Feds issue draft assessment that could doom Minnesota mine
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service has issued a draft environmental assessment to lay the…
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California Senate rejects involuntary servitude amendment
By ADAM BEAM and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate has rejected a proposal to ban involuntary servitude…
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Oil CEOs call for ‘tone shift’ from White House on finger-pointing over gas prices
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil industry pushed for an easing of tensions and a dialing back of finger-pointing from the White House during a…
Continue Reading Oil CEOs call for ‘tone shift’ from White House on finger-pointing over gas prices
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The oil industry pushed for an easing of tensions and a dialing back of finger-pointing from the White House during a…
Continue Reading NASA: Give us back our moon dust and cockroaches
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back. The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to…
Continue Reading All big US banks pass Fed’s annual ‘stress tests’
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s 3 biggest banks have enough capital to withstand a severe economic contraction.…
Continue Reading Settlement would forgive $6B for defrauded college students
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday 6/23/2022
The Associated Press Stocks shook off a midday slump and ended higher, keeping major indexes on track for weekly gains. Trading was wobbly throughout…
Continue Reading Mosaic, Bank of America fall; KB Home, Rite Aid rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Mosaic, Bank of America fall; KB Home, Rite Aid…
Continue Reading Mexico’s central bank hikes its prime lending rate to 7.75%
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Stung by stubbornly high inflation, Mexico’s Central Bank has announced a three-quarter-point increase in its prime…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $1.92 to $104.27 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.69…
Continue Reading Delta wins right to stay at Dallas airport after lawsuit
DALLAS (AP) — Delta Air Lines will be able to continue operating flights at Dallas Love Field for another six years, under a settlement approved by…
Continue Reading Yelp closes three US offices, says remote work is its future
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Yelp is closing three of its U.S. offices after finding most of its employees prefer to work remotely.In a blog…
Continue Reading Nigerians blame fuel shortage on Ukraine war, fixed prices
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria is grappling with widespread fuel shortages that are forcing motorists to spend…
Continue Reading Ex-Trump adviser calls for lifting Trump tariffs on China
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Former Trump economic official Gary Cohn is in favor of President Joe Biden lifting some Trump-era tariffs imposed on…
Continue Reading Oil industry says Granholm meeting sends ‘positive signal’
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups representing the oil industry and refiners say a meeting with Energy Secretary Jennifer…
Continue Reading Apple and Android phones hacked by Italian spyware, Google says
By Reuters An Italian company’s hacking tools were used to spy on Apple and Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, Alphabet’s…
Continue Reading Musk vows fast fix for new “money furnace” Tesla factories
By The Associated Press Tesla CEO Elon Musk described the electric automaker’s factories in Austin and Berlin as “money furnaces” that were…
Continue Reading SpaceX says 5G expansion would make Starlink ‘unusable’ for most Americans
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX, Dish Network and other 5G providers are locked in a heated battle over radio frequencies, which SpaceX says…
Continue Reading Netflix lays off 300 employees as bad year continues to hit company
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix is laying off 300 employees in the midst of a rough year for the streaming giant. “While we continue to…
Continue Reading Powell: Fed must convince public it can tame inflation
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As if their job weren’t hard enough at a time of raging inflation, Chair Jerome Powell and…
Continue Reading Instagram tests using AI, other tools for age verification
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Instagram is testing new ways to verify the age of people using its service,…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s daughter granted legal name, gender change
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has approved a request by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s adult daughter to change her name and gender on her birth…
Continue Reading Nike makes full exit from Russia after suspending operations
By The Associated Press Nike will fully shut down its operations in Russia, joining other international companies that have withdrawn from the…
Continue Reading Amazon providing $23M for affordable housing in Seattle
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon says it’s providing $23 million to help minority-led organizations build or preserve…
Continue Reading The newest, weirdest summer treat is a ketchup-flavored popsicle
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Canadian ketchup brand has launched an unusual twist on a popular summer treat: Ketchup-flavored popsicles. The…
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Law enforcement and emergency services job fair to be held today in Las Cruces
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Law enforcement and emergency agencies from across Doña Ana county are set to hold a job fair Thursday. The city of Las…
Continue Reading Flights resume at Syrian capital airport after Israel strike
DAMACUS, Syria (AP) — A private company says the international airport in Syria’s capital of Damascus has resumed flights after nearly two weeks…
Continue Reading Tesla posts rare drop in sales in second quarter
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Covid lockdowns in China resulted in a rare drop in production and sales for Tesla in the second…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he’s worried about keeping Tesla out of bankruptcy
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla faces billions of dollars in losses from its new plants, supply chain problems and Covid lockdowns — enough…
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