California weathers heat wave without rolling blackouts
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A brutal Western heat wave brought California to the verge of ordering rolling blackouts…
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Trans activist celebrates rare victory against online trolls after Kiwi Farms deplatforming
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Richa Naik, CNN Clara Sorrenti, a trans activist who was forced to flee her home in Canada after users of a…
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By Donie O’Sullivan and Richa Naik, CNN Clara Sorrenti, a trans activist who was forced to flee her home in Canada after users of a hate-filled…
Continue Reading EPA denies Cheniere Energy request for LNG pollution waiver
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday denied a request by Cheniere Energy, a leading…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes asks court for a new trial after alleging a key witness has regrets
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos who was convicted of fraud earlier this year,…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes seeks new trial, cites key witness’ regrets
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes requested a new trial Tuesday, asserting in a…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday 9/6/2022
The Associated Press Stocks drifted lower on Wall Street, extending the market’s losses into a 4th straight week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%…
Continue Reading ADT, Illumina rise; Church & Dwight, Bed Bath & Beyond fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: ADT, Illumina rise; Church & Dwight, Bed Bath & Beyond…
Continue Reading CVS Health moves closer to home care with $8B Signify deal
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health will pay about $8 billion to expand into home care, a practice that could cut costs and keep patients…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery rose 1 cent to $86.88 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
Continue Reading Billionaire Herb Kohler, heir to faucet fortune, dies at 83
By Alexandra Peers, CNN Business Herb Kohler, Jr., the former head of his family’s namesake global plumbing empire, died Saturday at the age of…
Continue Reading 5 tips to make the search for a new apartment easier
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Finding a new place to rent can be challenging, and skyrocketing rents have made it especially…
Continue Reading How do you like them Apples? Stock could get an iPhone 14 pop
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Apple’s stock has been a lemon this year. Shares are down more than 10% so far in 2022, and Apple is trading…
Continue Reading How California ended up in the zero-emissions driver’s seat
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business California’s powerful Air Resources Board recently passed new regulations that essentially require all…
Continue Reading The problem that should be keeping Liz Truss awake at night
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Liz Truss has a lot on her plate. The United Kingdom is heading for a recession. Workers are going on strike as…
Continue Reading Rents are starting to come down, but the trend may not hold
By ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rents are starting to come down after spiking to record levels this past summer, but experts are…
Continue Reading Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe
By MATTHEW PERRONE and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440…
Continue Reading Gulf Arab nations ask Netflix to remove ‘offensive’ videos
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gulf Arab countries on Tuesday asked Netflix to remove “offensive content”…
Continue Reading Holiday air travel tops pre-pandemic levels for the 1st time
By The Associated Press For the first time since COVID-19 brought air travel to a standstill, the number of people streaming through U.S.…
Continue Reading Internet service providers drop challenge of privacy law
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal…
Continue Reading Trump media company faces looming deadline to keep deal alive
By Matt Egan The controversial deal to take former President Donald Trump’s social media platform public faces a crucial deadline this week to…
Continue Reading Huge Los Angeles Unified School district hit by cyberattack
By STEFANIE DAZIO, FRANK BAJAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A ransomware attack targeting the huge Los Angeles school…
Continue Reading Marilyn Loden, a workplace advocate who popularized the term ‘glass ceiling,’ dies at 76
By Scottie Andrew, CNN When Marilyn Loden first used the phrase “glass ceiling” at a women’s business conference in 1978, she…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond names interim CFO, but struggles remain
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Bed Bath & Beyond has named Chief Accounting Officer Laura…
Continue Reading Scotland introduces rent freeze to tackle soaring costs
LONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader says she will bring in emergency legislation to introduce an immediate rent freeze to protect tenants as part of…
Continue Reading Opinion: Americans should be able to marry whoever they choose. But some senators don’t support protecting that right
Opinion by Jared Sine for CNN Business Perspectives One of the most important decisions a person can make in this life is who they choose to marry.…
Continue Reading ADT gets a big boost from State Farm and Google deal
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It looks like Jake from State Farm won’t need to worry about protecting his home from burglars. The…
Continue Reading Hungary to set up anti-corruption agency to unlock EU funds
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s government has pledged to set up its own anti-corruption agency in an effort…
Continue Reading Germany plans to drop mask-wearing mandate on planes
BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to drop a requirement for people to wear masks on flights to and from the country. But the health…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Europe struggles to cope with Russia gas shutoffs
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis as Russia throttles back supplies of…
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