Dozens dead after drinking bootleg alcohol in western India
By Swati Gupta and Rhea Mogul, CNN At least 36 people have died and about 50 others have been hospitalized in western India after drinking…
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Japan, Indonesia to boost naval security ties as China rises
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Indonesia have agreed to bolster ties in maritime security and cooperation…
Continue Reading Asian stocks follow Wall St lower before likely US rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower Wednesday as traders prepared for a possible sharp…
Continue Reading Australia’s rising inflation lifts risk of 4th rate hike
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian inflation is rising farther, according to new data that increases the…
Continue Reading National Press Club blasts LIV Golf event as ‘attempt to minimize the grisly bone-saw’ murder of WaPo columnist
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Continue Reading Pope in headdress stirs deep emotions in Indian Country
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press It was a stunning image: Pope Francis briefly wearing a full Indigenous headdress, its rows of soft white feathers…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Japan minister says women ‘underestimated’
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s minister for gender equality and children’s issues called the…
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Governor Lujan Grisham announces new film school in Las Cruces; talks jobs, economic impact
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new investment in Las Cruces: a film school. “It makes me…
Continue Reading Drugmaker Teva latest to settle opioid lawsuits nationally
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Drugmaker Teva has announced an agreement to settle lawsuits over the allegations that it helped fuel the U.S.…
Continue Reading Union Pacific to spend $1B to upgrade 600 older locomotives
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific will spend more than $1 billion to upgrade 600 of its old diesel locomotives over…
Continue Reading Judge: Uber doesn’t have to offer wheelchair accessibility
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California federal judge has rejected a legal push to require Uber to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles, finding that…
Continue Reading Visa’s profits jump 32% as consumers start traveling again
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Visa says its fiscal third quarter profits rose 32% from a year earlier, helped by yet another…
Continue Reading Twitter has set a date for its shareholders to vote on Elon Musk acquisition
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter has set a date for its shareholders to vote to approve its $44 billion acquisition deal by Elon Musk, despite…
Continue Reading Sandy Hook parents ask jury to return $150 million verdict in defamation suit against Alex Jones
By Lauren del Valle and Oliver Darcy, CNN The lawyer for two Sandy Hook families that have sued right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked a…
Continue Reading Google’s parent reports slowest quarterly growth in 2 years
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s revenue growth during the past quarter decelerated to its slowest pace in…
Continue Reading Google posts major ad sales growth slowdown following pandemic boom
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Online advertising companies have been warning of a slowdown in ad demand amid high inflation and recession fears, and…
Continue Reading Microsoft says China and Russia hurt its earnings
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Microsoft’s business is taking a hit from events on the other side of the world. The tech giant on Tuesday…
Continue Reading Microsoft blames economic woes for missing profit targets
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $16.7 billion, or $2.23 per share, falling short of analyst…
Continue Reading Glossier is coming to Sephora
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Cosmetics company Glossier, which has cultivated a cult-like following among Millennials and Gen Zers, announced…
Continue Reading Instagram has a Kardashian problem: Users revolt against app changes
By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Tati Bruening was once the textbook example of an Instagram user. Since the pandemic, she has been…
Continue Reading Walmart, Shopify fall; 3M, GE rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Shutterstock Inc., down $4.68 to $54.40. The stock images and video provider…
Continue Reading Korean firm’s $22B investment will mean new US jobs, WH says
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Korea’s SK Group plans to invest $22 billion in the United States on industries…
Continue Reading Buzz Aldrin flight-to-moon jacket sells at auction for $2.8M
NEW YORK (AP) — Buzz Aldrin’s jacket worn on his historic first mission to the moon’s surface in 1969 has been auctioned off to a…
Continue Reading You didn’t win Mega Millions. Here’s when you can go for $1B
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A giant Mega Millions lottery jackpot ballooned to $1.02 billion after no one matched all six numbers Tuesday night and won…
Continue Reading Twitter sets September shareholder vote on Elon Musk buyout
By RANDALL CHASE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Twitter has set September 13 as the date for its shareholders to vote on…
Continue Reading Burgum calls for security review of Chinese firm’s project
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D, (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum is pressing federal officials to expedite a review of a Chinese…
Continue Reading Meta considers easing its Covid-19 misinformation policy
By Brian Fung, CNN Facebook-parent Meta is weighing whether to relax its policies against Covid-19 misinformation, proposing a shift from removing…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How do we know when a recession has begun?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy has contracted for two straight quarters, intensifying fears that the…
Continue Reading Bill to boost semiconductor industry passes key Senate test
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has advanced a $280 billion bill designed to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry…
Continue Reading As the online pandemic boom fades, Shopify cuts 1,000 jobs
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Shopify is cutting 10% of its staff, or about 1,000 employees, as the e-commerce…
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