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Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: 'Best day ever'

Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: 'Best day ever'

VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.
Viola Davis memoir 'Finding Me' scheduled for next April

Viola Davis memoir 'Finding Me' scheduled for next April

NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar winner Viola Davis is working on a memoir that she says will be “straight, no chaser.” HarperOne will release Davis' “Finding Me” on April 19, 2022.
Chinese pop star dumped by brands over sex complaint

Chinese pop star dumped by brands over sex complaint

BEIJING (AP) — A popular Chinese-Canadian singer, Kris Wu, has lost endorsement and other deals with at least 10 brands including Porsche and Bulgari after a teen-ager accused him of having sex with her while she was drunk.
US home construction jumps 6.3% in June

US home construction jumps 6.3% in June

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Home construction in the U.S. jumped 6.3% in June, another big swing in a volatile year. The rise in June put home construction at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.
Tax returns show Caitlyn Jenner's income has fallen sharply

Tax returns show Caitlyn Jenner's income has fallen sharply

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner's earnings have fallen precipitously in the last several years from a high of $2.5 million in 2016 when she had her own reality TV show to $550,000, tax filings show.
Leftist rural teacher declared president-elect in Peru

Leftist rural teacher declared president-elect in Peru

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Rural teacher-turned-political novice Pedro Castillo on Monday became the winner of Peru’s presidential election after the country’s longest electoral count in 40 years.
EXPLAINER: How California could recall its governor

EXPLAINER: How California could recall its governor

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will hold a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. The date was set by Lt. Gov.
Air Canada announces dozens of U.S. routes as border restrictions ease

Air Canada announces dozens of U.S. routes as border restrictions ease

MONTREAL — Air Canada is adding dozens of routes to the United States as part of its summer schedule, with the change coming after the federal government loosened border restrictions Monday.
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (19,726.45, down 259.09 points.) Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down $1.11, or 2.25 per cent, to $48.23 on 14.9 million shares.
Stocks skid as virus fears shake markets; Dow falls 2.1%

Stocks skid as virus fears shake markets; Dow falls 2.1%

NEW YORK (AP) — Resurgent pandemic worries knocked stocks lower from Wall Street to Tokyo on Monday, fueled by fears that a faster-spreading variant of the virus may upend the economy's strong recovery. The S&P 500 fell 68.67, or 1.6%, to 4,258.
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