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Brazil drought punishes coffee farms and threatens to push prices even higher
Brazilian coffee farmers are grappling with above-average temperatures as the country, the world’s largest coffee producer, faces its worst drought in more than seven decades
September 20, 2024Gas prices are plummeting. Experts explain why.
In five states, an average gallon of gas costs less than $3.
September 17, 2024Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks
September 23, 2024
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Boeing makes a 'best and final offer' to striking union workers
Boeing is making what it calls a "best and final offer” to striking union machinists
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Unemployment is low but rising quickly. Is it reason to worry?
An interest rate cut last week aimed to maintain job growth, experts said.
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Boyd Gaming buys Resorts Digital online gambling operation
Boyd Interactive has purchased Resorts Digital, the online gambling arm of Atlantic City’s Resorts casino for an undisclosed amount
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California sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis
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Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'
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September 23
Diddy’s music streams jump after arrest and indictment
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest.
September 23
September 23
Labor secretary ‘not concerned’ about hiring slowdown
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su also commented on the Federal Reserve’s historic interest rate cut.
September 23
September 23
Before you sign up for a store credit card, know what you're getting into
With holiday shopping season around the corner, experts recommend caution when your favorite store offers you a credit card
September 23
September 23
‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate
Taking a country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone
September 23
September 23
OceanGate co-founder outlines the vision Titan company had for more accessible deep-sea travel before implosion
OceanGate co-founder outlines the vision Titan company had for more accessible deep-sea travel before implosion
September 23
September 23
Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
It shows how maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions
September 23
September 23
Everton reaches agreement with Texas-based Friedkin Group over purchase of the Premier League club
The Texas-based Friedkin Group has reached an agreement to buy Premier League club Everton from current owner Farhad Moshiri, the English team said Monday
September 23
September 23
A new coalition of aid groups supporting Sudan will launch at this year's Clinton Global Initiative
A wide-ranging group of 15 nonprofits, humanitarian aid organizations and other funders plan to open this year’s Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting Monday morning by announcing new investments to address the humanitarian crisis in Sudan following...
September 23
September 23
The benefits of a four-day workweek according to a champion of the trend
Working five days a week has long been the corporate cultural norm
September 23
September 23
Biden administration seeks to ban Chinese, Russian tech in US autonomous vehicles
The U.S. Commerce Department is seeking a ban on the sale of connected and autonomous vehicles in the U.S. that are equipped with Chinese and Russian software and hardware with the stated goal of protecting national security and U.S. drivers
September 23
September 23
9 European Union nations pledge to turn the Mediterranean into a green energy hub
Officials from nine southern European Union member countries are focused on harnessing offshore wind and solar energy
September 23
September 23
Lithuania signs a deal with a US defense company on ammo production
Lithuania has signed a deal with U.S. ammunition producer Northrop Grumman as it seeks to increase defense capabilities in the shadow of Russia’s war in Ukraine
September 23
September 23
The cost of Germany's popular transport ticket will rise significantly
The cost of a popular ticket that allows people to use all local and regional trains, buses and subway systems across Germany is set to increase by about 18% next year
September 23
September 23
Alaska Airlines grounds flights at Seattle briefly due to tech outage
Alaska Airlines says it halted its flights in Seattle briefly on Sunday night due to a technology problem that was resolved by about 10 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time
September 23
September 23
Death toll after explosion at eastern Iran coal mine rises to at least 38 with 14 still missing
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of more workers killed in an explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran
September 23
September 23
Britain's Treasury chief tries to turn on the economic optimism after months of gloomy talk
British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves has promised not to return to an era of public spending cuts despite the dire state of the U.K.’s national finances
September 23
September 23
Alcohol-free beer is gaining popularity, even at Oktoberfest
Alcohol-free beer has been gaining popularity in recent years as beer consumption shrinks
September 23
September 23
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts around its record highs
U.S. stock indexes are hanging near their all-time highs in quiet trading
September 23
September 23
OceanGate co-founder says he hopes submersible tragedy yields renewed interest in exploration
Carbon fiber was used because the company wanted a lightweight, less costly sub.
September 23
September 22
Dick Moss, the lawyer who won free agency for baseball players, dies at age 93
Dick Moss, the lawyer who won the arbitration case that created free agency for baseball players, has died
September 22
September 22
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom
September 22
September 22
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
September 22
September 22
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ scares off 'Transformers' for third week as box office No. 1
It's a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.”
September 22
September 22
For home shoppers, the Fed’s big rate cut is likely just a small step towards affording a home
The Federal Reserve gave home shoppers what they hoped for this week: a big rate cut and a signal of more cuts to come
September 22
September 22
The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?
With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored its belief that it’s all but conquered inflation after three long years
September 22
September 22
Britain's Labour Party gathers after a rocky start in government and a scandal over clothes
This should be a time of celebration for Britain’s Labour Party
September 22
September 22
Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters reject plan to better protect the country's biodiversity
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country's cherished plant and animal life
September 22
September 22
Scholz's Social Democrats hold back the far right in German state vote
The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz have won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg
September 22
September 22
An explosion at a coal mine in eastern Iran kills at least 34 workers
An explosion in a coal mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 34 workers and injured 17 others
September 22
September 22
Marxist Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election as voters reject old guard
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s presidential election as voters rejected the old political guard that has been widely accused of pushing the nation into economic ruin
September 22
September 22
More shelter beds and a crackdown on tents mean fewer homeless encampments in San Francisco
San Francisco's sidewalks were once notorious for sprawling tents belonging to homeless people but are now largely clear
September 22
September 22
Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis
The trial in the slaying of rapper Young Dolph is set to begin in Memphis, Tennessee
September 22
September 22
A historic but dilapidated Illinois prison will close while replacement is built, despite objections
The Illinois Department of Corrections has spent September moving hundreds of inmates from Stateville Correctional Center in suburban Chicago in preparation for replacing the century-old lockup
September 22
September 21
Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over alleged trespassing in Texas
The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is accusing Elon Musk’s SpaceX of trespassing on and damaging a plot of vacant land the company owns in Texas
September 21
September 21
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along Mississippi's coast from harm by a spillway used for flood control
September 21
September 21
Madonna makes veiled entrance to Dolce&Gabbana for show celebrating her 1990s heyday
Madonna has attempted a semi-stealth entrance to the Dolce & Gabbana runway show draped in a black veil for a runway show referencing her 1990s heyday and celebrating the cone bra
September 21
September 21
Climate activists cleared in UK of charges in rooftop protest at Sunak's estate
Four Greenpeace activists who were arrested for scaling the country estate of former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last year to protest his oil and gas drilling expansion plans have been cleared of criminal charges
September 21
September 21
Motel 6 sold to Indian hotel operator for $525 million
The budget motel chain Motel 6 is being acquired by the parent company of Oyo, a hotel operator based in India
September 21
September 21
FBI agents have boarded vessel managed by company whose other cargo ship collapsed Baltimore bridge
The FBI has confirmed that federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as a cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
September 21
September 21
Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as cargo ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge, FBI says
Federal agents have boarded a vessel managed by the same company as cargo ship that collapsed Baltimore bridge, FBI says
September 21
September 21
New York will be center of money-focused fight to slow climate change
The annual New York City Climate Week and United Nations General Assembly that's just about to start are emphasizing how to generate trillions of dollars that will be needed to help poorer countries move away from gas, oil and coal, fuels that release ...
September 21
September 21
Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet says he's pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests
September 21
September 21
The Midwest could offer fall’s most electric foliage but leaf peepers elsewhere won’t miss out
Fall is back, and bringing with it jack-o’-lanterns, football, pumpkin spice everything and, in some parts of the country, especially vibrant foliage
September 21
September 21
AI is helping shape the 2024 presidential race. But not in the way experts feared
Generative artificial intelligence is playing a major role in the presidential campaign, even if the greatest fears about how it could threaten the U.S. presidential election haven’t materialized yet
September 21
September 20
Vote count underway in Sri Lanka's presidential election after years of turmoil
Vote counting is underway in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as it seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis and political upheaval
September 20