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 Gary D. Robertson and Tom Krisher - AP - 1 hr 14 mins ago
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota announced on Monday that it plans to build a $1.3 billion electric vehicle battery plant near Greensboro, North Carolina, that will employ at least 1,750 people and help meet the auto giant's growing goals of electric vehicle sales this decade. (full story)
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 Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga - AP - 1 hr 49 mins ago
Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Monday, nearly reversing the S&P 500's losses from last week, when jitters over a new coronavirus variant roiled markets. (full story)
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 Drew Lindsay Of The Chronicle Of Philanthropy - AP - Mon Dec 06, 2:22PM CST
Sometime in the next few years, crews dispatched by the Environmental Protection Agency will roll into Ashland, Massachusetts, population 19,000, and begin a $20.5 million cleanup of groundwater contaminated by waste from a chemical dye plant. That day will mark a victory for the town, where cancer deaths have been linked to toxins from the factory, which operated from 1917 to 1978. Among those buried and mourned are teens and young adults who grew up playing in puddles and ponds turned blue, purple, and other candy colors by the plant’s discharges. (full story)
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 Danica Kirka - AP - Mon Dec 06, 12:42PM CST
LONDON (AP) — One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is warning that the next pandemic may be more contagious and more lethal unless more money is devoted to research and preparations to fight emerging viral threats. (full story)
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 Christopher Rugaber - AP - Mon Dec 06, 9:54AM CST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Among the fastest-growing forms of cryptocurrency are stablecoins, which use blockchain technology like Bitcoin and ethereum. Stablecoins are distinct, though, because they are pegged to a government-backed currency, like the dollar, or to gold. With each digital token valued at, say, $1, stablecoins are potentially better-suited to commercial transactions than are other cryptocurrencies that can fluctuate in value. (full story)
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Yuras Karmanau - AP - Mon Dec 06, 9:53AM CST
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus on Monday announced retaliatory restrictions on airlines from the European Union and the U.K., as well as a ban on imports of Western goods from countries that have introduced sanctions against the former Soviet nation. (full story)
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 Jamey Keaten - AP - Mon Dec 06, 7:37AM CST
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Monday that the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted health services in many countries, leading to tens of thousands more deaths worldwide last year — as questions remain on the possible fallout this year. (full story)
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 AP - Mon Dec 06, 7:15AM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Karl Nehammer was sworn in Monday as Austria's third chancellor in two months, capping a round of upheaval triggered by the decision last week of Sebastian Kurz, the country's dominant political figure of recent years, to bow out of politics. (full story)
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 Joe Mcdonald - AP - Mon Dec 06, 7:01AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — China’s central bank expanded the supply of money for lending Monday as Beijing tried to reassure its public and investors the economy can be protected if a troubled real estate developer’s $310 billion mountain of debt collapses. (full story)
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 Zen Soo - AP - Mon Dec 06, 12:30AM CST
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial officer and reorganizing its e-commerce businesses amid a regulatory crackdown in the technology industry. (full story)
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