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Tesla restarts its solar-panel business, offers rental plans
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 2:53pm
Tesla is trying to spark its solar-panel business by letting consumers rent rooftop systems rather than buy them.
Ending a drought for R-rated comedies, 'Good Boys' is No. 1
Jake Coyle, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 10:09am
The R-rated comedy, left for dead by some Hollywood studios, again reached No.1 at the box office over the weekend thanks to the raunchy coming-of-age tale "Good Boys," about a trio of 12-year-olds on a crude misadventure.
Trade war's losers could include microchips, energy, banks
Stan Choe, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 9:59am
Looking across the stock market, it's hard to find a company that isn't vulnerable in some degree to the U.S.-China trade war.
Trump dismisses worries of recession, says economy is strong
Kevin Freking, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 8:38am
President Donald Trump said Sunday the economy is "doing very well" and dismissed concerns of recession, offering an optimistic outlook after last week's steep drop in the financial markets.
Iranian tanker sought by US heads to unknown destination
Aritz Parra and Hernan MuÑoz, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 6:34am
An Iranian supertanker hauling $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects to be tied to a sanctioned organization has lifted its anchor and begun moving away from Gibraltar, marine traffic monitoring data showed late Sunday.
Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end
Matthew Lee, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 6:29am
Call it the diplomacy of coercion.
Backers of rural dental care find something to smile about
Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 6:24am
It can be hard to keep smiles healthy in rural areas, where dentists are few and far between and residents often are poor and lack dental coverage. Efforts to remedy the problem have produced varying degrees of success.
Demolition levels UK power plant once named a top eyesore
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 6:14am
A British power station once voted one of the country's ugliest sights has been mostly destroyed in a controlled demolition.
Gibraltar authorities are rejecting a renewed US request that the UK territory not release an Iranian oil tanker
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 5:59am
Gibraltar authorities are rejecting a renewed US request that the UK territory not release an Iranian oil tanker.
Restrictions continue in Kashmir despite security ease
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 5:27am
Restrictions continued in much of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, despite India's government saying it was gradually restoring phone lines and easing a security lockdown that's been in place for nearly two weeks.
Leaked UK memos warn of food, drug shortages in Brexit chaos
Raphael Satter, Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 5:27am
Secret British government documents have warned of serious disruptions across the country in the event that the U.K. leaves the European Union without a trade deal on Oct. 31, according to a report.
Bodies found at site of China rockslide with 17 missing
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 18th - 12:32am
Teams have begun recovering bodies at a railway repair site in southwestern China where 17 workers were buried by rocks.
CORRECTION: Argentina story
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 5:08pm
In an Aug. 17 story about the resignation of Argentina's treasury minister, The Associated Press reported erroneously the first name of the country's president. The correct name is President Mauricio Macri, not President Nicolas Macri.
Illinois sues company after lead found in village's water
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 12:27pm
Illinois alleges that a company that provides water to a Chicago suburb made changes without permission from state regulators that caused lead to contaminate the village's drinking water.
Steel mill sorry for spill that killed fish, closed beaches
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 11:48am
A steel company apologized for a spill of cyanide and ammonia that led to a fish kill and prompted the closure of beaches along Lake Michigan.
Doctors say new rule will mean sicker immigrants
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 8:44am
Diabetics skipping regular checkups. Young asthmatics not getting preventive care. A surge in expensive emergency room visits.
Rainstorm floods markets, underpasses in Istanbul; 1 dead
The Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 6:59am
Heavy rains have hit the Turkish city of Istanbul, flooding streets and basements, stranding drivers on roads and disrupting rail and ferry services. At least one person was found dead inside a flooded underpass, the private DHA news agency reported.
Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted Aug 17th - 6:35am
Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described as a "limited fire" in the second such recent attack on its crucial energy industry.
