Balenciaga fashion house cuts ties with Ye, report says
By The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The Balenciaga fashion house has cut ties with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, according to a…
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California mental health workers vote to end 10-week strike
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A 10-week strike by about 2,000 therapists and other mental health professionals in Northern California ended with a…
Continue Reading US budget deficit slashed in half, but remains far above pre-pandemic levels, as Covid spending winds down
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US budget deficit was slashed in half during fiscal year 2022, a record $1.4 trillion drop driven by the winding…
Continue Reading Stocks soar on hopes that Fed will slow rate hikes
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business A disastrous earnings report from Snap and less than inspiring results from Dow components American Express and…
Continue Reading Germany hails 1st delivery of ‘green’ hydrogen from UAE
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has taken formal delivery of its first batch of hydrogen from the United Arab Emirates, a “green” fuel it hopes…
Continue Reading Amazon will use Hawaiian Airlines to operate cargo planes
HONOLULU (AP) — Amazon is tapping Hawaiian Airlines to fly a fleet of cargo planes starting next fall. Under the deal announced Friday, Amazon…
Continue Reading Pakistan taken off watch list for terror funding, laundering
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it’s removing Pakistan from its so-called “gray list” of…
Continue Reading Stay or go: Palestinians in Lebanon plunged into poverty
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Nasser Tabarani, a Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon, has tried twice to migrate by sea to a…
Continue Reading BBC trolls Liz Truss, via Rihanna: ‘You look so dumb right now’
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The BBC has taken a swipe at outgoing UK Prime Minister Liz Truss — with a little help from Rihanna. After a six-week…
Continue Reading Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost $110-$130 per dose
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots,…
Continue Reading BBC trolls Liz Truss, via Rihanna: ‘You look so dumb right now’
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The BBC has taken a swipe at outgoing UK Prime Minister Liz Truss — with a little help from Rihanna.…
Continue Reading Unprecedented 401(k) boost: IRS increases amount you can save for retirement in 2023
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The IRS on Friday announced a record increase in contribution limits to 401(k) and other tax-deferred retirement plans…
Continue Reading JD Vance’s firm invested in food company now facing lawsuits
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A high-tech sustainable food company in Appalachia that was promoted by JD Vance and…
Continue Reading French police probe multiple cuts of major internet cables
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — French police say they’re investigating multiple cuts to fiber-optic cables in…
Continue Reading UK: Hacker who stole Sheeran songs sentenced to 18 months
LONDON (AP) — UK prosecutors say a computer hacker who stole unreleased songs from British pop star Ed Sheeran and American rap artist Lil Uzi Vert…
Continue Reading Gross or great? Fancy butter boards soar as shortage looms
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Legit gross or crazy delicious? Butter boards, the polarizing stepchild of charcuterie, have…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift drops ‘3am’ edition of ‘Midnights,’ music video
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has said “Midnights” was inspired by certain key sleepless nights — something…
Continue Reading Deficit figures set up competing visions from Biden and GOP
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press This fiscal year’s budget deficit shrunk in half from last year, but the red ink soared on a monthly basis in…
Continue Reading Twitter stock falls after report says Biden admin weighing security review of Musk ventures
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Shares of Twitter dropped as much as 8% in pre-market trading Friday as investors braced for some last-minute…
Continue Reading France to leave energy treaty criticized by climate groups
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says France will become the latest European Union country to…
Continue Reading Final defendant in fake military gear scheme gets 2 years
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The third and final defendant in an illegal scheme to supply $20 million worth of substandard counterfeit clothing and gear…
Continue Reading Orwell uncut: New Substack will serialize Orwell’s writings
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some complete works of George Orwell are coming to Substack. On Oct. 28, the Orwell Foundation…
Continue Reading These artists found out their work was used to train AI. Now they’re furious
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Erin Hanson has spent years developing the vibrant color palette and chunky brushstrokes that define the vivid oil…
Continue Reading Social media stocks slip amid Musk, Snap news
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of social media companies have tumbled after a slew of news in the sector that concerned investors,…
Continue Reading Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with ‘blatant’ misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say
By Jennifer Korn Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the US…
Continue Reading Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with ‘blatant’ misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say
CNN By Jennifer Korn Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with “blatant” misinformation about when and how to vote in the…
Continue Reading AmEx profits up 3%, but still sets cash aside for downturn
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Credit card giant American Express said its third-quarter profits rose a modest 3% from a year ago,…
Continue Reading The era of the meme trade is over
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s been a tumultuous year for retail traders — people who buy shares of individual companies or indexes on…
Continue Reading Ukrainian forces bombard river crossing; Kherson a fortress
By SABRA AYRES and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces bombarded Russian positions in the occupied and illegally…
Continue Reading German parliament clears way for huge energy relief package
BERLIN (AP) — The German parliament has cleared the way for the government to provide up to 200 billion euros in subsidies to households and…
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