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USDA suspends inspections of avocados and mangoes from Mexico

The agency is pausing the inspections due to unspecified safety concerns for its workers

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France's next prime minister faces a brutal fiscal crunch

As well as a clash with the European Commission

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Nvidia vaults past Apple and Microsoft to become world's most valuable company

Landmark moment for US chipmaker caps explosive rally fuelled by investor excitement over AI

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Narendra Modi's government will 'struggle' to survive, says Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi

Congress politician claims tectonic shift after election upset in exclusive interview with FT

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Tesla has the most American-made car, according to Cars.com

American legacy automakers Ford and General Motors fell behind in the American-Made Index

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Americans are eating healthier, but income is still a major factor

The largest improvements were seen among younger adults, women, Hispanic adults, and people with higher levels of income

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Best Buy employees are learning to sell you AI laptops

Best Buy has exclusive sales rights to about 40% of Microsoft's AI PCs, and is training tens of thousands of employees to sell and repair them

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Americans say inflation hits hardest in the grocery store

A quarter of shoppers in a recent survey are resorting to unhealthy foods or skipping meals altogether

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Legal immigration to America has rebounded

Is anyone paying attention?

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Opinion | American Leaders Should Stop Debasing Themselves on Israel

You have to wonder if American friends of Israel have any clue about the nature of Israels government.

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Uber driver made just $80 one week: 'Uncertainty eats away at you'

In his new book, "Drive: Scraping by in Uber's America," Jonathan Rigsby takes the reader into the driver's seat of ride-sharing work.

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Now a Series A startup, kids' app and 'digital toy' Pok Pok is coming to Android | TechCrunch

Pok Pok's growth caught investors' attention, leading to a $6 million Series A.

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American households have seen their purchasing power increase

Wage growth has surpassed inflation for a year, meaning households have seen their buying power increase.

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Genspark is the latest attempt at an AI-powered search engine | TechCrunch

Genspark, a new search engine, is taking on startups like Perplexity with its AI-driven, summarized search results.

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Decagon claims its customer service bots are smarter than average | TechCrunch

Decagon, a startup building generative AI-powered solutions for customer support, has launched out of stealth with $35 million in funding.

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California Joins Growing National Effort to Ban Smartphone Use in Schools

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for a statewide ban as states and large school districts have pursued similar prohibitions to prevent disruption and cyberbullying.

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Trump Whistle-Blower Wins House Primary in Virginia

Yevgeny Vindman, who raised alarms about then-President Donald J. Trumps conduct toward Ukraine, will stand for Abigail Spanbergers seat in Congress as a Democrat.

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In Legal Peril, Seattle's 'Belltown Hellcat' Is Ordered to Yield

A driver whose roaring Dodge Charger has plagued Seattle residents said he was working to modify the car. Still, city officials won an $83,000 judgment against him.

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Senate Republicans Block Bump-Stock Ban

Democrats failed in their effort to override last weeks Supreme Court ruling with legislation, but saw some political benefits to the clash.

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Trump Wasn't Going to Stay in Milwaukee. Then Reporters Asked.

The Republican convention will be held in swing-state Wisconsins largest city. The nominee, however, had planned to stay in his own hotel in Chicago, before members of the media began inquiring.

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Massachusetts Emergency 911 System Temporarily Goes Down Statewide

The system was down for nearly two hours, when officials urged residents to call local police or fire stations to seek help. It was not clear what caused the outage.

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Virginia Exonerates Man After 45 Years in Prison

Lawyers said Marvin Grimm Jr. had falsely confessed to the 1975 murder of a 3-year-old boy, and served more time in prison than any client exonerated with the help of the Innocence Project.

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A Mysterious Monolith Appears Near Las Vegas. Why? It's Anyone's Guess.

A volunteer search-and-rescue organization reported finding the monolith over the weekend near the Gass Peak trail, which is north of Las Vegas.

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U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $56 Trillion Over Next 10 Years

Congressional Budget Office projections released on Tuesday show a grim fiscal backdrop ahead of tax and debt limit fights.

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U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Is Failing, and Could Be Dismantled Early

Officials hope a looming deadline will pressure Israel to open more land routes into the territory, which is facing extreme levels of hunger.

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Colorado L.G.B.T.Q. Club Shooter Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes

The assailant in the 2022 attack that killed five people will avoid the death penalty.

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Neil Goldschmidt, Portland Mayor Who Abused Teenager, Dies at 83

While he was reviving Portland, Ore., as a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly city, he was also sexually abusing a teenage girl over three years, he later admitted.

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Yellowstone Tourist Sentenced to Jail for 'Thermal Trespass'

Viktor Pyshniuk, 21, was sentenced to a week in jail after a park employee saw him walk off a path near Steamboat Geyser, which can shoot hot water more than 300 feet in the air.

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How Biden's New Immigration Policy Works

The new policy will give some 500,000 people a pathway to citizenship.

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Should Hundreds of Millions in Seized Assets Go to ISIS Victims?

The State and Justice Departments disagree about what to do with more than half a billion dollars after a French company pleaded guilty to aiding militants in war-torn Syria.

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Hidden Under George Washington's Home: 35 Glass Bottles of Cherries

Archaeologists discovered the glass bottles in the cellar during a restoration project.

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More Than 1,000 Birds Died One Night in Chicago. Will It Happen Again?

A mass of birds died in Chicago in October after striking one building, adding to the push for more protections in one of the most dangerous cities for avian migration.

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Boeing C.E.O. Apologizes for Quality and Safety Issues at Senate Hearing

Confronted by families of those killed on two flights, Dave Calhoun, Boeings chief executive, apologized for the grief that we have caused.

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A Democratic Brawl in Virginia May Put a House Seat in Play

The Democratic contest in Virginias 10th House district will end what may be the ugliest fight of the 2024 primary season and start an unexpected general election battle.

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After Delay, Top Democrats in Congress Sign Off on Sale of F-15 Jets to Israel

Senior Democrats who had taken the unusual step of holding out relented to pressure from the Biden administration and allowed a multibillion-dollar sale of weapons to move ahead.

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JetBlue's cheapest fares are getting a new freebie

Buyers of 'Blue Basic' seats won't be charged for their first carry-on bag starting September 6

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Apple has shelved a new model of its Vision Pro headset as sales decline, report says

Apple reportedly told at least one supplier that it paused working on the new version of its Vision Pro augmented reality headset

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Nvidia's hot streak is real -- but the AI bubble will come, strategist says

Jim Thorne, Chief Market Strategist at Wellington-Altus, shares why he thinks AI will continue to be a disruptive force redefining industries

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Amazon Labor Union votes to join the Teamsters

The once-independent ALU will now have the financial and organizational backing of the 1.3 million-member union

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Boeing Starliner's return to earth is delayed another four days

More investigation is needed into problems encountered during launch flight

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Tech founder claims he successfully slowed down his aging by editing his DNA

Neurotech founder Bryan Johnson underwent the procedure on an island off the coast of Honduras

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Elon Musk wants to turn X into a Venmo competitor

X reportedly plans to allow users to pay people and businesses with their accounts

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Dollar Tree was accused of selling lead-tainted products after a recall

The FDA says the discount retailer hasn't showed how it will prevent future problems

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Netflix will open in-person 'experiences' at malls -- but it won't use movie theaters

The first two Netflix House locations are set to open next year and will feature live-experiences, food, and merchandise

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Nvidia insiders have sold more than $700 million worth of stock this year

The AI chipmaker's share price crossed $1,000 after its first-quarter earnings report last month before a 10-for-1 stock split

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Nvidia just passed Microsoft and is now the most valuable company in the world

The AI chipmaker passed Microsoft and Apple to become the most valuable public company by market cap

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Embraer weighs the possibility of competing with Boeing and Airbus

The plane manufacturer's CEO said his company's plans would be good for airlines in a bind

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Elizabeth Warren accuses Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell of doing the banking industry's bidding

The senator criticized reports of plans to water down banking regulations

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The 5 countries millionaires are leaving the most -- and the 5 they're going to

An estimated 128,000 millionaires are expected to migrate this year

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Walmart is getting better at playing Amazon's game

A Walmart executive said delivery orders surpassed pickups over the past few months

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Philip Morris will pause selling Zyn nicotine pouches online

The company made the move in response to a subpoena from the Washington, D.C. Attorney General

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Twitter exec sues Elon Musk for millions in unpaid severance

A lawsuit claims that false charges of misconduct were used to justify termination

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CEO gets 6-year prison sentence over useless neurostimulator component

A judge sentenced former Stimwave chief Laura Perryman to prison for heath care fraud

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A judge just quashed Exxon's climate lawsuit against its own shareholders

There's no reason for the suit to even exist, the judge said

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Chipotle's 50-for-1 stock split is coming. Here's what to know

The burrito chain's stock split will be one of the biggest in the NYSE's history

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Jeep and Chrysler parent Stellantis recalls more than 1 million vehicles over rear-camera issues

Issues with some models' radios are causing the problem

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You have to pull all the way forward at traffic lights. Here's why

Many traffic signals are based on sensors in the road, but you have to trip the sensors for the light to change

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Tesla Cybertruck deliveries got delayed because of its huge windshield wiper