By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business For close to two decades, Apple and China have been inextricably linked. The world’s most populous country not only accounts for the bulk of Apple’s device manufacturing but also a significant portion of its sales. This year, however, several cracks have started to appear in an otherwise mutually beneficial relationship.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines is reporting higher profit and record revenue, but its shares are down because of concern over rising costs. Southwest said Thursday that second-quarter profit more than doubled to $760 million. Revenue jumped by about two-thirds, as passengers packed planes to take summer vacations. Southwest
Continue ReadingBy Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Clark County Commissioners are considering expanding a late 1990s-era policy that gave courts the power to issue “stay out” orders on the Las Vegas Strip for certain criminal offenders. Currently, if you are caught dealing drugs or prostituting, a judge
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN Senate Democrats have included $21 billion in possible appropriations funding to provide resources for the coronavirus pandemic, as well as funding that could be used for testing and vaccines related to the monkeypox virus. Led by Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy, a Democrat from Vermont, the proposal was released as part
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Sen. Joe Manchin’s stunning reversal on a clean energy package has suddenly put Democrats in a position to pass the largest climate investment in US history, and by far the biggest legislative win for the environmental movement since the Clean Air Act. Wednesday night’s surprise resurrection of a deal on $369
Continue ReadingBy Kalama Hines Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Pocatello first responders have called for the resignation of a city council member following “racially insensitive comments.” The Pocatello Firefighters Union IAFF Local 187 is condemning comments made by City Councilman Roger Bray at two recent city council meetings. In the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Proteger a los defensores del medio ambiente y garantizar el acceso a la información, participación y justicia ambiental: estos son los pilares del Acuerdo de Escazú, un pacto histórico del que ya forman parte 14 países de América Latina y el Caribe, una de las más peligrosas del mundo para
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with winger Kaapo Kakko on a two-year contract. The deal is worth $4.2 million, with an annual salary cap hit of $2.1 million. Kakko had seven goals and 11 assists in 43 games last season. The 21-year-old Finn also had two goals and
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY WALSH Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Tom Daley protested intolerance toward the LGBTQ+ community at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games. The British diver played a key role as one of the last bearers in the Queen’s Baton Relay. Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Katie Sadleir says the
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The Excessive Heat Warning that has been in place for the last couple days will stay in place through 11 pm Saturday. Highs today will once again be in the low 100’s with northerly breezes this afternoon at 5-10 mph. Some areas will see a chance of afternoon pop-up thunderstorms. Breezes
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Thursday dismissed fears that the US is in a recession after a government report showed the US economy shrunk again in the second quarter, arguing there are “signs of economic progress,” including in the labor market and consumer spending. The President said slower growth was expected compared
Continue ReadingCNN By Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN On August 9, Kenyans head to the polls and with soaring food and fuel prices, high unemployment and post-pandemic stagnation, a change in leadership could not come at a more critical time for East Africa’s largest economy. Who are the candidates? Deputy President William Ruto, 55 and
Continue ReadingLeah Asmelash, CNN Joyce Carol Oates claims White male authors are in trouble. In a tweet published Sunday morning, the author of more than 50 books shared a New York Times op-ed criticizing the publishing industry as too sympathetic to the political left. Along with the link, Oates wrote: “A friend who is a literary
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders effectively acknowledged the struggling economy won’t hit its official 5.5% growth target this year and said Thursday they will try to prop up sagging consumer demand but will stick to strict anti-COVID-19 tactics that disrupted manufacturing and trade. The announcement after a Communist Party
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights watchdog is urging Egyptian authorities to allow the family of a prominent activist serving a five-year sentence access to him. Amnesty International also reiterated calls on Thursday for the immediate release of Alaa Abdel-Fattah. It says his family members had not received any word from him and were
Continue ReadingSPARTA, Ga. (AP) — State investigators looking into the death of a Georgia woman who fell out of a patrol car after being arrested have concluded that deputies never closed the car’s rear passenger-side door. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release that 28-year-old Brianna Grier suffered significant injuries as she was
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Germany’s top diplomat has visited refugees at a camp in Greece after stressing that European Union countries should do more to safeguard people seeking relief from war and hardship. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visited a Holocaust memorial in Athens before sitting down with refugees at a camp west of the
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation is soaring. And yet restaurant-goers are having a love affair with a high-budget item: Steak. In the three months ending on May 29, sales at Longhorn Steakhouse locations open at least a year popped 10.6%. Texas Roadhouse reported that in the first three months of the year, sales at
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have re-signed defenseman Ethan Bear to a one-year, $2.2 million contract. The team announced the deal Thursday, which marked exactly one year since the Hurricanes acquired Bear in a trade with Edmonton. Bear had five goals and nine assists in 58 games last season and struggled to find
Continue ReadingBy GERARDO CARRILLO and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Dozen of white-robed medical school graduates have marched in Mexico City to protest the violence they face in isolated clinics they are forced to staff as part of the country’s medical training system. A 24-year-old med school graduate was shot to death this
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