BOX OFFICE “SHANG-CHI” DEFEATS “DEAR EVAN HANSEN”
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” takes a fourth straight weekend title, topping “Dear Evan…
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ opens 2nd to ‘Shang-Chi’ at box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “Dear Evan Hansen” may have been a hit on Broadway, but the filmed adaptation of the Tony-winning show is off to a…
Continue Reading Commerce Secretary: Chip shortage will impact holiday shopping
Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo explains how the microchip shortage will impact the US holiday shopping season and what the Biden administration…
Continue Reading In the Elizabeth Holmes criminal case, her relationship with the media is also on trial
By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For a time, Elizabeth Holmes was a media darling. The college dropout who started her blood-testing…
Continue Reading Rivian is no Tesla. That’s exactly what these buyers want
CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Today Tesla dominates the world of electric vehicles, selling about two of every three EVs sold in the US.…
Continue Reading Rowdy celebrations erupt in Norway as COVID restrictions end
HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Norway have reported dozens of disturbances and violent clashes including mass brawls in the Nordic country’s big…
Continue Reading What’s the price of Biden’s plan? Democrats drive for zero
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What will it cost to enact President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of social programs? Congress…
Continue Reading Volcanic ash cloud halts flights to and from Spanish island
LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — A massive ash cloud from an erupting volcano has prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma.…
Continue Reading So close! Iceland almost gets female-majority parliament
By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday — before a…
Continue Reading Turkey could buy more Russian missiles despite US warnings
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president has said he would consider buying a second Russian missile system in defiance of strong objections by the…
Continue Reading UK counts on vaccines, ‘common sense’ to keep virus at bay
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government is hoping a combination of relatively high vaccination rates…
Continue Reading Social Democrats narrowly beat Merkel’s bloc in German vote
By FRANK JORDANS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The center-left Social Democrats have won the biggest share of the vote in…
Continue Reading Nebraska billionaire, philanthropist Walter Scott dies at 90
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska billionaire Walter Scott has died at the age of 90. The Suzanne and Walter Scott…
Continue Reading Gucci launches Vault vintage site during Milan Fashion Week
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Gucci has launched an e-commerce site featuring refurbished vintage Gucci pieces alongside capsule…
Continue Reading More than 25% of Walmart’s corporate officers are people of color, new report shows
By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Editor’s note: A previous version of this story and headline incorrectly stated that Walmart had not recently…
Continue Reading What we learned this week in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business It was an eventful week in the closely-watched trial of Elizabeth Holmes, with witnesses who included scientists,…
Continue Reading COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster…
Continue Reading An alarm went off on SpaceX’s all-tourist space flight. The problem was the toilet
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business As Jared Isaacman and his three fellow crewmates were freeflying through Earth’s orbit, shielded from the…
Continue Reading States at disadvantage in race to recruit cybersecurity pros
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Hiring and retaining people capable of helping fend off a constant stream of cyberattacks and…
Continue Reading Volcanic ash cloud closes La Palma airport; new vent emerges
MADRID (AP) — Flights to and from the Spanish island of La Palma have been canceled because of an ash cloud spewing out of a volcano that has been…
Continue Reading UK looks abroad to ease trucker shortage amid run on gas
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In a U-turn, Britain says it will issue thousands of emergency visas to foreign truck drivers to…
Continue Reading Huawei executive returns as China releases 2 Canadians
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — An executive of Chinese global communications giant Huawei Technologies has returned from Canada following a legal…
Continue Reading Biden: Budget talks hit ‘stalemate,’ $3.5T may take a while
By LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have…
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Infamous landmark ‘Naked Harem’ sign removed in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas — An infamous Lower Valley landmark came down on Friday when El Paso County officials had the iconic “Naked Harem” sign on Alameda…
Continue Reading Neo-Nazis are still on Facebook. And they’re making money
By ERIKA KINETZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of far-right extremists use Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter to promote their…
Continue Reading He’s a viral GIF. So he’s using it to fundraise for charity
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer If you’ve been on social media, or texted with GIF-loving friends, Drew Scanlon’s face has likely appeared…
Continue Reading Carnival loses $2.8 billion but sees solid 2022 bookings
By DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Carnival Corp. is still losing money, but it sees a glimmer of hope in stronger bookings for next year. The cruise…
Continue Reading GLIMPSES: Phone in hand, Barbados PM dials into issues at UN
By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley didn’t phone in her speech at the U.N. General Assembly on…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks ended a wobbly day with mixed results on Wall Street Friday as the market cooled off following a two-day rally. The…
Continue Reading Vail Resorts, Progress Software rise; Nike, Nvidia fall
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Vail Resorts, Progress Software rise; Nike, Nvidia…
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