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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, 2024OceanGate 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, 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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Japan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed
Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has asked her Chinese counterpart to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there after a 10-year-old schoolboy was fatally stabbed
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Reconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark
Workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen five months after a devastating fire destroyed more than half of the building
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Former FTX executive Caroline Ellison faces sentencing
A former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire faces the possibility of years in prison when she is sentenced Tuesday for fraud
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One of Titan submersible owner's top officials to testify before the Coast Guard
One of the top officials with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic is scheduled to testify in front of the Coast Guard
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Singapore opens its first ministerial graft trial in nearly half a century
Singapore’s first minister corruption trial in nearly half a century has begun
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September 23
Stock market today: Asian shares gain as China eases rates to aid property industry
Asian shares have advanced, with Chinese markets logging the biggest gains after the central bank announced a slew of measures to support the faltering economy
September 23
September 23
Anti-money laundering group suspends Colombia after President Petro declassifies confidential report
The Egmont Group, an international organization that fights money laundering, said it will suspend Colombia from its global information sharing platform
September 23
September 23
China cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy
China has rolled out a raft of measures aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is dragging on the world's second largest economy
September 23
September 23
China's central bank reduces required reserves for lenders, part of a slew of moves to support the slowing economy
China's central bank reduces required reserves for lenders, part of a slew of moves to support the slowing economy
September 23
September 23
10 arrested outside Hawaii hospital as labor dispute involving nurses escalates
A recently elected state lawmaker is among those who were arrested outside a Hawaii hospital
September 23
September 23
Kmart's blue light fades to black with the shuttering of its last full-scale US store
Attention, Kmart shoppers, the end is near
September 23
September 23
Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is searching for a new CEO
Struggling Jeep and Ram maker Stellantis is looking for a CEO to succeed Carlos Tavares, but the company says it’s just part of a normal leadership succession plan
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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 9/23/2024
U.S. stock indexes added slightly to their record highs in relatively subdued trading on Wall Street
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September 23
Boeing makes a 'final offer' to striking workers, but union says it's not good enough
Boeing is making what it calls a "best and final offer” to striking union machinists, but the union says it won't vote by Boeing's deadline
September 23
September 23
Unemployment is low but rising quickly. Is it reason to worry?
An interest rate cut last week aimed to maintain job growth, experts said.
September 23
September 23
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
September 23
September 23
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
September 23
September 23
Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'
Titan submersible company co-founder says disaster 'can’t be the end of deep ocean exploration'
September 23
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.
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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
Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women's health at Clinton Global Initiative
First lady Jill Biden has unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States
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 higher to set more records
U.S. stock indexes reached new heights after drifting higher in a quiet day of 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
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