No Ukraine breakthrough, but NATO and Russia eye more talks
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and NATO have rejected key Russian security demands for easing tensions over…
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With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of pregnancies among girls and teenagers in Zimbabwe rose dramatically during…
Continue Reading With more girls pregnant, Zimbabwe pushes a return to school
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press MUREHWA, Zimbabwe (AP) — The number of pregnancies among girls and teenagers in Zimbabwe rose dramatically during…
Continue Reading Japan minister aims to control COVID while achieving growth
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese minister assigned the task of containing COVID-19 while steering the world’s third…
Continue Reading Asian stocks mixed as inflation augurs Fed rate hikes
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mixed in Asia after the latest report of surging prices in the U.S. appeared to…
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More than 80 fact-checking organizations call out YouTube’s ‘insufficient’ response to misinformation
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A group of more than 80 fact-checking organizations from around the world has called YouTube “one of the major…
Continue Reading US airlines say China is forcing them to cancel some flights
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer China is blocking more than a dozen U.S. airline flights to the country because some passengers on recent flights…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Facebook’s request to dismiss FTC antitrust complaint
By Brian Fung, CNN Business US antitrust officials can continue their case to break up Meta, Facebook’s parent company, a federal judge ruled…
Continue Reading Meta pauses new users from joining analytics tool CrowdTangle
CNN by Reuters Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc has paused new users from joining its social media tracking tool CrowdTangle due to…
Continue Reading US Steel to build $3 billion mill in northeast Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A northeast Arkansas site has been chosen for a $3 billion steel mill that’s expected to employ at least 900 people.…
Continue Reading Citi to pull out of Mexican consumer banking business
By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Citigroup is ending its consumer banking operation in Mexico as part of a broad strategic shift under CEO Jane…
Continue Reading Judge says FTC’s antitrust case against Facebook can proceed
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer A federal judge has ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s revised antitrust suit against Meta,…
Continue Reading Molson Coors scraps Saint Archer, sells San Diego brewery
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seven years after purchasing San Diego’s Saint Archer Brewery, Molson Coors has discontinued the brand and sold the brewery and…
Continue Reading US shoppers find some groceries scarce due to virus, weather
By DEE-ANN DURBIN and PARKER PURIFOY AP Business Writer Shortages at U.S. grocery stores have grown more acute in recent weeks. New problems like the…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street Tuesday as technology companies rebounded after an early slide. The S&P 500 rose after…
Continue Reading Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare says it will limit coverage of a $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug whose…
Continue Reading Oil prices climb to two-month high
By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday, climbing above $81 a barrel for the first time in two months. Crude closed at…
Continue Reading Oil prices climb to two-month high
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business US oil prices rose sharply on Tuesday, climbing above $81 a barrel for the first time in two months. Crude closed at…
Continue Reading Big Lots, Aptiv fall; Illumina, Shake Shack rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Big Lots, Aptiv fall; Illumina, Shake Shack…
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…
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Austin voters could decriminalize small amounts of pot in May
As greater numbers of Texas voters sour on harsh punishment for marijuana offenses, Austin voters will likely decide in May whether to effectively…
Continue Reading Welcoming immigrants would cool off inflation, US Chamber of Commerce CEO says
CNN, KCAL, KCBS, WSVN, WCAX, WJLA, KPIX, KPTV By Matt Egan, CNN Business The US Chamber of Commerce is calling for doubling the number of legal…
Continue Reading Welcoming immigrants would cool off inflation, US Chamber of Commerce CEO says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The US Chamber of Commerce is calling for doubling the number of legal immigrants into America as a way to ease inflation…
Continue Reading Here’s why grocery stores are struggling to stock their empty shelves
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Grocery store shelves across America are wiped clean, and they’re staying empty as stores struggle to quickly…
Continue Reading Macron warns against fake news ahead of French election
By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says people spreading fake news online should be held…
Continue Reading This is the worst inflation in nearly 40 years. But it was so much worse back then
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business US prices for just about everything — from cars and gasoline to food and clothing — are rising at the…
Continue Reading Indigenous news outlets, nonprofits drive deeper coverage
By KATIE OYAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Native American communities have seen more robust news coverage in recent years, in part because of…
Continue Reading 2nd election for Amazon workers in Alabama will be by mail
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer A federal labor board said that Amazon workers in a facility in Bessemer, Alabama will vote by mail next…
Continue Reading Americans are getting themselves back into debt
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business America’s love of debt-fueled spending is making a comeback. During the pandemic, some consumer balance sheets…
Continue Reading Poland announces tax cuts meant to ease soaring inflation
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister has announced a second round of sales tax cuts as part of the right-wing government’s efforts…
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