Yacht reportedly built for Bezos too big for Dutch bridge
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and MIKE CORDER Associated Press ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A giant, $500 million yacht reportedly being built for Amazon…
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Judge says post-Brexit N Ireland border checks must continue
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A judge has suspended an order by Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister to halt border checks on…
Continue Reading Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating it
By EMILY SCHULTHEIS and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — A law requiring most adults in Austria to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is…
Continue Reading UK’s Boris Johnson ends week of turmoil in weakened position
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hoped to get a grip on his government after weeks of scandal.…
Continue Reading EU, US to resume trading oysters, mussels after long dispute
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the United States have agreed to resume trade in oysters, clams, mussels and scallops from the end of…
Continue Reading NY boosts medical marijuana access as legal pot market looms
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s much-anticipated legal pot shops could be a year away from opening. But the state…
Continue Reading Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the backing of his Chinese counterpart…
Continue Reading Stoltenberg to become Norway’s next central bank governor
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s next central bank governor will be NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.…
Continue Reading Google to work with Ford on Detroit research hub
By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Google is joining Ford Motor Co.’s effort to transform a…
Continue Reading Cash-strapped Sri Lanka appeals to expats to send money
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka has celebrated its Independence Day with an appeal by the president…
Continue Reading Container ship towed free after running aground off Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a container ship that ran aground off a German North Sea island has been towed free a day after it got stuck. The…
Continue Reading Dubai says planned coal-fired power plant to instead use gas
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A planned $3.4 billion coal-fired power plant in Dubai instead will be converted to use natural gas.…
Continue Reading Stocks mixed, yields fly as jobs data raises rate outlook
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes ended mixed and Treasury yields jumped Friday as…
Continue Reading House passes bill to boost US computer chip production
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have muscled legislation through the House that they say positions the U.S. to better…
Continue Reading US economy defies omicron and adds 467,000 jobs in January
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising burst of hiring, America’s employers added 467,000 jobs in January…
Continue Reading Northeast grapples with icy roads as storm blows out to sea
By DAVID SHARP, KATHLEEN FOODY and JILL BLEED Associated Press Northeast residents were urged to stay off the roads with temperatures beginning to…
Continue Reading Snap stock soars 58% after posting profit for 1st time
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Investors are snapping up Snap Inc. after the owner of the disappearing message platform Snapchat surprised…
Continue Reading DHS announces creation of new cybersecurity review board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has announced the creation of a new Cyber Safety Review Board that will have public and…
Continue Reading UN calls on US to halt evictions by Native American tribe
DEMING, Wash. (AP) — Experts from the United Nations are calling on the U.S. government to stop the Nooksack Indian Tribe’s ongoing effort to…
Continue Reading CNN exec’s ouster rattles prominent staff at pivotal time
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The abrupt ouster of CNN chief executive Jeff Zucker because of a workplace relationship has left…
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