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Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher after Fed pledge

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after ... Read more

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Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s law forcing Google and Facebook to pay for ... Read more

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The Latest: Kentucky urges Black citizens to get vaccinated

By The Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky.: The Rev. Jim Thurman counts himself among the converts who recognize the ... Read more

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Asian shares slip on jitters over inflation, interest rates

By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Wednesday in Asia as investors weighed the ... Read more

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The Latest: Tennessee probe finds wasted vaccines

By The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than 2,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Tennessee’s most populous ... Read more

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Fed’s Powell: Recovery incomplete, high inflation unlikely

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored ... Read more

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Unfriended no more: Facebook to lift Australia news ban

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Facebook announced Tuesday that it would lift a ban ... Read more

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The Latest: Mexico receives shipment of Sputnik V vaccine

By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Mexico has received its first shipment of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 ... Read more

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Asian shares mostly higher amid coronavirus vaccine optimism

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday despite a sell-off ... Read more

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Boeing: 777s with engine that blew apart should be grounded

By The Associated Press Boeing has recommended that airlines ground all 777s with the type of engine that ... Read more