Why Meta’s virtual-reality avatars are finally getting legs
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — Why is it so hard to build a metaverse avatar — a visual representation of ourselves in the digital world — that…
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Iodine pills in short supply after Finland updates guideline
HELSINKI (AP) — Many pharmacies in Finland have run out of iodine tablets a day after the Nordic country’s health ministry recommended that…
Continue ReadingBiden hit on economy as more say finances poor: AP-NORC poll
By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults are now feeling financially vulnerable amid high inflation — a…
Continue ReadingJudge ends lobbying suit against casino developer Steve Wynn
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit that sought to force longtime casino…
Continue ReadingWho are the 2022 MacArthur ‘genius grant’ fellows?
Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A specialist in plastic waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who…
Continue ReadingMacArthur’s 2022 ‘genius grant’ winners picked to inspire
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The winners of the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious fellowship this year include a waste management engineer, an…
Continue ReadingRough times ahead: Hurricane Ian batters SW Florida economy
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian has come and gone, but it still could deliver prolonged blows to the…
Continue ReadingBezos family donates $710M to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced a $710 million gift from the Bezos family, the largest…
Continue ReadingPepsiCo raises forecasts after Q3 boosted by higher prices
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer PepsiCo raised its full-year revenue and earnings forecast Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected third…
Continue ReadingWhy Social Security checks are about to get a lot bigger
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of millions of older Americans are getting the biggest raise of their lifetimes.  The U.S.…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What caused UK’s economic crisis and what’s next?
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Liz Truss took office last month promising to rebuild the British economy and put the…
Continue ReadingEuropean court tells Swiss to end discrimination against men
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland is grappling with how to respond to a European human rights court ruling that it…
Continue ReadingCyprus’ flawed program leads to 10 more losing citizenship
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cyprus has begun proceedings to revoke citizenship from three investors and seven of their family…
Continue Reading‘Desperation’: Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of child care in the U.S. has become so acute that it’s…
Continue ReadingUS clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand…
Continue ReadingWhat spiking US veterinary prices reveal about inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most pets hate visiting the vet. Now it’s becoming a lot more unpleasant for their…
Continue ReadingBahamas to increase minimum wage, implement price controls
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The prime minister of the Bahamas has announced an increase in the island’s minimum wage and temporary price…
Continue ReadingUS producer price inflation eases to still-high 8.5%
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.5% in September from a year earlier, its third…
Continue ReadingGerman government: Economy to shrink in 2023 as war bites
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government has slashed its growth forecast for this year and predicted that Europe’s…
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines starts early on summer 2023 plans for Europe
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Planes from the U.S. to Europe were packed this summer, and United Airlines figures the same thing…
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