Sri Lanka crisis gives India chance to gain sway vs China
By DAVID RISING and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka’s strategic location has attracted outsized interest in the…
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China’s factory activity improves after Shanghai reopens
BEIJING (AP) — An official survey shows China’s factory activity accelerated in June after anti-virus controls were eased and Shanghai and…
Continue Reading Climate concerns grow as US helps Europe replace Russian gas
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Amos Hochstein, President Joe Biden’s point man for global energy problems, says he knows…
Continue Reading Last-minute deal averts casino strike in Atlantic City
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The main union for Atlantic City casino workers reached agreements on new contracts with…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico sets 7th electric rate increase in just a year
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico are raising electric rates again — the seventh time in a year amid continuining power…
Continue Reading Brazil bank CEO resigns over sexual harassment claims
SAO PAULO (AP) — The head of Brazilian state-run bank Caixa Economica Federal has resigned amid a sexual harassment investigation against him. A…
Continue Reading US buys 105 million COVID vaccine doses for fall campaign
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government will purchase another 105 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in…
Continue Reading Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives
By HALELUYA HADERO NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is limiting how many emergency contraceptives consumers can buy, joining other retailers who put in place…
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In 1922, Klondike bars sold for just 10 cents apiece. They’re technically cheaper now
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It has a square shape, no stick, and will make your fingertips cold and sticky as you gingerly bite into its thin…
Continue Reading Tesla’s layoffs hit Autopilot team as AI develops
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla is increasingly turning to machines rather than humans as it attempts to develop autonomous vehicles. As part…
Continue Reading US newspapers continuing to die at rate of 2 each week
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a growing recognition of the newspaper industry’s problems among politicians and…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 6/29/2022
The Associated Press Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street Wednesday, keeping the market on track for its fourth monthly loss this year. The…
Continue Reading McCormick, Capital One fall; General Mills, Patterson rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: McCormick, Capital One fall; General Mills, Patterson…
Continue Reading Shop that sold gun in Oxford school shooting named in suit
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a teenager wounded during a mass shooting at Oxford High School in…
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WATCH: Gov. Abbott holds media briefing on border security; calls for enhanced DPS checkpoints
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Texas Governor Greg Abbott held a briefing to address updates on border security Wednesday. Abbott stressed in the briefing that…
Continue Reading Appeals court throws out NC insurance magnate’s convictions
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has thrown out the 2020 conspiracy and bribery convictions of a…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.98 to $109.78 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery fell…
Continue Reading FCC commissioner calls on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores
By Brian Fung, CNN A member of the Federal Communications Commission is renewing calls for Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores,…
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A new way to stay in El Paso, Boxstel coming soon
EL PASO, Texas – In Downtown El Paso, soon, there will be a new option for tourists to choose to get their rest and relaxation. Boxstel – Modern Stay…
Continue Reading Top UK supermarket stops selling Heinz baked beans in dispute over rising prices
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business It’s getting harder for shoppers in the United Kingdom to find Heinz baked beans. Blame food price inflation.…
Continue Reading Top UK supermarket stops selling Heinz baked beans in dispute over rising prices
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business It’s getting harder for shoppers in the United Kingdom to find Heinz baked beans. Blame food…
Continue Reading Giuliani’s former Ukraine fixer gets 20 months in prison
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lev Parnas, an associate of Rudy Giuliani who was a figure in former President Donald…
Continue Reading Most say nation on wrong track, including Dems: AP-NORC poll
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An overwhelming and growing majority of Americans say the U.S. is heading in the…
Continue Reading Biden administration holding its first onshore oil sales
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government this week is holding its first onshore oil and natural gas drilling…
Continue Reading Ben and Jerry’s sells its Israeli business
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Unilever has sold its Ben & Jerry’s business in Israel to its distributor in the country, following…
Continue Reading Merger vote at Spirit could reshape discount airline market
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The prospect of a takeover of Spirit Airlines threatens to upend the cheap-fare end of the…
Continue Reading Taliban and US officials to meet amid quake relief efforts
By RAHIM FAIEZ and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan finance and central bank officials from the Taliban-led government have…
Continue Reading Powell: ‘No guarantee’ Fed can tame inflation, spare jobs
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there’s “no guarantee” the central…
Continue Reading The newest content moderation minefield for tech platforms: abortion posts
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, people have flooded social…
Continue Reading New NHTSA chief: Agency to scrutinize auto-driver technology
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The new head of the government’s road safety agency says he will intensify efforts to understand…
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