France to restrict travel from Britain to fight omicron
By ANGELA CHARLTON and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France will restrict arrivals from Britain because of fast-spreading cases of the…
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Flood from illegal coal mining traps 21 people in China
BEIJING (AP) — Rescuers ae trying to reach 21 people trapped by a flood because of illegal mining for coal in northern China. The accident happened…
Continue Reading EU hopes fresh talks, not sanctions, will avert Ukraine war
By LORNE COOK and RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are pressing Russia to enter peace talks with Ukraine. At the…
Continue Reading China’s #MeToo victims face abuse, payback for going public
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A former employee of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says human resources and upper…
Continue Reading Vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe having change of heart
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Some former vaccine skeptics in Eastern Europe are shifting over to the other…
Continue Reading Asian shares fall after latest tech-led retreat on Wall St
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares have fallen in Asia after technology companies led Wall Street benchmarks lower.…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes jurors hear different takes on her downfall
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jurors in the case of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes on Thursday heard…
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Top editor at nationalist Chinese state tabloid retires
CNN By Jill Disis and Nectar Gan, CNN Business The longtime editor of one of China’s most outspoken and nationalistic state media outlets says…
Continue Reading Top editor at nationalist Chinese state tabloid retires
By Jill Disis and Nectar Gan, CNN Business The longtime editor of one of China’s most outspoken and nationalistic state media outlets says…
Continue Reading Jittery Ukrainian villagers ‘fear that a big war will start’
By INNA VARENYTSIA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press NEVELSKE, Ukraine (AP) — The 7-year-old conflict in eastern Ukraine has all but emptied the…
Continue Reading Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping…
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Highest-earning cities in Texas
Stacker compiled a list of the highest-earning cities in Texas according to the U.S. Census…
Continue Reading Vaccinated California employees face workplace restrictions
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s workplace regulators are extending the state’s coronavirus pandemic…
Continue Reading Company indicted for not stopping oil leak after many alarms
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors are blaming a Texas oil company’s negligence for a…
Continue Reading Why the Fed feels now is time to tighten credit more quickly
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell responded to surging inflation by…
Continue Reading News coverage conveys creeping anxiety amid Delta surge, Omicron uncertainty
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading News coverage conveys creeping anxiety amid Delta surge, Omicron uncertainty
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue Reading Reddit files confidentially for an IPO
By Rob McLean, CNN Business Reddit announced Wednesday that it has confidentially filed paperwork in its first big step toward an initial public…
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Deadlines this week for mailing holiday gifts and packages in time for Christmas
EL PASO, Texas — Christmas is near, and the busiest time for holiday shipping is upon us. The United State Postal Service has…
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Las Cruces restaurant struggles to stay in business with dining room closed during pandemic
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Prior to the pandemic, the dining room of El Patrón Café & Catering was full of laughs, sizzling entrees and clinking…
Continue Reading Government reforms training at sea program after alleged rape of 19-year-old student
By Blake Ellis, CNN The federal government plans to begin sending students at the US Merchant Marine Academy back to sea later this month, resuming a…
Continue Reading Apple is delaying its return to offices indefinitely and giving each employee $1,000
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will delay bringing its workers back to the office until a “yet to be determined” date, while giving…
Continue Reading Apple is delaying its return to offices indefinitely and giving each employee $1,000
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will delay bringing its workers back to the office until a “yet to be determined”…
Continue Reading South Korea’s largest dairy company apologizes over a video advert implying women are cows
By Yoonjung Seo and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Business South Korea’s largest dairy company, Seoul Milk, has apologized after releasing a controversial…
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Hobby Lobby raises minimum wage to $18.50 an hour
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Hobby Lobby employees have an extra reason to look forward to the new year. The Oklahoma City-based company says it will…
Continue Reading LA port sees record 2021 imports despite supply chain snags
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Port of Los Angeles is on track to move a record volume of import cargo this year.…
Continue Reading Texas pipeline company charged in California oil spill
By BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles federal grand jury has charged a Texas oil company and two…
Continue Reading Enbridge seeks federal jurisdiction in oil pipeline dispute
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Enbridge Energy is trying to shift to federal court a Michigan lawsuit seeking…
Continue Reading Alden sues Lee after news publisher rejects its takeover bid
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Nearly a week after Lee Enterprises rejected Alden Global Capital’s attempt to buy the newspaper publisher, the…
Continue Reading Airlines face shortage of pilots, other workers, execs say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Airlines executives say they are are having trouble hiring pilots, flight attendants and other personnel, and that’s part of…
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