For many Haitian migrants, journey to Texas started online
By JUAN A. LOZANO, MARIA VERZA and JULIE WATSON Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A confluence of factors caused the sudden arrival of…
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‘Lie, rinse and repeat’: Stelter reveals Fox News’ tactics
CNN’s Brian Stelter says that Fox News and other right-wing media outlets lie by omission to their audiences and it’s a pattern that occurs over and…
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FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
By MATTHEW PERRONE, LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The U.S. has moved a step closer to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s…
Continue Reading Business group: China’s tech self-reliance plans hurt growth
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A foreign business group in China says the ruling Communist Party’s campaign to tighten control…
Continue Reading Feds: 3 charged in Mexican migrant worker conspiracy
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Three people have been indicted in a multi-state conspiracy involving the forced labor of Mexican agricultural immigrants. A…
Continue Reading California 1st to set quota limits for retailers like Amazon
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will be the first state to bar mega-retailers from firing warehouse workers…
Continue Reading US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. government has released projections that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40…
Continue Reading Epic CEO: Apple won’t let Fortnite back until case ends
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite maker Epic, said Wednesday it’s been told by Apple that the game will be…
Continue Reading Facebook tech chief Mike Schroepfer to step down
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Facebook’s Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer is stepping down from the social media company, taking…
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Former Defense Secretary James Mattis invested $85,000 in Theranos and let Elizabeth Holmes take his blood
By Sara Ashley O’Brien and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business James Mattis, the former US Secretary of Defense and onetime Theranos board member,…
Continue Reading Under pressure, Powell says Fed to revamp its trading rules
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank will overhaul its financial…
Continue Reading Former US defense secretary testifies in Holmes fraud trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis testified Wednesday in the trial of…
Continue Reading Apple denies Fortnite a return to the App Store
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple will not allow Fortnite back on its devices until its legal battle with the video game’s maker, Epic…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks held on to their gains on Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve signaled it may begin easing its extraordinary…
Continue Reading Stitch Fix, Sonic Automotive rise; FedEx, Facebook fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Stitch Fix, Sonic Automotive rise; FedEx, Facebook…
Continue Reading Fendi, Del Core lead Milan fashion’s runway return
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Italy’s fashion capital is again alive with the sound of shoppers swarming boutiques and editors…
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 Fed holds policy but signals ‘a gradual tapering process’
The Federal Reserve signaled it would start rolling back stimulus measures if the economic recovery continues to progress. CNN’s Clare Sebastian…
Continue Reading The Federal Reserve is getting ready to roll back its massive stimulus
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The Federal Reserve isn’t ready to take its foot off the stimulus gas pedal just yet, but that soon might…
Continue Reading Moody’s chief economist: US default would be ‘cataclysmic’
Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi says “the economy will be shaken at the core” if the US defaults on its debt…
Continue Reading Polish regulators renew license for Discovery-owned channel
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s broadcasting regulators have extended the license of Discovery Inc.-owned TVN24. But they also also adopted a…
Continue Reading Fed: On track to slow support for economy later this year
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Wednesday that the Fed plans to announce…
Continue Reading COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
By JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Schools have welcomed students back to classrooms but face a new challenge: a shortage of…
Continue Reading 50 million views later, one TikTok made this eye cream sell out
Peter Thomas Roth’s cosmetic products began selling out after a viral TikTok video showing someone using the product racked up nearly 50 million…
Continue Reading California man charged with perjury in Hollywood execs suit
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York prosecutors have charged a Los Angeles man with perjury, saying he falsified emails…
Continue Reading United Airlines say 97% of US employees have been vaccinated
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The vast majority of United Airlines employees are deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19…
Continue Reading How Microsoft built ‘The Frankenstein’ device during the pandemic
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Microsoft closed its Redmond, Washington offices in March 2020 due to the pandemic, the Surface team…
Continue Reading DraftKings makes $22.4 billion bid for UK’s Entain
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The British betting company Entain has confirmed a takeover bid worth about $22.4 billion (16.4 billion…
Continue Reading German official slams online ‘incitement’ after mask killing
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has partly blamed “incitement” against the government’s pandemic…
Continue Reading They took a stand against Amazon for their drivers. They say it cost them their businesses
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Ryan Schmutzer and Tracy Bloemer, owners of businesses that deliver packages for Amazon in Portland, Oregon, hit…
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