Senate advances $1T infrastructure bill, but GOP hits brakes
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after…
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Californians hit hard hard with weekend of wildfire fears
By DAISY NGUYEN and NOAH BERGER Associated Press GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Fueled by strong winds and bone-dry vegetation, California’s Dixie…
Continue Reading Colorado mudslides wreak havoc on major transportation route
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Mudslides that ripped through western Colorado last month marked the latest in a string of…
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Ikea loyal customers can now win a candle that smells like its famous meatballs
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Ikea is famous for the Swedish meatballs served at its stores’ cafeterias. Now, it’s turning those…
Continue Reading Berkshire Hathaway posts 7% gain in 2Q profit
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway company reported a 7% gain in profit for the…
Continue Reading These top US chains are reinstating their mask requirements
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Top US retail and food chains have updated their mask policies since the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading Senate clears 60-vote threshold to advance $1T infrastructure bill
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate has moved closer to passing a $1 trillion infrastructure package after lawmakers from both parties came…
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Get school supplies, clothes sales tax-free during Texas holiday
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ sales tax-free holiday weekend is upon us once again, so you’ll want to know what qualifies and how that can impact your…
Continue Reading Once-gloomy scientist says future UK lockdowns unlikely
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British scientist who gained prominence for issuing dire warnings about the spread of COVID-19…
Continue Reading Warm waters further threaten depleted Maine shrimp fishery
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s long-shuttered shrimp fishing business has a chance to reopen in the coming…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Olympic photos from far above — and underwater
By The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The amazing shots from way above Olympians and from underwater in the pool aren’t easy to get. They…
Continue Reading Target will cover 100% of college tuition for its workers
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Target has announced that it will begin paying the college tuition and textbook expenses for its US-based part-time and…
Continue Reading Amid lawsuit, China’s Tencent to review kids’ use of WeChat
BEIJING (AP) — China’s biggest gaming company, Tencent, says it will review whether it adequately limits children’s access to live streaming…
Continue Reading Senate Dems rallying behind Biden’s $3.5T budget vision
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats from across the party’s political spectrum seem near the unanimity they’ll…
Continue Reading China’s July exports, imports rise, but growth slows
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade rose by double digits in July but growth slowed, as global efforts to control the…
Continue Reading Nasdaq’s plan to boost diversity on corporate boards gets SEC approval
By Jazmin Goodwin, CNN Business The Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s proposal to increase diversity on the boards of…
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Attorney disqualified in New Mexico utility merger case
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney representing an international energy company involved in a utility…
Continue Reading Amazon reinstates mask requirement for all US warehouse workers
By Brian Fung, CNN Business All of Amazon’s US warehouse employees will once again be required to wear masks indoors beginning on Monday,…
Continue Reading Amazon reinstates mask requirement for all US warehouse workers
Amazon is delaying its return to office until 2022. CNN’s Matt Egan reports on businesses pushing back their returns because of surging Covid-19…
Continue Reading Norwegian cruises challenges Florida passenger vaccine law
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Norwegian Cruise Line is asking a federal judge to block a Florida law…
Continue Reading White House touts economic recovery as U.S. adds 943,000 jobs
WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the U.S.…
Continue Reading Strong jobs report sends most stocks, bond yields higher
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Treasury yields are powering higher Friday, and stock indexes are holding…
Continue Reading Senate Dems rallying behind Biden’s $3.5T budget vision
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats from across the party’s political spectrum seem near the unanimity they’ll…
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Fact check: Are Democrats to blame for rising inflation?
CNN’s Tara Subramaniam explains why some Republicans are being misleading when they claim that Democrats are responsible for…
Continue Reading ‘Increasingly alarmed.’ Joe Manchin goes after the Fed on inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is taking the Federal Reserve to task over inflation. In a Thursday letter to Fed Chairman…
Continue Reading Democratic senator urges Fed to begin trimming bond buys
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A prominent Democratic senator, saying he is concerned about inflation, is urging the…
Continue Reading Correction: Earns-Marchex story
SEATTLE (AP) — In a story Thursday about Marchex Inc.’s results _ generated by Automated Insights using year-ago data from Zacks Investment…
Continue Reading United Airlines will require US employees to be vaccinated
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer United Airlines will require U.S.-based employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by late October, and maybe…
Continue Reading More oil shipped as Dakota Access Pipeline expansion starts
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Energy Transfer executives say more oil is being shipped through the Dakota Access Pipeline as its expansion becomes…
Continue Reading Apple to start checking iPhone and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery
Apple created new safety features intended to combat child abuse online, sparking a debate on whether these new features cross the line in the battle…
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