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House GOP advancing spending boosts for Pentagon, veterans
Andrew Taylor, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:32pm
The GOP-controlled House has given tentative approval to a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's long-promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The controversial wall money is being given a ride on legislation to give the Pentagon a massive spending boost and increase funding for veterans medical care.
France nationalizing shipyard amid Italian takeover interest
Elaine Ganley and Philippe Sotto, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:32pm
The French government is temporarily nationalizing the country's emblematic Saint-Nazaire shipyard to prevent an Italian company from taking it over at the end of the week and to give France time to negotiate more guarantees in the case of an eventual deal.
Fox News spends bucks to poke fun at The New York Times
David Bauder, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:22pm
Fox News Channel gave The New York Times more than $100,000 to poke fun at the newspaper.
Gambler tied to golfer Phil Mickelson gets 5 years in prison
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:22pm
A Las Vegas gambler linked to golfer Phil Mickelson was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison by a judge who said the businessman collected tens of millions of dollars illegally in the stock market to seem like "a winner" to himself and others.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump overstates progress at Veterans Affairs
Hope Yen, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:14pm
President Donald Trump paints a rosy picture of an improved Department of Veterans Affairs under his watch where accessing electronic medical records is "so easy and so good" and health care is freely available without any delays. The problem: It's not true.
Qatar says UN should play a role in resolving Gulf crisis
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:14pm
Qatar's foreign minister is calling on the United Nations to help resolve the crisis in the Persian Gulf and accusing the four Arab countries that have isolated his energy-rich nation of violating international law.
VW and regulators agree on fix for cars in cheating scandal
Michael Biesecker and Tom Krisher, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:11pm
Volkswagen and U.S. environmental regulators announced agreement Thursday on a plan for the German automaker to fix most of the diesel cars involved in an emissions cheating scandal.
The Latest: Company orders rides closed after fair accident
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 1:03pm
The Latest on Ohio State Fair's deadly accident when a ride broke apart. (all times local):
Thrill ride OK'd hours before deadly state fair accident
Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:52pm
Inspectors repeatedly looked over a thrill ride while it was assembled at the Ohio State Fair and signed off on it hours before it flew apart in a deadly accident that flung passengers through the air, according to authorities and records released Thursday.
Centuries-old road found during construction in Michigan
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:52pm
Construction crews in western Michigan have uncovered a centuries-old road beneath a roadbed.
Things to know about Foxconn plant coming to Wisconsin
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:52pm
Foxconn Technology Group's manufacturing plant in Wisconsin will be the first U.S.-based facility for the Taiwan-based electronics giant. Here are some things to know about the plant:
Goldman Sachs, others push to offer more loans to investors
Ken Sweet, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:41pm
Goldman Sachs is looking to lend wealthy investors up to $25 million, using their stocks and bonds as collateral.
GE to cut 575 jobs at Pennsylvania plant, move work to Texas
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:41pm
GE Transportation plans to end most locomotive production at its century-old plant in northwestern Pennsylvania, eliminating about 575 jobs.
Report: Interior chief warns Alaska senators on health care
Matthew Daly, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:41pm
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke called Alaska's two Republican senators to warn them of repercussions for the nation's largest state if they failed to toe the Trump administration line on health care, according to a published report.
Why you still can't ditch your cable box
Tali Arbel, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:32pm
Not that long ago, the clunky cable box looked like it was on its way out. The federal government was pressuring cable companies to open up their near-monopoly on boxes to more competition, and industry leader Comcast promised apps that could render some boxes obsolete.
GOP seeks support for narrow version of "Obamacare" repeal
Erica Werner and Alan Fram, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:32pm
Battered by repeated failures to repeal or replace "Obamacare," Senate GOP leaders retreated to a narrow approach Thursday that would undo just a few of the most unpopular elements of Barack Obama's law. Democrats vowed opposition as the Senate prepared for a bizarre Capitol Hill ritual, a "vote-a-rama" on amendments that promised to last into the wee hours of Friday morning.
Jeff Bezos dethrones Bill Gates as world's richest person
Matt Egan, CNN | Posted Jul 27th - 12:27pm
Just over two decades ago Jeff Bezos started selling books online from his garage. Today, the Amazon CEO is the richest person on Earth.
Mail Rail lets tourists visit London's secret postal railway
Jill Lawless, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 12:02pm
London's newest tourist attraction is perfect for underground explorers. It's not ideal for the claustrophobic.
California court could speed up building of bullet train
Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press | Posted Jul 27th - 11:53am
A California Supreme Court decision Thursday could help speed up construction of a $64 billion bullet train between Los Angeles and San Francisco by allowing the project to sidestep a strict environmental law.
