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Hong Kong firefighters make final search, apartment tower blaze kills 94
HONG KONG — Hong Kong firefighters combed through a high-rise apartment complex apartment-by-apartment Friday in a final attempt to find…
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US businesses brace for Trump’s tariffs to drive up costs
WASHINGTON — From an ice cream parlor in California to a medical supply business in North Carolina to a T-shirt…
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Maryland awards contract for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild after deadly collapse
BALTIMORE — Maryland transportation leaders on Thursday approved a contract for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge several months after…
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China’s manufacturing activity slows in December in sign the economy is struggling
BANGKOK — A survey of factory managers in China shows manufacturing contracted in December in the latest sign the world’s…
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Humanoid robots are here, but they’re a little awkward. Do we really need them?
Building a robot that’s both human-like and useful is a decades-old engineering dream inspired by popular science fiction. While the…
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Biden to host summit that focuses on supply chains, migration, new investment
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is gathering leaders from countries across the Americas on Friday in the…
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A boom in apartment construction is helping to curb rents but not all renters will benefit
LOS ANGELES — When viewed through a wide lens, renters across the U.S. finally appear to be getting some relief,…
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