Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business We live in a world shaped by shopping carts. The ubiquitous, unloved contraptions are a key feature of US…
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India bans exports of wheat, citing threat to food security
NEW DELHI (AP) — India has banned exports of wheat effective immediately. A notice in the government gazette by the Directorate of Foreign Trade…
Continue Reading GOP’s new midterm attack: Blaming Biden for formula shortage
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The nationwide shortage of baby formula is quickly becoming the GOP’s latest…
Continue Reading Ukraine: Russians withdraw from around Kharkiv, batter east
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine says Russian forces are withdrawing from around Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading Tech groups ask Supreme Court to put Texas social media censorship law on hold
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Two prominent lobbying groups representing the tech industry’s biggest companies are asking the US Supreme Court…
Continue Reading SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket has carried 53 satellites for the Starlink internet constellation into orbit. The Falcon…
Continue Reading Accountant avoids prison time in college admissions scandal
BOSTON (AP) — An accountant who worked for the consultant at the center of the college admissions bribery case has avoided prison. In Boston…
Continue Reading Menaced by flames, nuclear lab peers into future of wildfire
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press LOS ALAMOS N.M. (AP) — Lighter winds allowed for the most intense aerial attack this week on multiple wildfires in…
Continue Reading Lawyers plan suit against Lufthansa over Jewish passengers
By The Associated Press Lawyers for more than two dozen Jewish passengers say they will sue German airline Lufthansa for what they termed an…
Continue Reading Baby formula shortage fueling spike in milk bank interest
By MIKE CATALINI and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press The U.S. baby formula shortage has sparked a surge of interest among moms who want to donate…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks ended another bumpy week with a gain Friday, but not enough to keep the market from lodging its sixth weekly drop in a…
Continue Reading Tesla, Occidental rise; New Relic, Merck fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Tesla, Occidental rise; New Relic, Merck…
Continue Reading California nixes plant, but says open to desalination
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials have nixed a proposal for a $1.4 billion desalination plant but…
Continue Reading Tax cut for California pot industry: Too little, too late?
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a temporary tax cut for California’s ailing marijuana…
Continue Reading Idaho announces $119 million opioid crisis settlement
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have announced a $119 million settlement with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading ‘Deeply sorry’ Alaska CEO: Flight cancellations to continue
SEATTLE (AP) — The CEO of Alaska Airlines says the high level of flight cancellations since April will continue through this month. The Seattle…
Continue Reading Pricey tortillas: LatAm’s poor struggle to afford staples
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, MAURICIO SAVARESE and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Across Latin America, the sharpest price spike in a…
Continue Reading Bitcoin tumbles, a stablecoin plunges in wild week in crypto
By MATT OTT and KEN SWEET AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a wild week in crypto, even by crypto standards. Bitcoin tumbled,…
Continue Reading Ex-coach wins appeal over defamation claims against ESPN
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan court has reinstated a lawsuit against ESPN by a former college gymnastics coach at Central…
Continue Reading Interfaith group asks Starbucks to drop vegan milk surcharge
BOSTON (AP) — A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is asking Starbucks to stop charging extra for vegan milk alternatives. The…
Continue Reading A timeline of billionaire Elon Musk’s bid to control Twitter
Associated Press Elon Musk announced on Friday that his plan to buy Twitter in a proposed $44 billion deal is “temporarily on hold” as he tries…
Continue Reading New York AG lawyer: Evidence could support action vs. Trump
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for the New York attorney general’s office says evidence found in a three-year…
Continue Reading Total skier visits hits record in 2021-2022 season
The Associated Press The National Ski Areas Association says the 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking in the total number of skier visits to…
Continue Reading Robinhood soars after 30-year old crypto billionaire takes stake
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a brutal year for Robinhood. The twin plunges of stocks and bitcoin have crushed the online…
Continue Reading Pilots at United will vote on contract after tentative deal
CHICAGO (AP) — United Airlines and its pilots’ union say they have a tentative agreement on a new contract. Neither side released details of the…
Continue Reading Unionists block new N Ireland govt over Brexit trade rules
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party has blocked the formation of a working Belfast…
Continue Reading Company charged in deadly 2017 Wisconsin plant explosion
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Justice Department says a federal grand jury has charged a milling company with fraud…
Continue Reading Americans bet $125B on sports in 4 years since legalization
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the…
Continue Reading Consumers are feeling worse about the economy again
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans are feeling worse about the state of the economy again and it’s all because of rampant inflation. Even…
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