What to know about what’s tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims
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By By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press 
February 7, 2025
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday over insurance issues that are tying up a potential $4 billion settlement over Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest...
Mexican border cities are in limbo as tariff threats spark fears of a recession
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By By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press 
February 7, 2025
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — As soon as the sun glints over miles of border fence dividing the United States and Mexico, the engines of cargo trucks packed with auto and computer parts roar to life al...
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By ByELLENKNICKMEYER AND MATTHEW LEE Associated Press 
February 6, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is pulling almost all U.S. Agency for International Development workers off the job and out of the field worldwide, moving to all but en...
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
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By By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer 
February 6, 2025
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side. That’s good news for scie...
A luxury house is close to tumbling into Cape Cod Bay. Will anyone stop it?
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By By ANDRE MUGGIATI Associated Press 
February 6, 2025
WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on the edge of a sandy bluff high above the beach. It’s just a matter of when. Erosion has marched right u...
Who gets more disaster aid? Republican states. Experts explain that and more about FEMA
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By By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer 
February 4, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal disaster aid is nearly everywhere. About 94% of Americans live in a county that has gotten Federal Emergency Management Agency help for disasters since 2011. But disaster aid...
How to deal with new health insurance deductibles
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By By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer 
February 4, 2025
Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance plans face a cold reality at the start of every year. Those deductibles will have to be paid before most coverage starts. That can mean thousands o...
Trump’s trade war among allies triggers retaliation from Canada and Mexico
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February 3, 2025
Both nations responded by announcing new tariffs on American goods. TORONTO (AP) — Canada and Mexico ordered retaliatory tariffs on American goods in response to sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. Presi...
From avocados to autos, Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico could hit close to home
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By By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer 
February 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 25% tax that President Donald Trump plans to slap on imports from Canada and Mexico as soon as today could drive up the price of everything from gasoline and pickup trucks, to Su...
NASA’s 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together
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January 31, 2025
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Willia...
U.S. economy grows solid 2.3% on eve of Trump return to White House, 2.8% in ‘24
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By By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer 
January 31, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — A humming American economy ended 2024 on a solid note with consumer spending continuing to drive growth, and ahead of what could be a significant change in direction under a Trump ad...
A Russian drone strikes an apartment building in Ukraine, killing at least 6
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January 31, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone blasted a hole in an apartment building in northeastern Ukraine during a nighttime attack, killing at least six people and wounding nine others, officials said Thu...