Another big company hit by a ransomware attack
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Accenture, the global consulting firm, has been hit by the LockBit ransomware gang, according to the cybercriminal…
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Here’s what’s getting more expensive
Though the pace of consumer price inflation slowed in July, prices continue to rise as the economy recovers from the pandemic. CNN’s Matt Egan…
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Severe drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue Reading Polish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S.…
Continue Reading Top Dem sees tough pathway for $3.5T social, climate plans
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is conceding that Democrats face a tough pathway to delivering…
Continue Reading More red ink: US budget deficit through July hit $2.54T
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion for the first 10 months of this budget year,…
Continue Reading Nigerian minister says Twitter ban to be lifted soon
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s information minister says the government soon will lift the country’s…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed as caution sets in on coronavirus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed as caution set in among investors following another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street.…
Continue Reading Russia: Black Sea oil spill much bigger than first thought
VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’n prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into an oil spill off the country’s Black…
Continue Reading Biden team is seeking ways to address rising energy prices
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns…
Continue Reading Huge California fire grows; Montana blaze threatens towns
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history continued to grow after destroying more than 1,000 buildings,…
Continue Reading Lawsuit could delay replacement for aging postal fleet
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Postal Service’s aging fleet of trucks is soldiering on even as a contract for greener…
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Nationwide Emergency Alert System test to occur on cell phones, TV & radio
WASHINGTON, DC — A nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test will be conducted Wednesday and radios, televisions and certain cellphones will be…
Continue Reading YouTube suspends Rand Paul after misleading video on masks
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — YouTube has suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days after the Kentucky Republican posted a…
Continue Reading CONSUMER WATCH: DELTA VARIANT IMPACTING TRAVEL PLANS
Canada reopened its border Monday, as the CDC adds 16 countries to its very high COVID-19 risk level. Should you change or cancel upcoming trips?…
Continue Reading Late night comics pull no punches on Cuomo’s resignation
Late night hosts took jabs at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo who announced he is resigning after a report found he had sexually harassed 11…
Continue Reading Samsung’s new foldable phones are cheaper, more durable and have an under-screen camera
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Samsung is still betting on a future where smartphones fold in half. But first it must convince users…
Continue Reading $600 million gone: The biggest crypto theft in history
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Hackers have stolen some $600 million in cryptocurrency from the decentralized finance platform Poly Network, in what it…
Continue Reading John King explains why infrastructure bill vote is a big deal
CNN’s John King explains the significance of the Senate passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill, which will head to the House for a…
Continue Reading YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, has been suspended from YouTube for seven days over a video claiming…
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Valentina hot sauce in short supply in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — A community favorite, Valentina hot sauce, has become harder to find in El Paso area stores. You may have…
Continue Reading U.S. Senate approves $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
RELATED STORIES: Cornyn, Cruz vote against infrastructure bill giving Texas $30BHere are the 19 Republican senators who voted for the bipartisan…
Continue Reading Companies delay return to offices
Amazon is delaying its return to office until 2022. CNN’s Matt Egan reports on businesses pushing back their returns because of surging Covid-19…
Continue Reading Dominion Voting Systems sues Newsmax and OAN
Dominion Voting Systems filed a lawsuit against Newsmax and One America News Network for spreading lies about their company in the wake of the 2020…
Continue Reading Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for one week
By Brian Fung and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for one week following…
Continue Reading Amazon driver tracks down Vallejo man’s stolen truck
Vallejo resident Mark Cutlip had recently started his junk hauling business when his truck and trailer were…
Continue Reading IRAN CLIMATE CRISIS: THE DYING LAKE AND THE EFFORTS TO REVIVE IT
One of the largest saltwater lakes in the world has now been reduced to a fraction of its former…
Continue Reading How to save the planet: Five simple things you can do
You might think that one person can’t make a difference but these five simple actions can reduce your carbon footprint and make a big…
Continue Reading Andrew Sullivan on the Covid cluster in Provincetown
Andrew Sullivan, a longtime Provincetown resident, tells Brian Stelter the media “missed almost everything” about the Covid-19 cluster there. He…
Continue Reading Should vaccine mandates, higher premiums for unvaccinated be next?
With America only half-vaccinated, experts say the time has come to impose mandates on the resistant and/or raise their health care…
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