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Several world leaders and tech bosses are meeting in Paris to find ways to stop acts of violent extremism from being shown online.

Lawmakers in Texas are considering a bill that would stiffen penalties for those who damage or trespass around oil and gas operations, despite opposition from environmental activists.

A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route.

With Congress stepping up its investigation into the troubled Boeing 737 Max airliner and how it passed regulatory safety checks, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration will appear before a House aviation panel.

___ Mnuchin optimistic on trade battles; Wall Street approves WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is making progress in talks with Canada and Mexico over the lifting of steel tariffs, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.

The federal Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday renewed mineral rights leases for a proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, a project that environmentalists fear would spoil the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area.

The House on Wednesday approved a bill reaffirming the right of a Massachusetts tribe to hold land in trust, a crucial step to building a $1 billion casino.

North Carolina's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against a popular e-cigarette maker, asking a court to limit what flavors it can sell and ensure underage teens can't buy it.

Stocks closed solidly higher on Wall Street as traders became more hopeful that some of the U.S.'s frictions with its trading partners will ease.

A Trump administration appointee at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau who came under fire after racist comments he wrote years ago resurfaced is leaving the agency.

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Wednesday: The Progressive Corp., up $3.86 to $77.50

Toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker plans to open a manufacturing plant in North Texas and create about 500 jobs.

A state judge has ruled that North Dakota regulators properly refrained from becoming involved in a dispute over the location of an $800 million oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

Macy's is putting up its sixth consecutive quarter of rising comparable store sales thanks in part to another doubling of online sales.

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

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. is making progress in talks with Canada and Mexico over steel tariffs, potentially overcoming a key hurdle toward approval of a trade agreement between the three countries.

The Latest on investigation into safety review of the troubled Boeing 737 Max (all times local): 10:30 a.m.

The U.S.-China trade blowup was a long time coming.

During a hearing on Capitol Hill, Disney called out American companies for perpetuating vast inequality between employees.

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