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On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then 'crash after crash'

On Illinois highway, blinding dust, then 'crash after crash'

DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — Winds stirred up a wall of dust from farm fields that engulfed a stretch of busy interstate highway in a matter of minutes. The brown cloud's intensity caked even the insides of vehicles in dirt.
Lyft's new CEO tackles a job requiring some heavy lifting

Lyft's new CEO tackles a job requiring some heavy lifting

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even before he joined Lyft's board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service.
BlackBerry reviewing strategic alternatives for its portfolio of businesses

BlackBerry reviewing strategic alternatives for its portfolio of businesses

BlackBerry Ltd. has launched a review of strategic alternatives for its portfolio of businesses that could see the company break up its operations. The Waterloo, Ont.
Chinese electric vehicle brands expand to global markets

Chinese electric vehicle brands expand to global markets

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Osamu Furukawa has driven lots of Japanese cars for his business converting classic gasoline-powered models to electric. But his favorite ride is an import: A battery-powered SUV from China’s BYD Auto.

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Can Biden win again? Here's how past incumbents fared WASHINGTON (AP) — No president wants to give up the power and prestige that comes with the office after only one term, and Joe Biden is no exception.

AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

7 bodies found during search for missing Oklahoma teens HENRYETTA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities discovered the bodies of seven people Monday while searching a rural Oklahoma property for two missing teenagers, state investigators confirmed.
Edmunds picks the top convertibles on the road in 2023

Edmunds picks the top convertibles on the road in 2023

The arrival of warmer weather across the U.S. will soon have a number of shoppers considering a wind-in-the-hair convertible.
Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears

Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears

PHOENIX (AP) — Paramedics summoned to an Arizona retirement community last summer found an 80-year-old woman slumped inside her mobile home, enveloped in the suffocating 99-degree (37 C) heat she suffered for days after her air conditioner broke down
California man guilty of killing 3 after doorbell prank

California man guilty of killing 3 after doorbell prank

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man accused of killing three teenage boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him was found guilty Friday of murder.
Tech-rooted groups seek to shake up San Francisco politics

Tech-rooted groups seek to shake up San Francisco politics

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The tech entrepreneurs who flocked to San Francisco two decades ago bringing jobs and wealth, and also soaring housing prices and gentrification, are becoming a rising political force in a city they say is woefully off track.
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