Strikes over pay disrupt Christmas travel in UK, France
LONDON (AP) — Air travelers are facing possible delays at U.K. airports as government employees who check passports go on strike. The walkout…
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Tomahawks part of Japan’s record defense spending next year
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Cabinet has approved record defense spending next year in preparation for the country…
Continue ReadingAsian shares higher in thin holiday trading
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose Monday in Asia in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, with markets in Hong…
Continue ReadingSex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone
By MICHAEL REZENDES and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press The video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter was discovered in New Zealand in 2016 and…
Continue ReadingSex-abuse video victimizes child long after abuser is gone
By MICHAEL REZENDES and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press The video of a man raping his 9-year-old daughter was discovered in New Zealand in 2016 and…
Continue ReadingIndia randomly testing international visitors for COVID-19
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has begun randomly testing international passengers arriving at its airports for COVID-19…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the…
Continue ReadingReal coffee, but a fake ‘Starbucks’ in piracy-ridden Iraq
By SAMYA KULLAB and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all…
Continue ReadingEgypt: Central Bank hikes interest rates to limit inflation
CAIRO (AP) — The Central Bank of Egypt has raised interest rates as the country continues to battle double-digit inflation amid a sharp currency…
Continue ReadingExplosion ignites fire in Moroccan propane gas storage plant
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — An explosion hit a propane gas storage unit on the Moroccan coast, sending balls of flames into the sky. No casualties were…
Continue ReadingNY legislators pass bill making them nation’s best-paid
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Just in time for Christmas, New York legislators passed a bill in both…
Continue ReadingUnion wins labor board ruling in Charleston port dispute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A National Labor Relations Board decision means only union members may work heavy-lift equipment at a new shipping terminal…
Continue ReadingMan convicted of running unlicensed bitcoin exchange biz
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury has convicted a New Hampshire man of running an unlicensed bitcoin exchange business and laundering over $10 million in…
Continue ReadingGroup urges feds to investigate Snapchat over fentanyl sales
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the U.S. deals with its deadliest overdose crisis to date, a national crime-prevention…
Continue ReadingCarMax, Micron fall; MillerKnoll, Cleveland-Cliffs rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: CarMax Inc., down $2.17 to $57.20. The used car dealership…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Thursday 12/22/2022
The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as stronger-than-expected reports on the economy caused worries to flare about interest rates…
Continue ReadingMicron announces layoffs, cost cutting as chip demand drops
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Micron will reduce its workforce by 10% next year and take other cost-cutting measures as the computer memory chip maker…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery fell 80 cents to $77.49 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for February delivery fell…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s the debate over releasing Trump’s taxes?
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday voted to…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia plant to make batteries for US energy grid
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A company that plans to make batteries for the U.S. energy grid will locate its first…
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