North Korea reports 15 more suspected COVID-19 deaths
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has confirmed 15 more deaths and hundreds of thousands of…
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Finland, Sweden inch closer to seeking NATO membership
By FRANK JORDANS and JARI TANNER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Finland’s government has declared a “new era” is underway as it inches closer…
Continue Reading India open to exporting wheat to needy nations despite ban
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it will keep a window open to export wheat to food-deficit countries at the government…
Continue Reading Saudi oil giant Aramco’s first-quarter profits surge 80%
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oil giant Saudi Aramco says its profits soared more than 80% in the first three…
Continue Reading Small wins buoy Ukraine; West says Russians losing momentum
By OLEKSANDR STASHEVSKYI and CIARAN McQUILLAN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nearly three months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine.…
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Jeff Bezos accuses Biden of ‘misdirection’ over inflation
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Amazon founder Jeff Bezos accused President Joe Biden of spreading “misdirection” on Twitter, after the president…
Continue Reading Varieties of Starburst, Skittles and Life Savers gummies recalled
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Mars Wrigley US and Canada issued a voluntary recall of numerous gummy candies Friday, saying there could be a thin metal…
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CNN, KCBS, KCAL, WBBM, WOOD By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Mars Wrigley US and Canada issued a voluntary recall of numerous gummy candies Friday, saying…
Continue Reading $230M settlement reached over 2015 California oil spill
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 has agreed…
Continue Reading Iran media report 1 killed in unrest over food price hikes
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian lawmaker says one person was killed in his city during recent unrest over price increases in the southwestern…
Continue Reading Limiting abortion access is bad for the economy
CNN By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Reproductive rights activists are worried about women losing abortion access in parts of the United States.…
Continue Reading As Musk buyout looms, Twitter searches for its soul
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A toxic cesspool. A lifeline. A finger on the world’s pulse. Twitter is all these…
Continue Reading As Musk buyout looms, Twitter searches for its soul
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A toxic cesspool. A lifeline. A finger on the world’s pulse. Twitter is all these…
Continue Reading Venezuela plans stock sale in break from socialist model
By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government is seeking private investors to pump funds into vital but…
Continue Reading Here’s what the Outback Steakhouse of the future looks like
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Outback Steakhouses of the future won’t be nearly as expansive as the outback itself. Like many casual dining…
Continue Reading 4 reasons the economy looks like it’s crumbling — and what to do about it
By David Goldman, CNN Business The American economy is super weird right now. Pretty much anyone who wants a job can have one. The economy is so hot…
Continue Reading Limiting abortion access is bad for the economy
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Reproductive rights activists are worried about women losing abortion access in parts of the United States. Economists…
Continue Reading Putin warns Finland NATO membership would harm relations
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned his Finnish counterpart that relations between the two…
Continue Reading Rajapaksa swears in 4 Cabinet members amid Sri Lanka crisis
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI and KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president swore in four new Cabinet…
Continue Reading G7 warn of Ukraine grain crisis, ask China not to aid Russia
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press WEISSENHAUS, Germany (AP) — The Group of Seven leading economies have warned that the war in Ukraine is stoking a…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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