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By ERIC TUCKER – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration on Thursday decided to choke off U.S. exports to three Russian airlines in what officials called an unprecedented enforcement action. The Commerce Ministry said the move would block airlines – Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot, Utair and Azur Air – from receiving items from … Read more

So you’re expecting a tax refund this year. With inflation driving up the prices of gas, groceries, and just about everything else, that extra cash can’t come soon enough. The hard part is deciding how to spend it. Should you invest the money? Book a trip? If you really want to do yourself a favor, … Read more

By ZEN SOO – AP Technology Writer SINGAPORE (AP) — Chinese e-commerce company JD.com announced Thursday that its founder Richard Liu has given up his position as CEO, China’s latest billionaire founder, to step down amid increased government scrutiny of the country’s tech industry. According to a company release, Liu will hand over the reins … Read more

By KEVIN FREKING – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate will pass legislation Thursday to end normal trade ties with Russia and ban imports of its oil, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday. Both bills are deadlocked in the Senate, frustrating lawmakers looking to speed up the US response as the Ukraine war … Read more

By MATTHEW BROWN – Associated Press BILLS, Mont. (AP) — A wind energy company has been sentenced to probation and to pay more than $8 million in fines and reprisals after killing at least 150 eagles at its wind farms in eight states over the past decade, the federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday. NextEra Energy … Read more

(Maurie Backmann) Inflation has skyrocketed since the end of 2021. That’s putting a lot of pressure on consumers – especially those living paycheck to paycheck without drawing on savings. Rampant inflation has also hurt retirees. Although Social Security has received a generous cost-of-living adjustment through 2022, the recent rate of inflation already makes that increase … Read more

By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CARA ANNA – Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) – Police and other investigators walked the silent streets of devastated towns around the Ukrainian capital, documenting widespread killings of unarmed civilians and other alleged war crimes by Russian forces that could trigger tougher Western sanctions as early as Wednesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr … Read more

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A state appeals court Tuesday said a Southern California hospital can be held responsible for sexual abuse by an employee and upheld a jury’s $6.75 million in damages for two elderly patients who were abused in a psychiatric hospital. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled that awards for pain … Read more

WASHINGTON – Dozens of Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday demanded that the chamber drop Citigroup Inc. as its provider of credit cards to lawmakers after the financial institution offered to cover travel expenses for employees who want an abortion. The credit cards, issued to all 435 House members, are used to … Read more

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Avian flu has infected two more Iowa farms and forced the killing of 5.3 million chickens and 88,000 turkeys, officials said Friday. The new cases mean farmers across the country have had to kill about 22 million birds, mostly egg-laying chickens, but also 1.8 million broilers, 1.9 million pullets and … Read more