Tag: Business
House poised to approve $715 billion transportation bill
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led House is set to approve a sizable $715 billion transportation bill Thursday, a potential investment in roads, rail, public transit...
Pope, Lebanese Christian clerics pray for end to crisis
ROME — Pope Francis welcomed Lebanon’s Christian religious leaders to the Vatican on Thursday for a day of prayer amid fears that the country’s...
Watch what you like on streaming — assuming you can find it
Content is king — if you can find it.
As streaming...
Mets, under new owner Cohen, to celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day
NEW YORK — The New York Mets under new owner Steven Cohen are embracing Bobby Bonilla Day, an annual remembrance of a famously unsuccessful...
Clyburn to push Medicaid expansion in series of town halls
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House is embarking on a listening tour to talk up the Biden administration's federal aid...
17 hurt as illegal fireworks caches explodes in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — A cache of homemade fireworks exploded as it was being destroyed by a bomb squad, flipping and damaging cars, smashing windows...
NFL can’t confirm Chung’s allegations of discrimination
The NFL cannot confirm Eugene Chung’s allegations that a team official made discriminatory comments during his interview for a coaching job.
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US average mortgage rates decline; 30-year at 2.98%
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates declined this week, with the key 30-year loan slipping back below the 3% mark as the economic recovery from the...
Nissan to make new electric cars, batteries in Britain
LONDON — Japanese carmaker Nissan and two partners on Thursday announced plans to invest 1 billion ($1.4 billion) pounds to produce a new model...
NSA discloses hacking methods it says are used by Russia
WASHINGTON — U.S. and British agencies disclosed on Thursday details of methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence to break into the...