WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a historic shift in US drug policy.

Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba apnews.com/article/cuba-r… (Our latest The Associated Press Global #Religion story in a three-part series on #Cuba 's religious & spiritual landscape 🇨🇺 with beautiful photos 📷 by The Associated Press_respinosa) a🧵

The justices ruled 7-2 that the way the (CFPB) is funded does not violate the Constitution, reversing a lower court. The CFPB was created after the 2008 financial crisis to regulate mortgages, car loans and other consumer finance. Mark Sherman apnews.com/article/9f30de…

Prisoners work side-by-side with civilians at dangerous jobs from poultry plants to fighting wildfires. But they aren’t considered 'employees.'

When they’re hurt or killed, they can be denied basic rights and protections guaranteed to other U.S. workers. apnews.com/article/prison…

When he gives the commencement address at Morehouse College, President Joe Biden will have his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war at a center of Black politics and culture.
Via Bill Barrow & Matt Brown
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Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades by producing 700,000 vehicles a year.

First from AP: An Interior Department staffer becomes the first Jewish political appointee to publicly resign in protest of U.S. support for Israel’s war in Gaza. apnews.com/article/a55c20…

70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't.

⁦Annie Ma⁩ apnews.com/article/9d8485…

“I would run. I’m ready to walk from here to there and sleep under the olive trees on my own land” apnews.com/article/israel…

US inflation eased last month in the first slowdown of 2024 apnews.com/article/inflat…

The Biden administration is suggesting the possibility that additional penalties could be put in place if the Chinese makers of electric vehicles try to move their production to Mexico to avoid newly announced import taxes.

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The Biden administration announced plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election year move that’s increasing friction between the world’s two largest economies.

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Biden blocks Chinese-backed crypto miner from land ownership near Wyoming military base apnews.com/article/cfius-…

WASHINGTON (AP) — US blocks Chinese-backed crypto miner from land ownership near Wyoming military base

Before leaving Fredericksburg, the Treasury Secretary crushes a hot dog with slaw at Mason-Dixon Cafe and washes it down with a chocolate soft serve at Carl’s Ice Cream Shop.

BYD, which stands for “Build Your Dreams,” could be a nightmare for the U.S. auto industry.

Great story from Tom Krisher and Ken Moritsugu on how a tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling.
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We’re in Stafford County, Va. today where Secretary Janet Yellen is promoting Biden administration investments in getting internet access to roughly 700 homes in the area.

AP Indianapolis newsman Ken Kusmer dies at 65 after a short illness apnews.com/article/ken-ku…

The Biden administration plans to impose major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the plan.
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APNewsAlert: WASHINGTON (The Associated Press) — Biden administration says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete.