Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk's X amid widening concerns over hate speech, reach
Walmart is the latest company to join the glowing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform
2023-12-02 04:18
Michigan regulators approve $500M pipeline tunnel project under channel linking 2 Great Lakes
Michigan regulators have approved a $500 million plan to encase in a protective tunnel a portion of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes
2023-12-02 03:23
South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same
South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, a little over a week after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time
2023-12-02 03:17
Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day
Mexico's president says its minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day
2023-12-02 01:50
New England's decades-old shrimp fishery, a victim of climate change, to remain closed indefinitely
Regulators voted on Friday that New England’s long-shuttered shrimp business, which fell victim to warming waters, will remain in a fishing moratorium indefinitely
2023-12-02 01:50
Nickel ore processing plant that will supply Tesla strikes deal to spend $115M in federal funds
Developers of a proposed nickel ore processing plant in North Dakota that would supply electric automaker Tesla have reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Energy on how to spend nearly $115 million the federal agency awarded the project last year
2023-12-02 01:45
Agriculture officials confirm 25th case of cattle anthrax in North Dakota this year
State agriculture officials have confirmed a new case of cattle anthrax in southwest North Dakota, bringing the number of cases in the state to 25 this year
2023-12-02 00:57
A teenage girl who says she discovered a camera in an airplane bathroom is suing American Airlines
A teenage girl and her parents are suing American Airlines, saying that a flight attendant secretly filmed her using an airplane toilet
2023-12-02 00:47
Fed's Powell notes inflation is easing but says further progress is needed
Inflation is slowing steadily, but it’s too early to declare victory or to discuss when the Federal Reserve might cut interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said
2023-12-02 00:19
Pfizer nixes more study of twice-daily obesity pill treatment that made many patients nauseous
Pfizer shares sank Friday when the drugmaker announced that it was abandoning a twice-daily obesity treatment after more than half the patients in a clinical trial stopped taking it
2023-12-02 00:17
Cyprus and Chevron reach a deal to develop an offshore natural gas field, ending years of delays
An official says the Cyprus government and U.S. energy company Chevron have reached a deal on how to develop the Aphrodite gas field, the first to be discovered under the seafloor off Cyprus
2023-12-01 22:55
Vacuum tycoon Dyson loses a libel case against a UK newspaper for a column on his support of Brexit
Billionaire vacuum cleaner tycoon James Dyson has lost a libel lawsuit against the Daily Mirror
2023-12-01 22:15