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Trump called this visa 'very bad' for Americans. Truth Social applied for one
The social media company founded by former President Donald Trump applied for a business visa program that he sought to restrict
April 23, 2024New whistleblower claims put Boeing's quality control under more scrutiny
The company has refuted Sam Salehpour's allegations.
April 11, 2024The US is now allowed to seize Russian state assets. How would that work?
The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine and other allies that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday also allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the U.S. and use them for the benefit of Kyiv
April 24, 2024
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New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually
A new rule in California aims to limit health care price increases to just 3% each year
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More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here's what that means
U.S. health and agriculture officials are ramping up testing and tracking of bird flu in dairy cows in an urgent effort to understand and stop the growing outbreak
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Ford's 1Q net income falls 24% as combustion engine unit sees sales and revenue decline
Ford Motor Co.’s first-quarter net income fell 24% from a year ago as the company’s combustion engine vehicle unit saw revenue and sales decline
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Missouri House backs legal shield for weedkiller maker facing thousands of cancer-related lawsuits
The Missouri House has passed legislation that could protect chemical manufacturer Bayer from some lawsuits alleging a popular weedkiller causes cancer
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Southwest Airlines flight attendants ratify a contract that will raise pay about 33% over 4 years
Southwest Airlines flight attendants have ratified a new contract that will boost their pay by about one-third over four years
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Kansas' governor vetoed tax cuts again over their costs. Some fellow Democrats backed it
The Democratic governor in Kansas has vetoed a broad package of tax cuts for the second time in three months
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Meta more than doubles Q1 profit but revenue guidance pulls shares down after-hours
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta says its first-quarter profit more than doubled, boosted by higher advertising revenue and a 6% increase on the average price of ads on its platforms
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How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 4/24/2024
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish
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Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot
A Tesla that may have been operating on the company’s Autopilot driving system has hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle
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The US is now allowed to seize Russian state assets. How would that work?
The big U.S. aid package for Ukraine and other allies that President Joe Biden signed Wednesday also allows the administration to seize Russian state assets located in the U.S. and use them for the benefit of Kyiv
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Billionaire Texas oilman inks deal with Venezuela's state-run oil giant as US sanctions loom
A company started by a Texas billionaire oilman has announced a deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to rehabilitate five aging oil fields
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April 24
Biden just signed a bill that could ban TikTok. His campaign plans to stay on the app anyway
President Joe Biden’s signing of legislation that could ban TikTok in the U.S. runs counter to his campaign’s embrace of the platform and outreach to influencers
April 24
April 24
How US changes to 'noncompete' agreements and overtime pay could affect workers
For millions of American workers, the government took two actions this week that could bestow potentially far-reaching benefits
April 24
April 24
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell 55 cents to $82.81 per barrel Wednesday
April 24
April 24
Oracle's Larry Ellison says planned Nashville campus will be company's 'world headquarters'
Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison says the business software giant’s planned campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as its world headquarters and place it in a city that's a center of the health care industry
April 24
April 24
Biden picks up another big union endorsement, this one from building trades workers
The North America’s Building Trades Unions has endorsed President Joe Biden
April 24
April 24
With lawsuits in rearview mirror, Disney World government gets back to being boring
For the first time in more than a year, the monthly board meeting of Walt Disney World’s governing district was back to being what many municipal government forums often are — boring
April 24
April 24
Dairy cattle must be tested for bird flu before moving between states, agriculture officials say
U.S. agriculture officials say dairy cattle moving between states must be tested for the bird flu virus in an effort to track and control the growing outbreak
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Texas Instruments, Mattel rise; General Dynamics, Teledyne fall, Wednesday, 4/24/2024
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Wednesday: Texas Instruments, Mattel rise; General Dynamics, Teledyne fall
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April 24
TikTok bows to European pressure and halts reward feature on new app in France and Spain
TikTok is halting a feature on its new app rewarding users in Europe for watching videos, after facing pressure from regulators worried about its addictive features
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More than 1 in 4 US adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire: AARP study
About one-quarter of U.S. adults age 50 and older who aren't yet retired say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster than their income
April 24
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The plate as palette: Set the table and the mood with the latest in creative dishware
The way a meal looks has been important to the dining experience since forever
April 24
April 24
The summer after Barbenheimer and the strikes, Hollywood charts a new course
Expectations are tempered for the financial prospects of summer of 2024 at the movies
April 24
April 24
New FTC mandate may make it easier for people to quit their jobs
The Federal Trade Commission has voted to ban noncompete clauses, which could affect one in five U.S. workers.
April 24
April 24
Microsoft and Amazon face scrutiny from UK competition watchdog over recent AI deals
British competition regulators say they’ll scrutinize recent artificial intelligence deals by Microsoft and Amazon over concerns that the moves could thwart competition in the AI industry
April 24
April 24
Norfolk Southern's earnings offer railroad chance to defend its strategy ahead of control vote
Norfolk Southern's first-quarter earnings report Wednesday gave the railroad the opportunity to publicly defend CEO Alan Shaw's strategy again before investors decide on May 9 whether to back him
April 24
April 24
IAEA team inspects treated radioactive water release from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
A team of experts from the U.N. nuclear agency has inspected the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for a review of its discharge of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific
April 24
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A blast near a ship off Yemen may mark a new attack by Houthi rebels after a recent lull
A ship near the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait has seen an explosion in the distance, marking what may be a new attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels through the crucial waterway for international trade
April 24
April 24
The EU will probe whether China is unfairly denying companies access to its medical devices market
The European Union says it will investigate whether China is using unfair methods to deprive companies in Europe of access to its market for medical devices
April 24
April 24
Boeing posts a $355M loss, as plane maker tries to dig out from latest crisis
Boeing has reported a $355 million loss for the first quarter
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April 24
Surging auto insurance rates squeeze drivers, fuel inflation
Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation
April 24
April 24
German retirees will get an inflation-busting pension increase this year
Germany’s Cabinet has approved a 4.57% rise in retirees’ pensionsfrom this summer, an increase that is well above the current inflation rate
April 24
April 24
Edmunds: What you need to know about wrapping your car
If you’ve ever spotted cars with chameleon, chrome-like finishes, patterns such as stripes and camouflage, or just an off-beat pink or lime green, you’ve likely seen a vinyl wrap
April 24
April 24
Oil sprays from an ANA flight carrying 213 people as it lands in northern Japan
Airline officials say oil sprayed from an All Nippon Airways plane as it landed in northern Japan, but none of the 213 people on board was injured
April 24
April 24
Biden administration announces plans for up to 12 lease sales for offshore wind energy
The Biden administration has announced plans for a new five-year schedule to lease federal offshore tracts for wind energy production
April 24
April 24
TikTok may be banned in the US. Here's what happened when India did it
The hugely popular Chinese app TikTok may be forced out of the U.S., where a measure to outlaw the video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature
April 24
April 24
Volkswagen revamps its approach in China in bid to overtake upstart EV makers
Foreign automakers have been caught flat-footed in China by an electric vehicle boom that has shaken up the market over the last three years
April 24
April 24
Stock market today: Tesla cruises higher as most of Wall Street drifts in mixed trading
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish
April 24
April 24
Iran's Raisi says Israel must be brought to justice for 'usurpation' of Palestinian territories
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Israel must be brought to justice for “usurpation and oppression” of the Palestinian territories, if not there won’t be a guarantee that others would not do the same in other lands
April 24
April 24
New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
New Jersey is incentivizing taxpayers who work from home for New York based employers to sue New York in court for taxing their wages
April 24
April 24
Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is 'tickled pink' to inspire a Barbie doll
Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie
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April 23
What a TikTok ban in the US could mean for you
After years of attempts to ban the Chinese-owned app, including by former President Donald Trump, a measure to outlaw the popular video-sharing app has won congressional approval and is on its way to President Biden for his signature
April 23
April 23
USPS commits to rerouting Reno-area mail despite bipartisan pushback and mail ballot concerns
The USPS announced on Tuesday it will continue with its plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento, a move that drew bipartisan ire from Nevada lawmakers while raising questions about the rate at which mail ballots can be processed in a po...
April 23
April 23
Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature
The Senate has passed legislation that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of c...
April 23
April 23
Remnants of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, FDA says
U.S. health officials say samples of pasteurized milk have tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows
April 23
April 23
Montana minor league baseball team in dispute with National Park Service over arrowhead logo
A minor league baseball team in Montana is calling out the U.S. Department of Interior for “unwarranted and relentless” trademark claims in a battle over the use of an arrowhead logo
April 23
April 23
Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S. The move marks the largest expansion in federal overtime eligibility in decades
April 23
April 23
Airlines will now be required to give automatic cash refunds for canceled and delayed flights
The Biden administration is setting new rules on airline fees and refunds
April 23
April 23
How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 4/23/2024
Stocks rallied for a second straight day on Wall Street, softening what’s been a rough April
April 23
April 23
Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose $1.46 to $83.33 per barrel Tuesday
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