Australia drops charge against lawyer over spying claim
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government has dropped the 4-year-old prosecution of a lawyer over his…
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Asian markets follow Wall St higher as recession fears ease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Friday after two Federal Reserve officials said…
Continue Reading Inflation pushed 71M people into poverty since Ukraine war
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as…
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Elon Musk reportedly had twins with a Neuralink executive
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and world’s richest man, welcomed twins last year with an…
Continue Reading Elon Musk reportedly had twins with a Neuralink executive
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elon Musk, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO and world’s richest man, welcomed twins last…
Continue Reading Yellowstone floods reveal forecasting flaws in warming world
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Yellowstone National Park area’s weather forecast the…
Continue Reading Russia’s war in Ukraine to overshadow G-20 talks in Bali
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading rich and developing nations are…
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Downtown Management District says store closures create opportunities for small business
EL PASO, Texas– As another downtown store gets ready to close its doors, the Downtown Management District says this could mean more opportunities…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic taps Boeing subsidiary to build motherships
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday that it is partnering with a Boeing subsidiary…
Continue Reading Juul, FDA suspend court case while e-cigarette ban on hold
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration and Juul have agreed to put their court fight on hold while…
Continue Reading Amazon Prime adding free Grubhub meal delivery for members
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Amazon will give its U.S. Prime members free access to meal delivery service Grubhub for a year under a deal…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 7/6/2022
The Associated Press Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street Wednesday following the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent…
Continue Reading Kornit, DoorDash fall; Resolute Forest, Broadcom rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Kornit, DoorDash fall; Resolute Forest, Broadcom…
Continue Reading ‘Stranger Things’ is ending, but a spinoff is in the works
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Stranger Things” is coming to an end, but its upside-down stories will live on. Both a live-action…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell 97 cents to $98.53 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for September delivery fell…
Continue Reading Trump property appraiser held in contempt in NY civil probe
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A company that has performed appraisals on some of Donald Trump’s most prized properties has…
Continue Reading US allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill
By MATTHEW PERRONE and TOM MURPHY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to…
Continue Reading Child care centers can’t afford to stay open. Here’s what this means for families
By Gabe Cohen, CNN From city centers to rural communities, many US child care providers are raising the price of tuition to combat inflation, adding…
Continue Reading Child care centers can’t afford to stay open. Here’s what this means for families
CNN By Gabe Cohen, CNN From city centers to rural communities, many US child care providers are raising the price of tuition to combat inflation,…
Continue Reading Fed: Sharply higher rates may be needed to quell inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials were concerned at their meeting last month that consumers…
Continue Reading Amazon partners with Grubhub to offer Prime customers meal delivery perks
CNN, WABC By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon Prime members in the United States can now get free meal deliveries through Grubhub as part of…
Continue Reading Amazon partners with Grubhub to offer Prime customers meal delivery perks
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon Prime members in the United States can now get free meal deliveries through Grubhub as part of a growing…
Continue Reading Slovakia’s coalition in crisis over tackling high inflation
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s government is facing another serious crisis after a junior party threatened to withdraw from the…
Continue Reading More flexibility proposed for student debt forgiveness
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer New rules proposed by the Biden administration on Wednesday would make it easier for borrowers to get their…
Continue Reading Biden plans to nominate Denver airport CEO to head the FAA
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer President Joe Biden plans to nominate the CEO of the Denver airport to become the next head of the Federal…
Continue Reading Apple to add ‘lockdown’ safeguard on iPhones, iPads, Macs
Associated Press Associated Press CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple plans to roll out a “lockdown” option for iPhones, iPads and Mac computers…
Continue Reading Cyprus brings back indoor mask wearing amid COVID-19 surge
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus has brought back compulsory mask-wearing in all indoor areas for everyone age 12 and over amid a surge of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Apple plans new feature to protect journalists and human rights workers from spyware
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Apple on Wednesday said it will release a new feature this fall for iPhone, Mac and iPad operating software that is…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How UK Conservatives can change their leader
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is determined to cling to power despite an open…
Continue Reading Ben & Jerry’s ice cream fight in Israel heats up
By WILSON RING Associated Press One week after its parent company found a way to get Ben & Jerry’s ice cream sold in east Jerusalem and the…
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