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Celtics' front office chief Brad Stevens expects only tweaks to roster as they look to defend title 06/25/2024 05:48pm • BOSTON (AP) — The past week has been a whirlwind for Brad Stevens since the Celtics reached the goal he’s been chasing since he arrived in Boston in 2013. He’s gone from coach to president of basketball operations during that time, experiencing all the failures and near misses it took to fina Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go 06/25/2024 04:26pm • Iowa public utility regulators on Tuesday approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground in a win for Summit Carbon Solutions' project after setbacks in other states and opposition from landowners around the M Tax the super-rich, says a new report commissioned by Brazil for its G20 presidency 06/25/2024 04:05pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A global tax on the super-rich is proposed in a new report that Brazil commissioned for its current presidency of the leading 20 rich and developing nations. Individuals with more than $1 billion in total assets would be required to pay the equivalent of 2% of their wealth in California governor defends progressive values, says they're an 'antidote' to populism on the right 06/25/2024 03:37pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday's pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump's version of the Republican Party to the rise of fascism prior to World War II and offering Democrats' ide The best albums of 2024 so far: AP's picks include Beyoncé, Chief Keef, Kali Uchis, Waxahatchee 06/25/2024 02:04pm • The sun is hot, but the tunes are hotter. We're only halfway through 2024, and some of the biggest names in music have already released albums. That’s as good a reason as any to take stock of this year's releases. Here are The Associated Press' picks for the year’s best...so far. POP POWERHOUSES Canada's Liberals suffer major upset in Toronto special election, raising doubts about Trudeau 06/25/2024 01:44pm • TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has held for three decades, raising doubts about Trudeau’s leadership ahead of next year’s general election. Elections Canada reported Tuesday that The Lahaina fire worsened Maui's housing shortage. Now officials eye limiting tourist Airbnb rentals 06/25/2024 12:56pm • HONOLULU (AP) — Alicia Humiston bought her condo in Lahaina after she visited Maui and fell for its rainforests, lava fields and the whales that gather offshore. She travels there about three times a year and rents out her unit for short periods when she's not in Hawaii. “Maui was my dream place A potential Trump VP pick backs a controversial CO2 pipeline favored by the Biden White House 06/25/2024 10:32am • BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is one of Donald Trump’s most visible and vocal backers, sprinting around the country to drum up support for the former president’s comeback bid while auditioning to be his running mate. Far from the glare of the campaign trail, however, Burg Spain eliminates sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices 06/25/2024 09:17am • MADRID (AP) — Spain will temporarily eliminate the sales tax on olive oil to help consumers cope with skyrocketing prices, the government said Tuesday. Spain is the world’s leading producer and exporter of olive oil, but its cost for domestic consumers has risen dramatically due to global inflat Thousands of Kenyan anti-tax protesters enter parliament and part of the building is on fire as legislators flee 06/25/2024 08:48am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of Kenyan anti-tax protesters enter parliament and part of the building is on fire as legislators flee. Macron warns voters against the far right and hard left ahead of crucial parliamentary elections 06/25/2024 07:34am • PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning voters against choosing the far right or the hard left, asserting that their divisive policies increase the risk of political “conflict and civil war," ahead of Sunday's first round of crucial parliamentary elections. Macron said both the Vietnam's VinFast looks to tiny EV, priced at less than $10,000, to change its fortunes 06/25/2024 07:06am • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast, for a short time the third-most valuable car company in the world, has a big problem: It just can’t sell enough cars. Idle factories bleed money and the company’s financial health is at stake. After finding the U.S. market a tough nut to crac Today in History: June 25, Korean War begins 06/25/2024 12:10am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 25, the 177th day of 2024. There are 189 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. Also on this date: In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Today in History: June 25, Korean War begins 06/25/2024 12:05am • Today in History Today is Tuesday, June 25, the 177th day of 2024. There are 189 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 25, 1950, war broke out in Korea as forces from the communist North invaded the South. Also on this date: In 1938, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 7 Best Semiconductor ETFs to Buy in 2024 06/24/2024 08:00pm • For a moment on June 18, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 indexes had a new top holding: Nvidia Corp. (ticker: NVDA). Before paring back some gains later in the week, shares of Nvidia briefly surpassed $135 per share, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $3.3 trillion. This dethrone