Merck asks EU regulator to authorize its COVID-19 pill
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency says it has received a request from Merck to authorize its coronavirus antiviral, the first pill…
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Kellogg’s to replace some striking workers after talks stall
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kellogg’s plans to start hiring permanent replacements for some of its 1,400 striking cereal…
Continue Reading US sues to halt sugar merger, says it would harm competition
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to block a major U.S. sugar manufacturer…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: It’s OK to not buy stuff on Black Friday
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet You’ll probably face heavy pressure from retailers to take advantage of Black Friday deals, but you get to choose…
Continue Reading Central European nations back Poland in migration dispute
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The leaders of three Central European countries on Tuesday expressed their support for…
Continue Reading Best Buy shares tumble on theft, supply constraints
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Best Buy Co.’s shares tumbled after the nation’s largest consumer electronics…
Continue Reading Explosion at munitions factory in Serbia kills at least 2
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police and media reports in Serbia say that a series of explosions have ripped through a munitions factory on the outskirts…
Continue Reading LA luxury mall latest to be hit by smash-and-grab thieves
By EUGENE GARCIA and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say a group of thieves smashed windows at a…
Continue Reading Slovakia proposes lockdown amid record infection surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s leaders have proposed a national lockdown as hospitals across the European Union country are hitting their…
Continue Reading NFL defensive great Michael Strahan to be next space tourist
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer “Good Morning America” co-host Michael Strahan is going to space next month. Strahan, who turned 50 on…
Continue Reading Metalworkers, police clash in Spain amid inflation protest
MADRID (AP) — Metalworkers and police have clashed in southern Spain at the end of a protest march to demand that wages rise in line with the…
Continue Reading The Santa experience this year is a mix of laps, distancing
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Santa is back this year, but he’s asking people to be cautious as he continues to…
Continue Reading Turkish lira plunges after Erdogan defends rate cuts
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish currency has weakened by some 10% against the U.S. dollar, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted…
Continue Reading Fighting gas prices, US to release 50 million barrels of oil
By JOSH BOAK and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is ordering a record 50 million barrels of oil released from…
Continue Reading WHO Europe warns of possible surge in COVID deaths ahead
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office says projections show its 53-country region could face another 700,000 deaths due to…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: It’s OK to not buy stuff on Black Friday
By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet You’ll probably face heavy pressure from retailers to take advantage of Black Friday deals, but you get to choose…
Continue Reading Italian competition watchdog fines Apple, Amazon $225M
ROME (AP) — Italy’s antitrust watchdog has fined Apple and Amazon more than 200 million euros, or $225 million, for cooperating to restrict…
Continue Reading AstraZeneca opens research center as UK builds science hub
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is praising Cambridge as a center of scientific collaboration as the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca opened a 1…
Continue Reading German soldiers face vaccine mandate as COVID cases rise
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German military is poised to make coronavirus vaccines mandatory for troops as COVID-19…
Continue Reading Asia stock markets decline amid inflation, oil price worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are falling as worries about inflation set off expectations the U.S. Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Fed’s Powell will aim to win a high-stakes bet in 2nd term
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gambled last year that his ultra-low rate policies…
Continue Reading Trans Netflix workers drop labor complaint but one resigns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two former Netflix employees who raised concerns about anti-transgender comments on Dave Chappelle’s TV special are dropping…
Continue Reading World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — World Cup 2022 host Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer…
Continue Reading World Cup host Qatar used ex-CIA officer to spy on FIFA
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — World Cup 2022 host Qatar has for years employed a former CIA officer to help spy on soccer…
Continue Reading Gun makers ask court to dismiss Mexican government lawsuit
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gun manufacturers have asked a federal court in Massachusetts to dismiss a lawsuit filed by…
Continue Reading Newsom names energy adviser as state’s top utility regulator
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has named his senior adviser on energy policy as the…
Continue Reading Organized thieves hit high-end Bay Area stores amid trend
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Groups of thieves ransacked jewelry and high-end clothing stores throughout the San…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes makes her case to the jury in fraud trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes returned to the witness stand on Monday…
Continue Reading US announces more sanctions over Russian gas pipeline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is keeping up pressure on Russia over a Russian pipeline project in Europe that the United States opposes.…
Continue Reading Interior head: Chaco protections ‘millennia in the making’
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with state and…
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