By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voters headed to the polls across the U.S. on Tuesday in the first wave of elections to test new Republican restrictions on the ballot. For election officials, it’s a chance to counter a year’s worth of misinformation about voting security and restore faith
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares of Tesla Inc. tumbled almost 4% in midday trading on Tuesday after its CEO and founder Elon Musk tweeted that a contract to sell 100,000 cars to Hertz had not been signed, suggesting the deal had not been finalized. Shortly after the market
Continue ReadingBy John Le Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — They just don’t make furniture like they used to. That’s why an Asheville couple takes pride in restoring and revamping everything from chairs to dressers. “Sad furniture is usually scratched up, banged up, damaged,” says Debbie Palminteri of Friend
Continue ReadingOpinion by Karin Kimbrough for CNN Business Perspectives The US is experiencing a historically tight labor market. The speed of the current recovery is far outpacing the last recession, and the supply of available jobs is still well above the demand from job seekers. Open roles posted on LinkedIn have nearly doubled since the beginning
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By The Associated Press The PGA Tour goes from one vacation destination in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean to another one in Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico. The difference between Bermuda and Mayakoba is the strength of field. The World Wide Technology Championship has its strongest field since it began in 2007. That
Continue Reading MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann will return to the bench against Benfica in the Champions League after missing four games with the coronavirus. Bayern says Nagelsmann has taken charge of a training session nearly two weeks after he had to step aside hours before the team’s last Champions League game. Bayern initially
Continue ReadingBy John Le Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — They just don’t make furniture like they used to. That’s why an Asheville couple takes pride in restoring and revamping everything from chairs to dressers. Asheville couple takes pride in restoring ‘sad’ furniture “Sad furniture is usually scratched up, banged
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By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILIVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Electric vehicle maker Nuro said Tuesday it had secured $600 million in funding from Google, Kroger and others to continue the development of its autonomous delivery vehicle service. The Silicon Valley robotics company has already made thousands of grocery deliveries with Kroger as a
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street Tuesday ahead of more news this week on the Federal Reserve and the jobs market. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in the first few minutes of trading, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq were little changed. Small-company stocks
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a mixed start on Wall Street Tuesday ahead of more news this week on the Federal Reserve and the jobs market. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1% in the first few minutes of trading, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq were little changed. Small-company stocks
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Halloween may be over but “Hocus Pocus 2” is well underway. Disney+ announced new details for the highly anticipated sequel on Twitter Monday, with production underway in Rhode Island. The movie will feature the 1993 film’s original stars Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy. In this new film, the
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — Los asesores independientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) aprobaron recomendar la vacuna de Pfizer contra el covid-19 para los niños de 5 a 11 años. El Comité Asesor sobre Prácticas de Inmunización (ACIP, por sus siglas en inglés), el grupo independiente de
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish hospital says doctors and midwives did everything they could to save the lives of a pregnant woman and her fetus in a case that has put the spotlight on new restrictions on Poland’s abortion law. The 30-year-old woman died of septic shock in her
Continue Reading By JOSEPH KRAUSS and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian families in a tense neighborhood of Jerusalem have rejected an offer that would have delayed their eviction by Jewish settlers. The families’ plight helped ignite protests and clashes earlier this year that eventually led to the 11-day Gaza war. The families said in
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BP reported soaring profits Tuesday on the back of surging oil and gas prices as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The British energy giant also warned that gas markets would remain “tight” over the coming months, which will likely further pressure household budgets. The
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — BP reported soaring profits Tuesday on the back of surging oil and gas prices as the global economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. The British energy giant also warned that gas markets would remain “tight” over the coming months, which will likely further pressure household budgets. The
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Asian Development Bank says it has won commitments of $665 million to support climate-related projects in Southeast Asia. The Manila, Philippines-based lender manages a regional platform that has targeted a total of $7 billion for such spending. It says the new funding announced at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow,
Continue ReadingCNN By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme is still pleading with the world’s richest individuals to help in the fight against the world hunger crisis. On CNN’s “New Day” Tuesday, UN Food Programme Director David Beasley acknowledged the controversy he found himself in last week when he
Continue ReadingBy Moira Ritter, CNN Business The director of the United Nations’ World Food Programme is still pleading with the world’s richest individuals to help in the fight against the world hunger crisis. On CNN’s “New Day” Tuesday, UN Food Programme Director David Beasley acknowledged the controversy he found himself in last week when he chastised
Continue Reading NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Former No. 1-ranked doubles player Cara Black has gained the highest tally in the fan vote for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022. Black will get a boost to her support from the official voting group. Black is from Zimbabwe and is the first African-born woman nominated for
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