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In the UK election campaign���s final hours, Sunak battles to the end as Labour���s Starmer eyes victory 07/03/2024 12:33pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Rishi Sunak has covered thousands of miles in the past few weeks, but he hasn���t outrun the expectation that his time as Britain���s prime minister is in its final hours. United Kingdom voters will cast ballots in a national election Thursday, passing judgment on Sunak���s 20 months Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety 07/03/2024 11:13am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water fo Q&A: Jessica Calarco on ���how women became America���s safety net��� 07/03/2024 10:27am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Compared with its economic peers, the United States lacks social safety net programs like sick time, vacation time and health care. For decades, American women have filled the gaps, to the detriment of themselves and their families, according to sociologist Jessica Calarco. Calarco, UK's landmark postwar elections: When Boris Johnson sought and got a mandate to 'Get Brexit Done' 07/03/2024 05:32am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country���s most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Ahead of the July 4 vote, The Associated Pres New Mexico denies film incentive application on 'Rust' movie after fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin 07/03/2024 01:07am • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� Producers of the western movie ���Rust��� may have to forgo a robust economic incentive as they try to sell the film to distributors and fulfill financial obligations to the immediate family of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by Alec Baldwin during rehearsal in 2021. Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again 07/03/2024 12:13am • ATLANTA (AP) ��� There's plenty of worry among Democrats about whether 81-year-old President Joe Biden is up to the job itself or the task of defeating Donald Trump. Previous presidential campaigns offer lessons. None convey reasons for optimism. Going back to Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968, several pre Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies 07/02/2024 10:30pm • TANGIERS, Morocco (AP) ��� After the United States passed new subsidies designed to boost domestic electric vehicle production and cut into Beijing���s supply chain dominance, Chinese manufacturers began investing in an unlikely place: Morocco. In the rolling hills near Tangiers and in industrial pa US new-vehicle sales barely rose in the second quarter as buyers balked at still-high prices 07/02/2024 08:01pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� U.S. new-vehicle sales rose only slightly in the second quarter, despite larger discounts and slightly lower prices. But brisker sales could be on the horizon: Auto industry analysts say they expect prices to drop further and there's a possibility of interest-rate cuts that would ma The Do's and Don'ts of Buying Vacant Land 07/02/2024 08:00pm • Finding your dream home isn't easy. You'll spend a lot of time scouring online listings, attending open houses and scoping out neighborhoods -- and you may still come up empty-handed. Maybe your dream home just doesn't exist yet. In this case, building a home on a vacant piece of land may be the per Is Finance a Good Career Path for You? 07/02/2024 08:00pm • For a job with staying power, consider a finance career. While technology is helping people manage their money in new ways -- such as through online banks, digital wallets and robo-advisors -- no app can replace the expertise of a wealth advisor, accountant or financial analyst."Banking might look v 7 Best Recent and Upcoming IPOs in 2024 07/02/2024 08:00pm • The long climb back to relevance continues for initial public offerings in the U.S. in 2024, as investors warm up to new publicly traded companies and IPOs are able to back that sentiment up with sturdier returns. In the U.S., 80 new IPOs rolled out from January through June, hauling in $17.8 billio California advances unique safety regulations for AI companies despite tech firm opposition 07/02/2024 05:38pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California lawmakers voted to advance legislation Tuesday that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures to prevent them from being potentially manipulated to wipe out the state's electric grid or help build chemical wea Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down 07/02/2024 01:42pm • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ��� Protests continued in Kenya's capital and elsewhere Tuesday over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even after the president said he would not sign it in the wake of the storming of parliament last week. Police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi as many Book Review: Pollster who wrote 'The Latino Century' says both political parties get Hispanics wrong 07/02/2024 08:04am • Mike Madrid, author of the new book ���The Latino Century,��� is better situated than most political consultants to comment on the U.S. Latino electorate because of his job experience and upbringing. Growing up in a Mexican American family in Southern California, Madrid says he became a Republican Who are the main players in the UK's upcoming national election? 07/02/2024 07:15am • LONDON (AP) ��� Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls Thursday to choose a new House of Commons and a new government. Voters will elect 650 lawmakers representing as many constituencies, or local areas, and the leader of the party that returns the most lawmakers will become prime min