China pledges $230 million for biodiversity fund at UN meet
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is pledging $230 million to establish a fund to protect biodiversity in developing countries…
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Divorced UK and EU head for new Brexit fight over N Ireland
By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and Britain are back to quarreling less than a year after…
Continue Reading Asian shares mixed after muddled day of trading on Wall St
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mixed in Asia after an up-and-down day on Wall Street ended with most benchmarks lower as traders…
Continue Reading House sends debt limit hike to Biden, staving off default
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the House have approved a short-term hike to the nation’s debt limit. The vote…
Continue Reading IMF board confident about leader despite data-rigging claims
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund has expressed “full…
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Leaks to Wall Street Journal and New York Times precipitated Jon Gruden’s resignation from Raiders
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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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 Report: Offshore wind supply chain worth $109B over 10 years
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A group studying the economics of offshore wind energy in the U.S. says building and…
Continue Reading As Shatner heads toward the stars, visions of space collide
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer The performer who breathed life into Captain James T. Kirk is, at age 90, heading toward the stars under…
Continue Reading As Shatner heads toward the stars, visions of space collide
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer The performer who breathed life into Captain James T. Kirk is, at age 90, heading toward the stars under…
Continue Reading California oil spill legal fight likely to last years
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Finding the cause of a major oil spill off Southern California, who is to blame and if they…
Continue Reading Facebook fined $70 million for ‘deliberate’ failure to comply with UK regulator
CNN Walé Azeez, CNN Business The UK competition regulator has slapped Facebook with a $70 million fine for repeatedly ignoring warnings and…
Continue Reading Another Facebook whistleblower says she is willing to testify before Congress
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Sophie Zhang, who said she felt like she had “blood on her hands” after working at Facebook,…
Continue Reading Another Facebook whistleblower says she is willing to testify before Congress
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Sophie Zhang, who said she felt like she had “blood on her hands” after working at Facebook, is…
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El Pasoan faced 30-hour ordeal to get home after Southwest Airlines meltdown
CLICK HERE TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF FLIGHTS AT THE EL PASO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman went through a long and arduous…
Continue Reading ‘I was trapped’: Shipping giant investigates alleged rape of 19-year-old during federal training program
By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN International shipping giant Maersk has suspended five crew members and launched an investigation in the wake…
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Borderland families can qualify for free childcare for a year
EL PASO, Texas — If you work in a service industry such as retail, food, hotel, recreation, art, or entertainment – you may qualify for free child…
Continue Reading Netflix backs Chappelle despite criticism over trans remarks
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A top Netflix executive says Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer” doesn’t cross…
Continue Reading Texas governor orders ban on private company vaccine mandate
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including…
Continue Reading Report concludes UK waited too long for virus lockdown
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. parliamentary report has concluded that Britain’s Conservative government waited too…
Continue Reading Virgin’s Branson leads high school band, prompts backlash
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Billionaire Richard Branson says it was an honor and a once-in-a-lifetime experience to don a drum major’s uniform and…
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At least 2 dead in California plane crash that torched homes
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SANTEE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say at least two people were killed and two others injured when a small plane…
Continue Reading Alan Horn, longtime film executive, to retire from Disney
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Horn, the film executive who helped turn Walt Disney Studios into the most powerful movie studios…
Continue Reading Gas prices skyrocket as the global energy crisis worsens
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The cost of energy was dirt cheap in the spring of 2020 as roads and airports sat nearly empty during the height of the…
Continue Reading Customs dispute jeopardizes US fish stick, filet supply
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A customs dispute at the U.S.-Canada border is threatening America’s supply of a key…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Wall Street gave up an early gain and ended lower Monday. Most sectors ended in the red, and technology companies and banks took…
Continue Reading Idaho reaches deal to reimburse hunters who kill wolves
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters and…
Continue Reading Aspen Technology, Hess rise; Southwest Airlines, Hasbro fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Aspen Technology, Hess rise; Southwest Airlines, Hasbro…
Continue Reading Amazon to allow employees to work remotely indefinitely
SEATTLE (AP) — Amazon says it will allow many tech and corporate workers to continue working remotely indefinitely as long as they can to commute…
Continue Reading Amazon will let individual teams decide how much time they spend in the office
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon is shifting its approach to remote work again, giving its workers more control over how much time they spend in…
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