S. Korea to give out rapid tests as omicron shatters record
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will distribute free coronavirus rapid test kits at schools and senior…
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Top CNN exec resigns as WarnerMedia chief accuses her and former network boss Zucker of standards violations
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Nearly two weeks after CNN president Jeff Zucker was forced out of his position, his former lieutenant Allison Gollust…
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CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business Nearly two weeks after CNN president Jeff Zucker was forced out of his position, his former lieutenant Allison…
Continue Reading AP sources: White House seeks another $30B for COVID battle
By ZEKE MILLER and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is telling Congress it needs an additional…
Continue Reading Altria says judge has dismissed lawsuit over Juul investment
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Altria says an administrative law judge dismissed a federal lawsuit alleging that its…
Continue Reading California bills aim at social media, medical disinformation
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two California Democratic lawmakers are targeting pandemic disinformation they say has…
Continue Reading Airbnb posts $55 million 4Q profit, revenue above 2019
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Airbnb has reported its second-straight quarterly profit and it says its revenue is now higher than it was before…
Continue Reading Union vote at Arizona Starbucks put on hold
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business The effort to unionize Starbucks workers is one of the country’s most closely-watched labor organizing drives in…
Continue Reading A gun in your carry-on? Some are calling for stiffer fines
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer There has been a surge in guns being discovered at airport checkpoints. That’s leading some security experts…
Continue Reading States report heavy betting on this year’s Super Bowl
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Legal betting on this year’s Super Bowl was heavy in the first five states to report…
Continue Reading VOW for Girls uses weddings to fight child marriage globally
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Nonprofits battling child marriage are looking for more support during the COVID-19 pandemic and have found some…
Continue Reading ViacomCBS is getting a new name
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Paramount.” That’s the new name of ViacomCBS, the company announced on Tuesday. The new name will…
Continue Reading Court fight looms as questions swirl over Trump’s finances
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Questions about Donald Trump’s business practices are piling up. Whether the former…
Continue Reading 1 month after oil spill, Lima’s beaches empty, cleanup slow
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Dozens of beaches near Lima are deserted and thousands of fishermen remain without work,…
Continue Reading MoneyGram, Arista rise; Leidos, Fidelity National fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: MoneyGram, Arista rise; Leidos, Fidelity National…
Continue Reading Super Bowl has 101 million TV viewers, up from 2021
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Nielsen company estimates that 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super…
Continue Reading Companies revert to more normal operations as COVID wanes
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in two years for many people, the American workplace is transforming…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic reopens space tourism ticket sales
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Virgin Galactic is reopening sales of its $450,000 tickets that get customers a 90-minute joyride aboard an…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks ended broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday as investors welcomed signs that tensions might ease in Ukraine. Moscow said…
Continue Reading Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s lawsuit against New York Times
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has lost her libel lawsuit against The New York…
Continue Reading US approves new headlights that won’t blind oncoming drivers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be…
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 Meta agrees to pay $90 million to settle lawsuit over Facebook tracking users’ online activity
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old class action lawsuit over a practice that…
Continue Reading Disney World: No more masks indoors for vaccinated visitors
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Starting this week, this masks are coming off for vaccinated visitors to Walt Disney World in Florida. The theme park resort…
Continue Reading Jury finds that Sarah Palin failed to prove her defamation case against the New York Times
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York Times has prevailed in defending itself against a defamation lawsuit brought by Sarah Palin after jurors found she…
Continue Reading Sean Hannity dares Hillary Clinton to sue as she warns network’s dishonest coverage gets ‘close to actual malice’
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can…
Continue Reading Jury finds that Sarah Palin failed to prove her defamation case against the New York Times
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Sonia Moghe, CNN The New York Times has prevailed in defending itself against a defamation lawsuit brought by Sarah Palin after…
Continue Reading Dolce&Gabbana relaunching beauty with an eye on Gen-Z
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Dolce&Gabbana has become the first Italian fashion house to bring its beauty division in-house,…
Continue Reading Dutch govt phases out virus restrictions as cases drop
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says it will scrap virtually all its remaining coronavirus…
Continue Reading Why your Wordle answers might now be different than your friends’
CNN, HLN By David Goldman, CNN Business Among the many appeals of the massively successful Wordle game is that it has just one solution per day.…
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