Suspension bridge collapse kills at least 132 in India
By AJIT SOLANKI, KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MORBI, India (AP) — Military teams were searching Monday for people missing after…
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Chinese manufacturing weakens, adding to economic pressure
BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows Chinese manufacturing weakened in October. That adds to downward pressure on the economy as the ruling…
Continue Reading This Week: Fed meeting, Starbucks earns, jobs report
The Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivers an interest rate policy update Wednesday following a two-day meeting of its policymakers. Starbucks…
Continue Reading Asian shares advance, shrugging off Wall Street retreat
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have advanced in Asia despite a retreat on Wall Street. Hong Kong jumped more than 3%…
Continue Reading Musk tweets link to an unfounded conspiracy theory
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk on Sunday tweeted a link to an unfounded rumor about the attack on House…
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Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, tweets conspiracy theory about attack on Paul Pelosi
By Oliver Darcy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Elon Musk on Sunday gave credence to a fringe conspiracy theory about the violent attack on Paul…
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CNN By Oliver Darcy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Elon Musk on Sunday gave credence to a fringe conspiracy theory about the violent attack on Paul…
Continue Reading The Fed may have to blow up the economy to get inflation under control
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is most likely going to raise interest rates by three quarters of a percentage point again on…
Continue Reading AP sources: Big 12 agrees to 6-year extension with ESPN, Fox
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Big 12 has reached an agreement on a six-year contract extension with ESPN and Fox worth more than…
Continue Reading Concerns rise as Russia resumes grain blockade of Ukraine
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia resumed its blockade of Ukrainian ports on Sunday, cutting off urgently needed grain…
Continue Reading Workers leave iPhone factory in Zhengzhou amid COVID curbs
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Workers in a manufacturing facility in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou appear to have left to…
Continue Reading Flashy Dubai will cash in on a World Cup a short flight away
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The FIFA World Cup may be bringing as many as 1.2 million fans to Qatar, but…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ takes on notable Republicans before the midterm elections
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” kicked off this week’s episode with Heidi Gardner leading a PBS NewsHour…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ takes on notable Republicans before the midterm elections
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” kicked off this week’s episode with Heidi Gardner leading a PBS NewsHour…
Continue Reading Powerball grand prize climbs to $1B without a jackpot winner
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot keeps getting larger because players keep losing. It happened again Saturday night as no one matched…
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Local amusement park bought by Traders Village Marketplace
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso area staple Western Playland Amusement Park was bought by Traders Village Marketplace, which is headquartered in Grand…
Continue Reading Inspector cites regulatory gaps in fatal New York limo crash
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A state watchdog says New York regulators failed to do all they could to sideline a poorly maintained stretch limousine that…
Continue Reading Federal judge rules in favor of bikini baristas over dress
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington city’s dress code ordinance saying bikini baristas must cover their bodies at work has been ruled…
Continue Reading North Macedonia starts construction of rail link to Bulgaria
By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia has begun building a railway linking it to Bulgaria. The project…
Continue Reading Tesla ATV for kids recalled for violating safety standards
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The Tesla Cyberquads for Kids, made by Radio Flyer, has been recalled because it doesn’t meet federal…
Continue Reading California revenues decline amid economic worries
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The good times might soon be over for California’s government. Tax collections in the…
Continue Reading Trick or trash: Candy makers grapple with plastic waste
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Halloween treats have a tricky problem: plastic packaging that’s difficult to recycle. As America loads up on…
Continue Reading Looming elections in US, Brazil pose test for Musk’s Twitter
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Pivotal elections in Brazil and the United States will present an early test to Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk…
Continue Reading Swiss claim record for world’s longest passenger train
GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss railway company claimed the record for the world’s longest passenger train Saturday with a trip on one of the most…
Continue Reading The Happy Meal inventor says McDonald’s didn’t want it at first
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business McDonald’s said this week that it sold half of its new Happy Meals geared toward adults –Cactus…
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Here’s how fracking and renewables are changing US energy production
Using annual report info from the Energy Information Administration, OhmConnect looked into how the U.S. generates its power, and how the rise of…
Continue Reading Ahead of harsh winter, tourism roars back in Mediterranean
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press CAPE SOUNION, Greece (AP) — When Stelios Zompanakis quit his job at Greece’s central bank to try his luck at…
Continue Reading Poland chooses US to build its first nuclear power plant
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland says it has chosen the U.S. government and Westinghouse to build its first nuclear power plant. The announcement is an…
Continue Reading Musk takes over Twitter and faces social media crash course
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Twitter’s newly minted owner, the self-described “free speech…
Continue Reading Judge orders Meta to pay $10.5M in legal fees to Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Facebook parent company Meta has been ordered to pay $10.5 million in legal fees to Washington state, atop a nearly $25 million fine…
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