China becomes wild card in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI, KRUTIKA PATHI and JOE McDONALD Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — China says its initiative to build ports and…
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Hyundai announces $5.5B electric vehicle plant in Georgia
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ELLABELL, Ga. (AP) — Hyundai Motor Group officials confirmed Friday the company will spend $5.5 billion on a huge…
Continue Reading Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Schools are closed and public officials are staying home from work Friday in…
Continue Reading Disinformation board’s ex-leader faced wave of online abuse
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former head of a widely criticized disinformation board faced a torrent of sexist…
Continue Reading Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol
By ELENA BECATOROS, OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN Associated Press POKROVSK, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claims to have captured Mariupol in…
Continue Reading N. Korea’s low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people…
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Scammers targeting mothers looking for formula
El PASO, Texas — Officials are warning of baby formula scams. Several moms taking to social media for formula have already…
Continue Reading Proposed Nebraska mine has sizeable deposit of rare elements
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The mining company that wants to extract a rare heat-resistant element from the ground under…
Continue Reading Boeing crew capsule launches to space station on test redo
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s crew capsule has blasted off on a repeat test flight to the…
Continue Reading Arizona developer’s lawyer wants to rebut US House charges
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney for an Arizona real estate developer who was referred to the Department of Justice for…
Continue Reading Carbon removal technologies to get $3.5B federal investment
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government is investing in machines that suck giant amounts of carbon dioxide out…
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Mercedes just sold the world’s most expensive car for $142 million
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Mercedes-Benz confirmed on Thursday that it recently sold the world’s most expensive car. A very rare 1955…
Continue Reading Parents convicted in college scam remain free during appeal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Two men convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as part of the college admissions…
Continue Reading Female Afghan TV journalists describe a ‘psychological prison’ amid Taliban order to cover their faces on air
By Christiane Amanpour, Jo Shelley, Ahmet Mengli and Maddie Araujo, CNN It’s a somber Thursday morning at TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s leading…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks ended another volatile day lower on Wall Street Thursday, bringing the market closer to its first bear market since the…
Continue Reading Female Afghan TV journalists describe a ‘psychological prison’ amid Taliban order to cover their faces on air
CNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jo Shelley, Ahmet Mengli and Maddie Araujo, CNN It’s a somber Thursday morning at TOLOnews, Afghanistan’s…
Continue Reading Canada bans China’s Huawei Technologies from 5G networks
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada says wireless carriers in the country won’t be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their…
Continue Reading Cisco, Monro fall; BJ’s Wholesale Club, Synopsis rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Cisco, Monro fall; BJ’s Wholesale Club, Synopsis…
Continue Reading NHTSA investigates Tesla crash that killed three
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that it is investigating a Tesla crash in Newport…
Continue Reading NHTSA investigates Tesla crash that killed three
CNN, WBNS, WSYX, WTTE By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday that it is investigating a…
Continue Reading US senators target Big Tech’s digital advertising machine with new legislation
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Google, Facebook’s parent Meta, and Amazon could have to spin off chunks of their advertising businesses under…
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 Relics and militants: Vatican fraud trial sprawls the globe
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s financial trial has taken a surreal turn with a defendant asserting she…
Continue Reading WhatsApp adds messaging tools to attract businesses
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer WhatsApp parent Meta is moving forward with its push to attract businesses to its popular chat app. Its part…
Continue Reading Court tosses $300,000 hospital bill for promised $1,300 tab
The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a woman who expected to pay about $1,300 for back surgery but…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: ESG investing and the debate surrounding it
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After starting as a niche corner of the finance world, ESG investing has since exploded to become a…
Continue Reading GOP directs culture war fury toward green investing trend
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Red state officials are coming out swinging against growing Wall Street efforts to consider…
Continue Reading Ford advising 39,000 Expedition and Navigator owners to park outside due to fire risk
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Ford is advising the owners of 39,013 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator SUVs to park their vehicles outdoors…
Continue Reading Boeing launches Starliner astronaut capsule on uncrewed test mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Boeing launched its Starliner spacecraft, designed to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station,…
Continue Reading Twitter will now label and suppress misinformation surrounding armed conflict and other crises
By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter will now apply warning labels to — and cease recommending — claims that outside experts have identified as…
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