NEW YORK (AP) — Cotton No. 2 Futures on the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Friday: OpenHighLowSettleChg. COTTON 2 50,000 lbs.; dollars per lb. Jul 65.45 65.89 64.75 64.89 —.54 Oct 68.55 68.55 67.58 67.58 —.69 Dec 68.17 68.45 67.54 67.67 —.51 Mar 69.49 69.78 68.93 69.06 —.45 May 70.60 70.61 69.90 70.02 —.43 Jul 71.23 71.23 70.52
Continue Reading OpenHighLowSettleChg. LUMBER 27,500 bd. ft.; $ per 1,000 bd. ft. Jul 605.0 605.0 600.0 603.5 +1.0 Sep 626.0 626.0 622.5 623.5 Est. sales 351. Thu.’s sales 945 Thu.’s open int 7,657 LIBOR-1 MONTH $3 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. US T. BILLS $1 million; pts of 100 pct. No open contracts. EURODOLLARS
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By CLAIRE SAVAGE The Associated Press A federal judge in Texas struck down guidance from a government agency establishing protections against workplace harassment based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Thursday determined that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer An organization that honored The Associated Press’ Nick Ut with its “ photo of the year ” in 1973 for a picture of a girl running from a napalm attack in the Vietnam War says it has “suspended its attribution” to Ut because of doubts over who actually took
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer An organization that honored The Associated Press’ Nick Ut with its “ photo of the year ” in 1973 for a picture of a girl running from a napalm attack in the Vietnam War says it has “suspended its attribution” to Ut because of doubts over who actually took
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 211.50 212.87 210.75 212.22 +1.05 Aug 206.20 207.35 205.40 206.75 +.90 Oct 202.90 204.50 202.30 203.97 +1.30 Dec 203.05 204.62 202.32 204.27 +1.22 Feb 203.12 204.60 202.42 204.32 +1.02 Apr 203.35 204.42 202.40 204.17 +.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. CATTLE 40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. Jun 211.50 212.87 210.75 212.22 +1.05 Aug 206.20 207.35 205.40 206.75 +.90 Oct 202.90 204.50 202.30 203.97 +1.30 Dec 203.05 204.62 202.32 204.27 +1.22 Feb 203.12 204.60 202.42 204.32 +1.02 Apr 203.35 204.42 202.40 204.17 +.85 Jun
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Winter Wheat futures on the Chicago Board of Trade Fri: OpenHighLowSettleChg. WHEAT 5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel Jul 528 530¼ 516 516½ —11¾ Sep 543 544 530½ 530½ —11½ Dec 564¾ 566½ 553 553 —11½ Mar 584½ 585¾ 573 573 —10¾ May 594¼ 596 583¾ 584 —10 Jul 596½ 596½ 591¾
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By MATT BROWN and MATT O’BRIEN WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “ big, beautiful ” tax bill that would ban states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade. The brief but consequential provision, tucked into the House
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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The war in the Gaza Strip has reached one of its darkest periods. Israel cut off all food and supplies to the territory nearly three months ago. The military has launched another major offensive against Hamas, including “extensive” ground operations. Hundreds of people in the Palestinian territory
Continue Reading By JACK BROOK, JIM MUSTIAN and SARA CLINE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–GENDER IDENTITY-IOWA Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs SUMMARY:
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–GENDER IDENTITY-IOWA Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs SUMMARY:
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–GENDER IDENTITY-IOWA Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs SUMMARY:
Continue Reading The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–GENDER IDENTITY-IOWA Judge OKs Iowa limits on K-6 gender identity, sexual orientation teaching but not elective programs SUMMARY:
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By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Tennessee House speaker and his onetime chief of staff in a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from state lawmakers even after scandals drove the two out of political power. Former Republican Rep. Glen Casada
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MONROE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the transfer of a Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher facing deportation from Louisiana, where she was detained by immigration authorities, to Massachusetts, where she has been charged with trying to smuggle frog embryos. Kseniia Petrova, 30, has been detained since February and filed a petition
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LONDON, Ky. (AP) — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Saturday that 18 of the deaths came in his state and 10 others were hospitalized in critical condition. A devastating
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By JOHN HANNA Associated Press Missouri’s governor said Friday that he will call the Legislature into a special session to consider incentives aimed at keeping the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from moving to Kansas after lawmakers failed to pass a plan during their regular, annual session. Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe wants his state to
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By KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The board of Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen a lobbyist with ties to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to be the school’s next president, alarming students, faculty and alumni who are outraged by the governor’s efforts to restrict the teaching of African
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jury convicts former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his aide in a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business.
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato,” a dance-pop ditty by Estonian rapper and visual artist Tommy Cash. Estonia’s entry in the pan-continental pop competition, which holds its grand final on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland, is a playful
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — One song generating a lot of froth at the Eurovision Song Contest is “Espresso Macchiato,” a dance-pop ditty by Estonian rapper and visual artist Tommy Cash. Estonia’s entry in the pan-continental pop competition, which holds its grand final on Saturday in Basel, Switzerland, is a playful
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — You can get nostalgic about almost anything at the Cannes Film Festival, even Jerry Seinfeld on a zip line in a bumblebee costume. For many years, Cannes has played host not just to an endless stream of artistically ambitious movies, but also to some of
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By DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer President Donald Trump’s administration must put the brakes on slashing billions in federal money for public health departments, a federal judge said Friday. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island granted the preliminary injunction request in the lawsuit brought last month by a coalition of Democrat-led states, allowing
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Continue Reading New York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.64 +.31 Altria 58.66 +.60 AmerenCp 97.60 +.78 AmExpress 300.55 +1.00 ArchDanM 49.80 +.94 AutoZone 3758.67 +.30 BPPLC 29.77 — .34 Boeing 205.52 — .72 BristMySq 46.50 +.69 Brunswick 53.08 +1.07 Chevron 141.44 — .82 Citigroup 75.50 — .47 CocaCola 71.72 +.11 ConAgraBr 22.85 +.08 ConocoPhil 92.40 — .57 Corning
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