China weighs exit from ‘zero COVID’ and the risks involved
By DAKE KANG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst outbreak in two years, they…
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Argentina’s debt deal with IMF gets final legislative OK
By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA and DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Senate has given final legislative approval for…
Continue Reading Hope, hard reality mix in Japanese town wrecked by disaster
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — Until recently, Futaba, home to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, has been entirely…
Continue Reading Correction: LNG Exports-Europe story
In a story published March 16, 2022, about the U.S. Department of Energy approving additional liquefied natural gas exports, The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Advocates hope to stop sale of Boy Scout camp to developer
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Conservationists in Connecticut are hoping a last-minute deal can be reached to protect a sprawling 252-acre camp…
Continue Reading Canada says no test results needed for vaccinated travelers
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Canadian government’s announcement it is dropping the requirement for…
Continue Reading California lawmakers vote to make abortions cheaper
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have voted to make abortions much cheaper for people on private health…
Continue Reading Labor board seeks to force Amazon to reinstate fired worker
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal labor board wants to reinstate an Amazon employee who was fired from his New York City warehouse job after leading a…
Continue Reading Contaminated Columbia River island added to Superfund list
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added a contaminated island on the…
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‘There is literally no paper trail’: How Russia experts say Putin hides a fortune
By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN The sprawling billion-dollar palace that sits on a hilltop overlooking the Black Sea is seen…
Continue Reading PagerDuty, Cheniere rise; SecureWorks, Bioceres fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: PagerDuty, Cheniere rise; SecureWorks, Bioceres…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Wall Street extended a rally into a third day on Thursday, even as oil prices jumped back above $100 per barrel. The S&P 500…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts for multinationals in Russia to leave
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer As the war in Ukraine drags on, international companies still in Russia are coming under increasing pressure to…
Continue Reading Senators issue bipartisan call to restore donors’ tax breaks
By DAN PARKS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers called Thursday for restoring the…
Continue Reading Italy easing COVID rules on quarantine, masks, vaccination
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy, where the pandemic first erupted in the West, is easing some restrictions, including…
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 Energy startup to bring electric battery factory to W.Va.
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The energy startup SPARKZ says it plans to build an electric battery factory in West…
Continue Reading US adult smoking rate fell during first year of pandemic
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The first year of the pandemic saw fewer Americans smoking. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to a…
Continue Reading PayPal enables customers to send money to Ukrainians
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — PayPal says that its users will now be able to send money to Ukrainians, both in the war-ravaged…
Continue Reading Koch Industries: Here’s why we’re staying in Russia
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Koch Industries, the conglomerate run by billionaire Charles Koch, is planning to stay in Russia even as hundreds of…
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Workforce Solutions application deadline nears for 1 year of free child care
EL PASO, Texas — Two weeks remain for workers in the service industry to apply for one full year of free childcare through Workforce Solutions…
Continue Reading Ever Forward’s hull undamaged after Chesapeake Bay grounding
BALTIMORE (AP) — The operator of a cargo ship that ran aground in the Chesapeake Bay says the Ever Forward’s hull wasn’t damaged and…
Continue Reading Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is making a huge bet on this oil company
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Oracle of Omaha is making an even bigger bet on a major oil company as crude prices continue to surge.…
Continue Reading US Textron to acquire Slovenian electric aircraft pioneer
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — U.S. industrial conglomerate Textron Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Pipistrel, the Slovenian ultralight aircraft…
Continue Reading Oil spikes back above $100 as Russia fears grow
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Oil prices surged Thursday back above $100 a barrel on renewed concerns about the war in Ukraine disrupting Russia’s…
Continue Reading Lebanon arrests brother of embattled central bank chief
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency says the brother of the country’s central bank governor has been arrested on…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Bids arrive ahead of Chelsea sale deadline day
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Deadline day is Friday for bids to be submitted to buy Chelsea and end the 19-year ownership of…
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Netflix cracking down on account sharing
LOS GATOS, California — Netflix revealed plans to make account sharing outside of the household a thing of the past. Netflix says they created…
Continue Reading Russia says it transferred bond payment to avoid default
LONDON (AP) — Russia’s Finance Ministry said it transferred a $117 million bond interest payment in an attempt to avoid a default on government…
Continue Reading Guilty plea for Nevada man who grabbed woman’s leg on flight
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada man could face more than 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that he groped a woman who had fallen…
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