Gates Foundation prods UN, honors inspiration as Goalkeepers
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates combined characteristic optimism with sobering questions about…
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Judge rules RI truck tolling system must end within 48 hours
By MARK PRATT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge says Rhode Island’s truck tolling system for funding repairs to the…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday 9/21/2022
The Associated Press Wall Street closed sharply lower after the Federal Reserve stepped up its fight against inflation by raising interest rates. The…
Continue ReadingGeneral Mills, Walmart rise; Chemours, Carnival fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: General Mills, Walmart rise; Chemours, Carnival…
Continue ReadingSenate ratifies international climate deal on refrigerants
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has taken major action to address climate change by ratifying an international…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1 to $82.94 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for November delivery fell 79…
Continue ReadingNATO’s team in Albania to help on Iran-alleged cyberattack
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — NATO has sent a senior-level delegation to Albania on Wednesday to help the tiny Western…
Continue ReadingIMF criticizes Lebanese government over slow reforms
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The International Monetary Fund says the Lebanese government’s slowness to implement…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa in electricity crisis, nationwide blackouts
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has an urgent meeting scheduled with his Cabinet…
Continue ReadingHome Depot workers petition to form 1st store-wide union
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Home Depot workers in Philadelphia have filed a petition with the federal labor board to form…
Continue ReadingMichigan property owners settle PFAS case for $54 million
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has given tentative approval to a $54 million settlement involving 3M Co., a shoe manufacturer and property…
Continue Reading‘Art of the steal’: Trump accused of vast fraud in NY suit
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump padded his net worth by billions of dollars…
Continue ReadingFendi, Diesel open Milan Fashion Week with sense of renewal
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week opened Wednesday with a sense of renewal. The calendar returned to near…
Continue ReadingFishermen appeal judge ruling that protects endangered whale
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The state of Maine and a fishing group are appealing a federal judge’s decision that…
Continue ReadingLong a haven for wealth, Dubai will enforce UK court rulings
By MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has called on its courts to begin enforcing the…
Continue ReadingUS gas prices tick up, ending 99-day streak of lower costs
By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers A 99-day run of falling gasoline prices — a streak that gave consumers a glimmer of hope…
Continue ReadingUS home sales slipped, prices grew more slowly in August
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in August for the seventh month in a row, as sharply higher mortgage…
Continue ReadingWalmart takes a cautious approach to holiday hiring
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is taking a cautious approach to the holiday shopping season, announcing it…
Continue ReadingWorker was dead in Belk department store bathroom for 4 days
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 63-year-old worker died in the public bathroom of a South Carolina department store, but her body was not discovered for…
Continue ReadingRussians rush for flights out amid partial reservist call-up
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Large numbers of Russians have rushed to book one-way tickets out of the country after…
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