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Earnings at Tesla fall as research spending cuts into profit

Tesla said Wednesday that its profits fell last quarter as the car company run by Elon Musk shoveled more money into research and development, cutting into profits from a sharp increase in vehicle sales.

Tropical Storm Bertha moves toward Texas after grazing Louisiana's coast

Tropical Storm Bertha churned toward a second landfall in Texas on Thursday after grazing southern Louisiana in a slow crawl that triggered heavy surf and some flooding along the Gulf Coast but kept the heaviest rains offshore.

Nun who was detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – A nun who was taken into immigration custody after being arrested while walking to Mass in her habit last month in Texas pleaded Thursday for people to have the chance to be heard before being taken into custody, saying she was speaking out to help others.

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China denies excess industrial capacity as more US tariffs loom

HONG KONG (AP) – China pushed back Tuesday against claims of overcapacity in the world’s second largest economy, ahead of the release of results of a U.S. probe on the matter that could result in new tariffs.

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Elon Musk launches invite-only X Money with a Visa debit card

NEW YORK (AP) – Elon Musk’s social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, launched its own bank account-like product where users can send money to one another.

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Confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 90.8 in July from 92.2 in June. That’s essentially the same tepid range its been in since the beginning of the year. I

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Fauci invokes the fifth Amendment and declines to testify at COVID-19 hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) – Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New UK leader Burnham vows to fix a 'broken' social care system

LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham pledged Wednesday that he will succeed where decades of predecessors have failed and fix a “broken” social care system built on an overstretched public sector and profit-making private firms.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Americans’ confidence in the economy fell this month as gas prices resumed their climb after the U.S. and Iran stepped up their fighting. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 90.8 in July from 92.2 in June. That’s essentially the same tepid range its been in since the beginning of the year. I

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