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The insect-eaten money fluttered in pieces to the floor. For global music star Angelique Kidjo, that image of her grandmother having to use a closet as a bank is driving her desire to see African women leap the many obstacles to obtaining credit — and respect. The Benin-born singer, one of Africa’s iconic artists and […]

U.S. communications regulators vote to cut off government funding for Chinese equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks, citing security threats By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer November 23, 2019, 2:07 AM 3 min read U.S. communications regulators have cut off government funding for equipment from two Chinese companies, citing security threats. The Federal Communications Commission also

Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft November 23, 2019, 2:25 AM 1 min read Amazon is suing the Pentagon over a $10 billion cloud-computing contract awarded to Microsoft. Amazon said it filed a legal complaint Friday with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims seeking to challenge the

Amazon pulls more than a dozen skin-lightening products with dangerous mercury levels off its website after Minnesota public-health and environmental activists raised concerns November 23, 2019, 12:13 AM 3 min read Amazon has pulled more than a dozen skin-lightening products with dangerous levels of mercury off its website after Minnesota public-health and environmental activists raised

The much-hyped unveiling of Tesla’s electric pickup truck went off script Thursday night when supposedly unbreakable window glass splintered twice when hit with a large metal ball. The failed stunt, which ranks high on the list of embarrassing auto industry rollouts, came just after CEO Elon Musk bragged about the strength of “Tesla Armor Glass”

Boeing says it has settled more than 60 lawsuits filed by families of passengers who died in the first crash of a 737 Max jet November 22, 2019, 6:05 PM 3 min read Boeing has settled about half of the lawsuits filed in federal court over the October 2018 crash of a 737 Max jet

It has become the holy grail of philanthropy: measuring the impact of a charitable contribution. Donors don’t want their money misused or used less effectively than it could be, but how can impact be measured? A new rating system, ImpactMatters, is aiming to do just that. It rates similar nonprofit groups across an array of

Correction: Mortgage Rates story November 22, 2019, 7:11 PM 1 min read In a story Nov. 21 about U.S. mortgage rates, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a year ago, the 30-year rate was at 3.81%. It was at 4.81%. A corrected version of the story is below: US mortgage rates fell this week, boosting

The much-hyped unveiling of Tesla’s electric pickup truck went off script Thursday night when supposedly unbreakable window glass shattered twice when hit with a large metal ball. The failed stunt, which ranks high on the list of embarrassing auto industry rollouts, came just after CEO Elon Musk bragged about the strength of “Tesla Armor Glass”

U.S. stocks pushed upward in early trading Friday, following a global tide higher, as a week clouded by uncertainty about progress in U.S.-China trade talks comes to a close By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer November 22, 2019, 3:14 PM 3 min read U.S. stocks pushed upward in early trading Friday, following a global tide