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Starbucks founder Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales
May 06, 2024Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel
Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles
May 04, 2024Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
Madonna has put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning the vast stretch of sand of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans
May 04, 2024
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Nonprofit Chicago production house Invisible Institute wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes
A nonprofit Chicago journalism production company has won two Pulitzer Prizes for local and audio reporting
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A US company is fined $650,000 for illegally hiring children to clean meat processing plants
A Tennessee-based sanitation company is agreeing to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities
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Starbucks sales are slumping. Is it a bellwether for the economy?
The company's shares have plummeted about 17% in value since last week.
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Federal appeals court upholds ruling that Zion Williamson's 2019 contract with an agent was void
A federal appeals court has upheld a 2021 ruling that NBA star Zion Williamson’s contract with a marketing agent was void because the agent was not licensed in North Carolina when the two entered an agreement in 2019
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Medicare and Social Security go-broke dates are pushed back in a 'measure of good news'
The go-broke dates for benefit programs Medicare and Social Security have been pushed back as an improving economy has contributed to changed projected depletion dates, according to the annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report
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Slain nurse's husband sues health care company, alleging it ignored employees' safety concerns
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How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 5/6/2024
U.S. stocks closed higher on Wall Street, adding to last week’s gains
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One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead
A major pipeline that would have moved natural gas through New Jersey and under two bays to New York has been killed
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 37 cents to $78.48 per barrel Monday
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Call it Cognac diplomacy. France offered China’s Xi a special drink, in a wink at their trade spat
How do you smooth over trade tensions with the all-powerful leader of economic powerhouse China
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May 06
Redfin agrees to pay $9.25 million to settle real estate broker commission lawsuits
Redfin has agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle federal lawsuits that claim U.S. homeowners were saddled with artificially inflated broker commissions when they sold their home as a result of longstanding real estate industry practices
May 06
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Inspired by the Met, 'sleeping baddies' tackle medical debt at the Debt Gala's pajama party
The Met Gala has inspired pajama-clad New Yorkers to fundraise for medical debt relief at an alternative benefit called the Debt Gala
May 06
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Interest rates may stay high for longer. Here’s what it means for the 2024 election.
The Fed has cast doubt over a previous forecast of interest rate cuts.
May 06
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The number of fish on US overfishing list reaches an all-time low. Mackerel and snapper recover
Federal officials say the number of fish on the government’s overfishing list sunk to a new low last year in a sign of healthy U.S. fisheries
May 06
May 06
Trump Media fires auditing firm that US regulators have charged with 'massive fraud'
Trump Media and Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, has fired an auditor that federal regulators recently charged with “massive fraud.”
May 06
May 06
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Freshpet rise; Luminar, Integra fall, Monday, 5/6/2024
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Monday: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Freshpet rise; Luminar, Integra fall
May 06
May 06
Julia Fox and Law Roach team up for a sustainable fashion competition show
A new fashion competition show on E
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Starbucks founder Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales
May 06
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Hospital operator Steward Health Care files for bankruptcy protection
Hospital operator Steward Health Care has filed for bankruptcy protection, but pledged to maintain the eight hospitals it operates in Massachusetts
May 06
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New Liberia forest boss plans to increase exports, denies working with war criminal Charles Taylor
In an interview with The Associated Press, the new head of Liberia's forest management authority, Rudolph Merab, said he would work to increase timber exports and cut regulations
May 06
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Robinhood receives SEC notice for alleged securities violations at crypto unit
Robinhood Markets Inc. has received a notice from the Securities and Exchange Commission about alleged securities violations at its crypto division
May 06
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For farmers, watching and waiting is a spring planting ritual. Climate change is adding to anxiety
As climate change drives an increase in spring rains across the Midwest, it can mean more anxiety for farmers eager to carry out the ritual of spring planting
May 06
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John Swinney expected to lead Scotland after taking the helm of the Scottish National Party
A former head of the Scottish National Party is expected to be Scotland's next leader
May 06
May 06
How Rita Moreno uses honors like an upcoming public television award to further her philanthropy
Rita Moreno says it was always in her nature to be generous – to hold doors for people and help lighten a mother’s load if she was struggling with shopping bags and children
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Money isn't enough to smooth the path for Republican candidates hoping to retake the Senate
Senate Republicans are returning to a strategy they hope could neutralize their Democratic rivals' financial edge: Find rich people to run
May 06
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Hungary and Serbia's autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China's Xi during Europe tour
Chinese leader Xi Jinping will spend most of his five-day tour in Europe this week in two small countries at the continent’s eastern half
May 06
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Stock market today: Wall Street rises to add to last week’s gains
U.S. stocks added to their gains from last week as technology stocks led the way once again
May 06
May 06
Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China's Xi opens European visit in France
French President Emmanuel Macron has put trade disputes and Ukraine-related diplomatic efforts at the top of the agenda for talks with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping
May 06
May 06
Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI
The Biden campaign and top Democrats are wrestling with how best to use artificial intelligence, exposing the party’s anxiety over falling behind Republicans in the race to deploy technology that could transform the future of elections
May 06
May 06
What to know about Trump strategist's embrace of AI to help conservatives
Brad Parscale, the digital guru behind Donald Trump's surprise 2016 presidential victory, has become an evangelist about the power of artificial intelligence to transform how Republicans campaign for office
May 06
May 06
Brad Parscale helped Trump win in 2016 using Facebook ads. Now he’s back, and an AI evangelist
The digital campaign operative who helped engineer Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory with the heavy use of Facebook ads is back working for Trump and is an evangelist for artificial intelligence
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Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others
The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaza to gun violence, and The Associated Press won in the feature photography category for coverage of glob...
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May 05
Qantas agrees to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling seats on canceled flights
Qantas Airways has agreed to pay $79 million in compensation and a fine for selling tickets on thousands of cancelled flights
May 05
May 05
Kim Godwin out as ABC News president after 3 years as first Black woman as network news chief
Kim Godwin is out as ABC News president after three years as the first Black woman to lead a television network news division
May 05
May 05
Berkshire Hathaway event gives good view of Warren Buffett's successor but also raises new questions
This year’s Berkshire Hathaway meeting gave shareholders their best chance yet to hear from the man who will one day take over as CEO when Warren Buffett is gone
May 05
May 05
Commercial jet maker Airbus is staying humble even as Boeing flounders. There's a reason for that
Europe’s Airbus had established a clear sales lead over Boeing even before the American company encountered more fallout from manufacturing troubles and ongoing safety concerns
May 05
May 05
China's president arrives in Europe to reinvigorate ties at a time of global tensions
Chinese President Xi Jinping is kicking off a three-country trip to Europe with the continent divided over how to deal with Beijing’s growing power and the U.S.-China rivalry
May 05
May 05
Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment
Israel has ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close
May 05
May 04
Warren Buffett's company rejects proposals, but it faces lawsuit over how it handled one last year
Shareholder proposals are usually uneventful at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting, but Warren Buffett and the company are now facing a lawsuit over the way one presenter was treated last year
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May 04
Angel Reese, Cardoso debuts watched widely on fan's livestream after WNBA is unable to broadcast
The WNBA debuts of Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso were widely watched on a social media livestream from a fan who stepped in when the league’s app couldn’t broadcast the game
May 04
May 04
I-95 overpass in Connecticut scorched during a fuel truck inferno has been demolished
Workers have demolished a bridge over a Connecticut highway that was damaged in a fiery crash involving a gasoline tanker truck
May 04
May 04
Berkshire's profit plunges 64% on portfolio holdings as Buffett sells Apple
Berkshire Hathaway says its first quarter profit plummeted on the paper value of its investments
May 04
May 04
Madonna's biggest-ever concert transforms Rio's Copacabana beach into a massive dance floor
Madonna has put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning the vast stretch of sand of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans
May 04
May 04
Boeing locks out its private firefighters around Seattle over pay dispute
Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’ union failed to deliver an agreement on ...
May 04
May 04
Boeing locks out union firefighters in Washington state
The union consists of 125 members in Washington state.
May 04
May 04
Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel
Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA after years of delays and stumbles
May 04
May 04
Harlem legend Dapper Dan continues to grow brand world wide
Dapper Dan plans a fashion renaissance after losing everything.
May 04
May 04
South Sudan removes newly imposed taxes that had triggered suspension of UN food airdrops
South Sudan has removed recently imposed taxes and fees that had triggered the suspension of U.N. food airdrops
May 04
May 04
Cyclone Hidaya weakens as it moves toward Tanzania's coastline, officials say
Tanzania's meteorology department says Cyclone Hidaya has significantly weakened as it approaches Tanzania’s coastline
May 04
May 04
Warren Buffett says AI may be better for scammers than society. And he's seen how
Buffett cautioned the tens of thousands of shareholders at his annual meeting.
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