MassMutual fined for failing to monitor GameStop saga star
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Massachusetts is fining MassMutual $4 million after accusing the company of failing to supervise an employee…
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Italy requires COVID-19 pass for all workers from Oct. 15
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian workers in both the public and private sectors will be obliged to provide a health pass to…
Continue ReadingNYC’s Rikers Island jail spirals into chaos amid pandemic
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has been troubled by years of neglect and now has…
Continue ReadingCovered California director to step down in February
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The director of Covered California says he will step down early next year. Peter Lee has…
Continue ReadingMuslim groups call for Hilton boycott over project in China
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is calling for a boycott of Hilton hotels over what it says are plans to build a hotel on the site of…
Continue ReadingMuslim groups call for Hilton boycott over project in China
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group is calling for a boycott of Hilton hotels over what it says are plans to build a hotel on the site of…
Continue ReadingOregon’s 2nd-largest high school shuts due to COVID spread
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say Oregon’s second-largest high school is halting in-person classes because of COVID-19 spread that is requiring…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 46 more COVID-19 related deaths; weekly report shows surge may be easing
There are 46 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,536, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingAngry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
CNN By Ben Westcott, CNN Growing up as a teenager in Afghanistan, Rabia Balkhi felt lucky. Despite being born in a country with a long history of…
Continue ReadingDutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigns over Afghanistan crisis
By Katharina Krebs and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag announced her resignation on Thursday after a majority of the Dutch…
Continue ReadingFord adding 450 jobs to meet demand for new electric truck
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford plans to spend $250 million and add 450 jobs at three Michigan plants to meet…
Continue ReadingFord adding 450 jobs to meet demand for new electric truck
By MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Ford plans to spend $250 million and add 450 jobs at three Michigan plants to meet…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingUN: Tens of thousands await help 1 month after Haiti quake
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.N. official says tens of thousands of Haitians are still awaiting help more than…
Continue ReadingLawyer: Arizona Senate’s 2020 election review out next week
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney representing the Republican-controlled Arizona Senate says the long-delayed review of…
Continue ReadingMass shootings in the US increased during the coronavirus pandemic, study finds
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Mass shootings in the United States increased during the coronavirus pandemic, and even doubled in July 2020 compared to a…
Continue ReadingLouis Menand among nonfiction National Book Award nominees
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Louis Menand’s Cold War cultural history “The Free World” and Hanif Abdurraqib’s…
Continue ReadingWitnesses: Suspect in slayings of 4 met victim at bar
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say one of two men suspected in the shooting deaths of four people found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin was…
Continue ReadingBiden angers France, EU with new Australia, UK initiative
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to form a strategic Indo-Pacific alliance with Australia and…
Continue ReadingGabby Petito’s family makes plea for information about missing daughter
By Melissa Alonso, Ray Sanchez and Taylor Romine, CNN The father of Gabby Petito, who was reported missing over the weekend, made a public plea…
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