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US indexes wobble in muted trading, hold near record highs

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks wobbled between small gains and losses on ... Read more

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Inflation fears and politics shape views of Biden economy

By JOSH BOAK and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is banking on the ... Read more

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Health care for older immigrants sees momentum among states

By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Most mornings, 62-year-old Maria Elena Estamilla wakes up with pelvic ... Read more

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Beware of budget gimmicks in push for massive spending deals

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators fashioning a pair of colossal bills that would deliver ... Read more

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US jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last ... Read more

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AP FACT CHECK: Biden goes too far in assurances on vaccines

By CALVIN WOODWARD and HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden offered an absolute guarantee ... Read more

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Anger as French protesters compare vaccines to Nazi horrors

By ANGELA CHARLTON and CONSTANTIN GOUVY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French Holocaust survivor has denounced anti-vaccination ... Read more

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Senator: Bipartisan infrastructure bill loses IRS provision

WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to strengthen IRS enforcement to crack down on tax scofflaws and help fund ... Read more

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Merkel tours ‘surreal’ flood scene, vows aid, climate action

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel surveyed what she called a “surreal, ... Read more

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The Latest: Mississippi hospital to require masks

By The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi’s only level-one trauma hospital and academic medical center will require ... Read more

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