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Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower at the start of a busy week

Stock market today: Wall Street edges lower at the start of a busy week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower on Wall Street at the start of a busy week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Monday, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%.
One Tech Tip: Change these settings on X to limit calls and hide your IP address

One Tech Tip: Change these settings on X to limit calls and hide your IP address

Elon Musk's social media platform X has made audio and video calling capabilities available to all users, not just those with paid accounts. But a privacy issue has emerged from the rollout.
Beloved author Kate DiCamillo talks writing and healing herself with new middle-grade novel 'Ferris'

Beloved author Kate DiCamillo talks writing and healing herself with new middle-grade novel 'Ferris'

NEW YORK (AP) — Children's writer Kate DiCamillo is known for beloved stories like “The Tale of Despereaux” and “Because of Winn-Dixie,” about kids and animals trying to navigate the world and make emotional connections.
Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI's next wave

Do AI video-generators dream of San Pedro? Madonna among early adopters of AI's next wave

Whenever Madonna sings the 1980s hit “La Isla Bonita” on her concert tour, moving images of swirling, sunset-tinted clouds play on the giant arena screens behind her.
Book Review: 'Means of Control' charts the disturbing rise of a secretive US surveillance regime

Book Review: 'Means of Control' charts the disturbing rise of a secretive US surveillance regime

In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, former national security advisor John Poindexter launched Total Information Awareness, intent on preventing future assaults on the homeland by amassing extensive databases on people and their movements.
Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year

Q&A: Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the Oscars again. This time, it's an election year

NEW YORK (AP) — Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards.
Conservative columnist Andrew Lawton to release first biography of Pierre Poilievre

Conservative columnist Andrew Lawton to release first biography of Pierre Poilievre

TORONTO — Conservative commentator Andrew Lawton is set to release a biography of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, while political journalist Paul Wells has written a book about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's time in power.
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to present Liberals' federal budget on April 16

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to present Liberals' federal budget on April 16

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the federal budget on April 16, as cost-of-living issues continue to dominate Canadian politics.
First over-the-counter birth control pill in US begins shipping to stores

First over-the-counter birth control pill in US begins shipping to stores

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin.
New listings rose in Vancouver last month, easing pressure: real estate board

New listings rose in Vancouver last month, easing pressure: real estate board

VANCOUVER — Greater Vancouver's real estate board says new listings were up in February as home sellers shed some of their hesitance and home sales also rose.
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