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LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Gunn has been fired as director of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” because of old tweets that recently emerged where he joked about subjects like pedophilia and rape. Walt Disney Studios...

HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. decreased by eight this week to 1,046. At this time a year ago there were 950 active rigs. Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes reported...

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday: Microsoft Corp., up $1.87 to $106.27 The technology company had a strong fiscal fourth quarter as its cloud computing business kept growing. Skechers USA...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut residents have the right put up signs on their properties criticizing businesses and can’t be ordered by cities to remove them, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The 6-0 decision...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook said Friday that it has suspended Boston-based analytics firm Crimson Hexagon while it investigates how it collects and shares Facebook and Instagram’s user data. Facebook has been facing increased...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson worked as a consultant for companies that laid off nearly 1,900 people since 2015, shutting down plants in Wisconsin and other states as they moved to save money...

DENVER (AP) — It’s more than $1 billion over budget and five years behind schedule, but an elaborate new veterans hospital is finally opening in suburban Denver on Saturday with the promise of state-of-the-art medical...