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Trump reopens protected Cape Cod waters to fishing
Trump allows commercial fishing in New England marine monument

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On May 9, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order to reopen nearly 5,000 square miles of protected ocean near...

US measles cases top 1,000 in worst outbreak in five years
US measles cases surpass 1,000 for first time in 5 years

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The number of measles cases in the U.S. has gone over 1,000 for the first time in five years, according to federal...

US launches national security probe into aircraft and engine imports
US opens national security probe of imported commercial jets, engines

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Commerce Department said it has started a national security investigation into the import of commercial...

Microsoft bans Chinese AI app Deepseek over data security fears
Microsoft denies its employees use of China's Deepseek

REDMOND, Washington: Microsoft has prohibited its employees from using Deepseek, a Chinese artificial intelligence app, citing concerns...

Bristol Myers, Sanofi to pay $700 million in Hawaii Plavix lawsuit
Drug firms to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle blood thinner lawsuit

HONOLULU, Hawaii: Pharmaceutical giants Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi have agreed to pay $700 million to Hawaii to settle a lawsuit...

FDA to roll out AI across all centers by June 30
US FDA centers to deploy AI internally, following experimental run

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said this week it will start using artificial intelligence (AI) in all...

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US worker productivity falls, pushing labor costs higher
U.S. worker productivity declines in first quarter

WASHINGTON, D.C.: U.S. worker productivity fell in the first quarter of the year for the first time in nearly three years, leading...

Taiwan’s China Airlines orders 14 Boeing 777X jets
Taiwan's China Airlines orders 14 Boeing 777X planes

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's China Airlines has placed an order for 14 Boeing 777X wide-body aircraft, consisting of 10 777-9 passenger...

Citgo posts $82 million Q1 Loss, reversing last year’s $410M profit
Citgo posts $82 million loss in Q1 amid weak margins

HOUSTON, Texas: Citgo Petroleum, the Houston-based refiner owned by Venezuela, posted a net loss of US$82 million for the first quarter,...

April exports in Taiwan surge ahead of possible US tariffs
Taiwan April exports jump 30% ahead of US tariffs

TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan's exports grew much more than expected in April, as buyers rushed to purchase its high-tech products before...

Dow Jones drops 270 points at close as inflation slows
Tame CPI boosts US stocks, Nasdaq Composite jumps 302 points

NEW YORK, New York - A better-than-expected CPI reading sent the Standard and Poor's 500 and the Nasdaq Composite higher on Tuesday,...

Air Canada cuts profit forecast amid weaker US travel demand
Air Canada lowers annual core profit forecast as US travel slows

MONTREAL, Canada: Air Canada has cut its annual core profit forecast and missed first-quarter revenue estimates, citing a drop in U.S.-bound...

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