Emirati prosecutors investigating Dubai’s Union Properties
By JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Federal prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates say they’ve…
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Uzbek president heading toward landslide win in election
By AGNIESZKA PIKULICKA-WILCZEWSKA Associated Press TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Uzbeks have voted in a presidential election that the incumbent is…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What is the metaverse and how will it work?
By MATT O’BRIEN and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press The term “metaverse” is the latest buzzword to capture the tech industry’s imagination _…
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‘SNL’ brings back Jason Sudeikis’ Joe Biden to help out the President
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” offered audiences not one, not two, but three Joe Biden’s on Saturday…
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‘SNL’ brings back Jason Sudeikis’ Joe Biden to help out the President
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” offered audiences not one, not two, but three Joe Biden’s on Saturday night.…
Continue Reading Walmart announces corporate staff will return to office in November
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Walmart announced its corporate employees will return to the office during the week of Nov. 8, the company said…
Continue Reading Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Facebook in…
Continue Reading Facebook dithered in curbing divisive user content in India
By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Facebook in…
Continue Reading UK says time running out for solution in Brexit trade talks
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is issuing a warning over talks to resolve post-Brexit trade troubles with the European…
Continue Reading Striking bourbon workers ratify new Heaven Hill contract
BARDSTOWN, Ky. (AP) — Striking workers at one of the world’s largest bourbon producers have voted to a ratify a new contract with Heaven Hill on…
Continue Reading Uzbek president who has eased restrictions heads to new term
By AGNIESZKA PIKULICKA-WILCZEWSKA Associated Press TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — Uzbekistan’s president is expected to win a new term by a…
Continue Reading Vaccine mandates create conflict with defiant workers
By DAVID SHARP, MIKE CATALINI and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — Some American workers are deciding to quit their jobs in…
Continue Reading Spain pledges quicker help for La Palma volcano damage
SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — Spain’s prime minister says that his government will speed up already promised aid to help the…
Continue Reading Virus surge persists in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia is set to launch partial COVID-19 passes while Croatia and Slovenia reported high…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands in Orban rally in Hungary capital Budapest
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his…
Continue Reading What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business One witness occupied the stand for the better part of week seven in the criminal trial of Theranos founder…
Continue Reading The iPod turns 20. Here’s how it changed the way I think about music
by Sofia Barrett Twenty years ago this weekend, Apple launched the original, iconic iPod. Six years later, I was gifted my first and only version of…
Continue Reading Apple will let iPhone users repair their own devices
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple plans to give customers the ability to repair their own devices amid growing pressure from regulators and…
Continue Reading Is there a constitutional right to food? Mainers to decide
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Members of Maine’s farming community are divided over the possibility of a…
Continue Reading Prince Charles warns of narrow window to face climate change
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles says there is a “dangerously narrow” window to tackle global warning. The warning comes days…
Continue Reading Austrian chancellor threatens lockdown for unvaccinated
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s chancellor has warned that unvaccinated people could face new lockdown restrictions if coronavirus case numbers…
Continue Reading Here’s how retailers are pushing you to start holiday shopping early
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Black Friday always starts early, but this year, the holiday shopping bonanza is kicking off earlier than ever —…
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10 toxic cleaning products and their natural alternatives
Using ratings from the Environmental Working Group (EWG), scientific studies, and other authoritative sources, Stacker compiled a gallery of 10 toxic…
Continue Reading Saudi Arabia pledges 2060 target of net-zero emissions
By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the world’s largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia, has announced it aims…
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West El Paso massage parlor shut down amid sex probe
EL PASO, Texas – Local and state officials have shut down a west El Paso massage parlor where they contend “illegal activity occurs habitually.”…
Continue Reading Child tax credit tussle reflects debate over work incentives
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and leading Democratic lawmakers, including Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet and…
Continue Reading Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New internal documents provided by former Facebook…
Continue Reading FDA says Pfizer COVID vaccine looks effective for young kids
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Federal scientists say kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective…
Continue Reading Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
By ALAN SUDERMAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New internal documents provided by former Facebook…
Continue Reading Not stopping ‘Stop the Steal:’ Facebook Papers paint damning picture of company’s role in insurrection
By Donie O’Sullivan, Tara Subramaniam and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Just days after insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on January 6th,…
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