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Top Senate Dem sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers

By KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pressuring ... Read more

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Asian shares track Wall St decline; BOJ policy unchanged

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday after ... Read more

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Pacific Rim leaders discuss economic way out of pandemic

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden, his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, ... Read more

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Top Senate Dem sets infrastructure vote, pressures lawmakers

By KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer pressured lawmakers ... Read more

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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

The Associated Press Stocks closed lower Thursday, pulling major indexes a bit further below the record highs they ... Read more

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US unemployment claims fall to 360,000, a new pandemic low

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits has ... Read more

Authoritarianism advances as world battles the pandemic

By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Here’s some of what happened while the world was distracted ... Read more

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China’s economic growth slows to still-robust 7.9%

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s economic growth slowed to a still-strong 7.9% over ... Read more

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Asian shares trading mixed as China reports growth slowed

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday, taking their cue from ... Read more

Cuba’s president says government has some blame for protests

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Wednesday acknowledged shortcomings in his government’s handling of shortages and ... Read more