Advertisements draw flak in China over Asian stereotypes
BEIJING (AP) — Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating…
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Lebanese premier expects draft deal with IMF within weeks
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister says talks with the International Monetary Fund are inching closer to a…
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Travel nightmare continues: Another 2,800 flights canceled Tuesday
By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past several days as Covid cases surge across the…
Continue Reading Asian shares mostly slip amid lingering omicron worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mostly lower amid lingering worries about the omicron coronavirus variant’s…
Continue Reading Esports giant Riot settles discrimination case for $100M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends,” agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class-action…
Continue Reading China pursues tech ‘self-reliance,’ fueling global unease
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party is pressing entrepreneurs to make the country a…
Continue Reading North Korea holds key meeting as Kim marks 10 years in power
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has opened a key political conference to review past projects and…
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‘Praying for snow’: Ruidoso businesses suffer with ski season yet to arrive
RUIDOSO, New Mexico – For the owners of Ski West, Dec. 27 is normally the busiest day of the year. “It’s usually so busy you couldn’t have…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs plans to require Covid boosters, mandate twice weekly testing
By Matt Egan Goldman Sachs told employees Monday that all individuals coming into the bank’s US offices will be required to show proof of a…
Continue Reading Amid Covid surge, New York City subway forced to cut back service
By Jennifer Korn The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is responsible for managing the New York City region’s public transit,…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press Wall Street made steady gains Monday, enough to mark another record high for the S&P 500 index. Trading was muted as…
Continue Reading US officials recommend shorter COVID isolation, quarantine
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are cutting isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who test…
Continue Reading Plane clips other aircraft at Florida airport; no injuries
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — The wingtip of a plane loaded with passengers clipped the auxiliary power unit of a parked empty aircraft nearby as it…
Continue Reading United Airlines, Las Vegas Sands fall, GoDaddy, AMD rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: United Airlines, Las Vegas Sands fall, GoDaddy, AMD…
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 France imposes new virus measures amid spike in infections
PARIS (AP) — The French government has announced new COVID-19 measures in an effort to curb the spread of the virus. But authorities stopped short…
Continue Reading Zuckerberg buys more Hawaii land, including deadly dam site
HONOLULU (AP) — Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has purchased more land in Hawaii, including most of a reservoir that unleashed a…
Continue Reading Travel nightmare: Another 2,500 flights canceled Monday
By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business More than 2,800 flights have been canceled Monday as Covid cases surge across the globe. Of the more…
Continue Reading Judge sets hearing to reconsider trucker’s 110-year sentence
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — A truck driver sentenced to 110 years for an explosive crash that killed four people in…
Continue Reading The housing market was on a wild ride this year. Here’s what to expect in 2022
By Anna Bahney, CNN Business The US housing market has had a white hot year. Home sales are on track to reach the highest level in 15 years, with an…
Continue Reading Changes to Belarusian Constitution may extend leader’s rule
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus’ authorities have released a draft document proposing amendments to the…
Continue Reading The 3 reasons travel ground to a halt this Christmas
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Over the Christmas weekend, flying was a miserable experience for millions of travelers, as airlines canceled or…
Continue Reading Omicron, storms disrupt air travel for 4th consecutive day
By TALI ARBEL AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Flight cancellations that disrupted holiday travel stretched into Monday. Staffers calling out…
Continue Reading For celebrations, English fizz is on the rise
By LOUISE DIXON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — English sparkling wine has been winning respect and an audience in recent years. Globally, English…
Continue Reading After shaking up Exxon’s board, Engine No. 1 widens sights
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Few people had heard of Engine No. 1 until this year, when it shocked corporate America by pushing…
Continue Reading US steps up probe into Hyundai-Kia engine failures and fires
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into multiple engine fires that…
Continue Reading Spirit Airlines to double flight attendant pay through January 4
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Reuters Spirit Airlines flight attendants are receiving double pay on any work through January 4, their union said, as the budget…
Continue Reading Travel nightmare continues: Another 2,800 flights canceled Tuesday
CNN, KUSA By Chris Liakos and Sonnet Swire, CNN Business Thousands of flights have been canceled over the past several days as Covid cases surge…
Continue Reading The Property Line: Don’t be misled by myths about iBuyers
By HOLDEN LEWIS of NerdWallet IBuyers are one of the few true innovations to hit the real estate industry in recent years. Yet consumers haven’t…
Continue Reading Polish president vetoes media bill that targeted US company
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s president says he has decided to veto a media bill that would have forced U.S.…
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