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New Zealand's ex-Premier Jacinda Ardern will join conservation group to rally for environment action 11/06/2023 12:48am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will work alongside leaders from Conservation International to advocate for climate action and better treatment of the environment, the group said Monday. Conservation International said Ardern has become its sixth Ar China Premier Li seeks to bolster his country's economic outlook at Shanghai trade fair 11/05/2023 09:32pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday pledged to continue deepening reforms, expand free trade zones and relax market access for foreign investment while seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy. Li made the remarks when delivering a keynote speech at Likely human skull found in Halloween section of Florida thrift store 11/05/2023 03:13pm • An anthropologist made a surprising discovery in a Florida thrift shop's Halloween section on Saturday, officials said. The North Fort Myers shopper spotted a skull and recognized it as a human skull, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Responding detectives also determined the skull Barbra Streisand on her long-awaited memoir 11/05/2023 10:03am • ▶ Watch Video: Barbra Streisand on her long-awaited memoir Descend to the basement of Barbra Streisand's Malibu home, and you'll be transported to her own private mall – yes, a mall. One of the "stores" is Bee's Doll Shop. It's a poor girl's fantasy brought to life, Streisand-style. 1 killed, 1 injured in White Oak Shopping Center shooting 11/04/2023 11:59pm • A double shooting in Montgomery County, Maryland, has left one man dead and a second seriously injured. Police say the shooting happened just before 6 p.m. at the White Oak Shopping Center. A Montgomery County Police spokesperson told WTOP the shooting started after an altercation inside the A Mid Atlantic Daybook 11/04/2023 04:32pm • Associated Press Mid Atlantic Daybook for Saturday, Nov. 04. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Mid-Atlantic bureau is reachable at 202-641-9660 Phoenix finishes clearing downtown homeless encampment after finding shelter for more than 500 11/04/2023 01:38pm • PHOENIX (AP) — The city of Phoenix has successfully cleared out a massive downtown homeless encampment by Saturday's court ordered deadline by helping more than 500 people find beds in shelters and motels. The hundreds of tents that once lined blocks of streets in the area are now gone, with just Small biz owners are both hopeful and anxious about the holidays, taking a cue from their customers 11/04/2023 10:24am • NEW YORK (AP) — All signs point to a relatively solid holiday season for America’s small businesses. Yet, owners of these businesses appear to have a collective anxiety about the months ahead. They have their customers to thank on both counts. American kept up their spending over the summer, wit In the wake of Matthew Perry's death, Chinese fans mourn an old friend 11/03/2023 01:21pm • Long before “Friends” made its official debut in China, the show was a word-of-mouth phenomenon in the country. In the wake of Matthew Perry's death at 54, fans in China are mourning the loss of the star who felt less like a distant celebrity and more like an old friend. A Wednesday evening memo New Adventist ambulatory surgery center is 'point of pride and elation' in Prince George’s Co. 11/03/2023 01:04pm • This content is sponsored by Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center. In a major development related to healthcare access in southern Prince George’s County, Adventist HealthCare recently opened its new state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center located at National Harbor. "This Japanese consumers are eating more local fish in spite of China's ban due to Fukushima wastewater 11/03/2023 03:40am • IWAKI, Japan (AP) — Local fishing communities feared the worst when the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant began discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Instead of a business calamity, however, consumers from across the nation have supported the region by eating more fish. Bes Amazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC says 11/02/2023 07:25pm • Amazon used a secret algorithm to essentially help raise prices on other online sites and also “destroyed” internal communications as the Federal Trade Commission undertook an antitrust investigation against it, according to newly unredacted portions of the agency's lawsuit. The new excerpts un Amazon closing two clothing stores in another failed bid into physical retail 11/02/2023 06:58pm • Amazon is saying goodbye to its clothing stores. The company said Thursday that it will close both of its “Amazon Style” stores located in Los Angeles and Columbus, Ohio, making it the latest brick-and-mortar business abandoned by Amazon. Both stores will close next week. Amazon opened the fir Retail trade group: holiday sales expected to slow to 3% to 4%, compared with 5.4% growth a year ago 11/02/2023 06:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade group, expects shoppers will spend more this year than last year, but their spending pace will slow given all the economic uncertainty. The group forecast Thursday that U.S. holiday sales will rise 3% to 4% for Nov Apple's sales fall for the fourth straight quarter despite a strong start for latest iPhones 11/02/2023 06:23pm • Apple’s sales remained on a downward slope during the summer, resulting in a full year of declining revenue at the technology trendsetter with a long history of steady growth that turned it into the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. The slight sales deterioration announced Thursday