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Month: January 2024

Main political party in St. Maarten secures most seats in Dutch Caribbean territory’s elections

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Voters in St. Maarten have upheld the Dutch Caribbean territory’s main political party, the National Alliance, in general elections. Preliminary results released Friday say the party of the current prime minister won four of Parliament’s 15 seats. Officials reported a 65% voter turnout, with more than 22,500 people registered

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Wholesale inflation in US declined last month, signaling that price pressures are still easing

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale inflation fell for a third straight month in December, further evidence that price pressures in the economy are easing. The government’s producer price index — which tracks inflation before it reaches consumers — declined 0.1% from November to December. Measured year over year, producer

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Olympics brings on its first beer brand as a global sponsor — Budweiser’s AB InBev

By COURTNEY BONNELL and GRAHAM DUNBAR Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has signed the first beer brand in the 40-year history of a sponsorship program that earns billions of dollars for the organization and international sports. The deal was announced Friday by the IOC and Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch InBev for the

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IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS says it has collected an additional $360 million in overdue taxes from delinquent millionaires. The collection happens as IRS leadership tries to promote the latest work it has done to modernize the agency with Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act funding. Republicans are threatening to chip away

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Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter crashes near Mexican border with minor injury reported

SPOFFORD, Texas (AP) — A Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter patrolling the state’s border with Mexico has crashed, injuring at least one person. DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez says in a statement on X, former known as Twitter, that the helicopter crashed Thursday night near Spofford in Kinney County while patrolling the Texas border near

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France’s youngest prime minister holds 1st Cabinet meeting with ambition to get ‘quick results’

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office says new Prime Minister Gabriel Attal held his first Cabinet meeting on Friday with one motto: “work, work, work.” The 34-year-old Attal leads a relatively small team of 14 ministers who gathered around Macron at the French presidential palace. The government will be reinforced within days by

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Burberry’s share price hit as luxury brand warns about lower trading over crucial Christmas period

LONDON (AP) — Burberry, the London-based luxury goods fashion house, saw its share price fall after it warned that profits this year would be lower than anticipated. Its share price ended the day 5% lower. Burberry said wealthy shoppers, particularly in the Americas, tightened their belts during the crucial Christmas trading period. The company said

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Mass killer who says his rights are violated should remain in solitary confinement, Norway says

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s government says Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who killed 77 people in 2011, remains dangerous and should stay in solitary confinement. Breivik is suing the government, saying his human rights are being violated. The government’s lawyer said Friday, the last day of a five-day hearing, that there is nothing

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