Judge won’t make Sen. Warren retract letter about COVID book
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge in Seattle has declined to order Sen. Elizabeth Warren to retract statements she…
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Workers at a Target store in Virginia file for union vote
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, have filed for a union election…
Continue Reading Bill Gates says he has COVID, experiencing mild symptoms
SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Via Twitter, the…
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Carvana cuts 2,500 jobs, execs to forego pay for severance
DETROIT (AP) — Online automotive retailer Carvana Co. says it’s letting go about 2,500 workers — roughly 12% of its workforce — as it tries…
Continue Reading Argentina hoping to entice remote workers with new visa
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is joining a growing list of countries trying to woo remote workers by…
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EA Sports will end its video game partnership with FIFA
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business One of the video game industry’s most iconic franchises will soon look very different. Electronic Arts and its…
Continue Reading Formula maker: ‘This is a crisis. We can’t flip a switch and make a lot more formula’
CNN, KCCI, WBBM, WFTV, WBZ By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Laura Modi is fielding dozens of emails, calls, and texts daily from anxious parents…
Continue Reading Formula maker: ‘This is a crisis. We can’t flip a switch and make a lot more formula’
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Laura Modi is fielding dozens of emails, calls, and texts daily from anxious parents asking about how they can get…
Continue Reading Hawaii helicopter crash that killed 7 was ‘100% preventable’
By DAVID KOENIG and CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Federal accident investigators are blaming a deadly Hawaii helicopter crash on the…
Continue Reading Can you believe it? More people watched Kentucky Derby later
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Did an 80-1 longshot really win the Kentucky Derby? People apparently wanted to make sure of Rich…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street Tuesday after a rally in technology companies helped reverse most of an early slide. The…
Continue Reading Sysco, Simon Property rise; Peloton, Dentsply fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Sysco, Simon Property rise; Peloton, Dentsply…
Continue Reading Jurors in ‘Fitbit murder’ trial convict man of killing wife
VERNON, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man has been convicted of murder in the 2015 killing of his wife in a case built partly on evidence provided by…
Continue Reading Court hearing: Did Biden legally suspend oil lease sales?
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal attorney says President Joe Biden legally called for suspending new and gas…
Continue Reading ‘Succession’ star glues hand to Starbucks counter in protest
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor and activist James Cromwell glued his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter to protest the coffee chain’s extra…
Continue Reading House panel alleges cover-up by contract vaccine maker
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional investigators say executives at Emergent BioSolutions covered up quality control problems at a factory making…
Continue Reading Apple is discontinuing its last iPod model
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple said Tuesday it would discontinue production of the last iPod model it still sells, effectively bringing…
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 Limiting abortion access is bad for the economy
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Reproductive rights activists are worried about women losing abortion access in parts of the United…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen and GOP senator spar over the economic impact of abortion rights
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addressed the economic consequences of overturning Roe v. Wade on Tuesday during testimony…
Continue Reading Parents hunting for baby formula as shortage spans US
By MATTHEW PERRONE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because…
Continue Reading Facebook sued in Kenya over work conditions for moderators
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Attorneys for a man who once worked as a content moderator for Facebook…
Continue Reading In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s water usage jumped nearly 19% in March. State officials said Tuesday…
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AT&T upgrade will use GPS to find the location of 911 callers in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A new GPS-based feature will help emergency operators locate 911 cell phone callers in El Paso quicker, AT&T officials…
Continue Reading If Elon Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account, it could pave the way for other platforms to do the same
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In the days following the January 6 Capitol riot, Twitter became the first major social media platform…
Continue Reading Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s Trump ban
By Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Elon Musk said Tuesday that he would restore former President Donald Trump’s banned account on…
Continue Reading Drivers bemoan high gasoline prices with no relief in sight
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, JULIE WALKER and JOSHUA BOAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Just as Americans gear up for summer road trips, the price of oil…
Continue Reading New York appeals court dismisses AG suit against Amazon
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court in New York has dismissed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit…
Continue Reading Tesla recalls nearly 130K vehicles due to overheating infotainment system
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Tesla recalled 129,960 vehicles this month to fix infotainment systems that may overheat before and during fast…
Continue Reading EA Sports and FIFA end partnership, both eye new video games
ZURICH (AP) — Electronic Arts will stop making its hugely successful FIFA video game in its current name. It marks a split in one of soccer’s…
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