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Houston’s next mayor has big city problems to fix. Familiar faces want the job
HOUSTON — The challenges facing Houston’s next mayor are familiar to many big cities: crime, crumbling infrastructure, budget shortfalls and a lack of affordable housing. But in November’s marquee mayoral election in the U.S., the top candidates promising to turn Houston around are two Democrats who have held power in the city longer than almost anyone, leaving outsiders scrambling to get a foothold as early…
Spirit Airlines cancels dozens of flights to inspect some planes
Spirit Airlines is canceling about 100 flights because it’s pulling some planes out of service for inspections ByDAVID KOENIG AP airlines writer October 20, 2023, 2:43 PM FILE – A Spirit Airlines jet approaches Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 2021. Spirit Airlines canceled about 100 flights on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, after pulling some planes out of service for inspections, and the airline…
ACTORS STRIKE PHOTOS: See images from the 100 days film and TV actors have been picketing
ByThe Associated Press October 21, 2023, 9:22 AM FILE – Actor Bryan Cranston speaks during the SAG-AFTRA “Rock the City for a Fair Contract” rally in Times Square on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, in New York. Saturday marks the 100th day that film and TV performers from the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have been on strike, seeking changes to compensation…
CEO of a prominent tech conference resigns amid backlash for public statements over Israel-Hamas war
NEW YORK — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive officer of a prominent European tech conference called Web Summit, resigned from his role on Saturday amid backlash for his public statements that suggested Israel was committing war crimes. A spokesperson for Web Summit, which organizes one of the world’s largest tech conferences every year, said in an e-mailed statement sent to The Associated Press that it…
Greek economy wins new vote of confidence with credit rating upgrade and hopes for investment boost
Greece has won new certification of its financial health ByThe Associated Press October 20, 2023, 6:16 PM ATHENS, Greece — Greece won new certification of its financial health Friday, as Standard & Poor’s became the first of the three major international ratings agencies to upgrade the formerly struggling country’s credit rating to investment grade. The one-notch upgrade, from BB+ to BBB-, is expected to significantly…
Gale-force winds and floods strike northern Europe. At least 3 people killed in the UK
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Gale-force winds and floods struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endured more heavy rain on Friday that forecasters say will continue into the weekend. Three deaths in the U.K. were blamed on the bad weather. The winds are expected to hit hardest in the eastern part of Denmark’s Jutland peninsula and the Danish islands in the Baltic Sea. But…
Apple supplier Foxconn subjected to tax inspections by Chinese authorities
Chinese state media report that Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known globally for making Apple iPhones, was recently subjected to searches by Chinese tax authorities ByHUIZHONG WU Associated Press October 21, 2023, 11:57 PM FILE – The Foxconn logo is seen during the Hon Hai Tech Day at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 18, 2022. Foxconn, a Fortune 500 company known…
NTSB says FedEx plane with a disabled landing gear had suffered a leak of hydraulic fluid
Investigators say they found a leak of hydraulic fluid in the landing gear system on a FedEx plane that was forced to make an emergency landing this month in Chattanooga, Tennessee ByThe Associated Press October 20, 2023, 6:00 PM Investigators said Friday they found hydraulic fluid leaking from a hose in the landing gear system of a FedEx plane that was forced to make an…
California governor visits China and says his state will always be a partner on climate change
HONG KONG — The governor of California opened a week-long trip to China on Monday with an assurance that his state will always be a partner on climate issues no matter how the U.S. presidential election turns out next year. Democrat Gavin Newsom’s visit comes as U.S.-Chinese relations witnessed a sharp deterioration in recent years due to trade disputes, U.S. support for self-governing Taiwan and…
Deal to force multinational companies to pay a 15% minimum tax is marred by loopholes, watchdog says
In a story published October 23, 2023, The Associated Press mischaracterized what U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a news conference in Luxembourg about a worldwide agreement on a global minimum corporate tax ByThe Associated Press October 22, 2023, 7:38 AM File – The Apple logo, in rainbow colors, is shown at a company’s store in Frankfurt, Germany on July 31, 2023. An agreement…