Ponzi schemer gets over 17 years, ordered to repay $103M
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man once dubbed “King Perry” will spend more than 17 years in prison for his role in masterminding a long-running…
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man once dubbed “King Perry” will spend more than 17 years in prison for his role in masterminding a long-running…
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Paul Tash is retiring as CEO of the Tampa Bay Times, a media organization he joined 47 years ago as a summer intern.…
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By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio prison system says it will deploy more than 5,000 body cameras by May in…
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The federal government is moving forward with a plan to let teenagers drive big rigs from state to…
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to Twitter,…
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The Associated Press Stocks shed early gains and closed lower Thursday as investors gauged the latest data on inflation and company earnings. The…
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people for allegedly taking part in a multistate shoplifting ring involving more…
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Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Angi, Elastic fall; KB Home, Delta Air Lines…
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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Federal work-safety investigators say another federal agency violated safe handling policies at a helium plant in the Texas…
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The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to…
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s recently elected mayor has unveiled a new police precinct in the city’s large…
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press People looking for health insurance in the grip of the omicron surge have through Saturday to sign up for…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two former top officials will repay thousands of dollars to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium after audits found improper…
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By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Navient, a major student loan servicing company, has settled allegations of abusive lending…
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations is forecasting lower global economic growth for 2022 and 2023. It…
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police are treating a fire at the home of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors chair and a prominent labor leader as…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lael Brainard, President Joe Biden’s nominee for the Federal Reserve’s No. 2 spot,…
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the…
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again this past week, reaching their highest…
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Honda expects its factories to make more vehicles this year despite a computer chip shortage and…
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The shakiness hitting Wall Street isn’t just because the Federal Reserve’s money printer…
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.7% for all of 2021, setting an annual…
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest…
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By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British officials say the self-isolation period for people in England who test positive for COVID-19…
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MADRID (AP) — Spain is introducing price controls for COVID-19 home testing kits after an outcry over reports of price-gouging during the Christmas…
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By DAVID BILLER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Sao Paulo-based company called Marsam is known for its commitment to the…
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Top negotiators from Britain and the European Union are meeting in hopes of resolving their a thorny…
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BEIRUT (AP) — A general strike by public transportation and labor unions has paralyzed Lebanon as the nation suffers through one of the…
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By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has rejected the merger between South Korean shipbuilders Hyundai and Daewoo.…
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By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet Travel in the second half of 2021 was a chaotic mess in many capacities, with canceled flights, long delays and other…
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Delta Air Lines is reporting a $408 million loss for the final quarter of 2021, dragged down by a COVID-19 surge…
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By The Associated Press (AP) — Italy on Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck off the Tuscan island of…
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn’t letting up. Prices are high. Reserves that…
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By TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Italy has paid tribute to the 32 victims of the Costa Concordia…
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, says its quarterly profit rose…
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By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Britain have launched talks on a free trade deal that is expected to boost bilateral…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are lower after a retreat on Wall Street that left the Nasdaq composite down…
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By DAVID BILLER and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Sao Paulo-based company called Marsam is known for its commitment to the…
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By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A new lawsuit accuses an ammunition supplier of creating dangerous conditions on a movie set…
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By SOPHIA TAREEN and KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Teachers Union has narrowly backed an agreement dictating COVID-19…
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By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mike Cochran, who during a nearly 40-year career with The Associated Press told the stories of…
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ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says customers will get an extra year to use travel vouchers that they received after canceling a flight during the…
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SAN FRANCISCO More than 80 fact checking organizations are calling on YouTube to address what they say is rampant misinformation on the platform. A…
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lael Brainard pledged in written remarks to help the Federal Reserve fight a spike in…
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The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Wednesday after the latest report of surging prices appeared to keep the Federal Reserve on…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Dish Network, Ally Financial rise; Biogen, Carvana…
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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Nigerian government has lifted its ban on Twitter, seven months after the West African…
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The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
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By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve says the economy was growing at a modest pace at the end of 2021 but…
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