Vox Media is acquiring the conglomerate that owns NowThis and Thrillist
By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Vox Media, owner of Vox, The Verge, New York magazine and other digital media sites, is acquiring Group Nine Media. The…
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OSHA is investigating deadly Amazon warehouse collapse after Illinois tornado
By Liz Stark and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the collapse of…
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CNN By Liz Stark and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has opened an investigation into the…
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Supreme Court rejects appeal over press access in Wisconsin
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a conservative think tank over Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ decision to exclude the…
Continue Reading Shatner marvels at Blue Origin flight frenzy, ‘finite’ Earth
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — William Shatner is well-known for his “Star Trek” role as Capt. Kirk. But even the actor…
Continue Reading AP seeks answers from US gov’t on tracking of journalists
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of…
Continue Reading Germany: ‘Critical’ cybersecurity flaw already exploited
BERLIN (AP) — Germany has activated its national IT crisis center in response to an “extremely critical” flaw in a widely used software tool…
Continue Reading These companies dominated 2021
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Oil prices began 2021 just under $50 a barrel. They are now trading just north of $70 and in October reached $85…
Continue Reading Philadelphia to require vaccine proof for indoor dining
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia is the latest large city to require proof of vaccination to dine indoors. City officials announced Monday that…
Continue Reading Top Meta exec blames users for spreading misinformation
By Brian Fung, CNN Individual users, not tech platforms, shoulder the responsibility for the spread of misinformation online, according to Andrew…
Continue Reading Medicare urged to flex its power and slash back premium hike
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of a Senate panel that oversees Medicare says the Biden administration…
Continue Reading NatWest fined 264.8 million pounds in money-laundering case
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British bank NatWest has been fined 264.8 million pounds ($354.30 million) for failing to comply…
Continue Reading Dr. Oz’s show will end in January as he seeks US Senate seat
By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Sony Pictures Television said Monday that “The Dr. Oz Show” will end in its thirteenth season on January…
Continue Reading The backdoor Roth IRA may be on the chopping block. Here’s what you can do now
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business This month may be the last chance for high-income savers to take full advantage of the ‘backdoor’ Roth. If…
Continue Reading The backdoor Roth IRA may be on the chopping block. Here’s what you can do now
CNN By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business This month may be the last chance for high-income savers to take full advantage of the ‘backdoor’…
Continue Reading Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” is Elon Musk
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Calling him a “clown, genius, edgelord, visionary, industrialist, showman,” Time magazine has named Tesla…
Continue Reading John Legend branches out into book publishing
John Legend’s newest project brings him into the book business. Legend, Tony Award-winning producer Mike Jackson and Emmy Award-winner Ty…
Continue Reading Fox News’ Murdoch buys Montana ranch from Koch Industries
DILLON, Mont. (AP) — Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch has bought a large cattle ranch in southwest Montana from a subsidiary of Koch Industries. The…
Continue Reading Virgin Atlantic gets another cash injection through pandemic
LONDON (AP) — Virgin Atlantic has received 400 million pounds ($530 million) of new funding from its shareholders to help the airline ride out the…
Continue Reading Bill Gates won’t join the space race. He wants to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis instead
CNN Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney Some of the world’s richest men are squaring off in what’s become a rivalry for the ages — the…
Continue Reading Bill Gates won’t join the space race. He wants to eradicate malaria and tuberculosis instead
Zeena Saifi, Eoin McSweeney Some of the world’s richest men are squaring off in what’s become a rivalry for the ages — the space…
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GM may be stuck with the Bolt, even if it makes sense to dump it
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business It seems like a good time for General Motors to pull the plug on the Bolt, the only electric vehicle currently in its…
Continue Reading Online delivery is unprofitable. Why are discount chains using it now?
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Many of America’s leading discount chains have sat out the online shopping boom. Not anymore. Dollar…
Continue Reading EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenaries, Wagner Group
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on a group of private Russian military contractors it accuses of fomenting violence and…
Continue Reading High court won’t hear Mississippi lawsuit over talcum powder
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder…
Continue Reading The Rivian R1T, an electric pickup, wins MotorTrend Truck of the Year Award
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Some brand new car companies are hitting huge home runs with groundbreaking new vehicles, according to the staff…
Continue Reading Inflation is out of control. It’s time for the Fed to raise interest rates
Opinion by Dana M. Peterson for CNN Business Perspectives Inflation now tops the list of complaints among US consumers. Prices for everything, from…
Continue Reading The AP Interview: Japanese tourist says space trip ‘amazing’
By HARRIET MORRIS and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Japanese space tourist has rebuffed criticism from those who questioned…
Continue Reading Pfizer to pay $6.7B in cash for Arena Pharmaceuticals
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is spending $6.7 billion to buy a drugmaker with no products on the market and a focus on developing treatments…
Continue Reading Floods in northern Spain blamed for 2 deaths, lost crops
MADRID (AP) — More than 50 people have been evacuated from areas in northern Spain hit by record flooding following heavy rain and snowfall.…
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