El Paso Electric explains what to do before and during a power outage
EL PASO, Texas – A power outage can happen anytime and to anybody. Wednesday’s storms knocked out the power of one west El Paso apartment complex for…
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Hundreds of Google workers petition company to expand abortion protections for users and contractors
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hundreds of workers at Google-parent Alphabet are calling on the company to take steps to expand abortion protections…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Google workers petition company to expand abortion protections for users and contractors
CNN By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hundreds of workers at Google-parent Alphabet are calling on the company to take steps to expand abortion…
Continue Reading Netflix sues creators of unofficial Bridgerton musical
By Alexandra Peers, CNN Business On Christmas Day 2020, Netflix premiered “Bridgerton,” an old-fashioned lushly designed Regency Romance.…
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Rock mag Creem attempts comeback after more than 30 years
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Creem, which once billed itself as “America’s only rock ‘n’ roll magazine,” is attempting…
Continue Reading Investigation into Vince McMahon’s hush money payments reportedly turns up Trump charity donations
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Even after Vince McMahon, the former WWE chief executive, retired from the company amid an investigation into his…
Continue Reading Diesel slides below $5 a gallon for the first time since March
By Matt Egan The cost of diesel has tumbled from record highs, easing inflationary pressure on everything from trucking and farming to construction.…
Continue Reading Google workers demand abortion protections, data privacy
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion health care benefits to contract…
Continue Reading For early-childhood grantmakers, collaboration is key
By EDEN STIFFMAN of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy While grantmakers have historically put more resources into elementary…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Bonkers: Retailer’s stock plunges following wild surge
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The saga of struggling retailer Bed Bath & Beyond keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. Shares of the…
Continue Reading Traders bet on builder stocks despite slowing housing market
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. housing market has gone from red-hot to decidedly tepid since the spring, though you…
Continue Reading Climate bill’s unlikely beneficiary: US oil and gas industry
By MATTHEW BROWN and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. oil industry hit a legal roadblock in January when a judge…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates drop amid signs that inflation may have finally peaked
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates ticked lower last week, falling back toward the 5% mark following economic reports that indicated…
Continue Reading Home sales fell for the sixth month in a row, but prices kept rising
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home sales declined for the sixth month in a row in July as higher mortgage rates and prices push prospective buyers out…
Continue Reading Top TikToker Khaby Lame finally gets Italian citizenship
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The 22-year-old king of TikTok finally has another title: Italian. Influencer Khaby Lame took his…
Continue Reading In Mexico resort, squatters make a stand against developers
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press TULUM, Mexico (AP) — Unchecked development has hit the once laid back beach town of Tulum on Mexico’s…
Continue Reading US home sales fell in July; some buyers see silver lining
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The housing market’s comedown from its high-flying days early this year is deepening,…
Continue Reading Average long-term mortgage rates retreat slightly this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates came back down slightly this week after the key 30-year loan…
Continue Reading Kohl’s cuts 2022 outlook, capping mixed week for retailers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Kohl’s has slashed its sales and profit expectations for the year as a result…
Continue Reading Hong Kong seeks citizens caught in Southeast Asia scams
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong officials say they are seeking the return of citizens who traveled to Southeast Asia for jobs that entrapped them in…
Continue Reading 3rd sailboat carrying migrants reaches southern Greek island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say another sailboat carrying dozens of migrants has arrived at the island of Kythera. The boat that…
Continue Reading Egypt appoints central bank caretaker chief amid crisis
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president has appointed a caretaker governor of the central bank amid a grinding economic crisis triggered by the Russian…
Continue Reading Dubai court finds mishandled peroxide caused 2021 port blast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai court has found that a cargo ship’s mishandled peroxide caused an explosion at the city-state’s busy…
Continue Reading Hyundai Ioniq 5 named Car and Driver’s EV of the Year
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, an electric-only model with a sharp-edged design, was named Car and Driver’s…
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Swimply pool rentals
CNN — The sharing economy lets you rent stranger’s homes when you’re vacationing and it also lets you jump into other people’s cars when you need a…
Continue Reading Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights over blocked funds
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The Dubai-based airline Emirates says it will suspend all flights to Nigeria from September…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week as the labor market continues…
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Scientists aim to bring back an extinct predator
AUSTIN, Texas — It sounds like something right out of Jurassic Park. Scientists say they want to resurrect a tiger that’s been extinct for a very…
Continue Reading Turkey lowers interest rate even as inflation soars to 80%
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has lowered its key interest rate despite inflation surging to nearly 80% and making it difficult for…
Continue Reading Trump executive pleads guilty in tax case, agrees to testify
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A top executive at former President Donald Trump’s family business pleaded guilty Thursday…
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