El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting leader buys $1.5 million more
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president is back at it, doubling down on his country’s losing investment…
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El Paso teens and young adults get the opportunity to participate in 18-month work program
EL PASO, Texas – The city of El Paso was chosen by the National League of Cities (NLC) to take part in a work program for 16-24-year-olds in the…
Continue Reading American offers to boost pilot pay 17% by the end of 2024
DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines is offering pilots raises of nearly 17% by the end of 2024, a sign of the leverage that pilots enjoy as airlines…
Continue Reading Alabama bond sale for mega prisons falls $200 million short
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons…
Continue Reading McConnell warns Dems of fallout for reviving Biden bill
By KEVIN FREKING and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell threatened Thursday to derail a bill…
Continue Reading Agency clears way for Oakland Athletics $12B ballpark plan
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a…
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Uber releases safety data: 998 sexual assault incidents including 141 rape reports in 2020
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Even as its ridership was decimated by the pandemic in 2020, Uber recorded 141 reports of rape on its…
Continue Reading High court declines to take up fight over airline crew rest
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is letting states set their own standards for meal and rest breaks by airline crews. On Thursday, the…
Continue Reading Family of boy killed in Adventureland accident sues park
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The family of an 11-year old boy who died on a water ride at the Altoona, Iowa amusement…
Continue Reading To avoid blackouts, California may tap fossil fuel plants
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California may turn to fossil fuels to avoid blackouts during hot weather that…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 6/30/2022
The Associated Press Stocks fell again on Wall Street Thursday, closing out the worst quarter for the market since the onset of the pandemic in early…
Continue Reading Delta pays $10.5 million to settle post office allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle charges it falsified information about deliveries of international…
Continue Reading Supreme Court decision may slow transition to cleaner energy
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate…
Continue Reading New semi trailers to have stronger rear impact crash guards
DETROIT (AP) — Starting in about two years, all new semi trailers in the U.S. will have to have stronger guards to stop cars from sliding under…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why Court’s EPA-climate change ruling matters
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s climate change ruling on Thursday is likely to hinder President Joe…
Continue Reading Walgreens, Duck Creek fall; Spirit Airlines, Lindsay rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Walgreens, Duck Creek fall; Spirit Airlines, Lindsay…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $4.02 to $105.76 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.45…
Continue Reading Grads of first US Apple Developer Academy feted in Detroit
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The inaugural class of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy, a free program that teaches…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico suspends operations of bank amid global probe
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities have announced a suspension of the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro…
Continue Reading Greece formally requests to buy F-35 fighter jets from US
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35…
Continue Reading Frank Daniels, ex-AP chair and newspaper publisher, dies
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Associated Press board chair Frank Daniels Jr. has died at 90. His son says he…
Continue Reading Some medical debt is being removed from US credit reports
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Help is coming for many people with medical debt on their credit reports. Starting Friday, the three major U.S. credit…
Continue Reading From stocks to crypto, a punishing six months for investors
By ALEX VEIGA and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers Americans with stock portfolios or retirement investment plans would likely prefer to forget the last…
Continue Reading Iowa court reverses precedent on Iowa pig farm lawsuits
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a long-standing precedent that allowed…
Continue Reading All eyes on airlines as July Fourth holiday weekend nears
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Airlines that have stumbled badly over the last two holidays face their biggest test yet of…
Continue Reading Stocks close their worst first half in 52 years, here’s what you need to know
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The S&P 500 has posted its worst first half in more than 50 years, dropping 20.6% during the first 6 months of…
Continue Reading Qatar donates $60 million to Lebanon’s army during crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Qatar’s state news agency says the Gulf Arab sheikhdom has donated $60 million to the Lebanese army, which is hard hit by the…
Continue Reading Cyberattack disrupts unemployment benefits in some states
By JONATHAN MATTISE and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A cyberattack on a software company has disrupted unemployment…
Continue Reading Supreme Court says several gun cases deserve a new look
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says gun cases involving restrictions in Hawaii, California, New Jersey and Maryland deserve a new look…
Continue Reading North Dakota AG clears farmland purchase tied to Bill Gates
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota attorney general has found the sale of a couple thousand acres of prime farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates…
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