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
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 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 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…
Continue Reading Duma moves forward on proposed law on banning foreign media
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The lower house of Russia’s parliament has the second reading of a proposed law that would allow the…
Continue Reading St. Pete mayor reopens talks on future of Rays stadium site
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, is reopening talks about the future of the…
Continue Reading Cyberattack hits Norway, pro-Russian hacker group fingered
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian authorities say a cyberattack has temporarily knocked out public and private websites in Norway in the past 24…
Continue Reading Why one analyst thinks Carnival stock could go to $0
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Cruise giant Carnival was hit hard during the worst of the pandemic. Now, a top Wall Street analyst has issued a…
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The pandemic may have forever altered the economy, Fed Chair Powell says
By Lucy Bayly, CNN Business It’s not yet clear if the US economy will ever return to its pre-pandemic status, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome…
Continue Reading Sale puts Ben & Jerry’s ice cream back in West Bank, kind of
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new agreement in Israel will put Ben & Jerry’s ice cream back on shelves in annexed…
Continue Reading Fuel, transport subsidies help keep German inflation at 7.6%
BERLIN (AP) — Inflation in Germany eased slightly in June compared to the previous month, in part due to new subsidies that helped rein in the…
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