Americans give bosses same message in record numbers: I quit
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September,…
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Workers at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts to strike for a day
BOSTON (AP) — Members of the union that represents about 200 workers at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts have voted to hold a one-day strike next…
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BERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa says it has repaid all the aid it received from the German government last year to help the airline through the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Johnson & Johnson to split into 2, aim for faster growth
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM MURPHY The Associated Press Johnson & Johnson is splitting into two companies, separating the division that sells…
Continue Reading AstraZeneca to book modest profit from coronavirus vaccine
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says it will start to book a modest profit from its…
Continue Reading Pacific leaders agree on vaccines but not on US hosting APEC
By NICK PERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders have agreed to do all they can to improve access to…
Continue Reading UK, EU keep talking but stay far apart in Brexit trade feud
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. and the European Union have inched away from a diplomatic cliff edge but remain miles apart…
Continue Reading Japan’s Toshiba spins off energy, computer device units
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Embattled Japanese technology conglomerate Toshiba is restructuring to improve its…
Continue Reading Thailand delays reopening of entertainment venues to Jan. 15
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand says it would delay the reopening of nightlife entertainment venues to Jan. 15 despite pleas from the industry to make it…
Continue Reading Japan adding more hospital beds in plan for next virus surge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s preparations for the next coronavirus surge include adding thousands more hospital beds…
Continue Reading Out of time: Climate talks go past deadline over coal, cash
By FRANK JORDANS, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Going into overtime, negotiators at U.N. climate…
Continue Reading Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that…
Continue Reading Stocks close higher, but indexes still end week in the red
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks closed higher on Wall Street on Friday, but still marked their first weekly loss in six weeks.…
Continue Reading McDonald’s CEO faces growing criticism after gun victim text
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The CEO of McDonald’s is facing increasing criticism, including calls for resignation, following…
Continue Reading German leader Merkel says people have duty to get vaccinated
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people have a duty to get vaccinated against the…
Continue Reading Venezuela judge grants appeal hearing to jailed US oil execs
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six U.S. oil executives detained in Venezuela for four years on corruption charges have…
Continue Reading SpaceX delivers new crew of 4 to station, ‘glorious sight’
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX capsule carrying four astronauts has pulled up at the International Space…
Continue Reading US judge won’t reconsider tribes’ bid to block Nevada mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Two Native American tribes have failed again in their bid to persuade a federal judge in Nevada…
Continue Reading Kellogg’s files lawsuit against its striking cereal workers
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Kellogg Co. has filed a lawsuit against its local union in Omaha. It’s complaining…
Continue Reading Twitter permanently bans Newsmax White House correspondent
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter says it’s permanently banned Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson for repeated violations of its…
Continue Reading Company to pay $34M in chemical contamination lawsuit
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A chemical company has agreed to pay $34 million to compensate residents of a Vermont town for chemical contamination in…
Continue Reading Dillard’s, Beazer Homes rise; Walt Disney, Beyond Meat fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Dillard’s, Beazer Homes rise; Walt Disney, Beyond Meat…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks managed to close mostly higher on Wall Street Thursday, but the S&P 500 is still on track for its first weekly loss…
Continue Reading Report: Interstate bridge’s crack likely dates back to 1970s
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK Ark. (AP) — A report says that a crack in a steel beam that forced the closure of the Interstate 40…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading ‘Rust’ tragedy, labor climate frame Hollywood contract vote
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Members of a union representing film and television crews begin voting Friday on a tentative…
Continue Reading Foundations commit billions to fight climate change
By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The United Nations Climate Change Conference, which was postponed a year…
Continue Reading Big Bird backlash: Vax lands even Muppet in political flap
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1972, Big Bird lined up on `Sesame Street’ to receive a measles vaccine as…
Continue Reading Reports: Emiratis to build solar power station in Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria says the government has signed a contract with a group of companies from the United Arab Emirates to build a solar…
Continue Reading EU authorizes 2 medicines for people at risk of severe COVID
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of two new medicines against the coronavirus for people at risk of…
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