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Waves are hard to predict. Several years ago, when our son was a toddler, I had let him walk on the beach by himself, only to watch him get literally rolled over by a wave. I had been watching for … more

Dr. Richard Baker, AIF®, Fervent Wealth Management | 5/15/24

Cars are placed on a production line inside a Renault factory outside of Tangier, Morocco, Monday, April 29, 2024. Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or Japan, and has the capacity to produce 700,000 vehicles a year. (AP Photo)

Morocco’s automotive industry shifts gears to prep for electric vehicle era

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Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades. The North African kingdom supplies more cars to Europe than China, India or … more

By SAM METZ | 5/15/24

FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore. YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong, days after court approved an injunction banning the song in the city. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

YouTube blocks Hong Kong protest anthem after court injunction bans song in the city

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YouTube has blocked access to videos of a protest song in Hong Kong to comply with a removal order, days after a court approved an injunction to ban the song in the city. YouTube has blocked access … more

By ZEN SOO | 5/15/24

FILE - Shoppers exit a Walmart store, Feb. 21, 2024, in Englewood, Colo. Walmart on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant’s campus offices. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Walmart lays off hundreds of employees and requires others to relocate

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Walmart on Tuesday announced layoffs affecting several hundred jobs at the retail giant's campus offices and said it will be requiring most remote workers and personnel in its Dallas, Atlanta and … more

5/14/24

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announces departure from ChatGPT maker

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One of the original creators of the artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT says he is leaving the company after a nearly decade. OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever announced his decision on … more

5/14/24

California Gov. Gavin Newsom makes an announcement on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in San Mateo, Calif. Hammered by mounting pressure to address the growing homelessness crisis in California, Newsom announced that his administration will make $3.3 billion available ahead of schedule for counties and private developers to start building more behavioral health treatment centers as part of his efforts to fund housing and drug use programs. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, substance use treatment centers

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday the state will make $3.3 billion available by July for counties and private developers to start building more behavior health treatment centers. The … more

By TRÂN NGUYỄN | 5/14/24

FILE - Then-Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden speaks during a news conference after an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas. Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court appeal on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Former NFL coach Jon Gruden loses Nevada high court ruling in NFL emails lawsuit

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Former NFL coach Jon Gruden has lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021. … more

By KEN RITTER | 5/14/24

FILE - Safety cards in seat backs are seen on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft awaiting inspection at the airline's hangar at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Jan. 10, 2024, in SeaTac, Wash. The Justice Department says Boeing violated a settlement that let the company avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes

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The Justice Department says Boeing violated a settlement that let the company avoid criminal prosecution after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max aircraft. The government is now weighing … more

5/14/24

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, announcing plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices

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New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manufacturers. They could raise prices for some items for … more

By MATTHEW DALY | 5/14/24

Festival workers lay the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals on opening day of the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The Cannes film festival runs from May 14 until May 25, 2024. (Photo by Andreea Alexandru/Invision/AP)

How Cannes works, from the standing ovations to the juries to the Palm Dog

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The Cannes Film Festival is hallowed ground in cinema but understanding its unique landscape can be confounding. The Côte d’Azur festival, which kicked off Tuesday, is a 10-day ballet of spectacle … more

By JAKE COYLE | 5/14/24

A vendor waits for customers at the central market for fruit and vegetables in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Argentina reports its first single-digit inflation in 6 months as markets swoon and costs hit home

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Government data in Argentina shows that the country’s monthly inflation rate has eased sharply to a single-digit rate in April for the first time in half a year. The figures are a closely watched … more

5/14/24

FILE - A Red Lobster restaurant is shown Sept.13, 2016, in North Miami, Fla. It was announced the week of May 13, 2024, that dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are now on the chopping block. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Red Lobster closes dozens of locations across the US just months after 'endless shrimp' losses

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Dozens of Red Lobster locations across the U.S. are now on the chopping block. Restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands announced this week that it would be auctioning off the contents of over 50 Red … more

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS | 5/14/24

Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind Technologies, left, shakes hands with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Google unleashes AI in search, raising hopes for better results and fears about less web traffic

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Google has rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links. It's a shift promising to quicken the quest for information … more

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE | 5/14/24

Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen is photographed in The Seattle Times photo studio, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Seattle. Blethen has announced he will step down at the end of next year after four decades leading the newspaper his family has owned since 1896. Blethen, 79, confirmed his plans Monday, May 13, 2024, in a Seattle Times interview. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)

Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen to step down after 4 decades in charge of family-owned paper

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Seattle Times publisher and CEO Frank Blethen has announced he will step down at the end of next year, after four decades leading the newspaper his family has owned since 1896. Blethen, 79, confirmed … more

5/14/24

FILE - An AMC movie cinema is shown before opening Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, in Garland, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Meme stocks are roaring again. This time may be different

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GameStop and other meme stocks are roaring once again, surging to dizzying heights suddenly and sharply. Some things are different this time around versus the initial supernova for meme stocks that … more

By STAN CHOE | 5/14/24

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US suggests additional tariffs if production of Chinese electric vehicles moves to Mexico

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The Biden administration is suggesting that additional tariffs could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import … more

By JOSH BOAK | 5/14/24

Two watches belonging to Michael Schumacher are on display: F.P., left, Journe, Invenit et Fecit, piece Unique, Vagabondage 1 Model, it is estimated to sell between 1,200,000 to 2,300,000 US dollars and Audemars Piguet, right, Royal OAK Chronograph model, it is estimated to sell between 180,000 to 280,000 US dollars, during a preview at the Christie's, in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Eight luxury watches belonging to Formula One great Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie’s on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

8 watches owned by F1 great Michael Schumacher fetch more than $4 million at auction in Geneva

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Eight watches belonging to auto racing icon Michael Schumacher sold Tuesday for nearly 4 million Swiss francs ($4.4 million) at a Geneva auction. The top piece in the sale was a watch given to the … more

By JAMEY KEATEN | 5/14/24

Emergency personnel work the scene of a deadly crash on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 in Marion County, Fla. The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing several people and injuring other passengers. Authorities say the bus was transporting farmworkers on Tuesday morning when it collided with a truck and swerved off a road in Marion County, north of Orlando. (WFTS via AP)

8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus overturns in central Florida

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The Florida Highway Patrol says a bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida has overturned, killing eight people and injuring another 40 passengers. Authorities say the bus was transporting 53 … more

5/14/24

FILE - Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace, June 23, 2023, in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

As Melinda French Gates leaves the Gates Foundation, many hope she’ll double down on gender equity

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Melinda French Gates is already one of the biggest philanthropic supporters of gender equity in the United States. Now, her grantees hope she now poised to put another $12.5 billion toward … more

By THALIA BEATY | 5/14/24

Whistleblower Robert Kroutil poses for a photo Monday, May 13, 2024, in Olathe, Kan. Kroutil, who worked supporting an EPA program to collect aerial data, is questioning the agency's efforts to collect data with a specialized airplane after a 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Whistleblower questions delays and mistakes in way EPA used sensor plane after fiery Ohio derailment

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The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly in … more

By JOSH FUNK | 5/14/24