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  ABC News : business
19  august     10h41
Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
   Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company...
    06h35
Kenya triples its power target, aiming to expand use of nuclear and geothermal energy
   Kenya has tripled its long-term target for expanding its renewable power capacity to meet surging demand and support its industrialization, but that...
    05h30
Shares in Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree soar in Shanghai trading debut
   Shares of Unitree, one of China’s largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai
    06h38
Shares fall in Asia, with Kospi down 5.7%, while oil prices jump
   Shares are sharply lower in Asia after Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as artificial-intelligence stocks resumed their decline
    01h22
Last week’s British Columbia wildfire harmed 150 structures, forced evacuations
   Officials say last week’s fast-moving wildfire in western Canada destroyed or damaged about 150 structures, forcing over 20,000 people to evacuate
18  august     19h39
Watchdog calls for US import ban as forced labor persists in Dominican sugarcane fields
   A human rights group says that forced labor persists on massive sugarcane plantations across the Dominican Republic
    17h05
Trump is threatening to bomb Oman, but why?
   U.S. President Donald Trump is angry with Oman over its talks with Iran about managing the Strait of Hormuz that lies between the countries
    15h38
Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says
   A new study reveals that flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers, even more than people working...
    16h36
Whistleblower alleges political pressure, lack of evidence in antisemitism probes targeting schools
   A whistleblower is alleging that a Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities
    12h42
Home Depot sales lifted by customers focusing on smaller projects
   Home Depot’s sales improved during its fiscal second quarter as customers spent more during the summer months and concentrated on smaller projects
    06h18
Donor fatigue guts demining in Asia, as active conflicts draw away funding
   Land mines and unexploded bombs from conflicts of the last century still plague parts of Southeast Asia, claiming lives and limbs each year
    04h46
How one gardener’s neighbors shared their land to help her start a flower business
   Melissa Mender-Franklin wanted to grow flowers and own a flower shop, but she had no land to grow them on
    12h42
Opening arguments set to begin in Meta’s federal trial over child harms
   A pivotal trial for Meta Platforms is set to kick off in a California federal court
    06h13
A look at major lawsuits against Meta and other social media companies over harms to kids
   Meta is starting a major court battle over claims it contributed to the youth mental health crisis
    02h47
Shakira makes surprise visit to earthquake-damaged Colombia
   Colombian superstar Shakira pledged to help build at least 10 new schools in a remote region of her home country after a devastating earthquake...
    06h16
Lula calls oil near the Amazon River a passport to Brazil’s future after Petrobras strikes new find
   Brazil’s President Lula da Silva says oil drilling in northern coastal regions could be a passport to the country’s future.
    06h27
US, Canada hold last-minute talks to stop 50% U.S. tariffs
   Tension between Washington and Ottawa is already high, stoked by trade disputes and President Donald Trump’s inflammatory comments about making...
    06h16
Jeanie Buss to contest siblings’ plan to sell their Lakers minority ownership stake to Kushner, Iger
   Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is legally contesting her siblings’ plan to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% minority ownership stake in the...
    06h17
MLB approves sale of San Diego Padres to José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones
   Major League Baseball’s team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire...
17  august     16h26
US stocks hang near their record heights
   U.S. stocks are drifting near their record heights
    04h25
Photos show Cambodian children attend school in floating villages
   On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, getting anywhere has always meant navigating the water. It isn’t any...
    13h30
Ukraine takes aim at Russia’s economy and morale by attacking online retailer
   Day after day over recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have pummeled giant depots belonging to Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer, burning...
    04h18
States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
   Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in...
    12h10
The ripple effects of the Iran war could threaten education for millions of kids around the world
   The impact of the Iran war on education isn’t as visible as the widespread school closures of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the conflict is hitting the...
    04h14
Japan’s economy manages 1.1% growth rate despite headwinds
   Japan’s economy grew an annualized rate of 1.1% in the April-June quarter, even as private consumption stayed flat and the growth of exports declined
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