The Latest: Iran president calls for election in Afghanistan
The Associated Press TEHRAN — Iran’s president is calling for elections in Afghanistan to determine the future of the country, where he hopes…
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Rising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US
By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States — often to New…
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Lyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas abortion law
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting…
Continue Reading Lyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas law
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting…
Continue Reading Congresswomen urge Biden to stop pipeline in Minnesota visit
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and her progressive congressional allies have…
Continue Reading US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Friday
The Associated Press Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday following a weak jobs report, but gains for a handful of Big Tech companies…
Continue Reading MongoDB, PagerDuty, DocuSign rise; Yext falls
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: MongoDB, PagerDuty, DocuSign rise; Yext…
Continue Reading Match Group CEO, Bumble decry Texas law, start aid funds
NEW YORK (AP) — The chief executive of Tinder-owner Match Group has sharply criticized a new law prohibiting most abortions in Texas. She is…
Continue Reading Feds probe NY Tesla crash that killed man changing flat tire
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency has added another fatality involving a Tesla to the list of…
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 Rocket ‘terminated’ in fiery explosion over Pacific Ocean
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — A privately designed, unmanned rocket built to carry satellites into orbit exploded in a fireball off…
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Rocket built by startup Firefly explodes off California coast
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business A 100-foot-tall rocket burst into flames mid-air after launching from California Thursday evening, dashing the hopes…
Continue Reading UAW watchdog getting evidence from feds in corruption probe
By ED WHITE and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Detroit put a herd of UAW officials in prison. Now they’re…
Continue Reading Passenger accused of punching Southwest flight attendant faces federal charges
By Gregory Wallace, CNN The passenger accused of punching a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and breaking three of her teeth on a May flight now…
Continue Reading Kraft, former officials settle SEC charges for $62 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kraft Heinz Co. is agreeing to pay $62 million to settle charges of improper accounting of what it once claimed were cost…
Continue Reading Honduras economic development zones worry residents, experts
By MARLON GONZÁLEZ Associated Press SAN MARCOS DE COLON, Honduras (AP) — Honduras’ push to form semi-autonomous development zones aimed at…
Continue Reading Apple walks back plans for new child safety tools after privacy backlash
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple made headlines — and not the good kind — last month when it announced a test of a new tool aimed at combating…
Continue Reading Delta drag: Only 235,000 jobs added back to US economy in August
The US economy added far fewer jobs than expected last month. CNN’s Christine Romans reports on the disappointing jobs…
Continue Reading Growth in services sector slowed in August from record pace
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, slowed in August after setting…
Continue Reading Tyson Foods workers get paid sick leave; 75% vaccinated
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyson Foods is offering paid sick leave for the first time to its front-line workers.…
Continue Reading Apple delays iPhone photo-scanning plan amid fierce backlash
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple is indefinitely delaying its plans to scan iPhones in…
Continue Reading Lagging in polls, Merkel party’s candidate seeks expert help
By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The center-right Union bloc’s candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor…
Continue Reading 5 steps to turn your side gig into a full-fledged business
By ROSALIE MURPHY of NerdWallet Freelancing or consulting can grow into full-time self-employment. But to successfully make that leap, it’s…
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This new material could measure your heart rate through your shirt
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business A group of researchers has developed a new material they say is as soft as cotton but as strong as Kevlar and as…
Continue Reading Bumble and Match pledge to help people affected by Texas abortion law
By Charles Riley, CNN Business Tinder-owner Match Group and rival dating platform Bumble are creating relief funds for people affected by a Texas law…
Continue Reading German carmakers reject environmental groups’ climate demand
BERLIN (AP) — German automaker Daimler has dismissed a “cease and desist” demand from two environmental groups to commit to ending the sale of…
Continue Reading UN: Brief gains in air quality in 2020 over COVID lockdowns
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency says the world and especially urban areas experienced a brief and sharp drop…
Continue Reading EU, AstraZeneca reach deal to end vaccine delivery dispute
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and drugmaker AstraZeneca say they reached a deal to end a damaging legal battle…
Continue Reading The Latest: UN chief to hold meeting on Afghanistan funding
The Associated Press The United Nations chief will convene a ministerial meeting in Geneva on Sept. 13 to seek a swift scale-up in funding to address…
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