Tag: Business
Uganda tightens lockdown measures as virus cases surge
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is tightening its lockdown measures to try and stem a surge in coronavirus infections in the East African country that...
Can we talk? Gannett promotes effort at bridging gaps
NEW YORK — The conversation between Brian Roy and Brian Webb felt, at first, like a blind date. In the same way, the people...
Biden objects to raising gas tax to pay for infrastructure
WASHINGTON — The White House made clear Friday that President Joe Biden was opposed to letting the federal gasoline tax rise at the rate...
Italy to require 5-day quarantines for travelers from UK
ROME — Starting Monday, Italy is requiring people who arrive from Britain to do five days of quarantine as well as take a COVID-19...
Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off
NEW YORK — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the...
Judge rules for Florida on CDC order blocking cruise ships
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A federal judge on Friday ruled for Florida in a lawsuit challenging a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress
WASHINGTON — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline...
Appeals court upholds FCC subsidy ban for Huawei purchases
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court refused Friday to hear Chinese tech giant Huawei's request to throw out a rule used to bar...
Mexican elderly lose work as grocery baggers, protest
MEXICO CITY — The coronavirus pandemic and changing consumer habits threaten to put an end to a decades-old practice of allowing elderly people in...