Key players granted bail in Buffalo Billion corruption case
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has granted bail to a prominent Buffalo developer and other businessmen serving prison time for a bid-rigging…
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With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka keeps schools closed
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has extended school closures for one week because there…
Continue Reading Despite potential, Midwestern farms struggle to market fish
By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When drastic increases in food costs spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic left…
Continue Reading Russian diplomats depart Bulgaria amid soaring tensions
By VALENTINA PETROVA and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Russian diplomat says two airplanes have departed Bulgaria with…
Continue Reading French soccer tournament celebrates diversity, fights racism
By JADE LE DELEY and JEROME PUGMIRE Associated Press CRETEIL, France (AP) — An amateur soccer tournament in France aimed at celebrating ethnic…
Continue Reading After abortion ruling, clinic staff grapple with trauma
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables…
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Healthcare stocks may keep your portfolio from needing a checkup
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Forget about an apple (or Apple) a day. Healthcare stocks may help keep the investing doctor away. Shares of Apple…
Continue Reading Ruling could dampen government efforts to rein in Big Tech
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the…
Continue Reading How Activia went from stodgy digestive aid to trendy wellness brand
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you hear the word “Activia,” your first thought might be of Jamie Lee Curtis. You may also…
Continue Reading Argentine economy minister resigns amid peso, diesel woes
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s economy minister has resigned unexpectedly at the end of a week in which the peso hit an all-time…
Continue Reading Tesla posts rare drop in sales in second quarter
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Covid lockdowns in China resulted in a rare drop in production and sales for Tesla in the second quarter. The electric…
Continue Reading Popular Pakistani restaurant stands test of time in Dubai
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a city boasting champagne brunches with views of the sea, Michelin star…
Continue Reading Egypt closes coastal area after shark kills Austrian swimmer
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities have closed off a stretch of the country’s Red Sea coastline, a day after a…
Continue Reading Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger…
Continue Reading Hard Rock deal ends casino strike threat in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The Hard Rock casino has reached agreement with Atlantic City’s main casino workers…
Continue Reading Russians press assault on eastern Ukrainian city
By MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces are pounding the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out…
Continue Reading Tesla’s 2Q sales drop amid supply chain, pandemic problems
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s sales from April through June fell to their lowest quarterly level since last fall as…
Continue Reading Flight delays ease up Saturday during chaotic July Fourth travel weekend
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN There appears to be no end of trouble in sight for flyers this week — a chaotic July Fourth weekend has spawned at least…
Continue Reading Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The Fourth of July holiday weekend is jamming U.S. airports with the biggest crowds…
Continue Reading US testing new fire retardant, critics push other methods
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of…
Continue Reading Turkey blocks access to the websites of Voice of America and Deutsche Welle
By Isil Sariyuce, Maija Ehlinger and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Turkey has blocked access to the Turkish websites of foreign media Deutsche Welle and…
Continue Reading Musk meets pope, uses Twitter to announce the audience
ROME (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk has used Twitter to announce he had met with Pope Francis. Musk used the @Pontifex handle in tweeting that he was…
Continue Reading Woman charged after 1,000 pigs found dead at Iowa site
SAC CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman is facing criminal charges after more than 1,000 pigs were found dead on a property. KCCI-TV reports that the…
Continue Reading Stuck bags add to tangles at Paris airports amid travel boom
Airlines worked Saturday to deliver luggage to passengers around the world after a technical breakdown left at least 1,500 bags stuck at Paris’…
Continue Reading From AM to PM, the fickle force of government is with you
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When you groggily roll out of bed and make breakfast, the government edges up to your kitchen…
Continue Reading With hospitalizations up, France weighs return to masks
By BARBARA SURK and JADE LE DELEY Associated Press NICE, France (AP) — Tourism is booming again in France — and so is COVID-19. French officials…
Continue Reading Regulator urges Germans to prepare for possible gas shortage
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Fearing Russia might cut off natural gas supplies, the head of Germany’s regulatory agency…
Continue Reading The surprising reason supermarkets sell flowers
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business All stores have marketing tactics to get you in the door — stylish mannequins, elaborate display windows, posters…
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17% of people live near toxic release facilities—here’s how it breaks down by state
Stacker used data from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) to assess the highest toxin-emitting sites in each state, and what demographics are most…
Continue Reading Virgin Orbit rocket launches 7 US defense satellites
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven U.S. Defense Department satellites has been launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off…
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