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The UAE holds an annual oil and gas conference just ahead of hosting UN COP28 climate talks in Dubai

The Emirati president-designate of the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate talks has called on oil and gas companies to be “central to the solution” to fighting climate change, even as the industry boosts its production to enjoy rising energy prices
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Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and UAE's Special Envoy for Climate Change, talks during the Climate Future Week at Museum of the Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.” (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
2 hours ago

Indonesian president launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, funded by China

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has inaugurated Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, which begins its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will drastically cut the travel time ...
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Officials stand near of high-speed railway during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway at Padalarang station in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway that will start its commercial operations on Monday, a key project under China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between two cities from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
3 hours ago

Late-night shows return after writers strike as actors resume talks that could end their standoff

Late-night talk shows are returning after a five-month absence brought on by the Hollywood writers strike
3 hours ago
SAG-AFTRA actors walk on a picket line outside Netflix studios on Tuesday, Sep. 26, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
3 hours ago

Stock market today: Asian shares mixed as Japan business confidence rises and US shutdown is averted

Asian shares are mostly higher in thin trading with many markets closed for holidays
3 hours ago
FILE - An NYSE sign is seen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
October 01

Donald Trump says he will be in courtroom for New York trial scrutinizing his business practices

With control over some of his most prized real estate holdings in jeopardy, former President Donald Trump says he will make a rare, voluntary trip to court Monday for the start of a civil trial in a lawsuit that has already resulted in a judge ruling t...
October 01
FILE - Former President Donald Trump speaks in Clinton Township, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Starting Monday, Oct. 2, Judge Arthur Engoron will preside over a non-jury trial in Manhattan to resolve remaining claims in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his company and top executives. (AP Photo/Mike Mulholland, File)
October 01

Bank of Japan survey shows manufacturers optimistic about economy

Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey
October 01
FILE - People walk across a pedestrian crossing in Ginza shopping district on March 31, 2023, in Tokyo. Business sentiment among big Japanese manufacturers improved in July-September for the second straight quarter, according to a central bank survey released Monday, Oct 2. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
October 01

Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy

Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials
October 01
Workers prepare to to carry out hydroseeding to plant grass seed on a slope at PT Vale Indonesia's nickel mine in Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. As demand for materials needed for batteries, solar panels and other components vital for cutting global emissions rises, carbon emissions by miners and refiners will likewise rise unless companies actively work to decarbonize. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
October 01

Grant program for Black women entrepreneurs blocked by federal appeals court

Federal appeals court temporarily halted a venture capital firm’s grant program.
October 01
October 01

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic
October 01
File - The Southern University Human Jukebox marching band warms up before the 2023 National Battle of the Bands at NRG Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Houston. Student loan payments resume in October after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
October 01

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic
October 01
File - The Southern University Human Jukebox marching band warms up before the 2023 National Battle of the Bands at NRG Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, in Houston. Student loan payments resume in October after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke, File)
October 01

Death toll in collapsed Zimbabwe gold mine expected to rise, vice president says

Zimbabwe's vice president says the death toll from a shaft collapse at a disused gold mine could rise to 13
October 01
The body of a trapped miner is carried after been retrieved from a collapsed mine shaft in Chegutu, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of the capital Harare, Saturday, Sept. 30 2023. Several people have died from the collapse of a gold mine in Zimbabwe, according to state media reports. (AP Photo)
October 01

Nigeria's leader increases wages to avert a strike that could shut down the government

Nigeria’s leader has increased the wages of some government workers in last-minute efforts to appease labor unions whose planned strike this week could shut down government offices in all sectors of Africa’s largest economy
October 01
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of Nigeria, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
October 01

Yemen’s state-run airline suspends the only route out of Sanaa over Houthi restrictions on its funds

Yemen’s state-run carrier says it has suspended the only air route out of the country's rebel-held capital to protest Houthi restrictions on its funds
October 01
October 01

Rishi Sunak needs to rally his flagging Conservatives. He hopes a dash of populism will do the trick

Britain's governing Conservative Party is gathering for its annual conference
October 01
FILE - Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves after delivering a speech during a press conference on the net zero target, at the Downing Street Briefing Room, in central London, Wednesday Sept. 20, 2023. (Justin Tallis/Pool via AP, File)
October 01

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people
October 01
Alicia Kalepa, left, and Archie Kalepa stand outside their home that has become a fire-relief distribution hub in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The Kalepas live in a Hawaiian Homestead community that lost only two out of 104 houses in a deadly August blaze. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
October 01

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people
October 01
Alicia Kalepa, left, and Archie Kalepa stand outside their home that has become a fire-relief distribution hub in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The Kalepas live in a Hawaiian Homestead community that lost only two out of 104 houses in a deadly August blaze. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
October 01

Who is Arthur Engoron? Judge weighing future of Donald Trump empire is Ivy League-educated ex-cabbie

The judge deciding the future of former President Donald Trump’s real estate empire has driven a taxi cab, played in a band and protested the Vietnam War
October 01
Judge Arthur Engoron poses for a picture in his courtroom in New York, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Starting Monday, Oct. 2, Engoron will preside over a non-jury trial in Manhattan to resolve remaining claims in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his company and top executives. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
October 01

Fight over precious groundwater in rural California is rooted in carrots

In a remote, dry patch of California, a battle is raging over carrots.
October 01
Children play during recess inside Cuyama Elementary School, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in New Cuyama, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
September 30

Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway, largely funded by China

Indonesia is preparing to launch Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative
September 30
A women boards a high-speed train during a test ride at Tegalluar station in Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, on Sept. 18, 2023. Indonesia is launching Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway, a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative that will cut travel time between the capital and another major city from the current three hours to about 40 minutes. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
September 30

Powerball jackpot rises to $1.04 billion after another drawing without a big winner

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.04 billion after no one beat the immense odds and won the giant prize
September 30
September 30

Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home

When Yared Markos moved to London a quarter century ago, he didn't see any Ethiopian coffee shops
September 30
Anteneh Mulu, 46, poses in front of artwork illustrating the origin story of coffee at his coffee shop, The Ethiopian Coffee Company, in central London on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023. Mulu and his business partner Polly Hamilton, 79, opened their shop in 2013. The London-based International Coffee Organization has declared this Sunday, Oct. 1, as International Coffee Day. (AP Photo/Almaz Abedje)
September 30

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers

California governor rejects bill to give unemployment checks to striking workers
September 30
FILE - Striking Hotel workers from Unite Here Local 11 join the picketing actors of SAG-AFTRA, and writers of the WGA, outside Netflix studios, July 21, 2023, in Los Angeles. On Saturday, Sept. 30, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have made some striking workers eligible for unemployment benefits. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
September 30

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects bill that would have given unemployment checks to some striking workers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejects bill that would have given unemployment checks to some striking workers
September 30
September 30

Panama Canal reduces the maximum number of ships travelling the waterway to 31 per day

The Panama Canal is reducing the maximum number of ships allowed to travel the waterway to 31 per day due to a drought that has cut the supply of fresh water needed to operate the locks
September 30
A cargo ship sail on Pacific side toward the Panama Canal in Panama City, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Due to a lack of rainfall, authorities in early August limited the number of ships passing through the canal. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
September 30

Federal agency sues Chipotle after a Kansas manager allegedly ripped off an employee's hijab

A federal agency has sued Chipotle, accusing it of religious harassment and retaliation
September 30
September 30

Disney, DeSantis legal fights ratchet up as company demands documents from Florida governor

The legal fights between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis ratcheted up this week
September 30
FILE - Crowds fill Main Street USA in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom on the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Oct. 1, 2021. Facing backlash, Walt Disney World’s governing district will pay a stipend to employees whose free passes and discounts to the theme park resort were eliminated under a policy made by a new district administrator and board members who are allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)
September 30

Apple says it will fix software problems blamed for making iPhone 15 models too hot to handle

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle
September 30
FILE - The iPhone 15 phones are shown during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Apple on Saturday, Sept. 30, blamed a software bug some other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to overheat and sparking complaints about being too hot to handle. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
September 30

The Flying Scotsman locomotive collided with another train in Scotland. Several people were injured

Several people were injured after the Flying Scotsman steam locomotive crashed.
September 30
The Flying Scotsman, a historical locomotive, arrives at Kings Cross railway station in London to pick up passengers for its journey to York, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016. Several people were injured after the Flying Scotsman, the historic steam locomotive, was involved in a “low speed” crash with another heritage train in the Scottish Highlands on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
September 30

Italy and Libya resume commercial flights after 10-year hiatus, officials say

Libyan authorities say commercial flights to and from Italy have resumed for the first time in a decade
September 30
September 30

Borrowers are reassessing their budgets as student loan payments resume after pandemic pause

Millions of Americans must start repaying their federal student loans again in October, with monthly payments averaging hundreds of dollars
September 30
File - Graduating Harvard University students celebrate their degrees during commencement ceremonies, on May 25, 2023 in Cambridge, Mass. Student loan payments resume in October after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File. )
September 30

Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh's people have left, Armenia's government says

Armenia's government says an ethnic Armenian exodus has nearly emptied Nagorno-Karabakh of residents since Azerbaijan attacked and ordered the breakaway region’s militants to disarm
September 30
An ethnic Armenian woman from Nagorno-Karabakh rests next to her belongings near a tent camp after arriving to Armenia's Goris in Syunik region, Armenia, on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. Armenian officials say that by Friday evening over 97,700 people had left Nagorno-Karabakh. The region's population was around 120,000 before the exodus began. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov)
September 30

Cyprus hails Moody's two-notch credit rating upgrade bringing the country into investment grade

Cyprus is hailing a two-notch upgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s that has brought the east Mediterranean island nation back into investment-grade territory a decade after a financial crisis left the country on the brink of bankruptcy
September 30
September 30

UAE's president-designate for UN COP28 offers full-throated defense of nation hosting climate talks

The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference has offered a full-throated defense of his nation hosting the talks
September 30
Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and UAE's Special Envoy for Climate Change, reacts during his talk of the Climate Future Week at Museum of the Future in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.” (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
September 30

Ukraine hosts a defense industry forum seeking to ramp up weapons production for the war

Ukraine has hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion
September 30
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 21, 2022. Ukraine hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia's full-scale invasion and reduce foreign dependence on arms deliveries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
September 30

Ukraine hosts a defense industry forum seeking to ramp up weapons production for the war

Ukraine has hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion
September 30
FILE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 21, 2022. Ukraine hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia's full-scale invasion and reduce foreign dependence on arms deliveries. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
September 30

In a good sign for China's struggling economy, factory activity grows for the first time in 6 months

An official Chinese survey says the country's factory activity has recorded its first expansion in six months
September 30
FILE - Visitors look at the robotic arms assembly a vehicle frame during the annual World Robot Conference at the Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in the outskirt of Beijing, on Aug. 17, 2023. China's factory activity in September recorded its first expansion in six month, an official survey said Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, providing another sign that the world's second-largest economy is gradually improving following its post-pandemic malaise. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
September 30

In a good sign for China's struggling economy, factory activity grows for the first time in 6 months

An official Chinese survey says the country's factory activity has recorded its first expansion in six months
September 30
FILE - Visitors look at the robotic arms assembly a vehicle frame during the annual World Robot Conference at the Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in the outskirt of Beijing, on Aug. 17, 2023. China's factory activity in September recorded its first expansion in six month, an official survey said Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, providing another sign that the world's second-largest economy is gradually improving following its post-pandemic malaise. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
September 30

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

The threat of a federal government shutdown ended late Saturday night after Congress approved a temporary funding bill to keep federal agencies open until Nov. 17
September 30
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., arrives for a closed-door caucus meeting after the House approved a 45-day funding bill to keep federal agencies open, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, in Washington. The measure now goes to the Senate. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
September 30

Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'

The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House Republicans who, until Saturday, had been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package
September 30
President Joe Biden pauses while speaking about democracy and the legacy of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain to look up at supporters in the balcony at the Tempe Center for the Arts, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
September 29

DV-Done: Netflix ends mail-by service

Streaming giant Netflix has closed the curtains on its DVD-by-mail service.
September 29
VIDEO: DV-Done: Netflix ends mail-by service
September 29

By the Numbers: The end of Netflix DVDs

A look at the numbers behind the end of Netflix's DVD service, with the last DVDs mailed out Friday.
September 29
VIDEO: By the Numbers: The end of Netflix DVDs
September 29

Astros, Rockets acquire AT&T SportsNet Southwest, form new network

Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros and the NBA’s Houston Rockets announced on Friday that they’ve acquired AT&T SportsNet Southwest from Warner Bros
September 29
Houston Astros' Mauricio Dubon hits a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners during the fourth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
September 29

Dad who won appeal in college admissions bribery case gets 6 months home confinement for tax offense

A former Staples Inc. executive whose fraud and bribery convictions in the sprawling college admissions cheating scandal were thrown out by an appeals court has been sentenced to six months of home detention for a tax offense
September 29
FILE - John Wilson, left, and his wife leave federal court after he was found guilty of participating in a fraudulent college admissions scheme, Oct. 8, 2021, in Boston. The former Staples Inc. executive Wilson, whose fraud and bribery convictions in the sprawling college admissions cheating scandal were thrown out by an appeals court, was sentenced on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, to six months of home confinement for a tax offense. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds, File)
September 29

Court orders Subway franchise owners to pay workers nearly $1M - and to sell or close their stores

A federal court ordered the owners of 14 Subway locations north of San Francisco to pay employees nearly $1 million in damages and back pay — and also to sell or shut their businesses, with any sale proceeds going to the Labor Department
September 29
September 29

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information of Trump, wealthy people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about thousands of the country’s wealthiest people
September 29
FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen on May 4, 2021, in Washington. A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about a government official and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people. The Justice Department said in a statement Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, that 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C. is accused of stealing tax return information and giving it to two different news outlets between 2018 and 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
September 29

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 9/29/2023

Wall Street closed out its worst month of the year with more losses
September 29
September 29

Here's why gasoline prices in California are skyrocketing

Drivers may see some relief at the end of October.
September 29
A sign displays the price of gas at a station in Alhambra, Calif., Sept.18, 2023.
September 29

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell 92 cents to $90.79 a barrel Friday
September 29
September 29

Looming shutdown rattles families who rely on Head Start program for disadvantaged children

Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if the government shutdown isn't averted
September 29
Teacher Vanessa Simmons works with children at a Head Start program at Alliance for Community Empowerment, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, in Bridgeport, Conn. Head Start programs serving more than 10,000 disadvantaged children would immediately lose federal funding if there is a federal shutdown, although they might be able to stave off immediate closure if it doesn't last long. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
September 29

A last-ditch Republican funding effort collapses in the House, leaving the government on the verge of a shutdown

A last-ditch Republican funding effort collapses in the House, leaving the government on the verge of a shutdown
September 29
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