Sweet return: German farmer gets both solar power and apples
By DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press GELSDORF, Germany (AP) — Solar installations on arable land are becoming increasingly popular in Europe and…
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Australian FM warns East Timorese against Chinese debt
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s foreign minister on a visit to East Timor is warning the nation against…
Continue Reading California may add wine, liquor bottles to recycling program
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is moving to add wine and distilled spirits containers to its struggling…
Continue Reading Robot that stocks drinks is newest thing at the corner store
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A small robot with a clip-like hand and the smarts to know which drinks are popular is part of an…
Continue Reading Ex-Malaysian first lady ordered to serve 10 years for graft
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian former first lady Rosmah Mansor has been ordered to serve 10 years in prison…
Continue Reading Prosecutor insists yoga business founder is a risk to flee
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor says an international yoga business founder arrested on tax charges is a flight…
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SpaceX gets $1.4 billion contract for five more NASA astronaut launches
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s partnership with NASA just got $1.4 billion sweeter, as the space agency announced Wednesday that…
Continue Reading Nurse practitioner says CVS fired her over abortion stance
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia has sued CVS Health after she says she was…
Continue Reading Sam’s Club is raising its membership by $5
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Add a Sam’s Club membership to the list of subscriptions that are getting more expensive. The warehouse…
Continue Reading GM venture starts building battery cells at new Ohio factory
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 8/31/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street closed lower in another day of choppy trading, remaining on pace for a weekly loss after several days of declines.…
Continue Reading Bed Bath & Beyond, Chewy fall; Snap, ChargePoint rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Bed Bath & Beyond, Chewy fall; Snap, ChargePoint…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday signed a new executive order that pledges $10…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for October delivery fell $2.09 to $89.55 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for October delivery fell…
Continue Reading Yellen warns of failure to agree on Russia oil price cap
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning that a failure to place a price cap on Russian oil…
Continue Reading Airlines tweak plans to offer meals, hotels when flights are canceled
By Pete Muntean, CNN Major US airlines have updated their customer service agreements following pressure from the Biden administration to step up…
Continue Reading Banker in bribe scandal pleads not guilty in Puerto Rico
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An international banker accused of bribing Puerto Rico’s then-governor to undermine…
Continue Reading Royal Caribbean to offer internet service from SpaceX
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Cruise operator Royal Caribbean is bringing SpaceX’s satellite-based internet service to its cruise ships in…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is fighting California’s fast food bill
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business California lawmakers want more control over how fast food chains treat workers.…
Continue Reading McDonald’s is fighting California’s fast food bill
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business California lawmakers want more control over how fast food chains treat workers. Restaurants, including…
Continue Reading The Wing, the once-buzzy women’s coworking community, has closed its doors
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The Wing, the once-buzzy social club and luxury coworking community geared towards women, has shuttered…
Continue Reading Fox News hosts deposed in voting tech company’s $1.6 billion lawsuit against network
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Some of the biggest stars at Fox News have been deposed in recent days as a voting technology company presses forward…
Continue Reading Judge nixes no-prison deal in 2018 limo crash that killed 20
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — A judge rejected a plea agreement that would have meant no prison time for the operator of…
Continue Reading Toyota investing $5.6 billion to build EV batteries, despite its own doubts
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Toyota announced plans Wednesday to invest $5.6 billion in new plants to build electric vehicle batteries in Japan and…
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WHO: New COVID cases, deaths keep falling nearly everywhere
GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally continued to fall nearly everywhere in the world in what the World…
Continue Reading No sagging spirits for Jack Daniel’s maker
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The bourbon boom is showing no signs of ending anytime soon: Wall Street is still wild about whiskey. Jack…
Continue Reading Deadly bird flu returns to Midwest earlier than expected
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Bird flu has returned to the Midwest earlier than authorities expected after a lull of…
Continue Reading Snap cutting 20% of staff as ad sales continue to dry up
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The parent company of social media platform Snapchat said Wednesday that it is letting go…
Continue Reading Venezuelan migration picks up, reaches about 6.8M
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press LOS PATIOS, Colombia (AP) — About 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since economic crisis…
Continue Reading Major events in the life and career of Mikhail Gorbachev
By The Associated Press The Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States Before Mikhail Gorbachev came…
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