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Power Restored to Most in San Francisco After Massive Outage

Power Restored to Most in San Francisco After Massive Outage

Power has been restored to most of the 130,000 homes and businesses affected by a massive outage in San Francisco. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. crews was still working Sunday to restore power to 16,000 customers as midday. The outage began Saturday afternoon and was partly caused by a fire at a substation. The full…MORE

Brazil’s Lula Hopes EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Will Be Signed in January

Brazil’s Lula Hopes EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Will Be Signed in January

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Lula da Silva hopes the Mercosur-EU free-trade deal will be signed in January, after it was delayed on Friday. Protests by European farmers and opposition from France and Italy have threatened the agreement, which has been in negotiation for over 26 years. EU officials had hoped to sign the…MORE

Stocks Rise on Wall Street as AI Stocks Turn Higher Again

Stocks Rise on Wall Street as AI Stocks Turn Higher Again

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks gained ground on Wall Street as AI stocks like Nvidia turned higher again. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% Friday, erasing its losses for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 183 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1.3%. Oracle rose sharply after joining a new joint venture…MORE