Despite supply issues and omicron, holiday sales rise 8.5%
By PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers Holiday sales rose at the fastest pace in 17 years, even as shoppers grappled with…
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‘No culture, no future’: Belgian artists decry virus rules
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian artists and event organizers have joined together to protest the government’s decision to close down most concerts,…
Continue Reading Federal program offers cash to cover COVID-19 funeral costs
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Families who have lost loved ones to COVID-19 can apply for reimbursement from the federal…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: New easy-to-use COVID-19 pills come with a catch
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Newly infected COVID-19 patients have two new treatment options that can be taken at home. But that convenience comes…
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The next Tesla is proving hard to find
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Finding the next Tesla among electric vehicle stocks is proving to be difficult. A number of upstart electric vehicle…
Continue Reading 2021: The revolutionary year in pickup trucks
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business The great American pickup truck has been basically one thing for quite awhile now: a big — and always…
Continue Reading Flight cancellations snarl holiday plans for thousands
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines canceled hundreds more flights Saturday because of staffing issues tied to COVID-19,…
Continue Reading Albert Bourla of Pfizer is the CNN Business CEO of the Year
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over. But life in many ways has returned to something resembling normal for…
Continue Reading Judge orders New York Times to return Project Veritas memos
By Reuters A New York state judge on Friday ordered the New York Times to return internal documents to the conservative activist group Project…
Continue Reading Thousands line up for ‘jingle jabs’ on Christmas in England
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people across England are spending a few minutes of Christmas Day to line up under…
Continue Reading Webb telescope successfully unfurls its tennis court-size sunshield in space
The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier space observatory of the next decade, successfully launched from French Guiana. Webb will peer into…
Continue Reading Three key numbers that explain America’s labor shortage
By Anneken Tappe and Allison Morrow, CNN Business Twenty-one months into the pandemic, America is no longer struggling with an astronomically high…
Continue Reading Omicron is messing with the economic recovery
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business Thousands of flights canceled. Back-to-the-office plans shelved. College football bowl games and Broadway shows called…
Continue Reading Business owners leave big tip for Albuquerque servers
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two servers at an Albuquerque restaurant got a big surprise when a group of business owners left a $5,555 tip. It was the…
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Airlines cancel hundreds of Christmas Eve & Christmas Day flights due to Omicron
NEW YORK, NY — As pre-pandemic level crowds hit the airports for the holidays, some major U.S. airlines were forced to proactively cancel more…
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New cleaning contract ok’d for El Paso airport as it struggles with staff shortages
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council approved a new contract with a large increase for cleaning services at the airport to help with staff…
Continue Reading Avenatti likely to testify at trial over Stormy Daniels deal
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for Michael Avenatti say there is a strong likelihood that the once high-flying…
Continue Reading 100 California homes evacuated after fuel tanker overturns
FREMONT, Calif. (AP) — About 100 homes have been evacuated in the San Francisco Bay Area after a fuel tanker overturned and leaked gasoline. Photos…
Continue Reading South African minister objects to sale of Mandela’s cell key
By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African Cabinet minister is urging the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a…
Continue Reading Russia doubled purchases of gas from Turkmenistan in 2021
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ Associated Press ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Russia has doubled the purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan this year…
Continue Reading Rudolfo Anaya weaved bilingual holiday tale for children
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An author known as the father of Chicano literature has left behind a bilingual children’s…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What next as high court wades into COVID mandate?
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Jan. 7 on whether the Biden administration can…
Continue Reading The workers who feed America are exhausted. Now they face Omicron
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Editor’s note: A previous version of this report said Fight for $15 advocate Deatric Edie was currently a…
Continue Reading EU to assess Cyprus’ opening up of power generation sector
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ move to open up its power generation market and boost the share of renewable sources in its energy mix will face…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What COVID-19 therapies are available in US?
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Two antiviral pills are the latest additions to the handful of therapies to treat COVID-19 in…
Continue Reading US to lift omicron-linked travel ban on southern Africa
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries that it imposed to…
Continue Reading Turkey freezes assets of 770 people for alleged terror links
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has frozen the assets of 770 Turkish nationals and a Chicago-based foundation it accuses of having links to terror groups. A…
Continue Reading Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines
By ULIANA PAVLOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million and Facebook’s parent company Meta $27…
Continue Reading Airlines cancel flights due to COVID staffing shortages
By DAVID McHUGH and TALI ARBEL Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights as the omicron variant jumbled schedules…
Continue Reading Thailand’s Central retail group, Signa to buy Selfridges
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Central Group and Signa of Austria have confirmed plans to buy luxury British department store chain Selfridges.…
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