Ukrainian fashion brand in bombarded city picks up and flees
By CARA ANNA Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Just days ago, Artem Gorelov was trying to survive in one of the most brutal parts of Ukraine,…
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New Mexico dispensaries prepare for the start of a green rush
CHAPARRAL, NEW MEXICO — Recreational cannabis sales will become legal in New Mexico in a week and dispensaries are preparing for the start of a…
Continue Reading US will give airlines a break on takeoff rights in NYC, DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials are extending pandemic relief to help major airlines keep their coveted takeoff and landing rights at big…
Continue Reading Nevada casino to pay $8M for serving chemicals, not beer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Las Vegas awarded $8 million to a 38-year-old middle school special education teacher who sued after being permanently…
Continue Reading Judge tosses Washington Post reporter’s discrimination suit
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Washington Post politics reporter who said the newspaper discriminated…
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TikTok hit by another lawsuit over working conditions for its content moderators
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business TikTok has been hit with another lawsuit from former content moderators who claim the job traumatized them. Ashley Velez…
Continue Reading Why Russia might struggle to maintain its digital iron curtain
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business On March 14, the same day Russia banned Instagram, Russian tech entrepreneur Alexander Zobov announced he would…
Continue Reading Mexican president admits he broke law by revealing rate hike
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledges that he broke the law when he beat the central bank to an…
Continue Reading Black News Channel shuts down days after ratings high
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Black News Channel shut down on Friday after failing to meet its payroll and losing the support…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks wound up mostly higher on Wall Street Friday after another day of bouncing around as traders try to figure out what’s…
Continue Reading Cutera, Titan rise; Huntsman, General Motors fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Cutera, Titan rise; Huntsman, General Motors…
Continue Reading EU leaders reach compromise on energy after long debate
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU leaders struggled for hours Friday to find a compromise on a deal aimed at…
Continue Reading Court dismisses Washington Post reporter’s lawsuit against the paper and its former top editor
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A judge in Washington D.C. on Thursday dismissed a high-profile case filed by a Washington Post politics reporter who…
Continue Reading Spring break crackdown puts focus on future of South Beach
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach officials have spent recent years trying to control the raucous crowds,…
Continue Reading Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — States and localities are increasingly tapping federal funds to help finance efforts to build more…
Continue Reading California unemployment rate falls to 5.4% in February
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s unemployment rate has fallen to 5.4% after employers added a surprising…
Continue Reading Ga. gov applauds completion of Savannah harbor expansion
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is celebrating what he calls a “once in a generation milestone” _…
Continue Reading Amid gas woes, NYC ride-hail drivers seek fuel surcharges
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With fuel prices approaching $5 a gallon at some New York City gas stations, drivers for…
Continue Reading Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto
By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP lawmakers in Utah have pushed through a ban on transgender youth…
Continue Reading Crews remove snow from damaged Alaska pipeline oil tanks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Workers at the end point of the trans-Alaska pipeline are using saws to cut up large chunks of snow on top of oil storage…
Continue Reading Inflation is so hot the Fed may have to hike interest rates like it’s 1994
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Inflation is so hot that Wall Street banks are falling over each other to predict the dramatic moves the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Instacart slashes its valuation to $24 billion
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Instacart’s valuation doubled twice to $39 billion in the first year of the public health crisis,…
Continue Reading US ready to auction wind energy rights off Carolinas coast
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The federal government plans to auction off the rights to produce power from wind energy in two areas offshore of North…
Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani associate pleads guilty in fraud scheme
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An associate of Rudy Giuliani has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge alleging that he…
Continue Reading EU officials agree on sweeping new rules targeting Big Tech
By Brian Fung, CNN European officials have reached agreement on a sweeping set of competition rules for Big Tech that could mark a global turning…
Continue Reading White House and EU reach agreement on trans-Atlantic data sharing
By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal…
Continue Reading White House and EU reach agreement on trans-Atlantic data sharing
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The White House has hammered out a new agreement with the EU that could again allow businesses to transfer data and personal…
Continue Reading US consumer sentiment fell again amid rising rates, war and inflation
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Consumer sentiment slumped again in March, hitting its lowest level since August 2011, the University of Michigan…
Continue Reading Chip shortage forces GM to pause production at Indiana plant
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is shutting down its pickup truck factory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for two weeks next month because the company has…
Continue Reading US, EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns
By KELVIN CHAN and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and United States made a breakthrough in their yearslong…
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