OnlyFans website to ban ‘sexually explicit’ content
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer OnlyFans, a site where fans pay creators for their photos and videos, is planning to ban “sexually explicit”…
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Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850M bankruptcy deal
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bankruptcy judge has approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to set up an $850…
Continue Reading Macy’s, Kohl’s rise; Toyota, Red Robin fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Macy’s, Kohl’s rise; Toyota, Red Robin…
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…
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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are arguing over the moon already. Here’s what it all means
By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the two wealthiest people on this planet, both want to be center stage when NASA returns…
Continue Reading Workers at Mexico GM plant end contract, oust union in vote
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Workers at a General Motors plant in Mexico have voted to end a collective bargaining contract negotiated by an old guard union…
Continue Reading Lawsuits: Iowa governor’s office violating open records law
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A pair of new lawsuits contend the office of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is illegally delaying…
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FTC files fresh antitrust complaint seeking to break up Facebook
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission renewed its bid to break up Facebook on Thursday by filing an amended complaint in federal…
Continue Reading Wall Street’s gains, more savings lift 401(k) balances
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Solid stock market gains and workers putting more of their pay toward their golden years are…
Continue Reading Owner: Purdue hoped new Oxy would help in crisis; no apology
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A member of the family that owns Purdue Pharma has once again stopped short of offering an apology or…
Continue Reading Florida domestic tourism returns, international market lags
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The number of U.S. tourists who came to Florida in the second quarter of this year has returned to pre-pandemic levels, though…
Continue Reading Facebook launches virtual-reality work app for meetings
The Associated Press Facebook is trying to pull in workplace users with a new virtual-reality app called Horizon Workrooms. Workrooms lets people…
Continue Reading American Airlines will not serve alcohol on flights until 2022
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN American Airlines says it will not serve alcohol in the main cabin of its flights until January 18, 2022,…
Continue Reading Govt sharpens antitrust attack against Facebook with filing
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have sharpened their antitrust attack against Facebook. They are alleging…
Continue Reading Mondelez workers on strike at Virginia bakery plant
HENRICO, Va. (AP) — Hundreds of workers at a Mondelez International bakery in Virginia are on strike, seeking to block the company’s contract…
Continue Reading Hezbollah says Iranian fuel tanker to sail to Lebanon soon
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the Lebanese Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group says that an Iranian fuel tanker…
Continue Reading In unfriendly skies, unruly passenger fines top $1 million
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The number incidents involving unruly airline passengers is growing, and so are the fines imposed by federal…
Continue Reading Dairy farmers eligible for pandemic-related assistance
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says help is on the way for dairy farmers who got a lower price for their products…
Continue Reading Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium
By MICHAEL CASEY and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Landlords are fuming over the decision by the Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading IMF withholds emergency funds for Afghanistan
The International Monetary Fund, under pressure from the Biden administration, said it will no longer release $450 million in funds that were…
Continue Reading ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ seek transformation
Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, and Bobby Cannavale lead the cast of the miniseries from the creators of “Big Little Lies.” David Daniel has a…
Continue Reading Climate impact of coal sales from US lands scrutinized
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have launched a review of climate damage from coal mining on public lands…
Continue Reading Under delta, supply chain strains, Toyota slashes production
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is scaling its production back 40%, affecting 14 auto assembly plants in Japan, as the…
Continue Reading Singapore plans first quarantine-free travel program
By ZEN SOO Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore will launch its first quarantine-free travel program for vaccinated people arriving from…
Continue Reading US jobless claims hit a pandemic low as hiring strengthens
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time…
Continue Reading Brighter outlook from Macy’s, Kohl’s after sales bounce back
By ANNE D’iNNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A return, at least temporarily, to near normalcy is giving a boost two of America’s…
Continue Reading Facebook wants you to hold your next meeting in VR
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business For those who don’t think Zoom meetings are a good enough substitute for the real thing, Facebook has another…
Continue Reading 4 ways businesses can dodge loan scams and predatory lenders
By RANDA KRISS of NerdWallet Scammers and predatory lenders continue to try to take advantage of small businesses searching for COVID-19 recovery…
Continue Reading Top UAE security chief visits Turkey after years of tension
By SUZAN FRASER and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President President Tayyip Erdogan has hosted a top security…
Continue Reading China now wants to tell influencers how to speak and dress when live-streaming
By Laura He, CNN Business China’s crackdown on private business has taken a new, more intrusive turn with government plans to dictate how…
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