Broadband subsidy program that millions use will expire next year if Congress doesn’t act
One of the programs set up to ensure affordable internet for all is set to run out by the middle of 2024
2023-08-26 21:22
France and EU to spend 215 million euros shoring up struggling wine producers
The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country's wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling prices and waning demand.
2023-08-26 19:55
Is Amouranth an entrepreneur? ASMR queen follows Logan Paul and KSI's footsteps as she launches beverage company, fans call it 'dope'
Content creator and entrepreneur Amouranth revealed her new venture into beverages, announcing a personal company in a tweet on August 24, 2023
2023-08-26 18:48
Power outages across Kenya approach the 12-hour mark with little explanation and a rare apology
Much of Kenya is still without electricity almost 12 hours after an unexplained power outage Friday night shut down the country’s main international airport and led to a rare public apology by a government minister
2023-08-26 15:27
Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant
Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have dropped amid uncertainty about how consumers may respond a day after treated and diluted radioactive wastewater began to be released into the sea
2023-08-26 13:26
Sam Bankman-Fried's lawyers renew claim that the FTX founder can't prepare for trial behind bars
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried say prosecutors have delivered another four million pages of documents on the FTX founder six weeks before trial
2023-08-26 06:54
ECB's Lagarde says interest rates to stay high as long as needed to defeat inflation
Interest rates in the European Union will need to stay high “as long as necessary” to slow still-high inflation, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, said Friday
2023-08-26 04:25
Monaco closes corruption probe against Lebanon's caretaker prime minister for lack of evidence
The office of Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati says a three-year probe against him and his family over corruption allegations has been closed by Monaco's judicial authorities for lack of evidence
2023-08-26 03:56
Fire at Louisiana oil refinery sends tower of black smoke into the air, but no injuries reported
A fire has broken out at an oil refinery in south Louisiana, sending a tower of black smoke into the sky
2023-08-26 03:24
Hawaiian Electric shares plunge after utility is sued over devastating Maui fires
Shares of Hawaiian Electric Company’s parent fell more than 19% Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina
2023-08-26 02:46
Early Apple computer that helped launch $3T company sells at auction for $223,000
One of the first personal computers built by Apple and signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak has sold at auction for more than $223,000
2023-08-26 01:25
Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items
The director of the British Museum says he's stepping down immediately amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the 15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer says he's resigning now, rather than waiting until next year, as he had originally planned
2023-08-26 00:23