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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far 11/21/2024 02:49pm • President-elect Donald Trump is filling key posts in his second administration, and it's shaping up much differently than his first. He's prioritizing loyalists for top jobs. Trump was bruised and hampered by internal squabbles during his initial term in office. Now he appears focused on remaking th UK watchdog slams family of fundraiser Capt. Tom Moore for making personal gains from charity 11/21/2024 04:36am • LONDON (AP) — Britain’s charity regulator on Thursday sanctioned the daughter and son-in-law of Capt. Tom Moore, saying they personally benefited from a charity set up in the name of the World War II veteran who raised millions of pounds by walking laps of his garden during the coronavirus pande MLB scraps plans to play in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Mexico City next season 11/20/2024 09:15pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball scrapped plans to play regular-season games next year in Mexico City and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The season opens on March 18 and 19 with a two-game series in Tokyo between Shohei Otahni's Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. The collective bargaining agre A tale of two retailers: Target reports sluggish spending while Walmart has a stellar quarter 11/20/2024 04:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Target on Wednesday reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers curtailed their spending on apparel and other non-essential items. The Minneapolis retailer fell short of Wall Street expectations for the quarter, and its pro Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands 11/20/2024 10:37am • NEW YORK (AP) — With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers are competing for a place on holiday tables with turkey dinner deals and other promotions to tempt Americans who haven't recovered from recent food price inflation. Walmart, the nation’s largest Higher energy bills push UK inflation to 6-month high in October 11/20/2024 08:00am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. rose sharply to a six-month high in October and back above the rate targeted by rate-setters at the Bank of England, official figures showed Wednesday, cementing market expectations that there will be no further cuts in borrowing costs this year. The Office for Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom 11/18/2024 06:08pm • Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel, stiffer competition from bigger carriers, and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airli 'Interior Chinatown': Its cast has faced Hollywood struggles uncannily like its characters 11/18/2024 05:12pm • Jimmy O. Yang once played “Chinese Teenager #1.” He's now No. 1 on the call sheet in “Interior Chinatown” — despite playing downtrodden background actor Willis Wu in the new Hulu series. There’s no escaping the layers of meta around “Interior Chinatown,” an adaptation of Charles Yu� Big voter turnout this year benefited Republicans, contradicting conventional political wisdom 11/17/2024 01:16pm • The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote. According to Associated Press elections data, more than 153 mil Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows 11/15/2024 08:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.; Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas; Dr. Richard Besser, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Preet Bharara, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — What to know North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, tapped by Trump to run the Interior Department 11/15/2024 05:55pm • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum to head the Interior Department. Some things to know about the two-term Republican governor of a sparsely populated state: Burgum's background is in business Burgum, 68, grew up in tiny Arthur, North Dakot As airlines avoid Israel, UAE's FlyDubai and Etihad keep up flights for both diplomacy and dollars 11/15/2024 04:57am • BEN GURION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Israel (AP) — At Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport, more than a year of war has taken its toll. Global airlines have canceled flights, gates are empty and pictures of hostages still held in the Gaza Strip guide the few arriving passengers to baggage claim. Trump's mainstream picks for top foreign policy posts could reassure allies — and worry China 11/14/2024 12:08am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is famously unconventional, but he made conventional picks for his two top foreign policy positions. That could be reassuring to American allies, while China and Iran have reasons to be wary. Trump on Wednesday announced his choice of Sen. Marco Rubio Spirit Airlines delays release of Q3 financial results as debt restructuring talks heat up 11/13/2024 01:10pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Spirit Airlines plunged Wednesday after the budget airline said that it won't announce quarterly financial results on time while it continues talks with bond holders to restructure its debt. Spirit said negotiations are progressing toward an agreement that would protect c Five things to know about Germany's government crisis 11/13/2024 11:59am • BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced he will ask for a vote of confidence in December, setting the path for an early election in February. His three-party coalition government collapsed last week. Here are five things to know about the political turmoil in the European Union's