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By NewsPress Now Boeing: It will take several weeks to resume production of planes DALLAS | Boeing says it will be several weeks before it fully resumes building passenger planes, as factory workers return following a strike that lasted nearly two months. A Boeing spokesperson said Tuesday that the delay in restarting plants in Washington

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Justice Department sues UnitedHealth Group

By Associated Press NEW YORK — The Justice Department is suing to block UnitedHealth Group’s $3.3 billion purchase of Amedisys, citing concerns the combination would hinder access to home health and hospice services in the U.S. The antitrust complaint, filed in Maryland by the Justice Department and four states’ attorneys general Tuesday, argues that a

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Wall Street drifts lower as the Trump trade cools

By Associated Press NEW YORK — U.S. stocks drifted lower Tuesday as momentum cooled for the torrid “Trump trade” that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump’s presidential victory. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% a day after setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 382 points, or 0.9%, and the Nasdaq composite

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Guilty Pleasures

By Associated Press Samantha Harvey’s space-station novel ‘Orbital’ wins Booker Prize for fiction LONDON | British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction on Tuesday with “Orbital,” a short, wonder-filled novel set aboard the International Space Station. Harvey was awarded the $64,000 prize for what she has called a “space pastoral” about six

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When to catch the last supermoon of the year

By Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Better catch this week’s supermoon. It will be a while until the next one. This will be the year’s fourth and final supermoon, looking bigger and brighter than usual as it comes within about 225,000 miles of Earth on Thursday. It won’t reach its full lunar phase until

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Resting heart rates

By Metro Creative The American Heart Association reports that a resting heart rate between 60 and 100 beats per minute is normal for most adults. However, a physically active person or athlete may have a resting heart rate as low as 40 beats per minute. Individuals may recognize resting heart rate or know it from

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Simplify cocktail party prep

By Metro Creative Hosting is a big responsibility that only gets bigger when food is being served. Hosts without much time on their hands to prepare foods for cocktail hour need only a few minutes to whip up the following recipe for “Gorgonzola Canapés with Walnuts” from A.J. Rathbun’s “Party Snacks!” (Harvard Common Press). Gorgonzola

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Haiti’s main airport shuts down as gang violence surges, new prime minister is sworn in

By Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s international airport shut down on Monday after gangs opened fire at a commercial flight landing in Port-Au-Prince, prompting some airlines to temporarily suspend operations as the country swore in a new interim prime minister who promised to restore peace. The Spirit Airlines flight headed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida,

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Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

By Associated Press BANGKOK — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. China’s navy is already the

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Kansas stays No. 1 in AP Top 25 basketball poll

By Associated Press Kansas remained atop the first Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll of the regular season after winning a matchup of basketball bluebloods, while Gonzaga and Auburn cracked the top five after impressive opening-week wins and St. John’s led by Rick Pitino joined the rankings. The Jayhawks received 44 of 62

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Business news in brief

By The Associated Press U.S. regulators investigating whether engines on 1.4 million Hondas might fail DETROIT | U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and

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Guilty pleasures

By Associated Press Taylor Swift wins big and Rita Ora pays tribute to Liam Payne at the EMAs MANCHESTER, England | Taylor Swift came out on top at the 2024 MTV EMAs on Sunday, walking away with best artist, best U.S. act, best live act and best video for “Fortnight” (featuring Post Malone). Swift, who

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