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Mad Max’s ‘Furiosa’ and other car movies are starting to change who gets behind the wheel

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Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says

Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.
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The Latest | Hamas officials leave Cairo after talks on a cease-fire proposal Officials from Hamas have left Cairo after talks with Egyptian officials on a new proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, Egypt’s state-owned Al-Qahera News satellite channel sa
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Trudeau promises to protect local construction jobs — and to hold EV plants to it

Trudeau promises to protect local construction jobs — and to hold EV plants to it

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US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards

DETROIT (AP) — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States, a requirement that the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injur
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California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone's life during an opioid overdose — under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov.
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Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software

Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software.
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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another.
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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads

PITTSBURGH (AP) — On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel tractor-trailer rounded a curve. No one was on board. A quarter-mile ahead, the truck's sensors spotted a trash can blocking one lane and a tire in another.
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Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher at the start of a week packed with key reports

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher at the start of a week packed with key reports

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher as Wall Street readies for a week packed with potentially market-moving news. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early trading Monday, coming off its best week since November.
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