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Children learn to cooperate early, but world leaders at the UN struggle to get that done

Sep. 28, 2024 17:43 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Our children are told when they're little: Play nicely. Work together. Don't hit. Use your words. Multiply that by nearly 200 countries, leaders of varied backgrounds and a preposterously complex set of 21st-century priorities and goals, and you come up with what exists in the...

At the UN, world leaders try to lay out a vision for the future — and actually make it happen

Sep. 23, 2024 17:17 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a “Pact for the Future” to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Now comes the hard part: uniting the world’s divided nations to move quickly to implement the agreement's 56 actions. As Czech President Petr Pavel put...

Stock market today: Wall Street pulls closer to records after retailers top profit forecasts

Aug. 21, 2024 16:14 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Wednesday after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% a day after breaking an eight-day winning streak, its longest of the year. The index is back to within 0.8% of its...