Venice unveils mandatory day-trippers’ reservation and fee
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Starting in January, Venice will oblige day-trippers to make reservations and pay a fee to…
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Germany wants ads, influencers to note use of beauty filters
BERLIN (AP) — German state officials said Friday that they want advertisers and social media influencers to label any photos that have used…
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How this bank is transforming banking for Spanish speakers
CNN by Chiara Grimes, CNN Business For the 44 million Spanish-speaking individuals in the United States, opening a bank account can be an…
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by Chiara Grimes, CNN Business For the 44 million Spanish-speaking individuals in the United States, opening a bank account can be an intimidating…
Continue Reading Companies aggressively marketed baby formula. Then there was a shortage
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The baby formula shortage in the United States has left many mothers and families desperately scrambling to feed…
Continue Reading Technoblade, Minecraft YouTuber watched by millions, dead at 23
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade has died at the age of 23 following a year-long battle with cancer, his family announced Friday.…
Continue Reading Julian Assange appeals to UK court against extradition to US
By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has appealed against the British’s government decision…
Continue Reading Holiday-travel chaos: Airlines brace for huge weekend crowds
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019,…
Continue Reading Peter Schiff trying to save Puerto Rico bank under probe
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. financial analyst Peter Schiff says he will fight to be able to sell a bank he…
Continue Reading Google will pay US app developers $90 million in a settlement over app store policies
By Brian Fung, CNN US Android app developers will be able to claim money from a new $90 million fund Google will establish as part of a wider…
Continue Reading Google will pay US app developers $90 million in a settlement over app store policies
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN US Android app developers will be able to claim money from a new $90 million fund Google will establish as part of a wider…
Continue Reading WVa opioid trial verdict still pending nearly a year later
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Last July, a federal judge in West Virginia heard closing arguments in the first lawsuit to…
Continue Reading American highways ripped apart city neighborhoods. A $1 billion plan wants to do better
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The Department of Transportation announced Thursday that it will soon fund up to $1 billion in projects to reconnect…
Continue Reading Chip shortage leaves 95K GM vehicles unfinished in storage
DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of computer chips forced General Motors to build 95,000 vehicles without certain components during the second…
Continue Reading Vatican closes London property sale at a loss after scandal
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican said Friday it had finalized the sale of a London property that is the focus of a…
Continue Reading Dutch central bank chief apologizes for links to slavery
AMSTERDAM (AP) — The chief of the Dutch central bank has apologized for the institution’s involvement in the 19th-century slave trade, the latest…
Continue Reading Russia seizes control of partly foreign-owned energy project
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has handed full control over a major oil and natural gas project partly owned by Shell and two…
Continue Reading Is the worst over for markets? No one can say
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Few investors will have experienced a tougher beginning to a year than the six-month stretch that just finished.…
Continue Reading New Zealand leader makes 1st trip to UK since trade deal
LONDON (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made her first visit to the U.K. since both countries signed a free trade agreement.…
Continue Reading Kohl’s takes down the ‘for sale’ sign
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kohl’s is no longer for sale. The department store announced Friday that it has ended its strategic review…
Continue Reading Kohl’s takes down the ‘for sale’ sign
CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kohl’s is no longer for sale. The department store announced Friday that it has ended its strategic review…
Continue Reading Kohl’s sale falls apart in shaky retail environment
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The potential sale of the Kohl’s department store chain has fallen apart in a shaky…
Continue Reading Daily Harvest hit with lawsuits from people who say they had their gallbladders removed after consuming its product
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Days after meal-kit service Daily Harvest announced the voluntary recall of one of its products, the company has…
Continue Reading Daily Harvest hit with lawsuits from people who say they had their gallbladders removed after consuming its product
CNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Days after meal-kit service Daily Harvest announced the voluntary recall of one of its products, the company…
Continue Reading Why Netflix split up this season of ‘Stranger Things’
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Stranger Things 4 — Vol. 2″ hits Netflix this weekend, and the kids from Hawkins, Indiana, are back at…
Continue Reading UK government faces new boozy scandal as deputy whip quits
By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government is dealing with another boozy scandal after…
Continue Reading Volvo to build $1.25 billion electric car plant in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Swedish luxury vehicle maker Volvo Cars plans to build a new European plant in eastern Slovakia. The country’s…
Continue Reading Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is bringing Pret A Manger stores to India
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business One of the world’s richest men is launching Pret A Manger in India, adding the British coffee and sandwich store…
Continue Reading Inflation hits record 8.6% for 19 countries using the euro
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Inflation in countries using the euro set another eye-watering record, pushed higher by a huge…
Continue Reading Ex-Alibaba employee says ex-boss should be charged with rape
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has accused her then-manager of trying…
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