Australian PM wants to ask China’s Xi to lift trade barriers
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’ll ask Chinese President Xi Jinping…
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Australia blames Russians for health insurance data theft
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian officials say Moscow must he held to account for Russian cybercriminals…
Continue Reading HarperCollins union begins strike, citing wages, diversity
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some 250 copy editors, marketing assistants and other employees at HarperCollins Publishers…
Continue Reading UN, Russians to discuss extension of Ukraine export deal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Senior U.N. and Russian officials are to meet for talks in Geneva on Friday on extending…
Continue Reading Minnesota Lottery: Verification issue caused Powerball delay
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lottery says a technical issue with its two-tiered verification process was to blame for a delay in this…
Continue Reading Ammunition maker to invest $60M in Georgia plant, hiring 600
ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — An Italian-owned company will invest $60 million in coastal Georgia to build a plant to make and distribute ammunition, with…
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Veterans, military, military family members: here’s a look at some freebies this Nov. 11
Editor’s note: This list was assembled through various online resources. Please check if discounts or giveaways are available where you plan to visit…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 11/10/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street surged to its best day since April 2020 as markets cheered a government report that inflation cooled more than…
Continue Reading Sharp attacks on Trump from Rupert Murdoch’s news outlets
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has taken some hits in the aftermath of the midterm elections, but…
Continue Reading California sues over ‘forever chemicals’ that taint water
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the…
Continue Reading Rackspace Technology, Wynn Resorts rise; Cano Health falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Wynn Resorts Ltd., up $3.72 to $72. The casino…
Continue Reading Chris Rock to go live on Netflix in a first for the streamer
By The Associated Press Chris Rock is going where no comedian has gone before — live on Netflix. The streaming giant said Thursday that Rock will…
Continue Reading California seeks to pair home energy storage, rooftop solar
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California regulators have proposed changes to the state’s robust residential…
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Gap launches its store on Amazon
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Gap announced Thursday that it has officially launched its store on Amazon. While shoppers were able to buy Gap…
Continue Reading Biden nominates Daniel Werfel as IRS Commissioner
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a new commissioner to steer the IRS forward as it gets a…
Continue Reading Arizona remains epicenter for post-election misinformation
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Arizona remained the epicenter for post-Election Day misinformation Thursday as vote counting in that state…
Continue Reading Report: Tweets with racial slurs soar since Musk takeover
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Instances of racial slurs have soared on Twitter since Elon Musk purchased the influential platform, despite…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery rose 64 cents to $86.47 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for January delivery rose…
Continue Reading Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly half a billion dollars to Sandy Hook families in additional damages
By Oliver Darcy and Sonia Moghe, CNN A Connecticut judge on Thursday ordered right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay an additional $473…
Continue Reading New C-USA TV deal to shift October games to weeknights
RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Conference USA’s new media rights deal with ESPN and CBS steals a page from the Mid-American…
Continue Reading Snyder, Commanders, NFL, Goodell sued by DC attorney general
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were sued by the…
Continue Reading The US monthly budget deficit dropped to $88 billion in October, down 47% for the year
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US government recorded a monthly budget deficit of $88 billion in October, the Treasury Department reported…
Continue Reading Vaping company Juul cuts 400 jobs amid growing setbacks
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Embattled vaping company Juul Labs announced hundreds of layoffs Thursday as the company…
Continue Reading Twitter executives quit amid company turmoil
By Brian Fung, CNN Just days after Twitter laid off thousands of employees, a number of top executives from teams working on privacy and security at…
Continue Reading AP source: US authorities investigate crypto exchange FTX
By KEN SWEET and MICHAEL BALSAMO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The swift collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX sent more shockwaves through…
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Fox Toyota donates RAV4 to Sisters of Charity in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas — Fox Toyota of El Paso donated a brand new car to a children’s clinic in Juarez. The Fox Family Foundation presented the RAV4 to the…
Continue Reading Some relief for consumers: Prices on a few grocery items are actually coming down
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Is there anything at your local grocery store (besides avocados) that’s getting less — not more —…
Continue Reading KFC Germany apologizes for advertising a Kristallnacht promotion
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business KFC Germany apologized for an “unacceptable” message sent to customers on Wednesday, which…
Continue Reading Home prices rose almost everywhere in the US this summer
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business In case you needed more evidence of how much home prices have skyrocketed: Even as the housing market was cooling over…
Continue Reading Art from Microsoft founder Paul Allen sells for $1.6 billion
NEW YORK (AP) — Works by artists including Cézanne, Seurat, and van Gogh sold for a record-breaking $1.6 billion during Christie’s two-day…
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