School board member censured for ‘typo’ linking to porn site
CINCINNATI (AP) — An Ohio school board outside Cincinnati has censured a member who says she accidentally posted a link to a pornography website on…
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Elon Musk raises an additional $7 billion in financing for Twitter deal
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk has raised just over $7 billion in additional equity financing to help fund his purchase of…
Continue Reading Elon Musk wants to ‘authenticate all real humans’ on Twitter. Here’s what that could mean
By Brian Fung, CNN As the public combs through Elon Musk’s Twitter feed for clues on how the billionaire entrepreneur intends to run the social…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says fees for some users may be coming to Twitter
CNN Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Elon Musk said Twitter might soon charge fees for certain users, as the billionaire continues to tease how he…
Continue Reading Feds: Michigan man left nooses, notes mocking BLM movement
SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan optometrist faces federal charges for allegedly leaving nooses and notes mocking the Black Lives Matter…
Continue Reading Turkey rejects Greek accusations of illegal overflights
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has rejected accusations by Athens that its warplanes conducted unauthorized military flights over Greek islands and…
Continue Reading The US economy contracted. Don’t panic
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The economic recovery from Covid-19 stumbled in the first quarter, but that doesn’t mean a recession is imminent.…
Continue Reading Teladoc stock plunges as the stay-at-home economy fizzles
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The huge pandemic boom for virtual health company Teladoc appears to be over. More people are willing to leave…
Continue Reading China’s Weibo shows user locations to combat ‘bad behavior’
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Reuters Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their…
Continue Reading China’s Weibo shows user locations to combat ‘bad behavior’
By Reuters Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages and…
Continue Reading China’s Weibo shows user locations to combat ‘bad behavior’
CNN By Reuters Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, told users on Thursday it would start to publish their IP locations on their account pages…
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FDA issues plan to ban menthol in cigarettes, cigars
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored…
Continue Reading The Fed’s favorite inflation measure hit a fresh 40-year high
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Americans had to reach deeper into their pockets in March, as yet another key inflation index showed…
Continue Reading Europe has bought $46 billion worth of Russian energy since the Ukraine war began
By Jack Guy, CNN Russian revenues from fossil fuel exports to the European Union soared during the first two months of the Ukraine invasion, despite…
Continue Reading Homes got even pricier and harder to afford in most US cities
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose by double-digit percentages in most major US cities at the beginning of this year. Of…
Continue Reading Mortgage rates fall slightly, but still hover above 5%
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates took a breather last week, dropping slightly after seven consecutive weeks of increases. The 30-year…
Continue Reading Yellen says more shocks likely to ‘challenge the economy’
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the global pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
Continue Reading Putin gas cutoff shakes up Europe at little cost to Kremlin
By LORNE COOK, DANICA KIRKA and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is putting pressure on European…
Continue Reading US and over 55 other countries commit to democratic internet governance
By Brian Fung, CNN More than 55 countries and the United States announced their commitment Thursday to defending a free and open internet, agreeing…
Continue Reading Long-term US mortgage rates edge down this week to 5.1%
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged down for the first time in two months following a…
Continue Reading Once Wall Street’s stars, Big Tech falls back to Earth
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After years of screaming higher, almost regardless of what the economy was doing, tech-oriented…
Continue Reading US economy shrinks, threats loom, but growth likely to last
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank last quarter for the first time since the pandemic recession…
Continue Reading Fewer Americans file for jobless claims last week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell again last week and…
Continue Reading Russian gas customers in Europe may accept Putin’s payment terms
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Some of Russia’s biggest natural gas customers in Europe’s are preparing to accept the Kremlin’s new…
Continue Reading Soaring costs and shortages push German industry to the brink
By Anna Cooban and Inke Kappeler, CNN Business Siempelkamp Giesserei has seen its fair share of crises in its 99 years. But pandemic shutdowns,…
Continue Reading Southwest is set to return to profitability
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Southwest Airlines posted a first-quarter loss, but the company said that will be the last time it loses money for…
Continue Reading Meta earnings and the metric Wall Street is obsessing over
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Every quarter, investors on Wall Street parse earnings for intel on how much money a company brings in and the size…
Continue Reading Biden seeks $33B for Ukraine, signaling long-term commitment
By ALAN FRAM, ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden wants Congress to provide $33 billion to bolster…
Continue Reading Spain scrambles to stem storm over gas with supplier Algeria
By ASHIFA KASSAM Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Algeria has threatened to suspend its gas exports to Spain, the latest twist in a complex triangle…
Continue Reading UK delays post-Brexit border checks until end of 2023
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is postponing until the end of 2023 some checks on imports from the European Union that are…
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