N. Korea reports another disease outbreak amid COVID-19 wave
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea reported a new “epidemic” of an intestinal disease on Thursday, an…
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PG&E moves power underground in plan to bury 10,000 miles
By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is working on an ambitious project to bury thousands of…
Continue Reading Gateway towns to Yellowstone become dead ends after flood
By MATTHEW BROWN and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — This gateway town to Yellowstone National Park has become a dead end, a…
Continue Reading Pakistani govt chided for ‘Drink less tea, save money’ plea
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A minister in Pakistan’s newly elected government is facing criticism following his plea to the…
Continue Reading Fed’s aggressive rate hikes raise likelihood of a recession
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has pledged to do whatever it takes to curb inflation,…
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Global markets and US futures turn lower after Fed rate hike
By Laura He, CNN Business European markets and US stock futures fell Thursday, a day after the Fed got tough on inflation with its biggest rate hike…
Continue Reading Australia commits to reducing greenhouse emissions by 43%
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s new government on Thursday formally committed to a more ambitious…
Continue Reading Court: Amazon customers can sue over lack of toxic warnings
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s Supreme Court is allowing customers to sue Amazon.com for failing to warn buyers that some products it…
Continue Reading Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader may have second thoughts
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president may be having second thoughts about the crypto-currency, whose…
Continue Reading Mo’Nique, Netflix reportedly settle her suit alleging bias
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo’Nique and Netflix reportedly have settled her lawsuit that accused the streaming service of racial and sexual…
Continue Reading No contest plea for extorting official with explicit photos
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man has pleaded no contest to charges related to trying to get $5,000 from a state…
Continue Reading LeBron trading card could fetch record price at auction
RUNNEMEDE, N.J. (AP) — LeBron James might be on the cusp of setting another record. And someone will have to pay a lot of money to make it happen.…
Continue Reading Apple retail workers in Maryland to begin voting in historic union election
Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple workers at a retail outpost in Towson, Maryland, are set to begin voting on Wednesday in a union election,…
Continue Reading Real estate job cuts: Redfin and Compass announce layoffs
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates are climbing, home sales are dropping and some of the nation’s largest real estate companies are…
Continue Reading One more sign the housing market is cooling off
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Another indication the hot housing market is cooling off? New residential construction and the number…
Continue Reading Cuba sugar harvest only half of expected; sector in ‘crisis’
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has produced only about half the sugar it had projected this season and authorities acknowledge that while they will cover…
Continue Reading This is how a higher Fed rate could affect your finances
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Record low-interest mortgages are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise.…
Continue Reading What rising interest rates mean for you
CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In its continued bid to quash high inflation, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the overnight bank lending…
Continue Reading Nucor, Hertz Global rise; Methode, iQIYI fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Nucor, Hertz Global rise; Methode, iQIYI…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks rallied in a roller-coaster day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by the…
Continue Reading FAA says future planes will need to reduce carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is proposing to require that future airplanes produce lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions before…
Continue Reading Russia’s war on Ukraine will shape the Czech EU presidency
By KAREL JANICEK By Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what Europe must do to counter the consequences of it…
Continue Reading Two students sue shipping giant Maersk, alleging sexual assault and harassment
By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN An 18-year-old US Merchant Marine Academy student who was repeatedly harassed and groped by older, male crew…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell $3.62 to $115.31 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $2.66…
Continue Reading Florida utility aims to eliminate carbon emissions by 2045
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s largest electricity provider has announced plans to eliminate all of its…
Continue Reading Fed hikes interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in boldest move since 1994
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday in an aggressive move…
Continue Reading Fed hikes interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point in boldest move since 1994
CNN, POOL By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday in an…
Continue Reading The Federal Reserve passes the buck on inflation
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The mission of the Federal Reserve is to foster the stability of US monetary systems. It’s…
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Reaction to Tigua tribe winning decades-long gambling fight with Texas
EL PASO, Texas — The Tigua tribe scored a major victory against Texas over the legality of gambling. The Tigua can legally operate bingo-based games…
Continue Reading Triple whammy for European gas supplies sends prices soaring
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Europe’s natural gas supply has suffered its third blow in 48 hours, sending prices rocketing 42% higher from…
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