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THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks edge further from their records as oil prices keep swinging
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records Tuesday, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crud...
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Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel, and other developments in the Mideast
Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while U.S. forces fired on a ship they said was trying to break a blockade o...
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BEFORE THE BELL: Oil prices settle, Wall Street inches higher ahead of new inflation numbers due this week
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street is modestly lower in premarket trading and oil prices settled despite lingering uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz will reope...
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Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle
By JOSH BOAK and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nucl...
Aug 11, 2026 Energy Secretary Chris Wright, from right, speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and President Donald Trump listen in the Oval Office of the White House during an executive order signing about quantum computing, Monday, June 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks western Colombia, killing at least 111 people
By ASTRID SUREZ, MEGAN JANETSKY and JUAN DIAZ Associated Press CALI, Colombia (AP) - A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundre...
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Balkcom chosen to run in 11th District race
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (NCN News) - A current state lawmaker has been named to run as the Republican nominee in the 11th Congressional District race, after incumbent Chuck Edwards quit the campaign over ethi...
Aug 10, 2026 State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom of Hendersonville has been named the Republican candidate for the North Carolina 11th District congressional seat held by Chuck Edwards (photo from: Jennifer Balkcom for North Carolina House District 117 Facebook page) .
Artificial intelligence institute opens at N.C. Central University
DURHAM, N.C. (WPTF) -- The ribbon was cut in Durham for the first AI institute established by a historically Black college or university. The Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Researc...
Aug 10, 2026 The ribbon was cut in Durham for the first AI institute established by a historically Black college or university. (photo courtesy NC Central University)
Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) - The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra...
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THE CLOSING BELL: US stocks slip below their records as oil prices rise 5%
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market slipped below its all-time high, while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the glo...
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Trump signs executive order calling for spacing out childhood shots
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held belief that...
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