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With a historic 3 Michelin stars, a Mexican restaurant in San Francisco defies stereotypes
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - After an eight-year wait, the historic third Michelin star that chef and co-owner Val Cantú and his team at San Francisco's Californios craved is theirs. It's a first for any Mexican restaurant worldwide. So it's understandable h...
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US tariff hikes linked to claims of foreign labor dismay and anger trading partners
BANGKOK (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump's latest set of tariff hikes drew heated objections Friday from America's trading partners, with Australia's trade minister slamming them as "completely unjustified." The administration announced extra tari...
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Shares skid in Asia in sell-off of AI-related shares as Brent oil trades near $100 per barrel
BANGKOK (AP) - Shares skidded Friday in Asia after Brent crude shot to its highest price since May as heavy fighting in the Middle East again threatened to slow the global flow of oil and gas. U.S. futures were little changed after tumbles for two of...
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Eight years after deadliest antisemitic attack in US history, Tree of Life rabbi bids farewell
PITTSBURGH (AP) - After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, after presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray. "There was this emptiness to it," recalls Myers, of Tree of L...
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Alaska sends 3,000 letters asking voters to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The state has sent more than 3,000 letters to Alaska voters asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, a number a top state elections official said is unusually high. The letters have raised concerns a...
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Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10% levies are set to expire Friday
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. The United States w...
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Prime Minister Carney says Canada is ready to respond if Trump's new tariffs go into effect
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Canada is intensifying negotiations with the United States to reach a comprehensive trade deal but is prepared to respond should President Donald Trump's threat of 50% t...
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Liberal Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court is not a rubber stamp for Trump
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court may be deeply conservative, but it is not simply a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump, Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday. Kagan, one of the court's three liberal justices, told an audience of lawyers...
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Giant metal roosters spread autism acceptance in Maine after town zoning spat
OGUNQUIT, Maine (AP) - Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around a community in southern Maine and as far away as New Zealand in support of a 6-year-old autistic girl and her love of the colorful creations. David and Sara LeBlanc had...
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Next stop, Trump Station? Administration wants to rename New York's Penn Station
NEW YORK (AP) - Will President Donald Trump 's name grace one of the most famous -- and sometimes maligned -- landmarks in his hometown of New York City? The Republican administration this week urged leading U.S. Senators to rename Penn Station as i...
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