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BEIJING (AP) — An official says the death toll from a disease that struck China’s pig herds has risen to 1.2 million and the government is stepping up efforts to contain outbreaks. A deputy agriculture minister, Yu...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s reelected government has gained enough Senate support to win approval for 158 billion Australian dollars ($110 billion) in tax cuts over a decade. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said...

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say a Northern California man posed as a woman on dating apps to meet up with men and then rob and carjack them. The Fresno Bee reports Wednesday that Contra Costa County District...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the administration’s effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census (all times local): 5:25 p.m. A high-ranking Justice Department official is telling a federal judge that the Trump...

STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut wool mill is providing high-quality fabric for the Army’s recently unveiled classic uniform and looking to help reinvigorate a once-prominent industry. American Woolen Company...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s energy secretary says improper reprogramming of the electricity system following installation of a bypass on a major transmission line caused the power outage that left tens of...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances has sued the U.S. territory’s governor, saying he refuses to submit required documents and has approved tens of millions of...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge says he will reconsider a jury’s $80 million damage award to a cancer victim who used Monsanto’s Roundup weed-killer. The San Francisco Chronicle reports U.S. District Judge Vince...

The case of whether hackers may have tampered with elections in Georgia has taken another strange turn. Nearly two years ago, state lawyers in a closely watched election integrity lawsuit told the judge they intended to subpoena...

NEW YORK (AP) — Forecasts of slower economic growth during the second half of the year have many small business owners turning more cautious. While economists’ predictions aren’t dire, owners who remember the lessons...