Tropical Storm Ma-on headed for southeastern China
BEIJING (AP) — Tropical Storm Ma-on was gaining strength as it headed for Hong Kong and other parts of southeastern China on Wednesday after…
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5 takeaways from Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Editor SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Startling new revelations from Twitter’s former head of security, Peiter Zatko, have…
Continue Reading Student loan forgiveness could help more than 40 million
By COLLIN BINKLEY, SEUNG MIN KIM and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans could see their student loan…
Continue Reading Jailed Najib fell mightily from peak of Malaysian politics
By EILEEN NG and GRANT PECK Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Najib Razak is Malaysia’s first former prime minister to go to prison…
Continue Reading Group sues Minneapolis schools over disputed teacher pact
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A conservative legal group says the latest teacher contract by Minneapolis Public Schools provides discriminatory protections to…
Continue Reading Regional airline operator ExpressJet files for bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The small West Coast discount airline called aha! has stopped flying, after its parent company, ExpressJet, filed for…
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AP sources: Biden set to announce $10,000 federal student loan cancellation Wednesday
The Associated PressWASHINGTON WASHINGTON (AP) — AP sources: Biden set to announce $10,000 federal student loan cancellation Wednesday for many,…
Continue Reading Student loan help for millions coming from Biden after delay
By SEUNG MIN KIM, MICHAEL BALSAMO, CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday is set to…
Continue Reading IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service says it is conducting a comprehensive review of safety at its…
Continue Reading New electric vehicle tax credits raise talk of trade war
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new tax credit for U.S. buyers of qualifying electric vehicles made in North America in the…
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City council approves budget and property tax rate for 2023; what is inside?
EL PASO, Texas — City council approved the more than $1 billion annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and along with it, approved the…
Continue Reading Canada, Germany aim to start hydrogen shipments in 2025
STEPHENVILLE, Newfoundland (AP) — The leaders of Germany and Canada say a new hydrogen pact will kick-start a transatlantic hydrogen supply chain,…
Continue Reading Correction: Tesla-Stock Split story
NEW YORK (AP) — In a story published August 23, 2022, about Tesla’s 3-for-1 stock split, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the…
Continue Reading New Orleans short-term rental rule struck down by court
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans law restricting licenses for short-term Airbnb-style rentals to city residents…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 8/23/2022
The Associated Press Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street, as steadying Treasury yields help calm the market following its worst tumble in…
Continue Reading Macy’s Exxon Mobil rise; Zoom, Twitter fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Macy’s Exxon Mobil rise; Zoom, Twitter…
Continue Reading Bids for signed Warren Buffett portrait already top $30,000
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire Warren Buffett is auctioning off a high-tech signed portrait of himself to raise…
Continue Reading Whistleblower: Bad news for Twitter, good news for Musk?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers Elon Musk has spent months trying to get out of his $44 billion agreement to buy Twitter,…
Continue Reading ‘House of the Dragon’ is HBO’s top series premiere ever
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “House of the Dragon” landed as the most-watched series premiere ever for HBO. The Nielsen…
Continue Reading UK shows Ukraine solidarity with sunflower display
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has decided to show Britain’s solidarity with Ukraine by saying it with flowers. The outgoing U.K.…
Continue Reading California lawmakers OK lawsuits against ‘cyber flashers’
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California residents who receive unsolicited sexually graphic material by text, email,…
Continue Reading Unexpected war warning system: Chernobyl tour’s camera
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Months before Russia invaded Ukraine, Yaroslav Yemelianenko decided to set up a…
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Yelp to begin prominently labeling crisis pregnancy centers to avoid confusion
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Yelp on Tuesday said it is introducing a new label to more clearly identify crisis pregnancy centers, which do not…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose $3.38 to $93.74 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for October delivery rose $3.74…
Continue Reading Italy’s Meloni slams energy policy as campaign heats up
By TRISHA THOMAS and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ANCONA, Italy (AP) — Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has led her first…
Continue Reading Biden administration forecasts $1.03T deficit, down $400B
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is forecasting that this year’s budget deficit will be nearly $400…
Continue Reading ExpressJet Airlines, formerly under United, files for bankruptcy
By Jennifer Korn ExpressJet Airlines, which calls itself a “reboot” of the company formerly flying as Delta Connection and United…
Continue Reading US business activity falls at its fastest rate since May 2020
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Business activity at private US companies in early August dropped off at some of the sharpest rates seen since the…
Continue Reading Turkey says Greece harassed its jets during NATO mission
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkish officials have summoned the Greek military attaché and lodged a complaint…
Continue Reading Cuban government starts selling dollars — with limits
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cubans have lined up by the dozens at exchange houses for the chance to buy dollars and other…
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