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MIAMI (AP) — Recently consolidated TelevisaUnivision Inc. will launch a ViX streaming service that will offer more than 50,000 hours of Spanish-language entertainment, sports and news content in its first year. ViX will include programs from Mexican broadcaster Televisa and U.S. broadcaster Univision, plus access to an extensive library. The service includes ViX, a free

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York is proposing a $200 million fund to help people of color, women and some others start marijuana businesses. It’s an ambitious plan to make the pot industry more equitable. But officials haven’t yet nailed down some components that experts say are crucial to making

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stock indexes were mixed on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting showed policymakers discussing the possibility of a more aggressive pace of interest rate hikes as the central bank moves to fight inflation. The S&P 500

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve policymakers concluded last month that they would accelerate their tightening of credit if inflation failed to slow in the coming months. Most officials agreed that faster interest rate hikes would be needed “if inflation does not move down” as the Fed’s policymaking committee expects,

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hispanic farmers and rural residents in New Mexico are concerned legislation that would allow small cannabis producers to boost their plant counts lacks a provision to ensure the producers have valid water rights. The arid state already is struggling to meet its water demands. Supplies are expected to dwindle even more

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Costner wants Utah lawmakers to pass legislation that would give more tax rebates to film productions that shoot in Utah. Costner told the Deseret News this week that he hopes lawmakers pass a proposal to exempt rural productions from an existing cap on the amount of taxes productions can

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — When New York state started taking mobile sports bets last month, everyone assumed it would take a big chunk out of New Jersey’s nation-leading market. And although New York instantly became the top market in the U.S. in terms of the amount bet on sports

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president has announced a set of measures aiming to bring relief to households and businesses reeling from high inflation and soaring electricity bills. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that authorities would readjust the level under which higher electricity tariffs for households using more energy kick in, while some 4

By DAVID KLEPPER The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Online harassment has become so common that it can be hard to imagine the internet without it. From teen cyberbullying to authoritarian governments who use harassment to silence dissent, toxic conversations are a fact of life for everyone, with women, teens and religious and racial

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s avocado producers have used clever Super Bowl ads, an irresistible fruit and apparently insatiable appetite from U.S. consumers to separate their product from the conflictive landscape that produces it. At least that was the case until a threat to a U.S. agricultural inspector essentially shut

By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Government investigators say former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a Montana development project and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement. The Interior Department’s inspector general said Wednesday that Zinke continued working on the commercial project even after he

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders have announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20. The decision coincided with moves by neighboring Austria and Switzerland to drop many of their virus curbs sooner. A three-step plan was endorsed Wednesday by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s

By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former top banker at Goldman Sachs has testified that he and other corrupt executives at the firm built a “house of cards” to try to conceal an audacious scheme to ransack a Malaysian state investment fund. Tim Leissner told a New York City jury on

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Canadian rescuers have recovered more bodies from a Spanish fishing vessel that sank in rough seas off Newfoundland, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine. But the search for 12 missing sailors was called off Wednesday afternoon. A Canadian official said high winds and 10-metre seas

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leaders have announced plans to end most of the country’s coronavirus restrictions by March 20. The decision coincided with moves by neighboring Austria and Switzerland to drop many of their virus curbs sooner. A three-step plan was endorsed Wednesday by Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the country’s

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by pay gains, solid hiring and enhanced savings, Americans sharply ramped up their spending at retail stores last month in a sign that many consumers remain unfazed by rising inflation. Retail sales jumped 3.8% from December to January, the Commerce Department

By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks fell in afternoon trading Wednesday, a day after a broad rally snapped a three-day losing streak. The S&P 500 fell 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8% and the Nasdaq fell 1.2%. Technology and communications companies were the biggest weights on the market. Investors were keeping

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has called for a bolder European space policy, warning that Europe’s sovereignty is at stake if it falls behind rival powers in a key field for technology, science and military competitiveness. He said recent events had shown how crucial it is to be

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up the spending pace in January as the threat of omicron faded and there was some easing of supply shortages. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 3.8% last month compared to the prior month when the number dropped a revised 2.5%. Sales at