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Why Biden is eager to run on the economy, while voters still have their doubts about 'Bidenomics'

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

For President Joe Biden, there's a happy confluence of the coming 2024 reelection campaign and a favorable turn in recent economic data.

New federal estimate finds more than $200 billion in COVID-19 aid may have been stolen

The numbers issued Tuesday by the U.S. Small Business Administration inspector general are much greater than the office's previous projections and underscore how vulnerable the Paycheck Protection and COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs were to fraudsters…

WATCH: Biden, Modi hold meeting with U.S. and Indian business leaders

By Chris Megerian, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday joined top American and Indian executives in talks to increase cooperation between the two countries on artificial intelligence, semiconductor production and space.

Struggling beekeepers stabilize U.S. honeybee population after nearly half of colonies died last year

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Honeybees are crucial to the food supply, pollinating more than 100 of the crops we eat, including nuts, vegetables, berries, citrus and melons. Scientists said a combination of parasites, pesticides, starvation and climate change keep causing large die-offs.

Millions of Ethiopians go hungry again as international aid is paused after massive theft

By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Millions of Ethiopians were starved by a two-year war. Now, even after peace, they are going hungry again. That's after the discovery earlier this year of a massive theft of donated food aid in Ethiopia.

The water in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials say

By Michael Goldberg, Associated Press

U.S. District Court Judge Henry Wingate ordered Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and water manager Ted Henifin to appear in court Wednesday because of comments Lumumba made at a June 14 news conference.

Artificial intelligence is a 'moment of revolution,' Sen. Schumer says in urging swift action on regulations

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Worries about artificial intelligence systems outsmarting humans and running wild have intensified in recent months with the rise of a new generation of highly capable AI chatbots such as ChatGPT.

Allies pledge billions for Ukraine rebuilding and seek investment at London conference

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Diplomats and political leaders at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London urged private-sector companies to help revive an economy battered by almost a year and a half of war.

World well short of progress needed to meet UN's 2030 sustainable development goals

By Melina Walling, Associated Press

The world is falling well short of the progress needed to meet the United Nations' sustainable development goals by 2030 in areas ranging from poverty to clean energy to biodiversity.

IRS reduces tax return backlog by 80 percent and improves customer service, report says

By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press

The IRS has processed tens of millions of tax returns faster this year compared with years past, and getting through to customer service on the phone is slowly improving.