Oystermen overcome pollution, pandemic to thrive in LI Sound
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont calls Connecticut’s shoreline the Napa Valley of Oysters. A quarter…
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Millions stolen from health fund spent at adult website
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former accounts manager for a nonprofit affiliated with the University of South Florida’s medical school has pleaded guilty…
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See how Audi’s new shape-shifting concept car works
Audi has revealed a concept car to show what its designers are calling the future of luxury, ultimate…
Continue Reading China to release 2 coders who built virus news archive
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Two amateur Chinese computer coders are set to be released next week after more than a year…
Continue Reading Russian network’s German service denied Luxembourg license
BERLIN (AP) — Luxembourg has rejected an application by Russian state broadcaster RT for a license to distribute its German-language service via…
Continue Reading Secretive Israel-UAE oil deal endangers prized Eilat corals
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press EILAT, Israel (AP) — The Red Sea reefs off the Israeli resort of Eilat host some of the greatest coral diversity…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: Western water projects in infrastructure deal
SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sweeping $1 trillion infrastructure bill approved by the Senate this week includes funding…
Continue Reading Biden made ‘Obamacare’ cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special…
Continue Reading US case against Huawei CFO ‘flawed,’ her lawyers say
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Lawyers for a senior executive for Chinese communications giant Huawei…
Continue Reading Disney shares rise as earnings surpass expectations as parks reopen
Disney theme parks reported better-than-expected earnings and a return to revenue growth for the first time in five quarters. CNN’s Brian Stelter…
Continue Reading Walt Disney, Pilgrim’s Pride rise; Best Buy, JPMorgan fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Walt Disney, Pilgrim’s Pride rise; Best Buy, JPMorgan…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks managed to eke out tiny gains after another day of wobbly trading, leaving the S&P 500 higher for the second week in…
Continue Reading Former ski resort exec pleads guilty to 1 charge, 9 dropped
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former Vermont ski resort president has pleaded guilty to providing false documents during…
Continue Reading UAW members to vote in fall on direct election of leaders
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union’s 397,000 members will vote by mail this fall on whether they want to…
Continue Reading Boeing astronaut capsule grounded for months by valve issue
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s astronaut capsule is grounded for months and possibly even until next…
Continue Reading ‘South Park’ creators buying quirky Colorado restaurant
By THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The creators of the irreverent animated television series “South Park” are buying…
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 Ram pickups recalled; faulty side air bags can hurl shrapnel
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis is recalling more than 266,000 pickup trucks mainly in North America because the side air bags can explode without…
Continue Reading Officials meet as fuel shortage, power cuts paralyze Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Severe fuel shortages and wide power cuts around Lebanon have paralyzed the tiny country, with some businesses temporarily closing…
Continue Reading Steelmaker drops Louisiana expansion, cites market forces
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major steelmaker is calling off plans for a $120 million expansion of its steel complex in the Louisiana community of Convent.…
Continue Reading US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some. Now what?
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now…
Continue Reading Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new…
Continue Reading Month 2 of child tax credit hits bank accounts
The U.S. Department of Treasury says the second monthly child tax credit payment has begun to be disbursed. More than $15 billion will be paid out to…
Continue Reading Demand for school supplies is high but the Delta variant could change that
Back-to-school shopping is expected to break records, but uncertainty around Covid-19 could mean a cut back on spending. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich…
Continue Reading Judge orders $8M asset freeze for ex-Ohio utility regulator
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Columbus has frozen $8 million in assets of a former Ohio utility regulator and…
Continue Reading An anonymous hacker stole $600 million in cryptocurrency, then gave it back
By Brian Fung, CNN Business An anonymous hacker who stole more than $600 million from the decentralized finance platform Poly Network this week has…
Continue Reading Biden made ‘Obamacare’ cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special…
Continue Reading Big Tech embraced hybrid work. It’s more complicated for some startups
By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Starting any business is full of challenges. Starting one in the middle of a global pandemic is on a whole other…
Continue Reading Limited production close for Lordstown, future still hazy
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Even though electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors anticipates beginning limited production next month, it…
Continue Reading Discovery official vows fight to keep Polish media company
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — An executive with Discovery Inc. says the U.S.-owned company will fight hard to keep control…
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