Lam says Hong Kong now has China patriots firmly in charge
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader,…
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Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Lake Mead is receding and Sin City is awash with mob lore after a second set of human remains…
Continue Reading 14-year sentence for engineer in China trade secrets case
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A chemical engineer has been sentenced to 14 years in prison over what prosecutors say was a scheme to steal trade…
Continue Reading New Era Cap CEO charged after parking lot altercation
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The head of the company that makes baseball caps for the country’s biggest sports…
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Clearview AI agrees to restrict US sales of facial recognition mostly to law enforcement
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Clearview AI, a controversial facial-recognition software company, agreed on Monday that it will not sell its software…
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Peer-to-peer English program for Ukrainian youth recruits in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas– A new peer-to-peer program that helps Ukrainian students practice their English proficiency started recruiting people in the Sun…
Continue Reading WVa Tudor’s Biscuit World faces labor complaint from feds
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A well-known West Virginia restaurant chain is facing a complaint from the National…
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FDA is ‘working around the clock’ to address baby formula shortage, Psaki says
By Allie Malloy, CNN White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the US Food and Drug Administration is “working around the…
Continue Reading Uber, Elanco fall; TreeHouse Foods, Energizer rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Uber, Elanco fall; TreeHouse Foods, Energizer…
Continue Reading Pulitzer Prize judges looked beyond national newsrooms for journalism’s top prizes
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business The judges of the Pulitzer Prizes looked well beyond America’s national newsrooms as they recognized some of the…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Stocks deepened their losses on Wall Street Monday, sending the S&P 500 to its lowest close in more than a year. The…
Continue Reading Fed: Inflation, Ukraine biggest threats to financial system
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Reserve no longer views the coronavirus pandemic as the biggest threat to the global…
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 Ex-couple linked to Jared Fogle child porn case get prison
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A divorced Indiana couple who prosecutors say shared sexually explicit photos and videos of children with former Subway…
Continue Reading Unionist party refuses to form new N Ireland government
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party has refused to return to a power-sharing government,…
Continue Reading Cyprus pitches regional firefighting hub to Israel, Greece
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ foreign minister has pitched to his Greek and Israeli counterparts the…
Continue Reading Wordle answer changed to avoid fraught word, NY Times says
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times scrambled to change its Wordle game on Monday to avoid a puzzle answer that…
Continue Reading Tourism and economic agencies join forces to market Orlando
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It’s an idea that almost seems as compatible as Mickey and Minnie. Take the tens of…
Continue Reading How to beat inflation: Buy what you know — and what you eat
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The stock market is a mess right now, but here’s some Wall Street wisdom for these tough times: Eat, drink…
Continue Reading Face-scanner Clearview agrees to limits in court settlement
By KATHLEEN FOODY and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Facial recognition startup Clearview AI has agreed to restrict the use of…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Recession fears grow. But how high is the risk?
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is at a 40-year high. Stock prices are sinking. The Federal Reserve is…
Continue Reading Meta opens first physical store
Associated Press BURLINGAME, Calif. (AP) — Facebook parent Meta has opened its first physical store — in Burlingame, California — to showcase…
Continue Reading Death toll from explosion at Havana hotel rises to 40
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — More bodies have been pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital, bringing the official death toll…
Continue Reading Volkswagen has already sold out of electric cars in key markets this year
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Volkswagen Group, the leading global competitor to Tesla, has sold out of electric cars in the United States and Europe…
Continue Reading Opinion: The housing market is about to finally cool off
Opinion by Jeff Tucker for CNN Business Perspectives After 14 straight months of year-over-year home price growth reaching into the double digits,…
Continue Reading Making money on crypto? Yes, the IRS expects a cut
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business A lot is changing fast in the world of crypto, including the tax rules. As with most investments there will be taxes…
Continue Reading Bitcoin tumbles more than 50% below its all-time high as crypto plunges again
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for bitcoin being digital gold. The world’s most valuable cryptocurrency was down 10% Monday after…
Continue Reading Rivian’s stock plunges on report that Ford is selling shares
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Rivian’s stock plunged 13% Monday as early investors jumped at their first opportunity to sell their shares —…
Continue Reading Maine baby eel industry had one of most successful seasons
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s baby eel fishing industry is wrapping up one of the most successful seasons in its history. Maine is the only…
Continue Reading Macron proposes new political union for non-EU countries
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s president has warned that decades could pass before Ukraine joins the European…
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