How America’s aging population will affect nursing
Study.com reports that the U.S health care system will experience significant changes as it adapts to keep nurses that can meet the needs of an aging…
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New Zealand rocket caught but then dropped by helicopter
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Using a helicopter to catch a falling rocket is such a complex task that Peter Beck…
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Heat wave sparks blackouts, questions on India’s coal usage
By KRUTIKA PATHI and ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An unusually early and brutal heat wave is scorching parts of India, where…
Continue Reading Australian central bank hikes rate for 1st time in 11 years
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in…
Continue Reading 2 more survivors found 3 days after China building collapse
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers have found two more survivors in the rubble of a building in central China that collapsed more than three days ago. The…
Continue Reading Russia storms Mariupol plant as some evacuees reach safety
By CARA ANNA and YESICA FISCH Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian fighters say Russian forces have begun storming a sprawling…
Continue Reading Asian shares slip ahead of Fed interest rate decision
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly lower in Asia, with markets in China, Japan and some other markets still closed for…
Continue Reading Beijing preps COVID-19 hospital spaces, though new cases low
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing is preparing new hospital facilities to deal with a possible spike in COVID-19 cases, even though the numbers of new cases…
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Settlement reached in California lawsuit alleging fraud by former EPISD superintendent, former board president
EL PASO, Texas – Former El Paso Independent School District Superintendent Juan Cabrera and former Board President Dori Fenenbock have settled a…
Continue Reading Rocket Lab catches, then drops booster in helicopter capture attempt
By Jennifer Korn and Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Rocket Lab, which aims to launch satellites into space quickly and cheaply, said it just used a…
Continue Reading Georgia sets $1.5B in aid for electric vehicle maker Rivian
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia and local governments will give Rivian Automotive $1.5 billion of incentives to…
Continue Reading Trump appeal: $10,000 fine in record search ‘unconscionable’
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a court appeal, lawyers for Donald Trump say it is “unconscionable and indefensible”…
Continue Reading New whale rules take effect, but enforcement still to come
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — New lobster fishing rules intended to protect a rare species of whale are now in effect, but enforcement has yet to begin.…
Continue Reading Activision, Hilltop Holdings rise; Jeld-Wen, Moody’s fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Activision, Hilltop Holdings rise; Jeld-Wen, Moody’s…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press A late rally in big technology stocks erased an afternoon slump on Wall Street Monday and left major indexes moderately higher.…
Continue Reading Energy chief Granholm touts $3B plan to boost EV batteries
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced $3.1 billion in funding to U.S. companies that make and…
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 1,000 CNH Industrial workers strike in Iowa, Wisconsin
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer More than 1,000 workers at CNH Industrial plants in Wisconsin and Iowa have walked out on strike in search of a…
Continue Reading California’s population fell again amid pandemic’s 2nd year
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials have announced that California’s population shrank in 2021 for the second…
Continue Reading Amazon workers vote against New York union drive led by grassroots organization behind last month’s win
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The grassroots labor union that made history last month when it formed the first union at an Amazon…
Continue Reading Stellantis pours billions more into Canada, electric
NEW YORK (AP) — Automaker Stellantis says it will invest $3.6 billion Canadian dollars, about $2.8 billion, to upgrade two Canadian assembly plants…
Continue Reading These numbers are bad news if you’re trying to buy or refinance a house
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bad news for anyone trying to buy a house or refinance an existing loan: The yield on the benchmark 10-year US…
Continue Reading North Dakota challenges tribes’ awarding of mineral rights
By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota is challenging the federal government’s awarding of lucrative mineral…
Continue Reading The S&P is having its worst start to a year since 1939
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The S&P 500 fell more than 13% between January and April of this year. That’s the worst four-month…
Continue Reading The stock market is afraid, but there are pockets of strength if you know where to look
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Investors are very nervous about what’s next for America’s economy, with market fear…
Continue Reading Amazon ends its paid Covid-19 sick leave policy
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon is ending its Covid-19 paid sick leave policy starting on Monday, the company said in a memo to employees…
Continue Reading Germany will support an EU oil embargo on Russia
CNN, CHANNEL 1, GETTY IMAGES, AP IMAGES, RUSSIA’S COMMUNISTS PARTY, KREMLIN, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, C-SPAN By Mark Thompson, CNN Business…
Continue Reading EU proposes ban on Russian oil imports this year. Hungary says no
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Mark Thompson, CNN Business The European Union is proposing to ban all oil imports from Russia by the end of this year and remove…
Continue Reading Germany will support an EU oil embargo on Russia
By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Germany is ready to support a European ban on imports of Russian oil, and won’t be “blackmailed” by…
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Fed to fight inflation with fastest rate hikes in decades
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three…
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