In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Next to a North Texas day care center is a site where Total Energies…
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In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Next to a North Texas day care center is a site where Total Energies…
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Westpac to likely pay $81 million for allegedly charging dead people, among other breaches
By Reuters and Michelle Toh, CNN Business Westpac said on Tuesday it will likely be fined 113 million Australian dollars ($80.8 million) for alleged…
Continue Reading China manufacturing improves as power shortages ease
BEIJING (AP) — A survey shows China’s manufacturing activity rebounded in November as orders improved and power shortages eased. An industry…
Continue Reading LA begins enforcing strict mandate requiring proof of vax
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Enforcement began in Los Angeles for one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country.…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes testifies she was abused by former Theranos COO
CNN, KGO By Sara Ashley O’Brien and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, flushed and holding back tears, testified Monday that she…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes testifies she was abused by former Theranos COO
By Sara Ashley O’Brien and Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Elizabeth Holmes, flushed and holding back tears, testified Monday that she left…
Continue Reading CNN to conduct ‘thorough review’ of documents showing Chris Cuomo’s intimate role advising brother Andrew Cuomo
By Brian Stelter, Oliver Darcy and Sonia Moghe, CNN CNN said Monday that it will evaluate new information that sheds light on how anchor Chris Cuomo…
Continue Reading Elizabeth Holmes accuses ex-lover, business partner of abuse
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes on Monday cast herself as the abused puppet…
Continue Reading UK spies seek help from tech firms against cyber threats
LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency says U.K. spies must give up some of their deep-rooted secrecy and seek help…
Continue Reading New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal (PUH-rag AH-gur-wahl) has emerged from behind the scenes to take over…
Continue Reading Here’s how your gas could hit $5 a gallon
By Matt Egan, CNN Business The surge in oil prices this year has angered drivers, tainted Americans’ views on the economy and confounded both…
Continue Reading Omicron poses 3 major threats to the US economy, says Jerome Powell
By David Goldman, CNN Business Here we go again. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is set to testify Tuesday that the Omicron variant threatens…
Continue Reading GivingTuesday CEO talks about campaign, younger donors
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer In the past 10 years, charities have made splashy fundraising appeals and raked in billions in donations on…
Continue Reading Powell’s warning: Fed to tighten credit faster than expected
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell took a sharp and unexpected turn Tuesday toward…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Monday
The Associated Press The stock market steadied itself Monday following a slide last week brought on by the newest coronavirus variant. Investors are…
Continue Reading Hertz, Lee Enterprises rise; Walmart, Peloton fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: Hertz, Lee Enterprises rise; Walmart, Peloton…
Continue Reading Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama will get another chance to unionize
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Workers at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, will have another chance to unionize after a federal labor…
Continue Reading Amazon workers in Alabama get a do-over in union election
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, will be held based on…
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 Here’s how much the gifts from ’12 Days of Christmas’ would cost today
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business It’s going to cost more to spoil your True Love this year, according to PNC’s 38th annual Christmas Price…
Continue Reading Casino stocks are looking like a big gamble
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business So much for the house always winning. Casino stocks have had a brutal year. Penn National Gaming, which operates…
Continue Reading ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ overloaded ticket sites. That’s good news for theaters
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Tickets for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” overloaded ticket sites Monday. That’s great news for the box…
Continue Reading Congress wants to kill the ‘backdoor Roth IRA.’ Here’s what it means for you
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Tax-free savings in retirement are great to have at your disposal. But provisions in the Build Back Better bill would…
Continue Reading Couple detained on plane after leaving Dutch quarantine
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch military police have arrested a husband and wife who left a hotel where they…
Continue Reading ‘Omicron’ cryptocurrency soars on new variant
By Reuters As global markets fell last week on news of the new Omicron coronavirus variant, one cryptocurrency with the same name soared after the…
Continue Reading Portugal probes local transmission of omicron at soccer team
By ARITZ PARRA and HELENA ALVES Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese health authorities have identified 13 cases of the omicron…
Continue Reading Sputnik V maker: Vaccine could be adapted to fight omicron
MOSCOW (AP) — The developer of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine says it will work on adapting it to the new omicron COVID-19 variant. The Gamaleya…
Continue Reading Cyber Monday caps holiday shopping weekend as virus lingers
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are spending freely and going back to store shopping, knocking out some of…
Continue Reading German governors, Merkel to discuss virus amid high cases
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks with the governors of Germany’s 16 states amid growing…
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