Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over…
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California care home sued over resident’s poisoning death
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) — The family of a woman who died after she was accidentally served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice at a San Francisco…
Continue Reading Albuquerque Starbucks votes to unionize, 1st store in state
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is poised to have its first unionized Starbucks store, organizers say. A majority of rank-and-file workers at…
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Why the ghost of 2008 still haunts us in 2022
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business All week, there have events in the news that have come in under of the banner of “this hasn’t happened…
Continue Reading Why the ghost of 2008 still haunts us in 2022
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Allison Morrow, CNN Business All week, there have events in the news that have come in under of the banner of “this…
Continue Reading NASA, SpaceX to study boosting Hubble to higher orbit in a bid to extend its life
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Continue Reading NASA, SpaceX to study boosting Hubble to higher orbit in a bid to extend its life
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Officials at NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement with SpaceX to investigate the benefits and risks of having a private…
Continue Reading Meta is using AI to generate videos from just a few words
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Artificial intelligence is getting better and better at generating an image in response to a handful of words, with…
Continue Reading NY proceeds with plan for zero-emission vehicles by 2035
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A decision by regulators in California has cleared the way for New York to…
Continue Reading Storm-battered Florida businesses face arduous rebuilding
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Hotels, restaurants and other businesses along Florida’s southwest coast face a long rebuilding process…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook parent recounts years of harassment after Alex Jones called him a crisis actor
CNN By Lauren del Valle, CNN In emotional testimony on Thursday, Robbie Parker, the parent of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, recounted the violent…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook parent recounts years of harassment after Alex Jones called him a crisis actor
By Lauren del Valle, CNN In emotional testimony on Thursday, Robbie Parker, the parent of a Sandy Hook shooting victim, recounted the violent threats…
Continue Reading Detroit begins demolition of blighted Packard car plant
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Demolition of the long-vacant Packard auto plant that for generations has been a symbol of urban…
Continue Reading US proposal would permit eagle deaths as renewables expand
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday proposed a new permitting program for wind energy…
Continue Reading ALS drug wins FDA approval despite questionable data
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A much-debated drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease won U.S. approval Thursday, a long-sought…
Continue Reading Report: Women gained fewer US company board seats in 2022
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new report finds that U.S. companies added women to their boards of director at a slower…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 9/29/2022
The Associated Press Stocks are back to falling on Wall Street as worries about a possible recession and rising bond yields put the squeeze back on…
Continue Reading CarMax, Rite Aid fall; Enerpac, Vail Resorts rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: CarMax, Rite Aid fall; Enerpac, Vail Resorts…
Continue Reading Suit: MGM paid problem gambler to not report online glitches
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A New York City man alleges in a lawsuit that an Atlantic City casino and others paid…
Continue Reading House approves antitrust bill targeting Big Tech dominance
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved antitrust legislation targeting the dominance of Big Tech companies by…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell 92 cents to $81.23 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
Continue Reading California bars tech companies from complying with other states’ abortion-related warrants
CNN By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal for…
Continue Reading California bars tech companies from complying with other states’ abortion-related warrants
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business California is attempting to stymie abortion prosecutions in other states by making it illegal for Silicon…
Continue Reading US officials troubled by controversial UK tax cut plan
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US officials are increasingly troubled by the United Kingdom’s proposal to slash taxes at a time of crushing…
Continue Reading Google is shutting down its gaming service Stadia
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Google plans to shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia in January, a little more than three years after it…
Continue Reading Google is shutting down its gaming service Stadia
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Google plans to shut down its cloud gaming service Stadia in January, a little more than three years after…
Continue Reading Think mortgage rates are high now? Homebuyers in the 1980s were paying 19%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Think mortgage rates are high now? Connie Strait remembers when she was starting her career in real estate in the early…
Continue Reading Senate passes stopgap bill to avert shutdown, aid Ukraine
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a partial government…
Continue Reading Chloe goes for pared-down 1970s, riffing on disco in Paris
By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chloe got almost ready-to-dance at Paris Fashion Week as designer Gabriela Hearst developed disco…
Continue Reading H&M could start charging customers for making returns
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business So much for impulse buying at H&M. The next time you shop there, specifically online, and then regret bagging…
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