Tourists, rejoice! Italy, Greece relax COVID-19 restrictions
By NICOLE WINFIELD and DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ROME (AP) — For travelers going to southern Europe, summer vacations just got a whole lot…
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En plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As New York City forges ahead with its recovery, the pandemic is leaving lasting imprints,…
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Has inflation reached a peak? Three signs that prices could soon come down
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Inflation is at a 40-year high, and Americans are feeling it. A gallon of gas costs about double what it cost in…
Continue Reading May Day rallies in Europe urge more help as inflation bites
ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of people were marching in cities across Europe for May Day protests to honor workers…
Continue Reading How Jay-Z inspired this Real Housewife’s new bourbon
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business For fans of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” Bluestone Manor was more than home — it was…
Continue Reading 2 people rescued 50 hours after China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Two people have been rescued from the rubble of a building in central China more than 50 hours after it collapsed. Dozens remain…
Continue Reading Pelosi, in surprise Kyiv trip, vows unbending US support
By VANESSA GERA, NICOLE WINFIELD and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A top-level U.S. congressional delegation led by House…
Continue Reading Look for the orange vest: Ukrainians in Romania help others
By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Elena Trofimchuk fled Ukraine to Romania more than a month ago. She now sees…
Continue Reading LongHorn Steakhouse honors employee who grilled 1 million steaks
By Zoe Sottile, CNN There’s a new grill master in town, just in time for grilling season. Gayle Dudley, a longterm employee at a LongHorn…
Continue Reading Evacuations under way in Mariupol; Pelosi visits Ukraine
By CARA ANNA and YESICA FISCH Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — An operation to evacuate civilians from a steel plant in the Ukrainian…
Continue Reading Egyptian officials: Militants blow up gas pipeline in Sinai
By ASHRAF SWEILAM Associated Press EL ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian security officials say suspected Islamic State militants blew up a natural gas…
Continue Reading Up to a quarter million Ford Explorers recalled for rollaway risk
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Up to a quarter million Ford Explorers are being recalled due to a mechanical problem that can cause the SUV to roll away…
Continue Reading Late Del. Gov. du Pont remembered for bipartisanship, humor
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Current and former Delaware politicians, family and friends of Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV have gathered to remember…
Continue Reading Despite payment, investors brace for Russia to default
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for Russian credit default swaps — insurance contracts that protect an investor against a…
Continue Reading Tropicana wants you to pour orange juice on cereal
By Yenny Sanchez, CNN Looking for a juicy alternative to oat bran and milk? Tropicana is introducing a new cereal that’s made specifically for…
Continue Reading Mexico Caribbean beaches may see worst sargassum since 2018
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling seaweed-like algae on the country’s…
Continue Reading Vegas water intake now visible at drought-stricken Lake Mead
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The water supply for Las Vegas has marked a milestone, with a water intake breaking the surface of drought-depleted Lake Mead and…
Continue Reading Honduran economic zones in ‘limbo’ after government repeal
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A plan to create special self-governing zones for foreign investors in Honduras…
Continue Reading India seizes $725 million China’s Xiaomi over remittances
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities have seized $725 million from Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi, accusing it of breaking the country’s…
Continue Reading Elon Musk wants end-to-end encryption for Twitter DMs. It may not be that simple
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Just two days after he announced he would buy Twitter, Elon Musk sent out a deluge of tweets about his plans for the…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett tells shareholders about spending $51 billion
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett gave Berkshire Hathaway investors a few details of how he spent more than $50…
Continue Reading Biden order to boost mining may not have quick payoff
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is turning to a Cold War-era law to boost production of lithium and other…
Continue Reading Why car shopping is so bizarre in the United States
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The way we buy cars in America is just weird. Just think about it for a moment. When you want to buy a…
Continue Reading Autopsy backlog plagues Mississippi, with worst delays in US
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An Associated Press analysis has found that Mississippi has long…
Continue Reading Back with the banned: Do Twitter’s exiles return under Musk?
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press QAnon loyalists, neo-Nazis and a former American president: The list of people banned from Twitter is long, but…
Continue Reading China manufacturing weakens further as lockdowns continue
BEIJING (AP) — China’s manufacturing activity fell to a six-month low in April as lockdowns continued in Shanghai and other manufacturing hubs in…
Continue Reading Ikea’s restaurants were failing. Then it turned to Swedish meatballs
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Ikea is known for sprawling showrooms, cheap flat-pack furniture and, of course, Swedish meatballs. The retail…
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How AI predicts what you’ll buy
Wicked Reports curated a list of five major ways artificial intelligence predicts what you’ll buy by mining extensive consumer data like location,…
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50 space terms for understanding the universe
In honor of World Space Week, Stacker has compiled a list of key astronomy and astrophysics terms that are out of this…
Continue Reading Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and YESICA FISCH Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces are fighting village by village to hold back a…
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