Philadelphia Home Depot workers vote to reject unionization
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Home Depot workers in Philadelphia voted against forming the first store-wide labor union at the world’s largest home…
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Cesspool or civility? Elon Musk’s Twitter at a crossroads
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The discourse was never all that civil on Twitter. The loudest voices have often drowned out softer, more…
Continue Reading Activists fear for Qatar workers as World Cup spotlight dims
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press There are just days to go before Qatar hosts the World Cup, and rights groups fear the window for addressing the…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Qatar’s vast wealth helps it host FIFA World Cup
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar is home to some 2.9 million people, but only a small fraction — around…
Continue Reading UK to declare bank holiday May 8 to honor King Charles III
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom will have another reason to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, for the government has declared a…
Continue Reading Record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot fans ticket sales
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Powerball jackpot has reached a record estimated high of $1.6…
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Twitter prepares to roll out new paid subscription service that includes blue checkmark
by Brian Fung, CNN Twitter on Saturday launched an updated version of its iOS app that promises to allow users to pay a monthly subscription to…
Continue Reading Elon Musk sold nearly $4 billion worth of Tesla stock since Twitter deal closed
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk sold $3.95 billion worth of Tesla stock since completing his purchase of Twitter late last…
Continue Reading Twitter users can soon get blue check for $7.99 monthly fee
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter has announced a subscription service for $7.99 a month that includes a blue check…
Continue Reading Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight…
Continue Reading Musk’s past tweets reveal clues about Twitter’s new owner
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press He may be good with rockets and electric cars, but don’t turn to Elon Musk for public health predictions.…
Continue Reading California tenants rise up, demand rent caps from city halls
By JANIE HAR Associated Press ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — Kim Carlson’s apartment has flooded with human feces multiple times, the plumbing never…
Continue Reading Equipment that’s designed to cut methane emission is failing
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer As Sharon Wilson pulled up to the BP site in Texas last June, production tanks towered above the windblown grass…
Continue Reading Influencers debate leaving Twitter, but where would they go?
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pariss Chandler built a community for Black tech workers on Twitter…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett’s firm reports $2.7B loss on investment drop
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company again reported a loss — this time only $2.7 billion — because…
Continue Reading UK police say right-wing extremism influenced Dover attacker
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. counterterrorism police say a man who fire-bombed an immigration processing center in southern…
Continue Reading Why is the Powerball prize at a record? Thank Fed Chairman Jerome Powell
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business One of the reasons for the record $1.9 billion jackpot for the Powerball drawing Monday night is something you…
Continue Reading Climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam airport
EDE, Netherlands (AP) — Hundreds of climate protesters blocked private jets from leaving Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Saturday in a…
Continue Reading German rescue ship enters Sicilian port, disembarks minors
By COLLEEN BARRY and EMILY SCHULTHEIS Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy allowed a humanitarian rescue ship carrying 179 migrants to enter a…
Continue Reading Power blackouts hit Ukraine amid heavy Russian shelling
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s state electricity operator on Saturday announced blackouts in Kyiv and…
Continue Reading French far-right party elects new leader to replace Le Pen
By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — An ambitious 27-year-old has been elected to replace Marine Le Pen as president of France’s…
Continue Reading Why Costco and Trader Joe’s stopped selling your favorite food
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Chances are, you’ve been there: You head to Trader Joe’s to buy caramel popcorn, churro bites and…
Continue Reading NBC News pulls report on Paul Pelosi attack
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business NBC News on Friday pulled a report about the attack on Paul Pelosi that the network said did not meet its standards.…
Continue Reading With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire
CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called…
Continue Reading With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire
CNN By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called…
Continue Reading With Twitter in chaos, Mastodon is on fire
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called…
Continue Reading China central bank deputy governor faces corruption probe
BEIJING (AP) — A deputy governor of China’s central bank is under investigation on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. The…
Continue Reading Biden stumps on job growth, as voters dread inflation
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has notched an envious record on jobs, with 10.3 million gained during his…
Continue Reading Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mailers designed to look like official government forms. Buses sporting scam pitches for…
Continue Reading Nike suspends relationship with Kyrie Irving
By Jill Martin and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Nike is suspending its relationship with Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving, the company said in an…
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