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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and VALERIE GONZALEZ MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Meatpacking industry groups raised concerns Friday that recent heightened immigration operations in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma have caused employees to miss work, leading to problems at meat-related businesses that could ultimately raise prices for consumers. The Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and Kansas Livestock Association said in a statement that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ope

SpaceX has not launched from Florida since mid-September, but is planning two big missions on the same day next week with the launches of Crew-13 to the International Space Station and the NROL-97 mission on the powerhouse Falcon Heavy. With both missions targeting Oct.1 liftoffs, it would also mark a first for the Space Coast as the booster for Crew-13 will try and land back at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station launch site at Landing Zone 40 while the Falcon Heavy side boosters will aim fo

By LORNE COOK and KELVIN CHAN BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm said Friday it’s prepared to defend a 120 million euro ($137 million) fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the case dismissed. The European Commission fined X late last year for breaches of the bloc’s landmark digital regulations, stoking tensions with Washington. The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that it had

By MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, Associated Press/Report for America A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform in the latest legal setback against the social media giant that has already cost it billions of dollars. The jury found over 43 million violations of state consumer protection law and it is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalt

By JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — New players hit the United Nations General Assembly sidelines this week as humanitarian groups searched for a counterweight to foreign aid cuts that have hampered global fights against disease, malnutrition and poverty. Nonprofits, foundations and corporations pack Manhattan ballrooms and closed-door meetings each September to direct some sliver of the world’s attention — and funding — to their missions. Timed annually to the U.N. General Assembly’s high-level me

By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer In the latest twist in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the artificial intelligence lab’s challenge to the government’s labeling of it as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Pentagon to continue to remove Anthropic’s Claude models from its systems and bar the use of its products for Defense Department work. Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

By Sara Rathner, NerdWallet There are a lot to things to consider when you’re looking for a new travel credit card, but the interest you’d pay on the balance shouldn’t be one of them. With these kinds of cards, you don’t want to be piling up debt in the first place. The whole point of travel cards is, well, the points. You get these cards (and maybe put up with ridiculous annual fees) so you can earn rewards toward travel, or perhaps so you can travel like a rich person for the cost of an econom

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen Group said Friday it is recalling 2.86 million Volkswagen and Audi branded vehicles as a precautionary measure over a screw whose failure could cause a loss of steering. Related Articles Meatpacking groups say ICE arrests could lead to higher prices and revenue loss SpaceX Falcon Heavy aims to launch same day as Crew-13 next week on Space Coast EU vows to defend its stand against X after th

Brightline’s parent companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as management acted to ease the pioneering high-speed railroad’s debt load while reassuring several million customers that it intends to stay in business. Officials who operate the passenger railroad that serves South and Central Florida quickly announced that Brightline Trains Florida, the railroad’s operating company, is not in Chapter 11 and that its trains are continuing to run without interruption thr

Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled the entertainment lineup for its newest ship, which includes a mainstage show celebrating the life and music of Whitney Houston. The Norwegian Aura, which will debut in May 2027 sailing out of Miami, features the headlining production “Whitney: A Celebration of Whitney Houston,” which was developed in partnership with the singer’s estate and Primary Wave Music. The ship will also feature “ILLUMINOX: Infinite Wonder Unboxed,” a new

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Realtors trade group is getting behind Amendment 3, the major property tax cut on the November ballot, putting $10 million to support the measure. “Affordability is on the forefront for every Floridian, and they need meaningful relief,” said Chuck Bonfiglio Jr., president of Florida Realtors, said in a released statement. “We’ve spent years working to help people buy homes. But buying the home is only half the challenge. We also need to make sure families can afford to

By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer An Anthropic researcher said he is resigning from the company over concerns the artificial intelligence firm and its competitors are not acting responsibly in AI development, echoing concerns raised inside and outside of the industry about the technology’s potential to elude human control. Jacob Coxon, who said he spent three years doing research at both Anthropic and OpenAI, said Tuesday on the social platform X that the two AI companies are more f

By AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for the first time since July as salvos between the U.S. and Iran escalated. “Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward,” Trump said. “I think it’s going to take

By DEE-ANN DURBIN, AP Business Writer Man’s best friend is getting some love from the Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts of the USA said Tuesday its first cookies for dogs will go on sale in January. The blueberry muffin-flavored cookies were developed with Bark, a New York-based seller of dog treats and toys. The cookies, dubbed Patch Pals, will only be sold online. Also joining the Girl Scout cookie lineup in January are Sparkables, the organization’s first allergy-friendly cookie. The crunchy oatmeal c

By CLAIRE SAVAGE A group of former Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systemically discriminating against pregnant workers, accusing the company of denying them basic accommodations and penalizing some who took breaks to pump milk or time off for hospital visits. The four plaintiffs filed a proposed nationwide class action in a Brooklyn, New York federal court Tuesday, accusing Amazon of violating the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers with 15 or more w

By CHAN HO-HIM, AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China hit back Wednesday against U.S. claims that Chinese artificial intelligence developers are engaged in “aggressive, malicious” industrial-scale efforts to extract capabilities from frontier American AI systems. The FBI, National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued a joint cybersecurity advisory Tuesday that said Chinese AI developers had extracted, or “distilled,” capabilities from some of the most adv

By JAMES POLLARD NEW YORK (AP) — A major American aid group is promising to deliver more medicines in high-need areas around the world after receiving its largest ever donation. Americares, a nonprofit that supports thousands of health centers globally, announced a $50 million gift Wednesday from an unidentified Connecticut family. The contribution represents an unusual expansion at a time when the United States’ sudden aid cuts have hamstrung programs ranging from maternal and child health to H

By MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, Associated Press/Report for America Attorneys representing the state of New Mexico told jurors that targeted political ads, attempting to lower Democratic turnout during the 2016 election, used Facebook data sold to a political consulting firm, during opening statements in a trial over the platform’s data protections. Facebook’s attorney said the social media company investigated suspicious third-party apps following the breach and told jurors the state’s

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard-pressed to find a buyer. Selling well-known, stolen art is impossible to do at an auction house or through other public channels without raising eyebrows. Even under the table, the value plummets. And unlike other eye-catching artifacts such as jewels, paintings can’t be chopped up and sold for p

By JOSH JACQUOT of Edmunds Fun-to-drive coupes have been on the wane in the past few decades, which makes it worth paying attention when a new one shows up. The Honda Prelude returns after a 26-year hiatus for 2026, and it’s got some interesting elements to it. It comes standard with a frugal hybrid powertrain — which you wouldn’t necessarily associate with a performance coupe — combined with a specialized suspension and braking system to enhance the car’s handling and stopping. The new Prelude