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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as the Trump trade cools

Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as the Trump trade cools

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted lower Tuesday as momentum cooled for the torrid “Trump trade” that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump’s presidential victory. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% a…

FAA prohibits US airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after plane was shot by gangs

FAA prohibits US airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after plane was shot by gangs

By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot a Spirit Airlines flight…

Trump has promised to ‘save TikTok’. What happens next is less clear

Trump has promised to ‘save TikTok’. What happens next is less clear

By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal battle about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its…

Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. Trump said Tuesday that Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination…

Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era

Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” for President-elect Donald Trump’s after his election victory, insisting the GOP is much better prepared for a second-term…

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

Judge delays ruling on whether to scrap Trump’s conviction in hush money case

By JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge postponed a decision on whether to undo President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case, after his lawyers called for freezing…