United makes ‘conditional’ order for electric air taxis
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — United Airlines thinks that in a few years, plenty of big-city customers will pay $100 or more for…
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Ukraine, neighbors, to get big new aid, Blinken says in Kyiv
By MATTHEW LEE and KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv,…
Continue Reading Ukraine energy chief: Russia trying to ‘steal’ nuclear plant
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of Ukraine’s atomic energy operator accused Russia on Thursday of trying to…
Continue Reading Turkish wildfire brought under control after 1,000 evacuated
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Firefighters have brought a wildfire in southern Turkey under control a day after more than 1,000 people were evacuated from…
Continue Reading Indonesian students protest against fuel price hikes
By ACHMAD IBRAHIM and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of students have rallied in Indonesia’s capital to protest…
Continue Reading Ricky Martin sues nephew, alleges million-dollar losses
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin has filed a lawsuit against his nephew accusing…
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Amazon will halt the sale of seatbelt alarm defeat devices in India
By Michelle Toh and Swati Gupta, CNN Business Amazon will halt the sale of devices that can disable seatbelt alarms in India following a request from…
Continue Reading Magnitude 5.4 quake off Greek islands; no damage reported
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has struck off the western islands of Zakynthos and…
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6 most common causes of traumatic brain injuries
Traumatic brain injuries are caused by an external force that injures the brain. Taxman, Pollock, Murray & Bekkerman, LLC looked at a CDC report on…
Continue Reading UK to cap energy prices, end fracking ban to ease crisis
By JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Liz Truss says her Conservative government will cap domestic…
Continue Reading Bankruptcy stay for Nord Stream 2 pipeline firm extended
BERLIN (AP) — A Swiss court has granted the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was built to bring gas from Russia…
Continue Reading Asian shares rise after Wall Street rise, Fed Chair comments
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks rose Friday, cheered by gains on Wall Street as comments from the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Australia enshrines in law 43% greenhouse gas reduction aim
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament has enshrined in law the government’s elevated target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by…
Continue Reading Report: Clean energy jobs grow, but wages lag fossil sector
BERLIN (AP) — A new report has found that clean energy now provides more employment than the fossil fuel industry, reflecting the shift that…
Continue Reading European Central Bank makes largest-ever interest rate hike
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank made its largest-ever interest rate increase Thursday,…
Continue Reading Cuba says US is acting immorally by keeping it on blacklist
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Cuba’s deputy foreign minister is accusing the Biden administration of acting…
Continue Reading California avoids outages after day of grid-straining heat
By JOHN ANTCZAK and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California avoided rolling outages during extreme heat, as operators of the…
Continue Reading Correction: Taiwan-US story
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In a story published September 8, 2022, about a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Taiwan, The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Philippines ending compulsory mask wearing outdoors
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a recommendation to end the mandatory wearing of…
Continue Reading Restaurants move to stop new California fast food worker law
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Restaurant owners are moving to at least temporarily block a nation-leading new…
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UPS looks to hire 100,000 seasonal employees
EL PASO, Texas– UPS said they are gearing up for the busy holiday season ahead of time by hiring more than 100,000 seasonal workers. UPS said the…
Continue Reading Big oil companies are spending millions to appear ‘green.’ Their investments tell a different story, report shows
By Lauren Kent, CNN Big oil companies are spending millions to portray themselves as taking action on climate change, but their investments and…
Continue Reading Amazon has no plan to make workers return to the office, CEO Andy Jassy says
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon CEO Andy Jassy isn’t looking to force the company’s workers back into the office anytime soon.…
Continue Reading Judge OKs $9.25M settlement between Chicago schools, union
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $9.25 million settlement by the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union in two…
Continue Reading Apple announces satellite emergency SOS feature for iPhone 14
By Jackie Wattles and Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Apple announced a forthcoming satellite connectivity feature called Emergency SOS via Satellite at…
Continue Reading Apple unveils new iPhones, Apple Watches and AirPods
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple unveiled its new iPhone 14 lineup at a press event on Wednesday, along with three new Apple Watch…
Continue Reading Why Apple is ditching the physical SIM card
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business The days of using a paper clip to perform microsurgery to extract a tiny SIM card from a…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 9/7/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street, placing the market on pace to break a 3-week losing streak. The S&P 500 rose…
Continue Reading Tesla Model Y’s Autopilot gets highest grade in European safety tests
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The Tesla Model Y received the highest grade of any vehicle in a European safety test that ranked driver-assist…
Continue Reading Coupa Software, Glaukos rise; Occidental Petroleum falls
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Coupa Software, Glaukos rise; Occidental Petroleum…
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