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Oscar winners - and losers - laugh, drink and dance together at after-parties

Oscar winners - and losers - laugh, drink and dance together at after-parties

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Were it not for the absence of an Oscar in his hands, you wouldn't have known Timothée Chalamet lost best actor to Adrien Brody as he sauntered with a smile into the Vanity Fair party.
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Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of the latest deadline on tariffs

Stock market today: Wall Street rises ahead of the latest deadline on tariffs

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are remaining calm on Monday, ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest deadline on tariffs . The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 138 points, or 0.
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US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump's trade wars

US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump's trade wars

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry.
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What to know about Hollywood icon Gene Hackman's and his wife's deaths

What to know about Hollywood icon Gene Hackman's and his wife's deaths

Investigators on Friday pored over evidence found around the partially mummified bodies of Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and his wife at their New Mexico home as officials awaited the results of autopsies.
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Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal

Quebec minister Éric Caire resigns over auto board scandal

QUÉBEC — A long-serving minister in Quebec's Coalition Avenir Québec government has resigned amid a scandal over at least half a billion dollars in cost overruns related to the auto insurance board's online platform.
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Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your 'best friend in a digital world' for a monthly fee

Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your 'best friend in a digital world' for a monthly fee

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates.
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Stock market today: Wall Street rises just enough to break its 4-day losing streak

Stock market today: Wall Street rises just enough to break its 4-day losing streak

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday after climbing in the morning but then running out of steam. The S&P 500 finished an iota higher, less than 0.1%, after surrendering virtually all of its early gain of 0.
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Emergency fundraisers offer a lifeline to groups who've lost foreign aid

Emergency fundraisers offer a lifeline to groups who've lost foreign aid

NEW YORK (AP) — Though they know they can never replace all the money lost due to the Trump administration's freeze on foreign assistance, nonprofits are fundraising to help organizations struggling with the cuts. Unlock Aid, which advocates for U.S.
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Edmunds: The best used trucks for under $25,000

Edmunds: The best used trucks for under $25,000

Americans love trucks, and not just for towing and hauling. As go-to family vehicles we use them for everything from commuting to people moving to adventuring.
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Lion Electric shareholders file class action against struggling bus manufacturer

Lion Electric shareholders file class action against struggling bus manufacturer

MONTREAL — Quebec-based electric-vehicle manufacturer Lion Electric Co. is facing a class-action lawsuit from shareholders who allege the company misled investors and misrepresented its financial health, leading to artificially inflated stock prices.
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