UK lawmakers back tax hike to pay for health, long-term care
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a vote in Parliament for a big tax hike designed to pay for short-term health…
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Investing in art? This company sells shares of high-value paintings
Scott Lynn, Founder of Masterworks, explains how his company creates a market for selling and trading shares of million-dollar…
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 Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion
By PETER SMITH Associated Press A ceremonial lighting on Sept. 10 will be a milestone in the reconstruction of the only house of worship to be…
Continue Reading Fed survey finds growth ‘downshifted’ in summer due to COVID
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. economic activity “downshifted slightly to a moderate pace” in July and August…
Continue Reading 9/11 Day co-founders plan CNN special to generate good deeds
BY GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer David Paine and Jay Winuk — who successfully lobbied the federal government to officially rename the day…
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HEALTH MINUTE: COVID BOOSTER WATCH & WHAT TO KNOW
It’s another grim milestone: more than 40-million Covid-19 cases. Four million of those from the last month alone. Cases are more than 300 times…
Continue Reading Facebook slams UK antitrust watchdog over call to sell Giphy
LONDON (AP) — Facebook has criticized U.K. competition watchdog’s provisional decision that it should sell off Giphy because it’s acquisition…
Continue Reading HOLLYWOOD MINUTE: JAKE GYLLENHAAL’S NEW THRILLER
First look at “The Guilty,” Cardi B gives birth and LEGO Star Wars gets…
Continue Reading 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…
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