Celeb-heavy Los Angeles suburb gets tough on water wasters
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press The local water district for wealthy Southern California communities in an enclave nestled in the Santa Monica…
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ILO report says Afghan crisis causing massive job losses
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The International Labor Organization says more than a half million people in Afghanistan…
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An overdue presser: Biden set to take reporters’ questions in first formal news conference in months
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading South Korea and Saudi Arabia need oil but eye clean energy
By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A delegation led by South Korea’s president visiting Saudi…
Continue Reading Florida man gets 3 years, 6 months for COVID-19 relief fraud
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for fraudulently collecting over $800,000 in COVID-19…
Continue Reading Trump plans 2,300 new homes at struggling Doral resort
By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump plans to build thousands of new luxury homes at his struggling Doral golf club in…
Continue Reading NTSB chief to fed agency: Stop using misleading statistics
By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With traffic fatalities spiking, the nation’s top safety investigator says a…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks fell to a new low for the year on Wall Street Tuesday and bond yields surged amid renewed jitters the Federal Reserve…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs, Hain Celestial fall; Activision, Exxon rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Goldman Sachs, Hain Celestial fall; Activision, Exxon…
Continue Reading Judge signs plan, resolves Puerto Rico bankruptcy battle
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s nearly five-year bankruptcy battle is ending after a federal judge…
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Las Cruces approves transfer of 13 liquor licenses from Pic Quik to Circle K
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Circle K’s purchase of nearly every Pic Quik store in southern New Mexico is almost complete. On Tuesday, councilors voted…
Continue Reading Man who shot his wife in SUV wants murder conviction tossed
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Lawyers for a man convicted of murder for fatally shooting his wife as they rode in an SUV in…
Continue Reading US announces $83M in latest round of tribal housing grants
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced another round of…
Continue Reading International airlines suspend some US flights over 5G uncertainty
By Gregory Wallace, Pete Muntean and Michael Ballaban, CNN Major international airlines are scrambling to modify or cancel flights to the United…
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 New York mobile sports bets likely pass New Jersey for No. 1
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New York likely surpassed New Jersey for the top spot in the U.S. sports betting market…
Continue Reading Is Electronic Arts the next to get bought in the gaming deal frenzy?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s game on for video game mergers. Microsoft’s nearly $69 billion acquisition of the controversial…
Continue Reading Europe rolled out 5G without hurting aviation. Here’s how
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Charles Riley and Joseph Ataman, CNN Business Major international airlines are canceling flights to the United States over…
Continue Reading Former New York Post digital chief alleges wrongful firing after privately reporting longtime Murdoch lieutenant propositioned her for sex
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Michelle Gotthelf, the former editor in chief of the New York Post’s digital operation, filed a lawsuit on…
Continue Reading Truist cuts down overdraft fees, joining other big banks
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Truist Bank says it is reducing its overdraft fees. It’s the latest big bank to announce a…
Continue Reading Report: Chinese Olympic app has serious security flaws
By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new report shows that an app that’s expected to be widely used by athletes and…
Continue Reading Ford, ADT form venture to make vehicle security products
DETROIT (AP) — Ford and security company ADT have formed a joint venture that will help businesses protect vehicles and expensive equipment they…
Continue Reading White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
By ZEKE MILLER and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has quietly launched its website for Americans to…
Continue Reading Federal antitrust enforcers are considering updating corporate merger guidelines
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission and US Justice Department’s Antitrust Division on Tuesday announced a joint review of…
Continue Reading AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene
By Pete Muntean, CNN Business AT&T and Verizon announced Tuesday that they would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports. The…
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AT&T, Verizon pause some new 5G after airlines raise alarm
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer AT&T and Verizon say they will delay some new 5G wireless service after the airline industry raised alarms…
Continue Reading US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. competition regulators have mounted an effort to tighten enforcement against illegal…
Continue Reading Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Autopilot
By TOM KRISHER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against…
Continue Reading Egypt’s president raises minimum monthly wage to around $172
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president has raised the minimum monthly wage to about $172, a move meant to ease the burdens of Egyptians hurt by painful…
Continue Reading COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO says
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A leading World Health Organization official says the worst of the coronavirus pandemic —…
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