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Alibaba fined $2.8 billion on competition charge in China

BEIJING - Alibaba Group, the world's biggest e-commerce company, was fined 18.3 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics, as the ruling Communist Part...

Apr 9, 2021

'Nothing less than a giant': Rapper-actor DMX dies at 50

NEW YORK - DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "Party Up (Up in Here)" who had one of rap's most distinctive voices - literally and metaphorically - has died, acco...

Apr 9, 2021

Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender

Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...

Apr 9, 2021

Nurse, capturing the feeling of a nation, gets stuck in mud

BOSTON - Camille Coelho just wanted to take a stroll on the beach and look for some sea glass. Instead, the Massachusetts nurse ended up feeling the way so many have felt during the pandemic: she was ...

Apr 9, 2021

Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor

LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Her next step could be candidate for California governor. The 71-year-old longtime Re...

Apr 9, 2021

Explosive eruption rocks volcano on Caribbean's St. Vincent

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent on Friday following mandatory evacuation orders from the local government. Emer...

Apr 9, 2021

Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock

LONDON - When Prince Philip married the heir to the British throne, he knew he was stepping into virtually uncharted territory. There was no official role for the husband of a sovereign queen, no cons...

Apr 9, 2021

Boeing sues subcontractor over work on Air Force One planes

FORT WORTH, Texas - Boeing is suing a subcontractor it hired for work on new Air Force One planes used to carry the president, saying the company ran into financial problems and missed deadlines. The ...

Apr 9, 2021

Boeing: possible electrical issue in some 737 Max aircraft

Boeing has told 16 of its customers to address a possible electrical issue in group of 737 Max aircraft before using them further. The Max was grounded worldwide in March 2019 after two crashes killed...

Apr 9, 2021

Kentucky limits no-knock warrants after Breonna Taylor death

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed a partial ban on no-knock warrants Friday after months of demonstrations set off by the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in her home during a botche...

Apr 9, 2021