US presses, but Russia reluctant on Ukraine grain deal
By SAM MEDNICK Associated press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has told Ukrainian farmers that extending a wartime…
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Doughnuts, pizza and cheap rides: Election Day deals are here
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business It’s Election Day in America, and some companies are offering deals and freebies to mark the occasion,…
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CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business It’s Election Day in America, and some companies are offering deals and freebies to mark the…
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BERLIN (AP) — Adidas has appointed Puma CEO Bjørn Gulden as its new chief executive. He will take over in January as the German sportswear brand…
Continue Reading Advertisers crack jokes about the end times and turnip lattes as inflation bites
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business A woman maneuvers her car onto a street called “Wits’ End.” The sky is an ominous red, and strange…
Continue Reading UN experts urge stringent rules to stop net zero greenwash
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Companies pledging to get their emissions down to net zero better make sure…
Continue Reading EU court sides with Fiat Chrysler in tax advantage case
LUXEMBOURG (AP) — The European Union’s top court has overturned a decision requiring automaker Fiat Chrysler to pay up to 30 million euros in…
Continue Reading Bid for new trial fails, Elizabeth Holmes awaits sentencing
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes’ bid for a…
Continue Reading A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the Twitter alternative that’s on 🔥
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business If you’ve heard the word “mastodon” a lot since Elon Musk took over Twitter in late October,…
Continue Reading Companies are back to hosting lavish parties and expensive dinners
By Alexandra Peers CNN Business Samuel Roe, regional sales manager for Terlato Wines, had business associates visiting a few weeks ago and called a…
Continue Reading California voters reject tax on rich for more electric cars
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California voters have rejected a new tax on the state’s richest residents.…
Continue Reading Big bet a bust in bid to allow sports gambling in California
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Competing measures to allow sports gambling in California have lost big despite the most…
Continue Reading What midterm elections could mean for the US economy
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Tuesday’s midterm elections come at a time of economic vulnerability for the United States. Recession…
Continue Reading Lawmakers say EU isn’t tackling phone surveillance scandal
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU lawmakers investigating the use of surveillance spyware by the bloc’s governments have…
Continue Reading Germany: Banks searched in money laundering probe of Russian
BERLIN (AP) — German officials and media say police raided two branches of Swiss bank UBS in Germany in connection with alleged money laundering by…
Continue Reading ‘Magic mushrooms’ vote too early to call in Colorado
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A vote to decide whether Colorado will become the second state, after Oregon, to create a…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: Set financial limits for holiday visits
By DALIA RAMIREZ of NerdWallet The concept of “going home for the holidays” changes throughout your life, and many millennials are currently…
Continue Reading Powerball used to have a jackpot limit. Then it exploded
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The latest Powerball lottery jackpot topped $2 billion, making it the largest lotto prize ever. But in 1987 when…
Continue Reading iPhone factory workers in China offered bonuses to return to work
By Diksha Madhok, Irene Nasser, Arnaud Siad and CNN’s Beijing Bureau One of Apple’s largest suppliers is trying to strike a delicate…
Continue Reading Macron urges France’s big polluters to cut emissions by half
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the country’s most climate-damaging industries to…
Continue Reading Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
By STEFANIE DAZIO and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a…
Continue Reading Paramount took a risk keeping ‘Top Gun’ grounded for two years. It was this year’s biggest hit
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” was never going to be an easy sell. Sure, the film starred Tom…
Continue Reading Paramount took a risk keeping ‘Top Gun’ grounded for two years. It was this year’s biggest hit
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” was never going to be an easy sell. Sure, the film starred Tom Cruise — arguably…
Continue Reading Paramount took a risk keeping ‘Top Gun’ grounded for two years. It was this year’s biggest hit
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Top Gun: Maverick” was never going to be an easy sell. Sure, the film starred Tom…
Continue Reading Germany may block sale of chip factory to Chinese-owned firm
BERLIN (AP) — The German government may decide this week to block the sale of a chip factory to a Swedish subsidiary of a Chinese company. It comes…
Continue Reading General strike to disrupt services across Greece Wednesday
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A 24-hour general strike called by Greece’s private and public sector unions is set to shut down most services around the…
Continue Reading Widows of executed Nigerian activists end case against Shell
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The widows of four Nigerian activists executed in 1995 have withdrawn their appeal in…
Continue Reading Founder of beloved Malaysian noodle snack Mamee dies at 92
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The founder of Mamee Monster, the iconic Southeast Asian noodle snack brand, has died, the company confirmed Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Iran accused of plotting to kill two journalists in UK
By Sahar Akbarzai and Lauren Kent, CNN Two British-Iranian journalists working in the United Kingdom have been warned by police of a…
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How human height has changed over time—and what might be behind it
Changes in average height in a population say a lot about how nongenetic factors can affect human development. GigaCalculator examined data from the…
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