New Minnesota budget sealed up in legislative spree as immigrant health coverage rescinded
A budget bottleneck came unclogged as the Minnesota Legislature bolted through bill after bill to finish a $66 billion two-year…
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Truck units of Toyota and Daimler reach merger deal, first announced two years ago
TOKYO — The truck divisions of Japan’s Toyota and Daimler of Germany have agreed to merge to form “a new…
Czech president appoints a new justice minister amid a bitcoin scandal
PRAGUE — Czech President Petr Pavel swore in a new justice minister on Tuesday, another step in a political crisis…
Video game performers on strike for almost a year over AI issues reach tentative deal
The union for Hollywood’s video game performers has reached a tentative contract with several video game companies that may bring…
Crypto’s hottest new trend: publicly traded companies buying bunches of bitcoin
It’s one of crypto’s hottest trends: publicly traded companies buying bitcoin and then buying even more. President Donald Trump’s media…
US reports the arrest of another Chinese scientist with no permit to send biological material
DETROIT — A Chinese scientist was arrested while arriving in the U.S. at the Detroit airport, the second case in…
Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in region of Antarctica, satellite photos show
WASHINGTON — The population of emperor penguins in one part of Antarctica appears to be declining faster than previously thought,…
Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe data without customer consent
PORTLAND, Ore. — Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia on Monday filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to…
Scammers are using AI to enroll fake students in online classes, then steal college financial aid
It was an unusual question coming from a police officer. Heather Brady was napping at home in San Francisco on…
In London, the fox has its own ambulance service when it needs help
PADDOCK WOOD, England — The injured fox is cornered in a cage, teeth bared and snarling at the woman trying…