China’s Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role
By JOE McDONALD and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping is using his first trip abroad since the start…
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Endangered status sought for snail near Nevada lithium mine
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are seeking Endangered Species Act protection for a tiny Nevada snail half the…
Continue Reading Dubai court rejects Danish extradition request for financier
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati court has ruled that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7…
Continue Reading Lebanon: Central Bank lifts all expensive fuel subsidies
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese Central Bank has lifted its remaining subsidies on fuel. The spokesman of the…
Continue Reading In parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops,…
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Burger King has a plan to make you fall in love with the Whopper again
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The past few years have been tough for Burger King. Missteps during the pandemic caused the chain to lag…
Continue Reading US lawmakers question Twitter on security practices on eve of whistleblower testimony
By Brian Fung, CNN US lawmakers sent Twitter more than a dozen questions about its security practices Monday, on the eve of a company…
Continue Reading GM’s Cruise robotaxi service to expand into Phoenix, Austin
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General Motors’ self-driving car company on Monday announced plans to expand a robotaxi service that recently launched…
Continue Reading Have your feelings on the economy changed recently? Tell us about it
By Tami Luhby, CNN Gas prices are on the decline. Inflation has moderated a little, though it remains historically high. Consumers are feeling…
Continue Reading Alex Jones is heading to court again to face more families of the Sandy Hook school shooting
By Lauren del Valle, CNN Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be back on trial Tuesday, facing more family members of Sandy Hook Elementary School…
Continue Reading Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant…
Continue Reading Real Madrid closes 2021-22 season with profit of 13M euros
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says it closed the 2021-22 season with a profit of 13 million euros and a cash balance of 425 million euros. The club…
Continue Reading Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staff
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Hard Rock International says Monday it is spending over $100 million to give significant…
Continue Reading US, Mexico to cooperate on semiconductors, electric vehicles
By MARÍA VERZA and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A high-level United States delegation invited Mexico to participate in…
Continue Reading Inspections of chile imports heat up at New Mexico border
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s green chile season is in full swing as the aroma of fresh roasted…
Continue Reading US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior said Monday that it wants to reverse some Trump…
Continue Reading North Sea nations plan huge expansion of wind power by 2050
BERLIN (AP) — Nine nations bordering the North Sea announced plans Monday to massively increase offshore wind power in the coming decades as part…
Continue Reading Fraud trial begins for founder of automaker Nikola
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the fraud trial of Trevor Milton. The founder and former executive chairman of Nikola Corp. is accused…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 9/12/2022
The Associated Press Stocks rose again on Wall Street ahead of a high-stakes report that will hopefully show inflation hammered the economy less hard…
Continue Reading Bristol-Myers, Gilead rise, SVB Financial, BioMarin fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Bristol-Myers, Gilead rise, SVB Financial, BioMarin…
Continue Reading Production resumes at Indiana refinery shutdown after fire
WHITING, Ind. (AP) — Regular production has resumed at a northwest Indiana refinery that was shut down last month following an electrical fire. The…
Continue Reading Blue Origin rocket experiences ‘booster failure,’ activates abort system during uncrewed launch
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business A Blue Origin rocket experienced a “booster failure” during an uncrewed launch of its New Shepard…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 99 cents to $87.78 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for November delivery rose…
Continue Reading America is already feeling the consequences of a looming nationwide rail strike
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business America’s freight railroads have already stopped accepting shipments of hazardous and other security-sensitive…
Continue Reading Here’s how the freight rail strike will impact commuters
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business US commuter rail service will face a huge disruption Friday if a freight rail strike is not avoided. Many…
Continue Reading Twitter whistleblower bringing security warnings to Congress
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, the Twitter whistleblower who is warning of security flaws,…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts on US railroads and unions to reach a deal
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freight railroads and their unions are facing increasing pressure from business groups and the…
Continue Reading Extreme California heat knocks key Twitter data center offline
By Donie O’Sullivan, Brian Fung and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Extreme heat in California has left Twitter without one of its key data centers, and a…
Continue Reading Apple iOS 16 is now available for download
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple on Monday released its next-generation mobile software, iOS 16, with new features that allow users to…
Continue Reading Greece gets first 2 upgraded F-16s out of a total 83
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press TANAGRA, Greece (AP) — Greece’s air force has taken delivery of a first pair of upgraded F-16 military jets…
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