Beijing offering COVID-19 boosters, 4 months before Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China’s capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions…
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Report: Struggling Chinese developer makes bond payment
BEIJING (AP) — An official Chinese newspaper says a troubled developer whose struggle to avoid a multibillion-dollar debt default is rattling…
Continue Reading Qantas moves up flights as Australia expects tourists soon
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Qantas Airways has brought forward its plans to restart international travel from Sydney…
Continue Reading Nissan ex-chair Ghosn set on restoring reputation
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Carlos Ghosn, the former auto industry superstar whose career screeched to a halt with his arrest…
Continue Reading New Zealand sets 90% vaccination target to end lockdowns
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government has set an ambitious target of fully vaccinating 90% of…
Continue Reading NASA launches tool that measures Western water loss
By BRITTANY PETERSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM The Associated Press DENVER (AP) — NASA launched an online platform Thursday with data on how much water…
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Lyft releases sexual assault data: 4,158 incidents, including 360 rape reports over three year period
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Ridehail company Lyft on Thursday released its first ever safety report, disclosing that it received 4,158…
Continue Reading Snap’s stock drops as iPhone privacy controls pinch ad sales
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — Snapchat’s corporate parent has disclosed that its ad sales are being hurt by a privacy crackdown that rolled out on…
Continue Reading Snap stock plummets 25% after iOS ad tracking changes hit revenue
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Snapchat’s parent company crossed $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time ever, but…
Continue Reading US regulators endorse efforts to address climate risks
By JOSH BOAK and MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. financial regulators are acknowledging climate change to be a serious…
Continue Reading The climate crisis is an ’emerging threat’ to financial stability, US regulators say
By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business The Financial Stability Oversight Council released a report on climate change Thursday, outlining the danger that…
Continue Reading FAA proposes giving flight attendants 1 more hour of rest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say flight attendants should get more rest between shifts. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed…
Continue Reading Plane that crashed in Houston had not flown in 10 months
HOUSTON (AP) — Investigators say the private jet that crashed through an airport fence and burst into flames at a Texas airport had not been flown…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press A wave of buying in the last hour of trading left stocks mostly higher on Wall Street, enough for the S&P 500 to beat the…
Continue Reading IBM, Las Vegas Sands fall; Crocs, AutoNation rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: IBM, Las Vegas Sands fall; Crocs, AutoNation…
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20 tips to help your houseplants survive the winter
Stacker used a variety of home and gardening resources to compile a list of 20 winter plant care tips to help through the colder…
Continue Reading Maine environment groups sue to protect last Atlantic salmon
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A group of environmental organizations has filed court papers to try to halt operations at Maine dams as part of an effort to…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue Reading France offers motorists cash assistance to help pay for fuel
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced that millions of lower- and medium-income motorists will each be given 100 euros…
Continue Reading Putin says new pipeline could quickly pump more gas to EU
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia can quickly boost natural gas supplies to the…
Continue Reading Bid to unionize Amazon workers in New York nears milestone
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of a bid to unionize Amazon workers at a distribution…
Continue Reading Biden bill would put US back on path of reducing uninsured
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats’ social spending and climate change bill would put the United States…
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After a pair of scandals, Fed bans officials from buying stocks
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by…
Continue Reading After a pair of scandals, Fed bans officials from buying stocks
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve announced new trading rules on Thursday following a controversy over trades made by senior officials.…
Continue Reading Human rights panel to hear Navajo uranium contamination case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group representing Navajo communities is presenting its case to an international…
Continue Reading Study: Only 2% of global giving goes to curb climate change
By JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Global philanthropic spending to help halt climate change grew last year —…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Warren calls for the Fed to release March 2020 ethics warning
by Matt Egan, CNN Business Senator Elizabeth Warren urged the Federal Reserve on Thursday to release a March 2020 ethics warning provided to Fed…
Continue Reading Home sales rebound while prices continue to climb
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business After the housing market finally started cooling off a bit over the summer, sales rebounded in September. The tight…
Continue Reading Fed imposes sweeping new limits on policymakers’ investments
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is imposing a sweeping new set of restrictions on the investments…
Continue Reading Texts detail how Ohio regulator gave FirstEnergy inside help
By MARK GILLISPIE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newly surfaced text exchange between then-FirstEnergy Corp.…
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