WASHINGTON (AP) — Chevron was nearly booted from Venezuela in 2007 during a nationalization drive led by the late socialist President Hugo Chavez. Twelve years later, it faces a similar threat from an unlikely corner: the White...
Read MoreBRUSSELS (AP) — The Latest on the EU parliament vote on European Commission president (all times local): 6:10 p.m. The European Parliament has started voting whether to confirm Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — Christine Lagarde is resigning as managing director of the International Monetary Fund in light of her nomination to be the next president of the European Central Bank. Lagarde has already given up her...
Read MorePARIS (AP) — Finance officials from the Group of Seven rich democracies will weigh risks from new digital currencies and debate how to tax tech companies like Google and Amazon when they meet this week in the Paris suburb of...
Read MoreSCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — New York sports fans may now bet for the Yankees — or the Mets — closer to home after the state joined the growing list of states allowing sports wagers. Schenectady’s Rivers Casino and Resort...
Read MoreCLEVELAND (AP) — The federal judge overseeing more than 1,500 lawsuits filed by city and county governments against manufacturers, distributors and retailers over the opioid crisis has ordered the public release of data showing...
Read MoreKIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has arrested an alleged major computer hacker who has been sought by the United States for years. The head of Ukraine’s national security service Ivan Bakanov said Tuesday that Mykhailo Rytikov...
Read MorePROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A nonprofit health care system that includes several Rhode Island hospitals announced Tuesday that it’s withdrawing from talks about a proposed merger. Care New England said its board voted to...
Read MoreDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A small oil tanker from the United Arab Emirates traveling through the Strait of Hormuz entered Iranian waters and turned off its tracker two days ago, leading the U.S. to suspect Iran seized...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court in New York says the city can ban advertisements in vehicles driven for companies like Uber and Lyft. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a lower court decision...
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