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Diaz-Canel replaces Raul Castro as Cuba's president
Michael Weissenstein and Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:54am
A 57-year-old bureaucrat replaced Raul Castro as the president of Cuba on Thursday, launching a new political era as a government led by a single family for six decades tries to ensure the long-term survival of one of the world's last communist states.
Thai court acquits northeastern gold mine protesters
Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:51am
A court in Thailand found seven environmental activists not guilty Thursday of violating a law on public gatherings that imposes severe penalties for actions that disrupt public services.
Markets Right Now: US stocks open slightly lower
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:42am
The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
P&G reports flat 3Q profit, buys Merck unit
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:36am
Procter & Gamble Co. reported flat fiscal third-quarter profit as it faces increased competition for consumer products such as shaving cream and household goods.
Merkel signals willingness to compromise on EU reform
Frank Jordans, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:28am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel signaled her willingness to find compromises with France when it comes to reforming the European Union, as she hosted French President Emmanuel Macron for talks Thursday in Berlin.
Recreational pot sales back on table along NV-UT line
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:20am
The legal sale of recreational marijuana on the Nevada-Utah line may not be banned after all.
Russia joins bid to win compensation over US metals tariffs
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 7:04am
Russia has joined the European Union, India and China in demanding compensation from the United States for its tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum.
Alabama mayor: 'Poop train' finally empty; sludge gone
Jeff Martin, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 6:44am
An Alabama mayor says the last train car full of New York City sewage sludge that has stunk up her town has finally been emptied.
Global stocks take a breather as oil price rally continues
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 6:44am
Global stock markets traded in fairly narrow ranges Thursday following a solid rebound based on waning fears about a trade war. Oil prices though pushed ahead to touch fresh multi-year highs on improving optimism about the global economy.
New data: Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions
Linda A. Johnson, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 6:36am
New data show that the number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year. They showed their biggest drop in 25 years.
Power largely restored across Puerto Rico after blackout
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 6:29am
Puerto Rico's power company says it has restored electricity to more than 80 percent of customers affected by an island-wide blackout that was caused by an excavator hitting a transmission line.
Boston business that helps blacks hit by racist graffiti
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 6:25am
A Boston business that helps nurture black entrepreneurs has been struck by racist graffiti just days before its spring opening.
Procter & Gamble pays $4.2 bln for unit of Germany's Merck
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 6:16am
German pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck says it has agreed to sell its global consumer health business to Procter & Gamble for 3.4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in cash.
Trade issues expose the limits of Trump-Abe 'bromance'
Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 6:14am
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe courted the new American president with a golden driver not long after Donald Trump won the White House. He's met with the billionaire businessman more than any other world leader, and he is Trump's second-most frequent caller.
Men arrested at Starbucks say they feared for their lives
Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 5:44am
Rashon Nelson initially brushed it off when the Starbucks manager told him he couldn't use the restroom because he wasn't a paying customer.
Black men arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks tell AP they did nothing wrong, feared for lives
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 5:33am
Black men arrested at Philadelphia Starbucks tell AP they did nothing wrong, feared for lives.
'Pharma Bro' arrives at low-security federal prison
The Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 4:49am
The pharmaceutical-industry entrepreneur vilified for jacking up the price of a life-saving drug has been placed in a low-security federal prison in New Jersey.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sets plans for Thailand
Jerry Harmer, Associated Press | Posted Apr 19th - 4:39am
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has agreed to step up investments in Thailand as competition between online retailers heats up in fast-growing Southeast Asia.
