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US agency ends investigation into Ford engine failures after recall and warranty extension

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's auto safety regulator has ended a 2 1/2-year investigation into Ford engine failures after the company replaced engines or extended the warranty on some vehicles.
October auto sales rise to match 2019 levels, DesRosiers says

October auto sales rise to match 2019 levels, DesRosiers says

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says vehicle sales in October were up 8.8 per cent from the same month last year.
Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years. Now they’re threatened

Mexico City’s floating gardens have fed people for hundreds of years. Now they’re threatened

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Cassandra Garduño squinted in the sunlight, her pink boots smudged by dirt as she gazed out over her family's chinampa — one of the islands first built up by the Aztecs with fertile mud from the bottom of a lake that, later drained
The Latest: Trump and Harris bring their campaigns to the battleground state of Wisconsin

The Latest: Trump and Harris bring their campaigns to the battleground state of Wisconsin

In the waning days of the presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump zero in on the battleground state of Wisconsin.
Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers

Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic.
Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris . It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy.

Lyft pays $2.1 million to settle case alleging the ride-hailing service deceived drivers

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lyft is paying $2.1 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-hailing service of exaggerating how much money drivers could make while the company was trying to recover from a steep downturn in demand during the pandemic.

Did a Canadian developer really invent bitcoin? A new HBO show explores an intriguing theory

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Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

Musk tests the role of money in U.S. politics with multimillion-dollar effort to back Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — Next week's presidential election isn't just a referendum on Donald Trump and Kamala Harris . It's also a measure of the influence the world's richest man wields over American democracy.
Auto parts company Magna International lowers guidance amid production slump

Auto parts company Magna International lowers guidance amid production slump

TORONTO — Magna International Inc. cut its guidance for its full year after seeing its sales decrease last quarter amid a global production slump of light vehicles.