Lockdown of New Zealand’s largest city to end this month
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The lockdown of New Zealand’s largest city is likely to end later this month, with…
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Strict vaccine mandate begins for Los Angeles businesses
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new mandate in the city of Los Angeles now requires people visiting…
Continue Reading Asian markets lower after Wall St record, China trade growth
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mostly lower after Wall Street hit a new high and China reported a…
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‘SNL,’ often lamented by critics, draws rave reviews thanks to Cecily Strong
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
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Downtown El Paso stores ready for return of non-essential border travelers
EL PASO, Texas — On the eve of Mexico border restrictions being lifted for non-essential travelers, many merchants in downtown El Paso were…
Continue Reading Missing teen rescued after making a hand gesture she learned from TikTok to signal for help
KY: Laurel County deputies credit TikTok video for helping rescue teen…
Continue Reading How the media mistakes a slogan for a story
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Infrastructure week is a “cheeky” slogan, but the real story is what the infrastructure funding in the…
Continue Reading How the media mistakes a slogan for a story
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Infrastructure week is a “cheeky” slogan, but the real story is what the infrastructure funding in…
Continue Reading Elon Musk asked Twitter if he should sell some of his Tesla stock. Here’s what the Twitterverse said
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business The Twitterverse has spoken. Elon Musk tweeted Saturday that he would let Twitter users decide if he should sell 10%…
Continue Reading ‘Eternals’ opens with $71 million at the box office despite flat reviews
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Marvel’s “Eternals” opened with a $71 million domestic box office launch this weekend, Disney…
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Continue Reading Average US price of gas jumps by 5 cents over past 2 weeks
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped by 5 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.49 per gallon. The price…
Continue Reading Proof of vax required as strict mandate takes effect in LA
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Starting Monday, anyone going to a shopping mall, theater, gym or nail…
Continue Reading Plenty of pitfalls await Zuckerberg’s ‘metaverse’ plan
By MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Mark Zuckerberg promises that the virtual-reality “metaverse” he’s planning to…
Continue Reading The next front in Facebook’s misinformation battle: climate change
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In August 2019, when a Facebook employee typed “climate change” into the platform’s search bar, the…
Continue Reading The race to $3 trillion: Big Tech keeps getting bigger
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The trillion-dollar market cap club is starting to get crowded. Microsoft is now worth a smidge more than Apple,…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: How US rules on international travel are changing
By TALI ARBEL Associated Press More than a year and a half after the U.S. to closed its borders to international travelers, restrictions are shifting…
Continue Reading ‘SNL,’ often lamented by critics, draws rave reviews thanks to Cecily Strong
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 The magic 1.5: What’s behind climate talks’ key elusive goal
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Glasgow, Scotland (AP) — The overarching phrase that dominates Glasgow climate talks is simply a number: 1.5.…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ opening features a new face as Donald Trump
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN From a Super Bowl-winning quarterback to Super Mario, Saturday Night Live condensed a week’s worth of controversial…
Continue Reading Foreign citizens seek US-approved shots as travel resumes
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The United States is about to reopen to fully vaccinated foreign travelers. And citizens…
Continue Reading Kerry rallies global climate push as uncertainty grows in US
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — John Kerry is everywhere and on the move at a fateful U.N. climate summit. Kerry is…
Continue Reading China’s exports stay strong, trade surplus tops $80 billion
BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports remained strong in October, a positive sign for an economy trying to weather power shortages and COVID-19…
Continue Reading Navajo Nation President Nez signs ban on indoor smoking
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The leader of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. signed legislation Saturday to ban smoking in many…
Continue Reading American Airlines increases flight attendant holiday pay after operational meltdown
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business American Airlines is giving flight attendants who work during the holidays a one-time holiday pay premium, the…
Continue Reading Elon Musk asks Twitter if he should sell some of his Tesla stock
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk says he’ll let Twitter users decide if he should sell 10% of the 170.5 million shares he holds in…
Continue Reading Elon Musk tweets to ask if he should sell some Tesla stock
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking on Twitter whether he should sell 10% of his stock in the electric-vehicle company…
Continue Reading Federal appeals court issues stay of Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for private companies
By Ariane de Vogue and Rachel Janfaza, CNN A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new vaccine rules that could…
Continue Reading Health care company ends relationship with Aaron Rodgers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin health care company has ended a nine-year partnership with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. A…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Here is why crowd surges can kill people
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The crowd deaths at a Houston music festival have added to the long list of people who have been…
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