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California governor pushes back against criticism …

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the fast food bill surrounded by fast food workers at the SEIU Local 721 in Los Angeles, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. Republican leaders in California are calling for an investigation into why a new state law requiring a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers includes an exemption for restaurants like Panera Bread. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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IRS launches crackdown on 125,000 wealthy ‘non-filers’

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel, testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Humanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI and gets …

FILE - Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock sits for a photo at the company's test facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., Oct. 3, 2023. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of humanoid robots as part of a new deal with robotics startup Figure. Sunnyvale, California-based Figure announced the partnership Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, along with $675 million in venture capital funding from a group that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as well as Microsoft, chipmaker Nvidia and the startup-funding divisions of Amazon, Intel and OpenAI. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs to close another …

FILE - Pedestrians pass the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Airlines could face more fines for mishandling wheelchairs …

FILE - An airline employee transfers a wheelchair to her station at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Nov. 23, 2022. The Biden administration will propose Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, to make it easier for the government to fine airlines for damaging or misplacing wheelchairs by making it an automatic violation of a federal law on accessible air travel. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Musk’s X asks judge to penalize nonprofit researchers …

FILE - Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in court Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, after the social media platform sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the recent increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

US applications for jobless benefits rise but remain historically …

A hiring sign is displayed outside of Golf Center in Des Plaines, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. On Thursday, the Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge picked …

FILE - Fuel is pumped into a vehicle at a Costco gasoline station on Nov. 30, 2023, in Thornton, Colo. On Thursday, Feb. 20, 2024, the Commerce Department issues its January report on consumer spending. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Beer maker Anheuser-Busch InBev reports better-than-expected …

A transport truck waits outside of the Anheuser Busch factory in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. A standoff between brewery workers and Anheuser-Busch might lead to the first strike by the company's unionized employees in the U.S. since 1976. But fans of Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob and other beers don't need to worry about going dry. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Best Buy’s shares up after chain posts smaller-than …

FILE - People are silhouetted against the sky at dawn as they attend a sale at a Best Buy store Friday, Nov. 25, 2022, in Overland Park, Kan. Best Buy reported lower fourth-quarter sales and net income, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, as shoppers remain cautious about spending on gadgets. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Electronic Arts cutting about 5% of workforce with …

Ford electric vehicle owners can now charge on Tesla’s …

FILE - A vehicle charges at a Tesla Supercharger station in Detroit, Nov. 16, 2022. Owners of Ford electric vehicles can now use much of Tesla's charging network in the U.S. and Canada, but there's a hitch: they'll need to get an adapter that Ford will provide for free, although the company won't start shipping those until the end of March 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

NYC’s plan to ease gridlock and pump billions into …

Jean Ryan, right, president of the advocacy group Disabled In Action, has her motorized wheelchair secured in a van for a ride into Manhattan from Brooklyn, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in New York. The Big Apple is close to implementing a plan that would use license-plate readers to turn all of Manhattan south of Central Park into one giant toll zone. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after …

A person walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Tokyo. Shares were mixed in Asia on Thursday after a lackluster day on Wall Street, where selling of technology stocks pulled benchmarks lower. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)