JetBlue CEO shares challenges ahead of first transatlantic flight
CNN’s Richard Quest boards JetBlue Airlines first transatlantic flight and discusses the travel challenges JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes dealt with ahead…
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Japan extends, expands coronavirus emergency as cases surge
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has decided that a coronavirus state of emergency will continue through Sept.…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: Lessons in back-to-school shopping for 2021
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet This year’s back-to-school shopping will include some unwanted lessons in dealing with supply-chain challenges.…
Continue Reading Chaos and gunfire at Kabul airport as Taliban take over the city
Gunfire can be heard going off at the Kabul International Airport in a new video that shows people running toward the terminal. Another video shows…
Continue Reading TN: COVID-FAKE VACCINE CARDS SHIPPED FROM CHINA
TN: Customs and Border Protection officers seize thousands of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccination cards in…
Continue Reading President Widodo says pandemic changed Indonesia’s culture
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president has pledged to improve COVID-19 testing and treatment in a…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Western states face first federal water cuts
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40…
Continue Reading Australia’s worst day of pandemic sees restrictions tighten
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most populous state has reported its worst day of the pandemic with 478…
Continue Reading This Week: Walmart, Deere earnings, housing starts
The Associated Press Walmart delivers its second-quarter results Tuesday. The Commerce Department issues its July tally of new home construction…
Continue Reading Asian markets lower amid China, Afghanistan unease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have declined amid turmoil in Afghanistan and unease about China’s…
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Susan Glasser on urgent new questions about Afghanistan
Susan Glasser reacts to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul and asks: “What is happening to the security and safety of those who are on the ground who…
Continue Reading Ward: Afghan journalists are ‘absolutely petrified’
Afghan journalists are “absolutely petrified, particularly women journalists,” as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan, CNN’s Clarissa Ward…
Continue Reading Japan ekes out economic growth in recovery from pandemic
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy grew at an annual rate of 1.3% in the last quarter, raising hopes for a gradual…
Continue Reading Clarissa Ward on the risks of reporting from Afghanistan
Clarissa Ward said CNN’s crews in Afghanistan are being “exceptionally cautious,” and will leave if necessary. But “for so many Afghans, that’s…
Continue Reading ‘Free Guy’ gives box office a lift, opening with $28.4M
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Free Guy,” an action comedy starring Ryan Reynolds as a background character in a videogame,…
Continue Reading Average US price of gas rises 3 cents per gallon to $3.25
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 3 cents over the past three weeks, to $3.25 per gallon. Industry…
Continue Reading After UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part
By RAF CASERT Associated Press HOBOKEN, Belgium (AP) — Days after the alarming warning of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that there was a…
Continue Reading Study: German emissions to grow by largest amount since 1990
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany is forecast to record its biggest rise in greenhouse gas emissions since 1990 this year as…
Continue Reading Rural population losses add to farm and ranch labor shortage
By GRANT SCHULTE and DAVID PITT Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Rural America lost more population in the latest census, highlighting an…
Continue Reading The infrastructure bill is more about maintaining train service than upgrading it
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Don’t expect any 200 mph trains that rival Europe and Asia’s best, or even cheaper fares. Transportation…
Continue Reading Is the oil market broken?
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Are the supply and demand fundamentals that have governed oil markets for decades coming unstuck? In normal times, a…
Continue Reading Lobster boat tracking coming to protect whales, fishery
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishing businesses could be subjected to electronic tracking…
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Misinformation at public forums vexes local boards, big tech
By DAVID KLEPPER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Public forums before local school boards and city councils are…
Continue Reading India’s Modi to unveil $1.35 trillion infrastructure plan
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister says his government will soon launch a $1.35 trillion national infrastructure plan that will boost the…
Continue Reading German soccer leagues to have 1st female CEO next year
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s top two soccer divisions will have a female chief executive for the first time next year. The German soccer league (DFL)…
Continue Reading Heitkamp: Infrastructure to help U.S. families
The former Democratic senator from North Dakota sees the multi-trillion dollar bills as an investment for the next generation of…
Continue Reading Russia can renew BBC journalist visa if UK responds in kind
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Foreign Ministry says it could renew a visa for a BBC journalist to let her…
Continue Reading Protesters in France denounce COVID-19 health pass
By BOUBCAR BENZABAT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Thousands of people, from families to far-right sympathizers, marched in cities across France for…
Continue Reading Prominent fact-checker Snopes apologizes for plagiarism
By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent internet fact-checker has admitted to plagiarizing from dozens of news stories over several…
Continue Reading Chinese police detain two in Alibaba sexual assault case
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese police have detained two men on suspicion of sexual assault in a high-profile case…
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