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By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer A ransomware attack has forced a cooperative of Iowa corn and soy farmers to take their computer systems offline. But a person close to the New Cooperative says it has created workarounds to receive grain and distribute feed. The cooperative said in a statement that the attack was “successfully

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A lawsuit alleges that Louisiana’s largest electric utility used a “bubble gum and super glue” approach to maintenance and construction that left customers sweltering in the dark after Hurricane Ida. The lawsuit was filed Saturday against Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans, which provide power to

By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Hundreds of Haitians are scrambling to find jobs, food and housing after being deported from the U.S. to a country that they left almost a decade ago and is now largely unfamiliar: The president has been assassinated, an earthquake has destroyed their relatives’

The Associated Press U.S. stocks had their biggest drop since May as traders worried about potential ripple effects if a debt-laden Chinese real estate company defaults and the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will signal that it will pull back its supports for markets and the economy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Chevron, D.R. Horton fall; Pfizer, Brooks Automation rise.

ROME (AP) — A Rome court has rejected a request by Venezuela to extradite its former oil czar to face corruption charges, citing the country’s record in violating human rights. The Italian lawyer for Rafael Ramirez says the Court of Appeals recognized that he needs international protection. Ramirez is the longtime head of Venezuela’s  PDVSA

The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.

By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer General Motors says production has resumed on battery modules that are used in recalled Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles, and customers under a recall notice could start getting replacement parts by mid-October. GM said Monday that owners should still limit charging until they receive replacement battery modules. Customers are being

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its platform. The San Francisco company said the proposed settlement,

By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety regulator has opened an investigation into a potential problem that surfaced last year with 56 million Takata airbags but that the agency eventually deemed safe based on industry research. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has not posted an

NEW YORK (AP) — Have awards show ratings hit rock bottom? It may be too early to tell, but CBS’ telecast of the Emmys on Sunday attracted more viewers than last year’s pandemic-curtailed broadcast. The Nielsen company estimated that 7.4 million people watched the program, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. That’s up from the 6.1

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union’s top court has ordered Poland to pay a daily fine of 500,000 euros ($586,000) until it complies with an earlier ruling to shut down a lignite mine near the border with the Czech Republic and Germany. Poland refuses to close the Turow mine, arguing it supplies one of

By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rising costs and shortages of building materials and labor are rippling across the homebuilding industry, delaying construction and prompting many builders to pump the brakes on how many homes they put up for sale. Lumber futures hit their lowest level in more than a year

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected this week to send its clearest signal yet that it will start reining in its ultra-low-interest rate policies later this year, the first step toward unwinding the extraordinary support it’s given the economy since the pandemic struck 18 months ago. Many

By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Environmental protesters pressuring the British government to insulate all homes within a decade have apologized for their role in bringing another day of traffic chaos to London’s major ring road. But they said the road blocks would continue unless a dialogue opens up. For the fourth time

By EDITH M. LEDERER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — France’s top diplomat says there is a “crisis of trust” in the United States after a Pacific defense deal stung France and left Europe wondering about its longtime ally across the Atlantic. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian also said at a

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major easing of pandemic travel restrictions, the U.S. will allow foreigners to fly into the country this fall if they have vaccination proof and a negative COVID-19 test. The White House says the changes will take effect in November. Airlines, business groups and travelers cheered

HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Striking union members have voted to accept a new four-year collective bargaining agreement with snack company Mondelez International, ending a walkout that began last month. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union announced the results Saturday, after union members voted Thursday and Friday. The

By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The front-runner in Germany’s election has appeared before lawmakers during the final week of campaigning to face questions over an investigation of an anti-money-laundering unit that resulted in a recent police search at his ministry. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and his Social Democrats have raised questions over

LONDON (AP) — London’s subway has opened two new stations in the network’s first expansion since the 1990s. It’s an expansion that Mayor Sadiq Khan said will play a key role in the capital’s recovery from the pandemic. The two new Northern Line stations are at the Battersea Power Station and Nine Elms, both south