiple celebrities facing off for a minority ownership stake in the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, experts who study the business of sport say the prospect stands to lift the team’s profile to new heights. It is also seen as a safe way for stars

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A coroner says a worker who died after being hurt at an Amazon warehouse in Indiana suffered a blunt force injury. Allen County Coroner Dr. Jon Brandenberger said Wednesday that the death of 20-year-old Caes David Gruesbeck of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has been ruled an accident. Police say emergency medical

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Beyond Meat’s first-quarter revenue fell nearly 16% due to lower demand for its plant-based burgers, sausages and other meats, but the company expressed optimism that new products and a summer marketing campaign will reinvigorate sales. “I think this is a business that’s turning the corner,” Beyond Meat President and

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Almaden Minerals: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers A Senate panel has approved a rail-safety measure in response to the train derailment earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio. The Senate Commerce Committee voted to send the bill to the full Senate. The vote was mostly along party lines, with only two Republicans favoring

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (CCAP) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $7.8 million. The Los Angeles-based company said it had profit of 24 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for investment costs, came to 54 cents per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — SunOpta: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Excelerate Energy: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

PITTSBURGH — Montauk Renewables: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Pampa: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Before allies of Gov. Ron DeSantis took over, Disney World’s governing district, which at the time was controlled by Disney supporters, reached an agreement in February with the company to prohibit a long list of businesses from ever being operated on its property. Forbidden establishments included

By SUSIE BLANN and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s atomic energy company is claiming that Russia plans to relocate around 3,100 Ukrainian staff from Europe’s largest nuclear plant. Energoatom warned Wednesday that the plan could result in a potential “catastrophic lack of qualified personnel” at the Zaporizhzhia facility in Russia-occupied southern

By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers said Wednesday that a decades-old birth control pill should be sold without a prescription, paving the way for a likely U.S. approval of the first over-the-counter contraceptive medication. The panel of FDA advisers voted unanimously in favor of drugmaker Perrigo’s request to sell

By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The crowd that prayed together at Arlington Presbyterian Church’s Sunday worship service had dwindled from more than 100 to a few dozen. Neighbors’ stories guided the church’s radical transformation. People were struggling to afford to live there. After some contentious discussions, the church reached

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is mixed on Wednesday after a report showed inflation is making strides toward easing, even if it remains too high. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in afternoon trading after giving up most of an earlier gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was

BERLIN (AP) — Germany has given final approval for a Chinese company to take a significant minority stake in the operator of a container terminal at the Hamburg port. The deal was crafted following concerns that a larger buy-in might pose a national security risk. The government said on Wednesday that it would abide by