US Secret Service seizes $286 million in fraudulently obtained Covid relief funds
By Josh Campbell, CNN US Secret Service investigators have seized $286 million in illegally obtained coronavirus pandemic relief funds, the agency…
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Man with rifle arrested after robbery at Mall of America
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A man with a rifle was arrested at the Mall of America after what police said was an armed robbery, just three weeks…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday 8/26/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended sharply lower after the head of the Federal Reserve dashed Wall Street’s hopes that it may soon ease up on rate…
Continue Reading Dell, Marvell fall; Workday, Farfetch rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Dell, Marvell fall; Workday, Farfetch…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 54 cents to $93.06 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for October delivery rose…
Continue Reading Arizona Supreme Court keeps voting rights measure off ballot
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and expanding voting access…
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Sandy Hook families ask judge to order Alex Jones to relinquish control of his company, alleging he transferred millions to himself and family
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The families of Sandy Hook victims allege that Alex Jones’ company Free Speech Systems has “systematically…
Continue Reading Spanish market regulator warns about cryptocurrency event
MADRID (AP) — Spanish financial authorities are planning to keep a close eye on a major cryptocurrency metaverse event being organized in Madrid…
Continue Reading Montenegro reports massive Russian cyberattack against govt
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro’s security agency has warned that Russian hackers have launched a…
Continue Reading How airlines give you internet access at 35,000 feet — and why it still needs a lot of work
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Flights used to be a chance to sit back (albeit a bit cramped) and watch a recently released movie or catch up on…
Continue Reading Pilots from a bankrupt airline were just offered jobs by a competitor without a single interview
By Jennifer Korn Pilots are in high demand lately — such high demand, in fact, that pilots from the recently defunct ExpressJet Airlines are…
Continue Reading US, China reach deal in dispute over Chinese company audits
By MARCY GORDON and JOE MCDONALD AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and China have reached a preliminary agreement allowing U.S.…
Continue Reading Officials confirm death of Jeffrey Epstein mentor Hoffenberg
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Medical examiners confirmed Friday that convicted Ponzi schemer and Jeffrey Epstein mentor…
Continue Reading House GOP demands Meta’s communications with the FBI over Hunter Biden report
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN House Republicans want Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over a vast array of additional records pertaining to…
Continue Reading What we learned from Mark Zuckerberg’s 3-hour chat with Joe Rogan
By Rachel Metz and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business In a rare and lengthy interview, Mark Zuckerberg spoke with controversial comedian and podcast…
Continue Reading Is Twitter ready for the midterms?
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A stunning whistleblower disclosure from Twitter’s former head of security accuses the company of having a…
Continue Reading Elon Musk seeks to delay Twitter trial in light of whistleblower claim
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk’s legal team is seeking to delay the trial with Twitter over their $44 billion acquisition deal by a…
Continue Reading Pakistan seeks international help for flood victims
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister is asking for international help for the impoverished nation’s…
Continue Reading Powell: Fed’s inflation fight could bring ‘pain,’ job losses
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a stark warning Friday about…
Continue Reading Fed chair Jerome Powell warns fight against inflation will bring ‘some pain’
By Martha C. White Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warned that the central bank’s mission to tame inflation will result in “some…
Continue Reading Here’s how the Fed is reading today’s jobs report
CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The US has a jobs problem: There are too many of them. There are currently around two jobs available for every…
Continue Reading Fed chair Jerome Powell warns fight against inflation will bring ‘some pain’
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Martha C. White At the Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, chairman Jerome Powell telegraphed a…
Continue Reading Lebanese submarine finds 10 bodies on sunken migrant ship
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A small submarine has found the remains of 10 migrants who drowned when their boat sank in late…
Continue Reading Michigan Chipotle store’s workers unionize, a 1st for chain
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A union says workers at a Chipotle store in Michigan have voted to unionize, becoming the first of the Mexican fast-food…
Continue Reading Serena’s example: Tennis icon’s impact felt in Black America
By AARON MORRISON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In 2016, responding to the fatal police shootings of two Black men just a day apart, Serena…
Continue Reading Yes, the unemployment rate rose. Here’s why that’s good news
CNN Martha C. White On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the US unemployment rate had ticked up to 3.7% in August, an increase…
Continue Reading What managers should know about ‘quiet quitting’
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business The now viral phrase “quiet quitting” is annoyingly imprecise and misleading. Some say it means doing the…
Continue Reading Christie’s to auction Paul Allen’s art trove, valued at $1B+
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 150 artworks from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York this fall…
Continue Reading CNN management intent on changing perception of the network
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It was the kind of story that media reporter Brian Stelter would normally sink his teeth into —…
Continue Reading Wendy Schmidt gives big to protect oceans, planet’s future
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The health of the world’s oceans looms large in Wendy Schmidt’s…
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