Judge: Spaceport land deal must wait for March 8 election
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has blocked a Georgia county from buying land for a commercial spaceport until the…
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Officials: Avian flu strain at Indiana farm hasn’t spread
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say a strain of avian flu that can cause high mortality rates among birds confirmed at a commercial turkey farm…
Continue Reading Xecutor video game piracy group member gets 3-year sentence
SEATTLE (AP) — A man who U.S. authorities said was involved in a sophisticated international video game piracy group called Team Xecutor has been…
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Apple plans AirTag updates to curb unwanted tracking
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Apple said Thursday it plans to add more safeguards to AirTags to cut down on unwanted tracking following…
Continue Reading Minnesota editor returning to Louisiana’s largest newspaper
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The editor of Louisiana’s largest newspaper is retiring, and the new editor is a returning New Orleans native who comes to the…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks slumped and bond yields moved sharply higher after a hot reading on inflation led to greater expectations that the…
Continue Reading US buys 600K doses of new COVID antibody awaiting clearance
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it has purchased enough doses of a yet-to-be approved…
Continue Reading Mattel, Walt Disney rise; Canada Goose, Lumen fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Mattel, Walt Disney rise; Canada Goose, Lumen…
Continue Reading Rocket startup’s Florida launch debut ends in ocean crash
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket startup’s big launch debut at Florida’s Cape Canaveral has…
Continue Reading Novavax says protein vaccine works for kids as young as 12
By The Associated Press Novavax says its COVID-19 vaccine is proving safe and effective for kids as young as 12. The Maryland-based company makes a…
Continue Reading US auto factories disrupted by Canadian trucker rally
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business After a year of computer chip shortages, supply chain problems and temporary plant closings, this was about the last…
Continue Reading Crowd fundraising site says they will defy Canadian court order to stop disbursing funds to convoy protesters
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul P. Murphy and Paula Newton, CNN Online crowd fundraising site GiveSendGo said on Twitter it will not follow a Canadian court…
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White House warns trucker protests at US-Canada border crossings already causing ‘significant impacts’ to some industries
CNN By Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration is “very closely” monitoring the protests by truckers at US-Canada border crossings in…
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 To fight inflation, the Fed may resort to a tool it hasn’t used since 2000
By Matt Egan Red-hot inflation is raising pressure on the Federal Reserve to take drastic action to get control of prices. James Bullard, the…
Continue Reading Deadly US Northwest heat prompts legislation aimed at relief
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Pacific Northwest lawmakers are eyeing several emergency relief bills aimed…
Continue Reading Nevada, casinos rescind mask mandates effective immediately
By SCOTT SONNER and KEN RITTER Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada and its casinos have stopped requiring people to wear masks in…
Continue Reading Most US cities saw double-digit home price growth late last year
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Home prices rose by double-digit percentages in two-thirds of the largest US cities at the end of last year, but that…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: A scarcity of chips feeds frustration, inflation
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Even coming off its fastest rate of annual growth in 37 years, the U.S. economy is…
Continue Reading Largest US public power company launches new nuclear program
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press The largest public power company in the United States is launching a program to develop and fund new small…
Continue Reading Congress approves sex harassment bill in #MeToo milestone
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Congress has given final approval to legislation guaranteeing that people who experience…
Continue Reading Consumers won’t accept high prices for long, Coke CEO warns
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business The tide could be turning on consumers’ willingness to pay higher prices, Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey…
Continue Reading Elon Musk to give first Mars rocket update in two years
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is expected on Thursday to give the most thorough update in two years about SpaceX’s plans…
Continue Reading Adidas tweets 25 pairs of bare breasts to sell a new sports bra
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Adidas will soon debut a new sports bra line, but one of its ads doesn’t show the bra at all. Instead, Adidas…
Continue Reading Adidas tweets 25 pairs of bare breasts to sell a new sports bra
CNN, HLN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Adidas will soon debut a new sports bra line, but one of its ads doesn’t show the bra at all.…
Continue Reading TV revenue: EPL earns more from overseas rights for 1st time
By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — For the first time since the Premier League began 30 years ago, more cash will be generated…
Continue Reading Lebanese government approves budget amid economic meltdown
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government has approved the state budget for the current year, with a 17% deficit. The…
Continue Reading ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ trailer has stars new and old tracking down dinosaurs
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Welcome back to Jurassic World. Universal Pictures debuted the new trailer for “Jurassic World Dominion”…
Continue Reading Mexico vows to press on with power changes amid US concerns
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is vowing to press ahead with changes to the electrical power industry despite U.S. concerns that they…
Continue Reading UN experts urge Sweden to stop planned iron-ore mine project
GENEVA (AP) — Two independent U.N. human rights experts are calling on Sweden’s government not to issue a license to industrial backers of a…
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