German business confidence slips again amid COVID fears
BERLIN (AP) — A closely watched survey shows business confidence in Germany has dropped for the sixth month in a row amid concern over the latest…
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Russia sets out tough demands for security pact with NATO
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and LORNE COOK Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to…
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The world could burn a record amount of coal next year despite efforts to scrap the dirtiest fossil fuel
By Reuters Rising consumption in China, India and the United States could bring global coal-fired power demand to a new all-time high this year,…
Continue Reading Germany: Merkel’s party chooses conservative Merz as leader
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Members of Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union, the party of former Chancellor…
Continue Reading China vows to respond after US enacts Xinjiang sanctions
BEIJING (AP) — China has said it will take unspecified “necessary measures” to safeguard its institutions and enterprises after the U.S.…
Continue Reading Pressure on PM Johnson after UK Tories suffer election upset
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in a…
Continue Reading Afghan currency slides, prices surge as economy worsens
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — The value of Afghanistan’s currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe…
Continue Reading US stocks end lower, marking 3rd losing week in the last 4
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed lower on Wall Street, marking their third losing week in the last four. Banks,…
Continue Reading Biden acknowledges $2T bill stalled, but vows it will pass
By LISA MASCARO and ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but acknowledged negotiations over his sweeping…
Continue Reading Japan to speed up booster shots amid fear of omicron spread
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his government is accelerating COVID-19 booster shots…
Continue Reading Conservationists sue over US plan to kill Nevada predators
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are suing three federal agencies over an environmental review the government…
Continue Reading Fox’s worst week? Dominion ruling adds to drumbeat of bad news for the network
By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free…
Continue Reading Bill to clamp down on products from China’s Xinjiang passes Congress, will head to Biden
Story by Reuters The US Senate passed legislation on Thursday to ban imports from China’s Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor,…
Continue Reading Judge rejects Purdue Pharma’s sweeping opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal judge has rejected OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s sweeping deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over…
Continue Reading California utility faces $550M in penalties for 5 wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A major California utility has agreed to more than half a billion dollars in fines and penalties related to five wildfires in…
Continue Reading Skinny leggings vs baggy jeans. Which will Gen Z dump first?
By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business When Gen Z + TikTok declare a fashion trend as “cheugy,” it means it’s over. The rest of us are…
Continue Reading Dominion Voting wins key decision in lawsuit against Fox News
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A judge in Delaware has found that Fox News’ coverage of election fraud after the 2020…
Continue Reading Fox’s worst week? Dominion ruling adds to drumbeat of bad news for the network
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue Reading Dominion Voting wins key decision in lawsuit against Fox News
CNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A judge in Delaware has found that Fox News’ coverage of election fraud after the 2020…
Continue Reading Schools step up security in response to threats on TikTok
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press Educators have announced plans to increase security in response to TikTok posts warning of shooting and bomb…
Continue Reading NTSB: Used vehicle battery caused weeklong cargo ship fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Officials say an electrical fault from an improperly disconnected battery in a used vehicle led to the fire aboard a…
Continue Reading Rivian to open $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Rivian, the electric vehicle maker, plans to begin construction on a second manufacturing plant in 2022 even as it is…
Continue Reading Upstart electric vehicle maker Rivian posts $1.23B Q3 loss
DETROIT (AP) — Electric vehicle upstart Rivian Automotive posted a $1.23 billion net loss in the third quarter due to expenses from starting…
Continue Reading Rivian praises Georgia’s education system, resources, talent
By KATE BRUMBACK and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — An official with Rivian Automotive said the company was attracted to Georgia’s…
Continue Reading Kellogg’s reaches tentative agreement with striking workers
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Kellogg’s has reached a new tentative agreement with its 1,400 striking cereal plant…
Continue Reading Spyware find highlights depth of hacker-for-hire industry
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Security researchers say they discovered two different types of commercial spyware on the phone…
Continue Reading CEO of GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit to leave company
DETROIT (AP) — The CEO of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicles subsidiary is leaving the company. In a statement Thursday, GM gave no…
Continue Reading Kronos ransomware attack could impact employee paychecks and timesheets for weeks
By Jennifer Korn Ultimate Kronos Group, one of the largest human resources companies, disclosed a crippling ransomware attack on Monday, impacting…
Continue Reading Google smart-city spinoff folding over founder’s health
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup’s…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Technology companies led stocks lower on Wall Street Thursday as investors weighed the implications of higher interest rates as…
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