6 arrested in UK after oil tanker climate protest
LONDON (AP) — British police say six people were arrested after climate change activists climbed onto an oil tanker in central London to protest…
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1 dead, 7 injured in explosion aboard tanker off Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities say one person was killed and seven others injured in an explosion aboard an oil tanker. The Hong Kong…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why is US upset about Mexico’s electricity law?
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Congress is poised to vote on a constitutional reform that would undo much of a 2013 market opening in electrical…
Continue Reading Oil tanker runs aground off Tunisian coast
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A commercial oil tanker carrying more than 750 tons of diesel has run aground and…
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Rotting fruit, spoiled vegetables: How Texas just made the supply chain even worse
CNN, KCCI, KTUL, WSFA By Alicia Wallace and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden’s…
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By Alicia Wallace and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN A weeklong protest by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott against President Biden’s recent immigration policy…
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30 green jobs that can help fight climate change
Inspired by a list of green jobs in Data for Progress’ report, Stacker explains which occupations are on the front line against climate…
Continue Reading Bidens paid 24.6% taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White…
Continue Reading Richard Roth undergoes successful kidney transplant surgery, thanks, in part, to CNN donor
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue Reading Richard Roth undergoes successful kidney transplant surgery, thanks, in part, to CNN donor
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Verizon stores in Washington state vote to join union
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Employees at two Verizon stores north of Seattle in Everett and Lynnwood have won their union election, making them the first…
Continue Reading DaVita, ex-CEO Thiry acquitted of labor collusion charges
DENVER (AP) — A jury has acquitted Denver-based dialysis firm DaVita Inc. and former chairman and CEO Kent Thiry of charges they conspired with…
Continue Reading Biden increases oil royalty rate, scales back lease sales
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Interior Department is moving forward with the first onshore sales of public oil and…
Continue Reading Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What Twitter’s ‘poison pill’ is supposed to do
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Twitter is trying to thwart billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover attempt with a “poison pill” — a…
Continue Reading Bidens paid 24.6% taxes on $610,702 earnings, returns show
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Why did Texas hold up trucks on border for days?
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to impose additional inspections of…
Continue Reading Injured Copperfield trick participant loses lawsuit appeal
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a jury’s findings that illusionist David Copperfield and the…
Continue Reading Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ defense in Musk takeover bid
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Twitter said Friday that its board of directors has unanimously adopted a…
Continue Reading Nevada launches $500M program to boost affordable housing
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada officials are launching a $500 million program to help provide affordable housing by tapping federal American Rescue Plan…
Continue Reading Twitter adopts ‘poison pill’ measure that could thwart Elon Musk’s takeover bid
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Twitter’s board of directors has adopted a limited-term shareholder rights plan called a “poison pill”…
Continue Reading Macron, Le Pen decry ‘shocking’ Stellantis CEO pay
By COLLEEN BARRY and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger in the French…
Continue Reading AP Source: Bahrain-based investor in talks to buy AC Milan
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer A person with knowledge of the process says a Bahrain-based private equity firm is in exclusive talks to buy…
Continue Reading Thousands of California grocery workers ratify new contract
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of California grocery store workers have approved a new contract with major supermarket chains, avoiding a potential…
Continue Reading Climate activists block London bridges, UK oil terminals
LONDON (AP) — Climate-change protesters have snarled traffic by blocking four London bridges. Cars and red double-decker buses backed up along…
Continue Reading Putin’s Pollock: US seafood imports fuel Russian war machine
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was…
Continue Reading Putin’s Pollock: US seafood imports fuel Russian war machine
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A U.S. ban on seafood imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine was…
Continue Reading These home renovation projects get the best return on investment
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices have gone up so much that many homeowners have decided to stay put and make their own home better. But even…
Continue Reading If Russia wants to evade sanctions, it could learn from Iran’s playbook
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN As Russia faces unprecedented sanctions on virtually all sectors of its economy, it may have to turn to a trusted ally with…
Continue Reading Modest-income buyers being priced out of new-vehicle market
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Two years after the pandemic tore through the economy, America’s auto market looks something like…
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