Tag: Business
NFL expects full stadiums this season, remains cautious
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league expects full stadiums this season and players and staff are being encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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What would it take to solve the student debt crisis?
The possibility of federal student loan forgiveness grabs all the headlines. But experts say no single policy — not even wiping the slate clean...
Can French judges clear Carlos Ghosn’s name? He hopes so
BEIRUT — Former auto magnate Carlos Ghosn expects to get hit with at least one preliminary charge after French investigators travel to Beirut next...
Change may allow scientists to grow human embryos longer
LONDON — New guidelines released Wednesday remove a decades-old barrier to stem cell research, recommending that researchers be allowed to grow human embryos longer...
Groups accuse Tennessee Valley Authority of misusing funds
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four environmental organizations on Wednesday asked the Tennessee Valley Authority's internal watchdog to investigate whether the nation's largest public utility misused...
Feds take down Medicare scams that preyed on virus fears
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges Wednesday against more than a dozen people from Florida to California in a series of Medicare scams...
Corruption trial of former South African president starts
JOHANNESBURG — The corruption trial of former South African President Jacob Zuma began Wednesday more than 25 years after some of his alleged offenses.
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WFP boosts assistance in Lebanon as economic crisis deepens
BEIRUT — The World Food Program said on Wednesday it is tripling its assistance to Lebanon, offering cash assistance to nearly 300,000 people amid...
Ex-official in Bolivia charged for bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI — Bolivia's former interior minister has has been arrested in the U.S. for allegedly taking part of $602,000 in kickbacks from Florida-based businessmen...
Jeff Bezos says will pass baton to new Amazon CEO on July 5
NEW YORK — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has picked a date to step down as CEO.
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