France orders gas station workers back to ensure supplies
By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is promising that the situation in the…
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Senior German state official quits over 2021 flood response
BERLIN (AP) — A senior German state official has announced his resignation amid questions over his management of deadly floods that hit his region…
Continue Reading Belarus army would likely have little impact in Ukraine war
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko this week has reignited fears that his army…
Continue Reading West to bolster Ukraine air defense; nuke plant loses power
By ADAM SCHRECK and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Unbowed Western powers pledged to supply Ukraine with more potent air…
Continue Reading UK markets roiled after bank rules out extending help
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s economy is facing new shocks after the Bank of England ruled out…
Continue Reading Leak detected in pipeline that brings Russian oil to Germany
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish oil pipeline operator says a leak has been detected in a pipeline in Poland which is the main route through which…
Continue Reading Europe turns to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas
By KRISTA LARSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A new liquefied natural gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80%…
Continue Reading Asian stocks fall ahead of US inflation update
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets fell Thursday ahead of an update on U.S. inflation that investors worry will…
Continue Reading Japan space agency rocket carrying 8 satellites fails
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency says a rocket carrying eight satellites failed just after liftoff and…
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Alleged rapist and his mother set teenage girl on fire after learning she was pregnant, Indian police say
By Rhea Mogul, Swati Gupta and Manveena Suri, CNN A 15-year-old girl is being treated at a hospital in northern India after she was allegedly set on…
Continue Reading Meta calls out news outlet, says it published stories based on fabricated documents
CNN By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business It is not unusual for Meta to aggressively push back on articles. And it’s not unusual for publications to…
Continue Reading Meta calls out news outlet, says it published stories based on fabricated documents
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business It is not unusual for Meta to aggressively push back on articles. And it’s not unusual for publications to stand…
Continue Reading Elon Musk denies claim he spoke to Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine
By Natasha Bertrand and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tesla CEO Elon Musk has denied a claim that he spoke directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin in recent…
Continue Reading Football, dramas lead Nielsen’s weekly top 20 list
NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s the Nielsen company’s list of the 20 most-watched prime-time television programs for the week of Oct. 3-9: 1.…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia and OPEC risk causing a US recession, Sen. Blumenthal says
By Matt Egan, CNN OPEC and its allies have defended their decision to slash oil production by arguing they are trying to prepare for a potential…
Continue Reading Facebook owner Meta unveils $1,500 VR headset: Will it sell?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook parent Meta has unveiled a high-end virtual reality headset with the hope people will soon be using…
Continue Reading TikTok going big on US e-commerce? Job listings offer clues
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok appears to be deepening its foray into e-commerce. It’s indicating in job…
Continue Reading Proposed labor rule could give millions of gig workers employee status
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The Biden administration is proposing a new labor rule that could classify millions of gig workers as employees — a move…
Continue Reading Star witness testifies at California sheriff’s civil trial
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former manager for a Silicon Valley security business that worked with Facebook has testified at a sheriff’s civil…
Continue Reading TikTok wants to open warehouses
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business While seemingly every social media app is copying TikTok, TikTok now appears to be copying Amazon’s…
Continue Reading McDonald’s announces return of Halloween pails — just in time for trick-or-treating
By Zoe Sottile, CNN What’s spookier than a bit of Halloween-themed nostalgia? McDonald’s has announced the return of its retro Halloween…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 10/11/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended mostly lower after an afternoon hiccup on Wall Street as trading remains unsettled ahead of key reports on…
Continue Reading Uber, Leggett & Platt fall; Joby Aviation, Viatris rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Uber, Leggett & Platt fall; Joby Aviation, Viatris…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1.78 to $89.35 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for December delivery fell…
Continue Reading The DART mission successfully changed the motion of an asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Double Asteroid Redirection Test successfully changed the trajectory of the asteroid Dimorphos when the NASA spacecraft…
Continue Reading Millions in federal grants awarded for rural Alaska internet
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — More than $100 million in grants have been announced by the federal government as part of a major effort to close the…
Continue Reading Meta’s newest VR headset is impressive. Here’s why you probably won’t buy it
CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro, is a slick, powerful device. It can display text…
Continue Reading Meta’s newest VR headset is impressive. Here’s why you probably won’t buy it
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Meta’s newest virtual-reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro, is a slick, powerful device. It can display text and…
Continue Reading Crypto exchange Bittrex to pay $24M for violating sanctions
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto exchange Bittrex was fined $24 million by U.S. authorities on Tuesday for helping clients…
Continue Reading Delta says it’s investing $60 million in air taxi developer
ATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it’s investing $60 million in a startup that hopes to build electric helicopter-like air taxis to ferry…
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