U.S. sanctions North Korean cryptocurrency mixing firm
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has sanctioned North Korean digital currency mixing firm Blender.io, which allegedly…
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Pelosi sets $45,000 minimum yearly salary for House aides
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi is addressing concerns about the working conditions for some Capitol Hill…
Continue Reading Britain pushes tough tech rules under new digital watchdog
LONDON (AP) — Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog…
Continue Reading Biden plugs manufacturing initiative at Ohio metal company
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging that 3D printing technology will help return factory jobs…
Continue Reading Europe’s farmers stir up biogas to offset Russian energy
By JOHN LEICESTER and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SONCHAMP, France (AP) — In lush fields southwest of Paris, farmers are joining Europe’s…
Continue Reading Stocks end rocky week with their 5th straight weekly decline
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market ended an unusually turbulent week with its fifth straight weekly…
Continue Reading Nashville library offers ‘I read banned books’ library cards
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville Public Library is responding to library scrutiny in Tennessee with a goal to distribute 5,000…
Continue Reading Dozens more civilians rescued from Ukrainian steel plant
By ELENA BECATOROS and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Dozens more civilians have been rescued from the tunnels under…
Continue Reading Hill bargainers seek Ukraine aid deal, COVID aid in question
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are working toward a compromise on President Joe Biden’s $33 billion Ukraine aid…
Continue Reading COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health…
Continue Reading US added 428,000 jobs in April despite surging inflation
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added 428,000 jobs in April, extending a streak of solid hiring that…
Continue Reading Spirit CEO says JetBlue wants to stop Spirit-Frontier merger
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The CEO of Spirit Airlines says JetBlue might be trying to buy his airline just to prevent Frontier Airlines from…
Continue Reading Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing
By WILL WEISSERT and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met Thursday…
Continue Reading Postmaster general: Get used to ‘uncomfortable’ rate hikes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. postmaster general says Americans should get used to “uncomfortable” postage rate increases. Louis DeJoy said…
Continue Reading DoorDash’s sales soar in Q1 but its costs also grow
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash sales soared in the first quarter as it added new customers, putting to rest any question of whether…
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FDA restricts J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators are strictly limiting who can receive Johnson &…
Continue Reading How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street as worries grow in markets that the higher interest rates the Federal Reserve is…
Continue Reading Wayfair, Etsy fall; Albemarle, Booking Holdings rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Wayfair, Etsy fall; Albemarle, Booking Holdings…
Continue Reading Former tribal leader convicted in casino bribery case
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former leader of a Massachusetts Native American tribe has been convicted of bribery and…
Continue Reading Buffett’s Berkshire keeps buying Occidental Petroleum stock
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway continued buying Occidental Petroleum shares this week…
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