YouTube takes down Hong Kong leader candidate’s channel
HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance…
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US lawmakers are warming up to the cannabis industry
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business April is typically a pretty eventful month for the cannabis industry, with 4/20 celebrations bringing abundant…
Continue Reading Fed Chairman Powell: A half-percentage point interest rate hike is ‘on the table’ for May
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business A half-percentage point interest rate hike is officially on the table, Federal Reserve Chairman…
Continue Reading This measure of German inflation just hit its highest level since 1949
By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The price of goods leaving German factories has passed an eye-watering milestone. German annual producer price inflation…
Continue Reading Subscriptions are coming to travel, should you get on board?
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The subscription pricing model is trending in the travel industry. Though it might be a familiar payment option for your…
Continue Reading Judge sends Assange extradition decision to UK government
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British judge has formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States to face…
Continue Reading Masks off: Spain relaxes face covering rules for indoors
By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain is taking another step toward a sense of normality amid the pandemic by partially ending the…
Continue Reading Here’s what to look for in Tesla’s earnings
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Tesla shareholders have been spending a lot of time following CEO Elon Musk’s grand play to buy Twitter. Come…
Continue Reading Poland: Coal mine explosions kill 5, injure more than 20
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Authorities in Poland say two underground methane explosions at a coal mine killed five people and injured more than 20.…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
Continue Reading 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…
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