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After the pandemic, young Chinese again want to study abroad, just not so much in the US

Mar. 16, 2024 10:39 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the Chinese city of Shanghai, two young women seeking an education abroad have both decided against going to the United States, a destination of choice for decades that may be losing its shine. For Helen Dong, a 22-year-old senior studying advertising, it was...

Lebanese, French officials float a plan to rebuild Beirut port nearly 4 years after huge explosion

Mar. 13, 2024 08:24 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port...

Lawmakers hope bill package will ease Rhode Island's housing crisis

Mar. 08, 2024 14:41 PM EST

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi is pushing a package of more than a dozen bills aimed at addressing the state's ongoing housing crisis One proposal would give homeowners the right to develop accessory dwelling units for family members with a...

Ex-Google engineer charged with stealing AI trade secrets while working with Chinese companies

Mar. 06, 2024 22:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former software engineer at Google has been charged with stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets from the company while secretly working with two companies based in China, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was...

Mistras: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 06, 2024 16:35 PM EST

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. (AP) — PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. (AP) — Mistras Group Inc. (MG) on Wednesday reported a loss of $2.5 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Princeton Junction, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 8 cents. Earnings, adjusted for...

Evers signs bill authorizing new UW building, dorms that were part of deal with GOP

Mar. 06, 2024 12:48 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes spending hundreds of millions of dollars on Universities of Wisconsin construction and renovation projects. The governor signed the bill privately on Wednesday morning. The measure is part of a...

Climate-conscious travelers are jumpstarting Europe’s sleeper trains

Mar. 06, 2024 11:54 AM EST

After being gently rocked awake in her sleeper cabin, Sarah Marks spent the morning of her 29th birthday watching the Alps zip past the windows of her overnight train to Zurich. “The train comes in right next to the lake, with the mountains coming up behind it,” Marks said...

Regulatory costs account for half of the price of new condos in Hawaii, university report finds

Mar. 04, 2024 21:32 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — A University of Hawaii report published Monday found regulatory costs account for more than half of the price of a new condominium in Hawaii, a place where high housing costs are fueling an exodus of local-born residents searching for cheaper places to live. Some...

Southland: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Mar. 04, 2024 17:06 PM EST

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Southland Holdings Inc. (SLND) on Monday reported a loss of $5.6 million in its fourth quarter. The Grapevine, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 12 cents per share. The infrastructure construction company...

Recession has struck some of the world's top economies. The US keeps defying expectations

Feb. 15, 2024 15:27 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As some of the world’s biggest economies stumble into recession, the United States keeps chugging along. Both Japan and the United Kingdom said Thursday their economies likely weakened during the final three months of 2023. For each, it would be the second...