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Gas prices are plummeting. Experts explain why.
In five states, an average gallon of gas costs less than $3.
September 17, 2024Economists assess Harris-Trump debate attacks over inflation, tariffs
The debate opened with an exchange over the economy, a top priority for voters.
September 11, 2024A fire that burned for 4 days after Texas pipeline explosion has finally gone out
A fire that burned for four days after a pipeline explosion in the Houston suburbs burned out Thursday after the once-towering blaze put hundreds of nearby homes under evacuation orders
September 19, 2024
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OceanGate co-founder outlines the vision Titan company had for more accessible deep-sea travel before implosion
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Tugboat powered by ammonia sails for the first time, showing how to cut emissions from shipping
A tugboat powered by ammonia sailed for the first time Sunday in the Hudson River to show how the maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions
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Everton reaches agreement with Texas-based Friedkin Group over purchase of 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
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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...
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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
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Ban sought for Chinese, Russian software and hardware used in autonomous vehicles on US roads
The Commerce Department said Monday it’s 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Co-founder of company that owned Titan says the goal was to create fleet of deep-diving submersibles
The co-founder of the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic says the company's early goals included creating multiple deep-water submersibles
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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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
September 20
Sri Lanka begins voting in a presidential election that will decide direction of recovery from its worst economic crisis
Sri Lanka begins voting in a presidential election that will decide direction of recovery from its worst economic crisis
September 20
September 20
Brett Favre to appear before US House panel looking at welfare misspending
Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is scheduled to appear before a congressional committee examining how states are falling short on using welfare to help families in need
September 20
September 20
The head of Boeing's defense and space business is out as company tries to fix troubled contracts
Boeing is replacing the head of its defense and space business
September 20
September 20
An appeals court has revived a challenge to President Biden's Medicare drug price reduction program
A constitutional challenge to the Biden administration program enabling Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs has been revived by a federal appeals court
September 20
September 20
Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
Google has opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government
September 20
September 20
How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 9/20/2024
A record-setting week for Wall Street closed on a quieter note
September 20
September 20
American Airlines negotiates a contract extension with labor unions that it sued 5 years ago
American Airlines has agreed on a contract extension for ground workers including mechanics and baggage handlers
September 20
September 20
High insulin prices spur a federal lawsuit against three pharmacy benefit managers
The federal government is suing some pharmacy benefit managers over a system of drug rebates that regulators say has made the price of insulin soar for patients
September 20
September 20
Facebook loses jurisdiction appeal in Kenyan court paving the way for moderators' case to proceed
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, has lost an appeal in a Kenyan labor court
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