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Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration…
Continue Reading Volkswagen unveils ID. Life at auto show
Volkswagen unveiled the ID. Life – a tiny, electric concept SUV – at an auto show in Munich. VW plans to put something like it into production around…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes drawn as villain, underdog as trial begins
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The highly anticipated fraud trial of fallen Silicon Valley star Elizabeth Holmes…
Continue Reading Researchers complete first-ever detailed map of global coral
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more…
Continue Reading 2nd Circuit affirms conviction of former top Cuomo aide
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of one of ex-New York Gov. Andrew…
Continue Reading Waikiki resort mandates vaccination for workers, guests
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A resort in the famed tourist mecca of Waikiki will be the first in Hawaii to require…
Continue Reading Chinese regulators urge gaming companies to protect children
BEIJING (AP) — State media say Chinese regulators have summoned gaming companies including Tencent Holdings and NetEase Inc. and urged them to…
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Biden administration says 40% of power from solar by 2035
WASHINGTON, DC — A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that solar energy could play a massive role in transitioning the United…
Continue Reading WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of…
Continue Reading UK watchdog calls out Kardashian West’s Instagram crypto ad
LONDON (AP) — A British financial regulator, raising concern about the lack of rules for online promotion of cryptocurrencies, has called out…
Continue Reading Yellen warns US may hit debt limit in October
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of…
Continue Reading Economic oddity: Record job openings and many unemployed
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The disconnect is jarring: Across the United States, employers who are desperate to fill jobs…
Continue Reading Private expedition to dive into wreck of M/S Estonia ferry
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — A privately-funded expedition, commissioned by the relatives of the victims of the M/S Estonia…
Continue Reading Immigrant Sept. 11 cleanup crews seek residency as a reward
By CLAUDIA TORRENS The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Immigrant workers who helped clean up buildings in lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11…
Continue Reading Court weighs drug distributor’s insurance coverage fight
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is deciding whether the insurance company for a drug…
Continue Reading Ministers say Egyptian gas to reach crisis-hit Lebanon soon
AMMAN (AP) — Arab ministers say Egyptian natural gas should reach Lebanon through Jordan and Syria soon after maintenance of pipelines and the…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes’ trial begins with opening statements
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes and the US government faced off in a San Jose federal courtroom in the long-awaited…
Continue Reading Covid-19 driver shortage hits school districts and ride-hailing services
By Liz Stark, CNN The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed more people away from the profession of driving, signaling a bumpy road ahead for key industries…
Continue Reading Edmunds separates fact from fiction about green cars
By MARK TAKAHASHI Edmunds With all the developments in the auto industry you may think your next car will be electric, including a new federal target…
Continue Reading 4 ways to manage retirement health care costs
By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Health care in retirement is a big-ticket item, estimated to cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. But there are ways…
Continue Reading UK supermarket Morrisons plans auction to end bidding war
LONDON (AP) — The British supermarket chain Morrisons plans to end a bidding war for the company by holding an auction between two U.S.-based…
Continue Reading Moroccans elect new leaders in shadow of virus
By TARIK EL BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccans are choosing a new parliament and local leaders in elections reshaped by the…
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Chinese prosecutors drop sexual assault case against former Alibaba employee
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Business Police in China have released a former Alibaba employee accused of sexually assaulting a co-worker after prosecutors…
Continue Reading PayPal snaps up Japanese buy-now-pay-later unicorn for $2.7 billion
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business PayPal is buying Japanese startup Paidy, marking the latest major tie-up in the fast-growing space of buy now, pay…
Continue Reading Candidates in Japan race call for stronger economy, security
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — One of the main candidates to be Japan’s next prime minister says the country needs a new type of…
Continue Reading Silicon Valley finds remote work is easier to begin than end
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Thriving Silicon Valley companies were among the first to embrace…
Continue Reading Amazon to open 2 cashier-less Whole Foods stores next year
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — There will be something missing at two Whole Foods stores opening next year: the rows of…
Continue Reading Bulgaria, EU’s least vaccinated nation, faces deadly surge
By STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press VELIKO TARNOVO, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has one of the highest coronavirus death rates and the lowest…
Continue Reading Asian shares slip as Fed signals ‘downshift’ in economy
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares have fallen in Asia after further losses on Wall Street following a Federal Reserve report showing…
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