West Virginia cash-for-worker program adds 4th destination
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West…
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 96 cents to $78.20 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 16…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota Gov. Noem bans TikTok from state-owned devices
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order banning state employees and…
Continue ReadingTwitter ends enforcement of COVID misinformation policy
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press Twitter will no longer enforce its policy against COVID-19 misinformation, raising concerns among public health…
Continue ReadingBribery trial tests US cases against Venezuela kleptocrats
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Venezuelan treasurer and nurse to the late Venezuelan President…
Continue ReadingMine opponents to ask Minnesota Supreme Court to void permit
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday on an attempt by environmental…
Continue ReadingQatar to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany from 2026
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is to supply liquefied natural gas to Germany under a 15-year deal as the European economic powerhouse scrambles to…
Continue ReadingCompetitors chip away at Tesla’s US electric vehicle share
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — New electric vehicle models from multiple automakers are starting to chip away at Tesla’s dominance…
Continue ReadingVirginia Walmart mass shooting survivor files $50M lawsuit
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed…
Continue ReadingEx-mayor, elected at age 23, loses corruption case appeal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the extortion and fraud convictions of a once-celebrated…
Continue ReadingGerman inflation dips slightly in November to 10%
BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that Germany’s inflation rate slipped back slightly to 10% in November. But galloping prices remain a major…
Continue ReadingUS consumer confidence falls in November for 2nd month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer U.S. consumer confidence fell for the second straight month in November amid ongoing high inflation,…
Continue ReadingChina ready for ‘closer partnership’ with Russia in energy
BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping says China is ready to “forge closer partnership” with Russia in energy. A state news agency says Xi made…
Continue ReadingApple Music reveals top music in 2022 and listener charts
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Stay,” the smash hit by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber topped Apple Music’s…
Continue ReadingThe AP Interview: IMF head urges China to end mass lockdowns
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer BERLIN (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund says it’s time for China to move away from mass…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: 4 reasons for thrift store gifts this year
KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Thrifting is hot, and Goodwill finds are cool again. But while we’re thrilled to find the perfect throwback tee for our…
Continue ReadingFidelity Charitable: New grants to surpass deposits in 2022
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Fidelity Charitable, the nation’s largest grantmaker, expects 2022 will be the first year since 2018 that the…
Continue ReadingQatar says worker deaths for World Cup ‘between 400 and 500’
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Qatari official involved in the country’s World Cup organization has put the number…
Continue ReadingAt Mich. chip plant, Biden says unions ‘built middle class’
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press BAY CITY, Michigan (AP) — President Joe Biden is telling Americans he is a “pro-union” president, just a day…
Continue ReadingUK waters down internet rules plan after free speech outcry
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has abandoned a plan to force tech firms to remove internet content that is…
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