Apple removes Russian social media giant VK from app store
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Apple has removed VKontakte, a top Russian social media platform, from its app store, according to the app’s developer.…
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Meta shuts down covert influence campaigns it says were run from China and Russia
By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Facebook parent company Meta announced Tuesday it had detected and shut down two separate networks of fake accounts…
Continue Reading Ronald Reagan tried the UK’s economic plan. It didn’t work
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The British pound hit a record low against the dollar on Monday after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, a fan of…
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German police raid yacht linked to Russian oligarch
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say more than 60 police officers raided a luxury yacht in northern Germany linked to a Russian businessman, in…
Continue Reading Senators push to reform police’s cellphone tracking tools
By JASON DEAREN and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights lawyers and Democratic senators are pushing for legislation that…
Continue Reading Millennial Money: How to help loved ones deal with debt
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet Debt can derail a person’s financial goals and take a toll on their mental health. And if they’ve been turning to…
Continue Reading Asia’s richest man sees growing isolation for China
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Indian billionaire Gautam Adani says that China “will feel increasingly isolated” and the “foremost…
Continue Reading First on CNN: 71% of workers say their pay isn’t keeping up with inflation
By Matt Egan, CNN There is growing evidence that Americans are struggling to keep up with crushing inflation. Nearly three in four (71%) employees…
Continue Reading Kremlin announces vote, paves way to annex part of Ukraine
By ADAM SCHRECK and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin paved the way Tuesday to annex more of Ukraine and escalate the…
Continue Reading Biden’s strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits
By COLLEEN LONG and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has an ambitious goal for America: ending hunger in…
Continue Reading ADB to devote $14B to help ease food crisis in Asia-Pacific
By The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Asian Development Bank says it is devoting at least $14 billion through 2025 to help ease a…
Continue Reading British pound stabilizes, but turmoil still roils UK economy
By DANICA KIRKA, JILL LAWLESS and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British pound has stabilized as U.K. authorities tried to ease…
Continue Reading Asian shares sharply lower after wobbly day on Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares tumbled Wednesday after a wobbly day ended with mixed results on Wall Street as…
Continue Reading Blasts precede Baltic pipeline leaks, sabotage seen likely
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA, JAN M. OLSEN and DAVID KEYTON Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Denmark believes “deliberate actions” caused big…
Continue Reading Australian police probe purported hacker’s ransom demand
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s second-largest wireless carrier says police are investigating the…
Continue Reading Coins and banknotes featuring King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II will co-circulate
By Max Foster and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Coins and banknotes featuring King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II will co-circulate, according to the…
Continue Reading Tronox, Best Buy fall; Wynn Resorts, PG&E rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Tronox, Best Buy fall; Wynn Resorts, PG&E…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday 9/26/2022
The Associated Press Stocks fell on Wall Street and put major indexes deeper into a slump as recession fears grow. The S&P 500 fell 1% Monday.…
Continue Reading Forest service seizes PG&E equipment as part of fire probe
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility…
Continue Reading Starbucks says it wants union bargaining to begin
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Starbucks says it wants to start contract negotiations next month at 234 U.S. stores that have voted to…
Continue Reading Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $2.03 to $76.71 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for November delivery fell…
Continue Reading Latin America development bank axes chief after ethics probe
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank have voted to fire its president, Mauricio…
Continue Reading A doc from the Disney family takes aim at the Mouse House
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Abigail E. Disney has been critical of the company that bears her name before. But for the first time,…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: FDA official on vaping’s “promise or peril”
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The new chief at the Food and Drug Administration’s tobacco center has inherited a raft…
Continue Reading Cargo traffic movement resumes between Colombia, Venezuela
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Trucks loaded with aluminum and medications have crossed a bridge…
Continue Reading US Soccer Federation hires ad tech company cofounder as CEO
CHICAGO (AP) — JT Batson has been hired as the CEO and secretary general of the U.S. Soccer Federation. The 40-year-old is the cofounder of the…
Continue Reading EU, US question Serbia’s EU commitment after Russia deal
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The European Union and the U.S. have questioned Serbia’s commitment to join…
Continue Reading Canadian navy vessel headed to areas hit hardest by Fiona
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s defense minister says 100 soldiers have been deployed to each of three Atlantic provinces…
Continue Reading Turkey vows to defend interests against Greece amid tensions
By SUZAN FRASER and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the alleged…
Continue Reading Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Monday granted citizenship to former American intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who fled prosecution after he…
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