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Asian shares were mostly lower on Wednesday on rising oil prices and lackluster Japanese data.

President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia's king "might not be there for two weeks" without U.S. military support, as he sought to pressure the close American ally over rising oil prices.

The EPA is pursuing rule changes that experts say would weaken the way radiation exposure is regulated, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight.

Leaders of a campaign to repeal California's recent gas tax increase are asking the federal government to investigate their claims that public resources have been used against them.

The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight.

U.S. stocks are mixed Tuesday morning as internet companies and retailers slip.

Environmental groups opposing the site of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota want a judge to reconsider his recent recommendation that state regulators dismiss the groups' challenge.

German police say they have evicted environmental protesters from the last treehouse in a forest due to be cleared for coal mining.

Iran's currency, the rial, is rallying after weeks of depreciation following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw America from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers.

Saudi Arabia has given a $200 million cash infusion to Yemen's Central Bank to shore up its reserves after the war-torn country's currency went into freefall over the past few weeks.

U.S. manufacturers, basic materials makers and car companies are rising Monday after the U.S. and Canada agreed to a new trade deal that also includes Mexico.

___ GE, seeking path forward as a century-old company, ousts CEO BOSTON (AP) — General Electric CEO and Chairman John Flannery is being ousted after just over a year on the job at the century-old company.

After less than two years and a precipitous decline in the share price at General Electric, John Flannery is being ousted as chairman and CEO.

General Electric’s decision Monday to part ways with CEO John Flannery just one year into his tenure came amid a prolonged stock slide.

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President Donald Trump has discussed global crude oil prices with Saudi King Salman in a telephone call amid the American leader's call for OPEC to bring down energy prices.

___ Tesla faces a reckoning with CEO Elon Musk's job in jeopardy SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The thought of a Tesla car company without Elon Musk is sending shivers down the spine of Wall Street.

The Trump administration is easing rules imposed on offshore oil and gas drilling six years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill.