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…
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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…
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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…
Continue Reading Amazon will let individual teams decide how much time they spend in the office
CNN By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Amazon is shifting its approach to remote work again, giving its workers more control over how much time they…
Continue Reading Israel a step closer to commercial drones with latest tests
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of drones have flown across Tel Aviv in an experiment that officials believe could…
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 Mexico presents plan to shutter private power plants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has presented details of a plan that is likely to squeeze out private power generating plants and may…
Continue Reading With airline staff at a breaking point, passengers can expect more headaches to come
By Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The problems at Southwest Airlines run deeper than the operational meltdown that caused more…
Continue Reading High winds prompt PG&E to shut power to 25,000 in California
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric has started cutting power to about 25,000 customers in northern and central…
Continue Reading Peak oil is coming. That won’t save the world
CNN, CNNBUSINES By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The shift to clean energy is sending the oil industry into decline. But the world needs a much more…
Continue Reading Activists decry new oilfield plan in anti-UK govt protest
LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have chained themselves to an oil-spattered effigy of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge him to block plans…
Continue Reading He rented a 10-foot U-Haul truck and drove over 500 miles to get home after Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights
By Alisha Ebrahimji and Amanda Jackson, CNN Russ Melchert and his wife flew from Kansas City, Missouri, to Dallas on Friday to watch his alma…
Continue Reading Giuliani associates face trial in campaign finance scheme
By TOM HAYS and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A businessman who once pitched himself as someone who could expose corruption in…
Continue Reading Scientists urge speedy switch to renewables in Middle East
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A climate change conference will underscore to policymakers in the Middle East and…
Continue Reading Energy crisis could force more UK factories to close
By Walé Azeez, CNN Business British companies that produce steel, paper, glass, cement, ceramics and chemicals say they will be forced to close…
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Southwest cancels hundreds more flights; passengers stranded
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds more flights following a weekend of major service…
Continue Reading Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos as he widens his lead as the richest person on Earth
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Elon Musk’s personal wealth is now $222 billion, widening his gap as the richest person in the world according…
Continue Reading Poland leader: Idea of ‘Polexit’ is ‘fake news’
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says that the idea of “Polexit” is harmful “fake news.” Mateusz Morawiecki was reacting…
Continue Reading Donors pledge $223M aimed at reducing methane emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of philanthropic donors said Monday they will spend more than $220 million to reduce global methane emissions, the…
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