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7:57 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Cuba has loosened restrictions on private businesses to allow imports of foreign goods and medicines, a sector firmly controlled by the Communist-led government

6:35 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Senate negotiators are working to resolve thorny differences with leaders of the Southeastern and Big Ten Conferences over revisions to a bill designed to regulate college sports that sponsors want a vote on before the chamber goes on summer break next week

6:29 PM on Wednesday, July 29

The townspeople of St. Mary’s can now breathe a sigh of relief

6:10 PM on Wednesday, July 29

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Texas community colleges are facing budget cuts due to a state funding shortfall

5:20 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Microsoft has posted strong quarterly earnings, surpassing expectations with significant growth in its cloud computing platform and a boost in paid AI users

5:10 PM on Wednesday, July 29

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Kentucky promoted Pete Nochta to general manager of the Wildcats’ football team Wednesday, a day after Pat Biondo announced his departure only months after being hired

5:07 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Starbucks has reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit

4:48 PM on Wednesday, July 29

4:31 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Meta Platforms says its second-quarter profit declined even as revenue beat Wall Street’s expectations, as legal expenses and severance costs for recent layoffs weighed on its results

4:25 PM on Wednesday, July 29

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Oil prices got back to jumping, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control

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2:19 PM on Wednesday, July 29

Elon Musk’s company xAI is suing Minnesota over the state’s first-in-the-nation law that bans “nudification” technology on websites and apps

2:01 PM on Wednesday, July 29

President Donald Trump has announced a $22.5 billion renovation of Washington Dulles International Airport

11:12 AM on Wednesday, July 29

The billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app has repeatedly run into trouble with both the Kremlin and Western officials as he cast himself as a champion of free speech

11:43 PM on Tuesday, July 28

Oil prices got back to jumping, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control

2:29 PM on Tuesday, July 28

The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday despite persistently high inflation and a spike in energy prices caused by the Iran war