What takes years and costs $20K? A San Francisco trash can
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What takes four years to make and costs more than $20,000? A trash can in San Francisco.…
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Sri Lanka permits Chinese ship to dock after postponement
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Chinese research ship will be allowed to dock in a Sri Lankan port after a…
Continue Reading Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime…
Continue Reading Shippers prepare for worst as Rhine levels near critical low
Shipping companies are preparing to halt the transport of goods on the Rhine as water levels in Germany’s biggest river near a critically low…
Continue Reading Climate bill: Could coal communities shift to nuclear?
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A major economic bill headed to the president has…
Continue Reading Driver walkout halts trains as UK summer strike wave spreads
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of U.K. train drivers have walked off the job in a 24-hour strike over jobs, pay and…
Continue Reading Dutch arrest man linked to currency mixer Tornado Cash
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch financial prosecutors say they have detained a man suspected of involvement in “concealing criminal financial…
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Learning loss is on the rise—here’s what schools are doing to help
HeyTutor outlined nine ways schools are tackling learning loss, drawing on news reports as well as studies of how COVID-19 impacted students’…
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Bluebells, lilies, poppies, and more: These are the native wildflowers blooming near you
Summer is a-bloom with native beauty that spans the color spectrum. Texas Real Estate Source compiled a list of wildflowers native to different…
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5 successful young entrepreneurs who have thriving businesses
GoHenry compiled this list of five successful young entrepreneurs who have thriving businesses based on news coverage and research from across the…
Continue Reading Italy’s Lake Garda shrinks to near-historic low amid drought
By ANDREA ROSA and LUIGI NAVARRA Associated Press SIRMIONE Italy (AP) — Italy’s worst drought in decades has reduced Lake Garda, the…
Continue Reading Sinema took Wall Street money while killing tax on investors
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime…
Continue Reading Expanded IRS free-file system one step closer in Dems’ bill
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The flagship climate change and health care bill passed by Democrats and soon to be signed by…
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Dems push climate, health, tax bill through Congress, a landmark election-year Biden win that once seemed out of reach
The Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Dems push climate, health, tax bill through Congress, a landmark election-year Biden win that once seemed out…
Continue Reading Peloton cuts jobs, raises prices in bid for profitability
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton is laying off almost 800 employees and raising prices for some of its equipment…
Continue Reading Publisher of USA Today, other papers axes staff to cut costs
By The Associated Press Associated Press Newspaper publisher Gannett Co. confirmed Friday that it’s laying off some of its newsroom staff as part…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 8/12/2022
The Associated Press Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its first 4-week winning streak since November. The benchmark…
Continue Reading Illumina, ResMed fall; Broadridge, Humana rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Illumina, ResMed fall; Broadridge, Humana…
Continue Reading Oil shipments from Russia resume to Czechia
PRAGUE (AP) — Oil shipments from Russia through a critical pipeline to Czechia have resumed after more than a week. Czechia became the last central…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell $2.25 to $92.09 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
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