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Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea, the latest assault in their campaign against international shipping in the crucial maritime route
April 29, 2024Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software
Shares of Tesla stock have rallied after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software
April 29, 2024
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Samsung reports a 10-fold increase in profit as AI drives rebound in memory chip markets
Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 10-fold increase in operating profit for the last quarter as the expansion of artificial intelligence technologies drives a rebound in the markets for computer memory chips
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Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high
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April 29
US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years and set performance standards
Automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all U.S. new passenger vehicles in five years
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Sue Bird says joining ownership group of the Seattle Storm felt inevitable
Sue Bird says becoming a part-owner of the only WNBA franchise she ever played for felt like an inevitability
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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 4/29/2024
Stocks edged higher as Wall Street readies for a week packed with potentially market-moving news
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April 29
IMF approves immediate release of final $1.1 billion tranche of $3 billion bailout to Pakistan
The IMF says it will immediately release the final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout to Pakistan
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New Mexico reaches record settlement over natural gas flaring in the Permian Basin
New Mexico has reached a record settlement with a Texas-based company over air pollution violations at natural gas gathering sites in the Permian Basin
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April 29
Paramount Global replaces CEO Bob Bakish with a troika of executives
Paramount Global announced that Bob Bakish is stepping down as CEO of the film, television and multimedia company
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Investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern railroad pick up key support
The activist investors trying to take control of Norfolk Southern are picking up key support
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery fell $1.22 to $82.63 per barrel Monday
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April 29
Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana
April 29
April 29
Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software
Shares of Tesla stock have rallied after the electric vehicle maker's CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing over the weekend and reportedly won tentative approval for its driving software
April 29
April 29
Winner of $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot is an immigrant from Laos who has cancer
One of the winners of a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot this month is an immigrant from Laos who has had cancer for eight years and had his latest chemotherapy treatment last week
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April 29
Global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution at critical phase in Canada
For the first time, negotiators from most of the world’s nations are discussing actual text for what is supposed to become a global treaty to end plastic pollution
April 29
April 29
Japan's currency falls to its weakest since 1990 against the dollar as the yen keeps yelping
The value of Japan’s currency has tumbled so much that for a moment on Monday it took 160 yen to equal $1
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Tesla, Domino's Pizza rise; AMC Entertainment, SoFi Technologies fall, Monday, 4/29/2024
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: Tesla, Domino’s Pizza rise; AMC Entertainment, SoFi Technologies fall
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House and Senate negotiate bill to help FAA add more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
Congressional negotiators have agreed to help the Federal Aviation Administration hire more air traffic controllers and safety inspectors
April 29
April 29
Amazon delivery speeds hit new records
Amazon says it's shattering delivery speed records, fast-food restaurants in California are hiking their prices, and Zoom meetings may not have taken the place of in-person business meetings after all.
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A second new nuclear reactor is completed in Georgia. The carbon-free power comes at a high price
The second of two new nuclear reactors in Georgia has entered commercial operation
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FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety
The Food and Drug Administration has finalized a rule to regulate medical tests that have long escaped oversight
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Philips will pay $1.1 billion to resolve US lawsuits over breathing machines that expel debris
Medical device maker Philips will pay $1.1 billion to settle personal injury lawsuits in the U.S. over its defective sleep apnea machines
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April 29
Supreme Court rejects Musk appeal over social media posts that must be approved by Tesla
The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Elon Musk over a settlement with securities regulators that requires him to get approval in advance of some social media posts that relate to Tesla, the electric vehicle company he leads
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April 29
Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' hits No. 1, with songs claiming the top 14 spots
Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week following the release of her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”
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California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan
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US opens investigation into Ford crashes involving Blue Cruise partially automated driving system
Two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise partially automated driving system have drawn the attention of U.S. auto safety regulators
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Insider Q&A: Avelo Airlines CEO Andrew Levy describes the challenges of starting a new carrier
There aren't many newcomers in the airline business
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Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a ship in the Red Sea, the latest assault in their campaign against international shipping in the crucial maritime route
April 29
April 29
South Korea's opposition leader urges the president to accept investigation of wife, top officials
South Korea’s opposition leader has pressured President Yoon Suk Yeol to accept special investigations into allegations involving top officials and his wife, as they met for talks on bipartisan cooperation
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April 29
Hawaii is known for its macadamia nuts. Lawmakers want to keep it that way
For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family
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April 29
Rise of the superfake: Hermès Birkins, Louis Vuitton brands being copied flawlessly
Counterfeit purses have been flooding the market for several decades.
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April 29
Spain's Prime Minister Sánchez says he'll continue in office after days of reflection
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has vowed to stay in office and govern “with even more strength."
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April 29
Revival of vinyl records in Brazil spares a 77-year-old singer – and others – from oblivion
It took almost a half century for Brazilian singer Cátia de França to find her audience, but she finally has — with the help of a near-obsolete audio technology
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Stock market today: Wall Street rises to start a week full of earnings reports and a Fed meeting
Stocks ticked higher to begin a week packed with potentially market-moving news
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April 28
Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
A data analysis shows Indonesia had a 27% increase in primary forest loss in 2023
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April 28
Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks
Late this year, Aurora Innovation Inc. plans to start hauling freight on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks
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April 28
Affluent Americans are driving US economy and likely delaying need for Fed rate cuts
Older Americans are fueling a sustained boost to the U.S. economy
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April 28
How to design a volunteering program in your workplace
More workplaces are bolstering their volunteer programs, especially as employee demands grow for socially responsible employers and engagement
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April 28
Seeking engagement and purpose, corporate employees turn to workplace volunteering
Employees increasingly find that robust workplace volunteer programs meet their desires for in-person connections, professional growth and altruistically inclined employers — career objectives that might be missing in conventional corporate atmospheres
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April 28
Tesla founder Elon Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show
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April 28
Nepal hosts an investment summit in hopes of attracting foreign money for hydropower projects
Nepal is hosting an investment summit, hoping to attract much-needed foreign investment
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April 28
Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state’s second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion
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April 28
African farmers look to the past and the future to address climate change
From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking both to the past and future to respond to climate change
April 28
April 28
California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers. Hollywood plays a role
The character performers at Disneyland in California have said they filed a petition for union recognition
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April 27
United Auto Workers reaches deal with Daimler Truck, averting potential strike in North Carolina
The deal covers workers at various plants in North Carolina.
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April 27
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that’s probably because it has, at least if you’re measuring via internet time
April 27
April 27
Long lines form and frustration grows as Cuba runs short of cash
Alejandro Fonseca stood in line for several hours outside a bank in Havana hoping to withdraw Cuban pesos from an ATM
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April 27
Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms
An Oregon sports bar focusing on and showing only women's athletics has plans to expand across the country through a franchise model
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Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too
While a bill to ban TikTok if it doesn't change owners has received President Joe Biden's signature, it could still be years before the popular video-sharing app is actually blocked from U.S. app stores — if it is blocked at all
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April 26
Regulators close Philadelphia-based Republic First Bank, first US bank failure this year
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York
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April 26
An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York
An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane that was taking off from New York, and pilots returned to the airport and landed safely
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