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By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Texas Attorney General is suing Facebook parent Meta. The lawsuit claims the social media giant has been unlawfully collecting biometric data on Texans for commercial purposes, without their informed consent. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday filed the lawsuit that claims Facebook has been storing millions of biometric

By ROB GILLIES and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is weighing whether to  invoke emergency powers to quell the protests by demonstrators who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. For the past two weeks, hundreds and sometimes thousands

By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight It

By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says a U.S. suspension on avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a conspiracy against his country by political or economic interests. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put forward the conspiracy theory Monday after the U.S. suspended imports of Mexican avocados on

By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, once vilified by Donald Trump as a “druggie” unworthy of wearing the pinstripes, is now a key part of an investment group seeking to buy the rights to the ex-president’s marquee Washington, D.C., hotel. That’s according to two people familiar with the deal

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden came into office with a plan to fix inflation but not the particular inflationary problem that the country now faces. His belief is that a cluster of companies control too many industries, which reduces competition for both customers and workers. That leads to higher

BRUSSELS (AP) — Plans have fizzled for a major trucker virus protest near the European Union headquarters in Brussels.  Police on Monday filtered traffic during the morning rush hour into the Belgian capital, narrowing some highways and imposing go-slow measures. Their aim was to avoid a choking demonstration like those by horn-honking truckers in Canada.

By ROB GILLIES and TED SHAFFREY Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Ontario’s premier announced Monday that Canada’s most populous province will lift its COVID-19 proof of vaccination requirements in two weeks– not because of the protests that have blocked the border and paralyzed Ottawa, but because “it is safe to do so.” The busiest

By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks edged lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday as investors watch the developing situation in Ukraine as Russia amasses troops on the border. The S&P 500 fell 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq rose 0.2%. Health care companies

The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street as investors keep a wary eye on the developing situation in Ukraine as Russia amasses troops on the border. The S&P 500 was moving between small gains and losses in the early going Monday. The index had taken a sharp turn lower

By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Ten thousand fans will be able to attend the Champions League final for free. The gesture by competition organizer UEFA for the biggest club final in world football stands in contrast to the cheapest tickets for the Super Bowl on Sunday costing thousands of dollars.

BERLIN (AP) — German police say one man has died and eight other people have been hospitalized in serious condition after unknowingly drinking Champagne spiked with Ecstasy at a bar in Bavaria. The man who died was 52 and the others are between 33 and 52. The German news agency dpa reported Monday that the

By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A public inquiry is examining the wrongful convictions of hundreds of British postal workers who were accused of theft, fraud or false accounting because of a faulty computer system. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 postal workers were wrongfully accused, with some convicted and sent to

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street futures followed global markets lower Monday as fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine mounted. In New York, futures for the S&P 500 fell 0.7% and the same for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.6%. Frankfurt and Paris opened down more than 3%.

The Associated Press A thrilling late touchdown drive gave the Rams a 23-20 win over the Bengals to win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown catch from Matthew Stafford came after three costly penalties on the Bengals’ defense. Meanwhile, Eminem took a knee during a star-studded hip hop halftime show performance.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An American Airlines plane was diverted to Kansas City, Missouri, when a large, unruly passenger allegedly tried to force open a door before he was subdued by a coffee pot across the head, a punch to the jaw and zip ties and duct tape. A federal affidavit released Monday spelled

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Taking care of an older loved one is stressful, and some people don’t have much of a choice about quitting their jobs or taking a leave of absence. Those may not be your only options, though, and too many make decisions out of stress and fear. Find out what caregiving

NEW DELHI (AP) — The former chief of India’s largest stock exchange has been fined nearly $400,000 after a probe found she had shared confidential information with an unnamed guru who regulators say influenced her decision-making. Chitra Ramkrishna sought advice from a yogi for about 20 years, including when she was head of the National