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Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over fraud

Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison over fraud

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after she apologized repeatedly to…

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, WILL WEISSERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries’ jobs and factories by…

Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine

Biden in farewell U.N. address says peace still possible in conflicts in Mideast and Ukraine

By AAMER MADHANI, MATTHEW LEE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Joe Biden declared in his final address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. must not retreat from the world, as…

How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients

How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients

By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he’d enter the hospital wearing his patch-covered denim jacket. Pokemon. Superman. NASA. Police, fire, military. Classic rock bands.…

Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006

Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon’s deadliest day of conflict since 2006

By BASSAM HATOUM, MELANIE LIDMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in…

Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs

Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press SMITHTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering jokes, but, in a rarity for…