Tag: Business
Minor leagues switch to 6-game series, common off day
<p>NEW YORK — Baseball’s minor leagues will shift to regionalized six-game series with a common off day in an effort that cuts scheduled travel...
California conference in ‘immunity bubble’ spreads COVID-19
CULVER CITY, Calif. — XPrize founder Peter Diamandis thought he could hold a conference in an “immunity bubble” in the middle of California’s COVID-19...
Portugal’s euthanasia law goes for constitutional review
<p>LISBON, Portugal — Portugal’s president on Thursday asked the country’s Constitutional Court to evaluate a recent law passed by parliament that allows euthanasia and...
Investor Icahn signals interest in buying FirstEnergy stock
AKRON, Ohio — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has signaled an interest in making a large purchase of voting shares from one of the country's...
In a blow to Ryanair, EU court approves state help measures
<p>BRUSSELS — A top court has ruled that measures introduced by France and Sweden to help some airlines weather the fallout of coronavirus restrictions...
Loans available for businesses, others damaged by fall rain
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations damaged by excessive rain Sept. 30 can...
Cultural ‘big deal’: Seal oil makes menu at Alaska care home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Seal oil has been a staple in the diet of Alaska’s Inupiat for generations.
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French Caribbean fights to keep pesticide case alive
<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Agricultural workers who have long sought compensation for contamination from a pesticide banned in France but used in the...
COVID-19 shots might be tweaked if variants get worse
The makers of COVID-19 vaccines are figuring out how to tweak their recipes against worrisome virus mutations — and regulators are looking to flu...
Audit: FEMA paid for unused rooms for 2017 disaster victims
WASHINGTON — An audit has found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency paid for unused hotel rooms and may have overpaid room taxes as...