Ukraine hacks add to worries of cyber conflict with Russia
By YURAS KARMANAU, FRANK BAJAK, ERIC TUCKER and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hackers have temporarily shut down dozens of…
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DSquared2 designers welcome fashion crowd back to Milan
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan fashion houses were charting a path out of the pandemic that included a menswear calendar…
Continue Reading Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter’s COVID-19 wave
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy, Spain and other European countries are reinstating or stiffening mask mandates as…
Continue Reading With its agenda stuck, WH puts focus back on infrastructure
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden is trying to put behind recent setbacks on voting rights and his economic agenda by outlining the…
Continue Reading Omicron leaves Germany on brink of recession as growth dips
By DAVID McHUGH Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The risk of recession is looming for Germany after Europe’s biggest economy shrank at…
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The United States could lose all flights to China ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics
By Steven Jiang, CNN Business People trying to fly from the United States to China may soon be confronted with an unthinkable scenario: Starting next…
Continue Reading Hong Kong bans transit flights from over 150 countries
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong International Airport is banning transit passengers from 150 countries and territories…
Continue Reading Fire at Kuwait refinery kills 2 and critically injures 5
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fire that erupted during maintenance work at a major oil refinery in Kuwait has killed two workers and…
Continue Reading Indian court acquits Catholic bishop on charge of raping a nun, prosecutor says
By Swati Gupta, Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul, CNN An Indian court on Friday acquitted a Catholic bishop of rape charges, a prosecution lawyer said…
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10 benefits of tracking your medical history
Guava Health draws on numerous public health sources to examine the many upsides to tracking your health care and history over time.…
Continue Reading India’s richest man is pouring more than $80 billion into green energy
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani is going big on green energy. His conglomerate, Reliance Industries, announced…
Continue Reading The world’s insatiable appetite for electricity is setting up a climate disaster
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The world needs more electricity. That will mean severe climate damage, unless something changes soon. A report…
Continue Reading Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to…
Continue Reading At least 9 killed after train derails in India’s West Bengal state
By Manveena Suri, Swati Gupta and Rhea Mogul, CNN At least nine people were killed and 36 others injured after a passenger train derailed in…
Continue Reading Biden nominates 3 for Fed board, including first Black woman
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden nominated three people for the Federal Reserve’s Board of…
Continue Reading Stocks end mostly higher, but still log another losing week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A late-afternoon recovery in technology stocks helped erase most of the market’s losses…
Continue Reading GoFundMe acquires nonprofit fundraising platform Classy
The crowdfunding platform GoFundMe announced Thursday that it has signed a deal to acquire the nonprofit fundraising company Classy. The move will…
Continue Reading China’s trade surplus surges to record $676.4B in 2021
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s politically volatile global trade surplus surged to $676.4 billion in 2021, likely the…
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A combination of pandemic-related problems are creating empty shelves at grocery stores
EL PASO, Texas — Grocery stores are having a difficult time keeping their shelves fully stocked for customers, but it is not because of panic…
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Las Cruces restaurant struggles to keep outdoor seating tent up
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Jodie York, owner of ‘A Bite of Belgium,’ fights with the City of Las Cruces to keep her outdoor seating tent up. A…
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Alcohol prices spike, frustrating Borderland customers
EL PASO, Texas – Bar patrons tell ABC-7 that they are paying almost double for any drink with spirits in it. This comes after prices have risen…
Continue Reading Biden chooses 3 for Fed board, including first Black woman
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will nominate three people for the Federal Reserve’s Board of…
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El Paso Children’s Museum receives one million dollar donation from Helen of Troy
EL PASO, Texas – Locally owned consumer brand corporation Helen of Troy has donated one million dollars to the El Paso Children’s Museum and Science…
Continue Reading Businesses react to ruling against Biden vaccine mandate
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer For big companies across the country, it’s now up to them to decide whether to require employees to get…
Continue Reading Correction: Virgin Orbit-Launch story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a story published January 13, 2022, about a Virgin Orbit launch, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Richard…
Continue Reading Mexico’s president wants Mexicans to buy Citigroup unit
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he hopes Mexican investors buy the local subsidiary of Citigroup. The…
Continue Reading Microsoft opens harassment investigation sought by investors
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft says it is opening an inquiry into how it responds to workplace sexual harassment and gender…
Continue Reading Nation’s top trade groups hail SCOTUS ruling after filing emergency appeals against Biden’s vaccine mandate
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The nation’s largest industry trade groups are calling the US Supreme Court’s decision to block US President…
Continue Reading Ponzi schemer gets over 17 years, ordered to repay $103M
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A man once dubbed “King Perry” will spend more than 17 years in prison for his role in masterminding a long-running…
Continue Reading Tampa Bay Times CEO retiring after 47 years at newspaper
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Paul Tash is retiring as CEO of the Tampa Bay Times, a media organization he joined 47 years ago as a summer intern.…
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