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The arrest of a former aide to NY governors highlights efforts to root out Chinese agents in the US

Sep. 04, 2024 21:01 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A secret Chinese police station hiding in plain sight in New York City. Clandestine efforts by Communist Party operatives to spy on and bully Chinese expatriates. And now, charges that a former aide to two New York governors was secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese...

111: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 29, 2024 05:08 AM EDT

SHANGHAI (AP) — SHANGHAI (AP) — 111 Inc. (YI) on Thursday reported a loss of $1.9 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Shanghai-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents. The Operator of a digital and mobile healthcare platform in China posted...

Takeaways from AP's report on what the US can learn from other nations about maternal deaths

Aug. 22, 2024 12:13 PM EDT

How can the U.S. solve its growing maternal mortality crisis? Health experts say one way is to look to other countries. The U.S. has one of the highest maternal death rates of any wealthy nation — hovering around 20 per 100,000 live births overall and 50 for Black moms, according...

Anwar meets with Modi as India and Malaysia work to expand ties and defense cooperation

Aug. 20, 2024 22:11 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Malaysia will seek to expand economic ties and strengthen cooperation on defense and security, the leaders of the two countries said on Tuesday. This came during Malaysian Prime Minster Anwar Ibrahim's visit to India, his first since he took office in...

Medtronic: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 20, 2024 06:58 AM EDT

DUBLIN (AP) — DUBLIN (AP) — Medtronic PLC (MDT) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter net income of $1.04 billion. The Dublin-based company said it had net income of 80 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs and non-recurring costs, came to $1.23 per share....

Ex-University of Florida president gave former Senate staffers large raises, report finds

Aug. 16, 2024 16:15 PM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Spending by recently resigned University of Florida President Ben Sasse is coming under scrutiny after the student-run newspaper found that he awarded secretive consulting contracts and gave high-paying jobs to former members of his U.S. Senate staff and Republican allies...

CorMedix: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 14, 2024 07:44 AM EDT

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — CorMedix Inc. (CRMD) on Wednesday reported a loss of $14.2 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Berkeley Heights, New Jersey-based company said it had a loss of 25 cents. The...

Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his 'moonshot' push to fight cancer

Aug. 13, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he's no longer seeking a second term, visiting New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration's "moonshot" initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths. The...

Neuronetics: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

Aug. 12, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

MALVERN, Pa. (AP) — MALVERN, Pa. (AP) — Neuronetics Inc. (STIM) on Monday reported a loss of $9.8 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Malvern, Pennsylvania-based company said it had a loss of 33 cents. The medical device company focused on...

Amtrak train hits tractor trailer in Connecticut, minor injuries reported

Aug. 09, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers crashed into the rear section of a tractor trailer in Connecticut on Friday morning, causing minor injuries to a train engineer and damaging warning equipment at the crossing, authorities said. TV news video...