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Business

More CEOs fear their companies won’t survive 10 years as AI and climate challenges grow, survey says

By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) — More executives are feeling better about the global economy, but a growing number don't think their companies will survive the coming decade without a major overhaul because of pressure from climate change and technology like artificial intelligence, according to a new survey of CEOs by one of the world's largest consulting firms, PwC.The survey of more than 4,700 CEOs worldwide was released […]

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International News

At Davos, conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for elite meeting

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The Earth is heating up, as is conflict in the Middle East. The world economy and Ukraine's defense against Russia are sputtering along. Artificial intelligence could upend all our lives. The to-do list of global priorities has grown for this year’s edition of the World Economic Forum gabfest of business, political and other elites in the Alpine snows of Davos, Switzerland. It gets going in earnest Tuesday and runs […]

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An ice storm is bearing down on the Pacific Northwest as other US regions battle bitter cold 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Residents of the Pacific Northwest suffered through more misery as an ice storm bore down on the region Wednesday, threatening to turn mountain highways treacherous and zap power in bitterly cold temperatures. Much of the region was under an ice storm warning through the morning, promising only to add to the damage brought by a powerful winter storm that hit over the weekend. Parts of southwest Washington and […]

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DEI opponents are using a 1866 Civil Rights law to challenge equity policies in the workplace

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an 1866 civil rights law meant to protect Black people from economic exclusion as a way to challenge corporate diversity and equity policies as well as funding to Black-owned businesses. The cases are being monitored carefully as the battle over racial considerations shifts to the workplace following the U.S. […]

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As diversity, equity and inclusion comes under legal attack, companies quietly alter their programs

NEW YORK (AP) — Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against a small venture capital firm that has provided funding instrumental to her boutique brand’s growth.   The case against the Fearless Fund alleges that one of its grant programs discriminates against non-Black women and asks the courts to […]

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Education

As a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers

By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The expansive version of free speech long accepted in American society is facing more forceful competition than it has seen in a century. On college campuses, a newer version of free speech is emerging as young generations redraw the line where expression crosses into harm. Their version has no tolerance for speech leading to physical or psychological harm. The Israel-Hamas war and its rhetoric […]

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Tennessee lawmakers are at odds after studying rejection of US education money over its requirements

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers have hit an impasse after studying whether the state should forgo more than $1 billion in federal K-12 education funding annually. Senators on a panel studying the issue this week cautioned that the rejection would be unprecedented and raise more questions than answers. They also noted that they haven't been able to agree with the House counterparts on what […]

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Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as weekend storms bring more Arctic air, snow

  Associated Press  Subfreezing temperatures across much of the U.S. have millions of Americans at risk of potentially dangerous cold as weekend Arctic storms continue to dump snow from coast to coast. The National Weather Service said Sunday that wind chills could plummet as low as minus 70 degrees in Montana and the Dakotas. An estimated 95 million Americans faced potential windy, frigid conditions with temperatures below zero as far […]

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