Yoshinoya beef bowl chain executive fired over sexist remark
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Yoshinoya beef bowl chain has fired an executive who talked about a marketing strategy to get…
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Sri Lankan leader promises inquiry into police shooting
By KRISHAN FRANCIS and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has pledged an…
Continue Reading Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge
By JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has torn into his far-right challenger Marine Le…
Continue Reading Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
By CARA ANNA and INNA VARENYTSIA Associated Press CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — When Russian forces invaded and occupied the Chernobyl nuclear power…
Continue Reading Japan formally revokes Russia’s ‘most favored nation’ status
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has enacted a law formally revoking Russia’s “most favored nation” trade status…
Continue Reading As shares plunge, Netflix takes aim at password sharing, ads
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Streaming service Netflix is dealing with a sharp drop in subscribers…
Continue Reading Asian indexes mixed in choppy trading, echoing Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed in choppy trading, as inflation worries and the war in Ukraine had…
Continue Reading Weaker yen, costly oil push Japan’s trade deficit higher
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Japan has reported a much bigger than expected trade deficit for March as a weaker yen and high oil prices…
Continue Reading Shanghai allows 4 million out of homes as virus rules ease
By JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A health official says 4 million more people in Shanghai have been allowed to leave their homes as…
Continue Reading Mexican Senate approves nationalization of lithium mining
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Senate has passed a bill to nationalize lithium mining and extraction. The bill was submitted by President…
Continue Reading Man charged with setting fire at California Home Depot
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged with setting a fire that gutted a Northern California Home Depot, prompted hundreds to flee…
Continue Reading Minnesota Supreme Court to hear challenge in PolyMet case
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge by environmentalists over…
Continue Reading Disney World: Face masks optional for all areas of resort
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World has lifted the last of its mask requirements, meaning face coverings will be optional for visitors at all…
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Tesla shareholders try to get Elon Musk to just stop
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Elon Musk wants everyone to believe he really did have the money secured to take Tesla private back in 2018. But a group suing…
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Bob Giles, owner of Giles Automotive, named TIME and Ally Financial 2022 Dealer of the Year
EL PASO, Texas – Leaders from TIME and Ally Financial announced the winner of the 2022 Dealer of the Year award during the 105th National Automobile…
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Governor Abbott announces creation of new American Governors’ Border Strike Force
AUSTIN, Texas — Twenty-six Republican governors, led by Arizona’s Doug Ducey and Texas’s Greg Abbott, announced the creation of the American…
Continue Reading Josh Duhamel gets new contract to promote North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hollywood actor and “Transformers” star Josh Duhamel will continue to promote his home state of North Dakota. The…
Continue Reading Biden launches $6B effort to save distressed nuclear plants
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is launching a $6 billion effort to rescue…
Continue Reading Netflix shares drop 25% after service loses 200K subscribers
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix suffered its first subscriber loss in more than a decade, causing its shares…
Continue Reading Opening of NBA playoffs gives ratings win to ABC, ESPN
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no overwhelming favorite for NBA champion as the playoffs start, but that was by no…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as technology stocks rallied following a weak start. Retailers and health care…
Continue Reading Halo Top’s new ice cream recipe lets you skip the microwave thaw
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business No more microwaving your Halo Top light ice cream. At least, that’s one goal of the new recipe —…
Continue Reading These states have posted the most dramatic post-pandemic job gains
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business More than a dozen US states reached or exceeded their pre-pandemic employment levels in March, and more than…
Continue Reading Netflix just lost $50 billion in market cap
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix’s bad 2022 just got much worse. After shares tanked earlier this year because of concerns over its…
Continue Reading Signature Bank, Johnson & Johnson rise; Acadia, Netgear fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Signature Bank, Johnson & Johnson rise; Acadia, Netgear…
Continue Reading Netflix’s world has been turned upside down as stock plunges 35%
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Call Eleven and Sheriff Hopper of “Stranger Things,” because Netflix’s world has…
Continue Reading Amazon to conduct racial equity audit led by former US attorney general
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon said it will conduct an audit, led by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch, to “evaluate any…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?
By DAVID KOENIG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A ruling by a judge in Florida means that the federal requirement to wear masks on airplanes 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 Padres 1st MLB team to reach uniform ad deal, with Motorola
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is moving toward the trend set by soccer for advertising on uniforms. The…
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