Profitable Exxon, Chevron emerge as global economy rebounds
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Exxon Mobil swung to a hefty profit in its third quarter, thanks to increased demand for oil and higher…
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SEPTA workers reach contract agreement days before deadline
By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Members of Philadelphia’s largest transit workers union have reached a tentative contract…
Continue Reading Moon tells pope a visit to North would help peace in Koreas
By NICOLE WINFIELD and TONG-HYUNG KIM Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in has given Pope Francis a statue of a…
Continue Reading Dutch watchdog slams tax office fraud list as privacy breach
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch data protection watchdog has issued a damning report on the country’s tax…
Continue Reading Dutch watchdog slams tax office fraud list as privacy breach
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch data protection watchdog has issued a damning report on the country’s tax…
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Obama returns to the world stage to boost Biden and reassure leaders after four years of Trump
By Isaac Dovere, CNN Barack Obama is headed to next week’s big climate conference in Glasgow to try and convince the world that America is more…
Continue ReadingIf you took every last hand sanitizer, here’s why it pays to be less selfish
By Allison Hope, CNN At dinnertime, you nab the best-looking pork chop for yourself from the family-style platter. When it’s time to watch TV,…
Continue Reading German broadcaster DW’s online service blocked in Belarus
BERLIN (AP) — German broadcaster Deutsche Welle says its online service and several other news portals have been blocked by Belarus. DW said Friday…
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France summons captain of seized British fishing boat to court as UK warns ‘two can play that game’
By Joseph Ataman, Martin Goillandeau and Nada Bashir, CNN The captain of a British fishing trawler detained in France was ordered to appear before a…
Continue Reading Pumice pileup from undersea volcano causing damage in Japan
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Massive amounts of volcanic pumice pebbles spewed from an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean…
Continue Reading Tensions rise in Indian state after attacks against Muslims
By WASBIR HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Tensions are high in parts of India’s northeastern Tripura state after…
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DC-Baltimore region braces for tidal flooding that could be the worst in two decades
By Aya Elamroussi, Monica Garrett and Jason Hanna, CNN A powerful storm is flooding some Mid-Atlantic coastal areas Friday evening, and flooding is…
Continue Reading WHO director-general Tedros unopposed for 2nd five-year term
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says its director-general is running unopposed for a second five-year term. The U.N. health agency made…
Continue Reading Israel, touting technology, aims for zero emissions by 2050
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it hopes to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, after previously acknowledging it would fall short of the…
Continue ReadingNFT artist Beeple unveils new real-life sculpture following record-breaking $69M sale
Oscar Holland, CNN Last year, Mike Winkelmann — better known as Beeple — joined the world’s most valuable living artists when he…
Continue Reading China tightens control over company data with transfer rules
BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet regulator plans to require companies to obtain government approval to transfer data deemed important abroad.…
Continue Reading China tightens control over company data with transfer rules
BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet regulator plans to require companies to obtain government approval to transfer data deemed important abroad.…
Continue Reading Greece: Unclear fate for rescued ship carrying 400 migrants
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says a small cargo ship with about 400 migrants on board…
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Boston University’s largest fraternity suspended as it faces a sexual assault investigation
By Mallika Kallingal and Amy Simonson, CNN In the wake of a sexual assault investigation, the largest fraternity at Boston University has been…
Continue Reading UK leader seeks to calm tensions in fishing spat with France
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to calm stormy waters over fishing with France…
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