Boeing ex-pilot’s trial starts on fraud charges over 737 Max
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Boeing test pilot is on trial on charges of misleading regulators about the…
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Manchin, leaders tout battery plant coming to W.Va.
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Programs to re-train West Virginia’s coal miners and reinvigorate the state’s…
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What happens after a fire?
El PASO, Texas — Fires have blazed throughout El Paso in the recent weeks forcing some El Paso residents to leave their homes. But what happens to…
Continue Reading Drought-stricken California imposes new round of water cuts
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s urban water users and farmers who rely on supplies from state…
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Aggie fans sell out ‘Teddy Buckets’ shirt in Las Cruces after upset NCAA win
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After the Aggies’ upset win against the UConn Huskies, NMSU fans are selling out game day gear. “To have all the Aggie…
Continue Reading UN food agency official alarmed by Afghan food, fuel prices
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official with the U.N. food agency says that with Russia’s war in Ukraine taking an…
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Inflation is everywhere. Except your cell phone bill
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Inflation is everywhere: grocery stores, gas stations, retailers and the housing market. But one important part of…
Continue Reading Turkey builds massive bridge linking Europe and Asia
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president and South Korea’s prime minister have inaugurated a massive…
Continue Reading MacKenzie Scott donates $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott has donated $281 million to Boys & Girls Clubs of…
Continue Reading Russian oil sale to India complicates Biden’s efforts
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — India is buying discounted Russian oil, allowing it to increase its energy…
Continue Reading High energy costs trigger unrest in parts of Europe
By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe. Spain is deploying more than…
Continue Reading Ukraine war ups pressure for US oil; industry faces hurdles
By MATTHEW BROWN and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s move last week to ban oil from Russia over…
Continue Reading Hackers steal over $600 million from video game Axie Infinity’s Ronin network
CNN By Jennifer Korn The latest crypto hack has targeted a gaming-focused blockchain network that supports the popular video game Axie Infinity.…
Continue Reading PayPal enables Ukrainian accounts to send and receive money
By Brian Fung, CNN Business PayPal said Thursday it is expanding its services for Ukrainian accounts and allowing them to send and receive money from…
Continue Reading Draghi leads push for common EU response to energy crisis
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi has hosted leaders from three fellow Mediterranean countries to…
Continue Reading February home sales fall amid higher mortgage rates, prices
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in February as competition for a near-record low number of properties…
Continue Reading Two years later, remote work has changed millions of careers
By Kathryn Vasel The pandemic thrust the working world into a new reality in March 2020 as offices closed and millions of people were forced to learn…
Continue Reading Rubens’ ‘Portrait of a Lady’ sells for $3.4 million
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Peter Paul Rubens’ 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” has sold for the equivalent of $3.4 million at a…
Continue Reading Oil ’emergency’: Work from home and drive slower, IEA says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Governments around the world must consider drastic steps to slash oil demand in the face of an emerging global energy…
Continue Reading Dollar stores are battling over $1 prices
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Let the battle over $1 prices begin. Last year, Dollar Tree announced it was walking away from $1 prices and…
Continue Reading US home prices rose 15% in February from a year ago
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose 15% to a median price of $357,300 in February from last year, as inventory stubbornly stayed near…
Continue Reading LL Bean sales grow 14% during second year of pandemic
FREEPORT, Maine (AP) — Growing interest in the outdoors during the pandemic continues to give a boost to L.L. Bean. The outdoors retailer reported…
Continue Reading Energy agency: 10 steps would save 2.7M barrels of oil a day
BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency says the world could quickly reduce global oil demand by 2.7 million barrels a day by cutting down on…
Continue Reading Hit by high costs, Greek farmers stage tractor protest
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of protesting farmers have blocked traffic in central Athens to demand that the government grant them additional…
Continue Reading US jobs are recovering, but women are still being left behind
Opinion by Karin Kimbrough for CNN Business Perspectives As the latest jobs numbers continue to show a resurging labor market, women have seen an…
Continue Reading Granddaughters vs. gas: Surge in fuel prices force Americans to make tough choices
By Tami Luhby, CNN Business Connie Waters’ two young granddaughters are her life, and she’s only grown closer to them during the…
Continue Reading German lawmakers vote to abolish most pandemic restrictions
BERLIN (AP) — Lawmakers in Germany have voted to abolish most of the country’s coronavirus pandemic restrictions despite a surge in infections,…
Continue Reading Wall Street is starting to tune out Ukraine
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The S&P 500 surged 6% this week, its best weekly performance since November 2020. What? That’s right. US…
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Granddaughters vs. gas: Surge in fuel prices force Americans to make tough choices
CNN, KMAX, KOVR By Tami Luhby, CNN Business Connie Waters’ two young granddaughters are her life, and she’s only grown closer to them…
Continue Reading ‘We come for our own’: How Black volunteers rallied online to help African students in Ukraine
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business After some of the hundreds of Black students stranded in the besieged city of Sumy, Ukraine, released desperate…
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