S&P profits soar as companies pass inflation on to customers
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Higher inflation hasn’t dented Corporate America’s profit bonanza — so far. Companies…
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Tying CEO pay to carbon emissions works. More companies should try it
Opinion by Friso Van der Oord for CNN Business Perspectives Despite decades of reform efforts by regulators, shareholders and the independent…
Continue ReadingRising Covid-19 case numbers in classrooms cause school districts to go virtual, change mask rules
CNN, WSMV By Mallory Simon, CNN Schools across the country are grappling with growing Covid-19 case numbers, forcing districts to rethink their…
Continue ReadingRising Covid-19 case numbers in classrooms cause school districts to go virtual, change mask rules
By Mallory Simon, CNN Schools across the country are grappling with growing Covid-19 case numbers, forcing districts to rethink their strategies for…
Continue ReadingShip runs aground and splits in two in Japan
Story by Reuters A Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbor, then split in two and was leaking oil, but there were no…
Continue ReadingMore than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began
By TERRY TANG Associated Press A new report has found the frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to assaults — reported in the U.S. so…
Continue ReadingBulgaria slides into political crisis as new election looms
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s political crisis has taken a new twist after an anti-establishment party that narrowly won last month’s…
Continue ReadingBidder offers up to $120 million for collapsed condo site
MIAMI (AP) — A private bidder is willing to offering up to $120 million to purchase the Miami-area oceanfront property where the collapsed…
Continue ReadingLGBT+ festival to open in Denmark, Sweden in pandemic shadow
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Thousands are expected to attend the opening Thursday of the 10-day multi-national LGBT+ festival that will include a…
Continue ReadingAumento de casos de covid-19 en las aulas hace que los distritos escolares vuelvan a clases virtuales y cambien las reglas de uso de mascarillas
Mariana Toro (CNN) — Las escuelas de todo Estados Unidos están lidiando con el creciente número de casos de covid-19, lo que obliga a los…
Continue ReadingHochul: I’ll run for governor after finishing Cuomo’s term
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she plans to run for governor in her own right after serving out the…
Continue ReadingBack-to-back price hikes, wholesale costs up 1% in July
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1% in July, disappointing…
Continue ReadingBack-to-back price hikes, wholesale costs up 1% in July
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level jumped a higher-than-expected 1% in July, disappointing…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims near pandemic low as economy strengthens
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell for a third straight time…
Continue ReadingAtlanta mother alleges Black students were assigned to elementary school classes based on race
By Rebekah Riess and Gregory Lemos, CNN A mother in Atlanta has filed a civil rights complaint with the US Department of Education alleging her…
Continue ReadingAtlanta mother alleges Black students were assigned to elementary school classes based on race
CNN By Rebekah Riess and Gregory Lemos, CNN A mother in Atlanta has filed a civil rights complaint with the US Department of Education alleging her…
Continue ReadingSlice of Charles and Diana’s 1981 wedding cake sells for ‘unexpected’ price
Jack Guy, CNN A slice of cake from Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding has been sold for the “unexpected” price of…
Continue ReadingStevie Wonder, Common team for cancer fundraising TV special
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder and Common will perform together for the seventh Stand Up To Cancer telethon. Matthew…
Continue ReadingDays of hot weather grip Southern Europe, North Africa
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Stifling heat is gripping much of Southern Europe, and forecasters say worse is expected to…
Continue ReadingPedro Almodóvar warns against algorithms in Instagram row
MADRID (AP) — Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar says society must be alert to the power of algorithms deciding what humans are permitted to see. He…
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