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France's Macron tells global CEOs: we're open for business
PARIS (AP) — France's president is taking on the role of salesman in chief for his strike-battered country. Emmanuel Macron used the splendor of the Palace of Versailles to woo international business leaders on Monday, insisting that his reforms are attracting investors despite six weeks of crippling...
Alaska Native corporation lowers board pay after complaints
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Goldbelt Inc. has amended a scheduled pay raise for its board of directors following concerns from shareholders about the size of the increase, an official said. The board voted Friday to reduce the compensation from $5,000 to $3,000 for each board member, The Juneau Empire reported....
Man sentenced for Colorado veterans affairs bribery scheme
DENVER (AP) — A businessman was sentenced to more than two years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to bribe a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs official in Colorado, court records said. Anthony Bueno, 45, was sentenced to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, The...
Assembly OKs bill clarifying emergency detention options
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Assembly approved a bill Wednesday designed to help police better deal with time-consuming emergency mental health detentions. Officers have complained for years that they spend too much time waiting in emergency rooms for doctors to clear detainees for transport and driving...
Mathieu, Clark turn gambles by Chiefs into wise investments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyrann Mathieu and Frank Clark were watching the AFC championship game on television a year ago, their teams knocked out of the playoffs, never thinking for a moment what the following 12 months might bring them. Or more accurately, where it might bring them. But after the Chiefs...
Company owner sentenced in minority contracting fraud case
CINCINNATI (AP) — The head of an Ohio company who allegedly schemed to win contracts that were intended for minority-owned businesses was sentenced to prison. U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett ordered Doug Evans to serve 21 months in prison and pay a fine of $25,000 in Cincinnati federal court on...
Iranian leader's tears a sign of respect for slain general
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a rare display of emotion from the typically reserved and measured supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei cried openly Monday at the funeral of slain Gen. Qassem Soleimani, his most important military commander with whom he shared a deep bond. “Oh...
Mississippi shipyard receives $453M US Navy contract
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A shipyard on the Mississippi Gulf Coast has been awarded a $453 million contract to provide support to U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers. The Department of Defense contract for Ingalls Shipuilding calls for planning yard design services for existing Ticonderoga-class cruisers and...
No charges against ex-senator over Indiana lobbying contract
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors have decided a former Indiana state senator won’t face criminal charges over possible violations of state lobbying laws involving his work with the state's Department of Veterans Affairs. A Marion County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman told The Indianapolis Star...
Company's contracts under review after drunken driving crash
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation says it's reviewing its contracts with a construction company after one of its employees was charged with driving under the influence and causing a crash that killed a 13-year-old girl. Gregory Goodsell, 31, of Marshfield, Massachusetts faces...
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