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Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in at least 9 years

Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in at least 9 years

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s global annual sales fell for the first time in at least 9 years, with a 2.3% increase in the final quarter not enough to overcome a sluggish start to 2024 despite offers of 0% financing, free charging and low-priced leases.
5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Five years ago, a cluster of people in Wuhan, China, fell sick with a virus never before seen in the world. The germ didn't have a name, nor did the illness it would cause.
'Dinosaur highway' tracks dating back 166 million years are discovered in England

'Dinosaur highway' tracks dating back 166 million years are discovered in England

LONDON (AP) — A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bumps that led to the discovery of a “dinosaur highway” and nearly 200 tracks that date back 166 million years, researchers said Thursday.
Thomson Reuters acquires owner of tax software firm SafeSend for $600 million

Thomson Reuters acquires owner of tax software firm SafeSend for $600 million

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. says it has acquired a U.S. tax and accounting software business for $600 million. The Michigan-based company is called cPaperless LLC but operates under the SafeSend name. It has 235 employees.
Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in a decade

Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in a decade

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla's global sales rose 2.3% in the fourth quarter, but the increase wasn't enough to overcome a sluggish first half, and sales for the full year fell short of 2023 numbers.
A drop in groundwater could mean big trouble for a tiny snail as Nevada lithium project presses on

A drop in groundwater could mean big trouble for a tiny snail as Nevada lithium project presses on

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Opponents of the nation's largest lithium mine under construction want U.S.
Canada set to preside over G7 in 2025 — what that means and what's at stake

Canada set to preside over G7 in 2025 — what that means and what's at stake

OTTAWA — Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world's most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world.
Here's your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments

Here's your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The new year will bring a pair of lunar eclipses, but don’t expect any sun-disappearing acts like the one that mesmerized North America last spring.

Pakistan and India conduct annual exchange of lists of nuclear assets under bilateral pact

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and India on Wednesday exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a bilateral pact that bars them from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban

A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business.