Tag: Business
Dunkin’ worker charged with manslaughter in customer’s death
TAMPA, Fla. — Florida prosecutors filed a manslaughter charge Friday against a Dunkin’ store employee accused of fatally punching a 77-year-old customer after the...
White House, GOP infrastructure talks hit crucial stage
<p>WASHINGTON — Negotiations between the White House and Senate Republicans over <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-technology-coronavirus-pandemic-pittsburgh-jen-psaki-8865ffc8f5ad3142155a5bd3c3a3e6d3">President Joe Biden's $2.3 trillion </a> infrastructure plan are hitting a crucial...
Chicago mayor faces dashed hopes of her backers
CHICAGO — Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat...
Merkel: Germany to discuss ‘common ground’ on Russia with US
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Germany will discuss “necessary common ground” with the U.S. on relations with Russia after President Joe...
Kayaker’s photos show crack in closed I-40 bridge in 2016
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Photos taken by a Mississippi River kayaker about five years before a crack was found in the Interstate 40 bridge linking...
Legislation raises hopes for Alaskan cruises this summer
Congress has voted to let large cruise ships sail directly from Washington state to Alaska without stopping in Canada, a step that could clear...
Oxford college to keep statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes
<p>LONDON — The governing body of a college at Oxford University said Thursday it will not take down the statue of Victorian imperialist Cecil...
Talking to the moon: Europe pitches lunar satellites plan
<p>BERLIN — The European Space Agency presented a vision Thursday to put satellites in orbit around the moon that would facilitate future missions to...
Networks rely on reboots, franchises amid streaming’s rise
<p>Everything old is new again on network television, and without apology.</p>
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New Mexico official takes aim at oil, gas bond requirements
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s financial assurance requirements for oil and gas wells, pipelines and related infrastructure fall far short of what would be...