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Chance the Rapper is so serious about raising money for arts education programs in Chicago that he took a second job as a Lyft driver to spread the word.

The ancient Acropolis in Athens and most of Greece's archaeological sites and publicly-run museums are closed to the public because of a 24-hour strike called by a union of Culture Ministry employees.

___ Dow industrials sink 831 points as tech companies plunge NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks plunged to their worst loss in eight months on Wednesday as technology companies continued to drop.

Across the country, America's retailers and shipping companies are looking happily forward to a robust holiday shopping season.

Google will begin offering its pay-to-carpool service throughout the U.S., an effort to reduce the commute-time congestion that its popular Waze navigation app is designed to avoid.

Verlander has credited his wife, supermodel Kate Upton, with encouraging him to make the career-shaping choice to join the Astros.

Are America's employers at risk of running out of skilled people to hire?

Zippia ranked states based on work hours, cost of living and other factors.

The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in 49 years.

The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 3:45 p.m.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Amazon has yet to disclose the financial impact it expects the new pay initiatives to have on its bottom line.

All seemed to be going well with Randolph Rice's new receptionist.

New Orleans' service and hospitality workers are asking for better pay and benefits from a city that last year drew in around $8 billion from the tourists they serve.

The Latest on a pay raise more than 350,000 workers at Amazon.com (all times local): 7:10 a.m.

The German government says it will expand a system of six-month visas allowing people from outside the European Union to seek jobs as it tries to tackle a shortfall of skilled workers.