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Japan's Toyota announces EV and battery push in China and U.S., as its quarterly profit surges

Japan's Toyota announces EV and battery push in China and U.S., as its quarterly profit surges

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday, under a new partnership with the Shanghai government. Toyota Motor Corp.
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Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

A sweeping new U.S.
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Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles' 'lost years'

Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles' 'lost years'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.
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Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trial

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Elon Musk's lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire's request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company. U.S.
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Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

Fast fashion, laptops and toys are likely to cost more due to US tariffs on Chinese imports

A sweeping new U.S. tariff on products made in China is expected to increase the Fonto co for a wide array of products, from the ultra-cheap apparel sold on online shopping platforms to toys and electronic devices such as computers and cellphones.
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Trump picks former chief entangled in 'Sharpiegate' to lead NOAA

Trump picks former chief entangled in 'Sharpiegate' to lead NOAA

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Jacobs to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, turning to the man who was his acting NOAA chief in 2019 when Trump altered an expected hurricane impact map in what becam
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Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption

Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption

HONOLULU (AP) — A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed. Fountains from a vent of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island grew to more than 250 feet (76.
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Judge says Elon Musk's claims of harm from OpenAI are a 'stretch' but welcomes possible trial

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Elon Musk's lawyers faced off with OpenAI in court Tuesday as a federal judge weighed the billionaire's request for a court order that would block the ChatGPT maker from converting itself to a for-profit company. U.S.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight

Jeff Bezos’ rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon’s gravity Tuesday, without straying too far from home. Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of space from West Texas.
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As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves

As hundreds of quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists have Santorini to themselves

SANTORINI, Greece (AP) — The hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled Greek islands on the Aegean Sea are a “seismic swarm" and could continue for weeks before eventually diminishing, the Santorini mayor told The Associated Press on Tuesday — pausin
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