Biden presses fellow Dems: Resolve party split on $3.5T plan
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Calling fellow Democrats to the White House, President Joe Biden is pushing in…
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ADB: Asia below pre-pandemic levels as variants slow rebound
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer The Asian Development Bank has lowered its outlook for economic growth in developing Asia to reflect renewed…
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House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its…
Continue Reading Facebook oversight board reviewing ‘XCheck’ system for VIPs
By The Associated Press Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck,” or cross check…
Continue Reading Second accuser joins lawsuit against billionaire Leon Black
NEW YORK (AP) — A second woman has accused billionaire Leon Black of rape in claims lawyers are seeking to add to a defamation lawsuit filed…
Continue Reading Experts eye more travel testing to contain COVID in Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials are facing pressure to increase COVID-19 testing for travelers. The islands are…
Continue Reading Tight job market is causing costs to rise at FedEx
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx is getting hurt by the tight job market. The package delivery company said Tuesday that its…
Continue Reading US govt to probe Zoom’s $14.7B Five9 deal for natsec risks
The Associated Press A U.S. government committee that reviews foreign investment in telecom is probing videoconferencing company Zoom’s $14.7…
Continue Reading After Ida outages, utility proposals include city takeover
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The electric company subsidiary that provides electricity to New Orleans is responding to calls…
Continue Reading US sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Justice Department is suing to stop American Airlines and JetBlue from coordinating their flights in the…
Continue Reading Troubled Nielsen to update measurements for local television
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Increasingly under fire from its clients, the Nielsen company says it will soon incorporate homes…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Major indexes ended mixed on Wall Street Tuesday after spending much of the day wobbling between gains and losses. For parts of…
Continue Reading Lennar, Cracker Barrel fall; AutoZone, Nektar rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Lennar, Cracker Barrel fall; AutoZone, Nektar…
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 Merkel seeks to boost Laschet in close German election race
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to boost struggling would-be successor Armin Laschet in…
Continue Reading Airbnb CEO: Workplace flexibility is the future but there are risks
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule will bring back the travel…
Continue Reading US probes Takata air bags in 200 models from 20 automakers
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Over 30 million air bags in more than 200 models from 20 automakers are being investigated by a U.S.…
Continue Reading Consumers get online tool to check nursing home vaccine data
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Medicare says families and patients have a new online tool to compare COVID-19…
Continue Reading Activision confirms SEC probe into discrimination allegation
By TALI ARBEL Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s most high-profile video game companies, has confirmed a regulatory probe and said it is…
Continue Reading Why global investors are focused on Evergrande
Concerns about potential contagion from Chinese real estate giant Evergrande’s debt crisis is shaking markets. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue Reading See Aston Martin’s $123,000 James Bond car for kids
Aston Martin and The Little Car Company have built a very cool and very expensive little James Bond DB5 with toy machine gun…
Continue Reading Judge begins key hearing on Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has begun a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of…
Continue Reading Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is a no-go for launching billionaires into space. Guterres called out…
Continue Reading Alitalia’s final weeks flying marked by protests, apologies
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy’s failing national airline Alitalia is telling passengers to just bring a single piece of…
Continue Reading Market debut of Universal Music Group is a smash hit
The Associated Press The market debut of Universal Music Group is a hit with investors optimistic about the future of steaming music. Shares jumped…
Continue Reading Amazon, Chobani and others vow to hire Afghan refugees
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon, Chobani, UPS and more than 30 other companies have vowed to hire and train refugees…
Continue Reading Toyota scraps V8 in Tundra redesign, adds hybrid powertrain
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota is dumping the big V8 engine in the latest redesign of its Tundra full-size pickup truck, a bold move in a market that likes…
Continue Reading Puerto Rico to raise minimum wage for 1st time in 12 years
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill to increase the U.S. territory’s minimum wage for the first time in more…
Continue Reading Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Google is planning to buy New York’s St.  John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its…
Continue Reading McDonald’s reveals answer to decades-long mystery
McDonald’s created a social media firestorm after the fast food chain revealed what their mascot Grimace is on…
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