McDonald’s apologizes for global system outage that shut down some stores for hours
By COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — McDonald’s apologized Friday for a global technology outage that shuttered some…
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China’s stock regulator pledges to boost the quality of listed firms and crack down on market abuses
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s markets regulator has renewed its efforts to pep up the stock market, pledging to raise the quality of companies listed…
Continue ReadingTensions over Israel-Hamas war loom over Irish Taoiseach’s usually jovial annual visit to White House
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — St. Patrick’s Day at the White House is ordinarily a moment for celebration, with the fountains dyed…
Continue ReadingHard-throwing teens draw scouts, scholarships. More and more, they may also need Tommy John surgery
By DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Teenage pitchers are throwing a baseball harder than ever as they try to attract attention…
Continue ReadingHow NASA and Google Earth are helping save tigers
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East, south to…
Continue ReadingGerman greenhouse gas emissions dropped sharply last year, raising hopes of meeting 2030 target
BERLIN (AP) — Official data shows Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the…
Continue ReadingEva Longoria y el almirante Bill McRaven recibirán el Premio Bezos de US$ 100 millones
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, y su prometida, Lauren Sánchez, concederán US$ 50 millones cada uno a…
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s stores hit by global IT failure
By Olesya Dmitracova, Anna Cooban, Juliana Liu and Michael Nam, CNN London/Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — McDonald’s was hit by a system failure…
Continue ReadingWhite House encourages House Republicans to ‘move on’ from their Biden impeachment effort
By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging Republican House…
Continue ReadingHouse GOP Biden inquiry stalls as impeachment becomes less likely
By Annie Grayer, CNN Six months since opening the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, House Republicans now face a dilemma of their own…
Continue ReadingUN-backed human rights experts decry new evidence of torture of Ukrainian POWs by Russia
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of…
Continue ReadingOceans apart, William and Harry both salute Princess Diana’s legacy at an awards ceremony
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Prince Harry both took part in an awards ceremony in honor of their late mother Princess Diana. But the estranged…
Continue ReadingInspired by a dream, this photograph became a symbol for a transformative protest movement
By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Nine years ago, Sethembile Msezane stepped on top of a plinth, wearing a black body suit and stiletto heels, her…
Continue ReadingGermany, France and Poland vow to procure more weapons for Ukraine in a show of unity
By GEIR MOULSON and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Poland are vowing to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up…
Continue ReadingGerald Levin, the former Time Warner CEO who engineered a disastrous mega-merger, is dead at 84
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Reporter SAN FRANCISO (AP) — Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the…
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Save the Date: Busy St. Patrick’s Day weekend offerings
Bola Gbadebo shares details of just a few of the many events happening around Central Oregon this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. You can find many more…
Continue ReadingQué pasó cuando la nación más poblada del mundo apagó TikTok de la noche a la mañana
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Mientras los seguidores de TikTok en Estados Unidos están preocupadas por perder el acceso a la…
Continue ReadingTormentas devastadoras y fuertes tornados dejan varios muertos, decenas de heridos y viviendas destruidas en Indiana y Ohio
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Tormentas devastadoras y fuertes tornados azotaron Indiana y Ohio la noche de este jueves, dejando al menos tres…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street slips further away from records amid inflation worries
By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks retreated from a record high set earlier this week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Friday.…
Continue ReadingHonda and Nissan agree to work together in developing electric vehicles and intelligent technology
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan and Honda have announced they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto…
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