Business
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Layoffs at Amazon: Several hundred positions cut across Prime Video and MGM Studios
Amazon is cutting several hundred positions across its Prime Video and MGM Studios unit.
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Biden eyes rollback of LNG exports that critics say risk abandoning European allies
The Biden administration is reportedly mulling stricter climate change assessments for liquefied natural gas exports amid blowback from Democrats...
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House Republicans revolt against Speaker Johnson ahead of looming spending deadline
Frustrations with House Speaker Mike Johnson and his handling of government spending boiled over on Wednesday when more than a dozen Republican...
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Securities and Exchange Commission approves first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin
The Securities and Exchange Commission reluctantly approved the first exchange-traded funds that hold bitcoin Wednesday, saying it is still deeply...
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Roy Cooper, Medicaid leader push insurance enrollment as North Carolina Medicaid expansion grows
North Carolina is barely a month into the start of Medicaid expansion in the state and over 310,000 low-income adults have now enrolled in the...
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Starbucks sued by National Consumers League over ethical sourcing claim
A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Wednesday, saying the company's claim that its coffee is ethically sourced is false and...
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Alaska Airlines cancels flights on certain Boeing planes through Saturday for mandatory inspections
Alaska Airlines is canceling through Saturday all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes like the one that suffered an in-flight blowout of a fuselage...
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Regulators OK new bitcoin funds in move that could spur more investment in the digital currency
The Securities and Exchange Commission reluctantly approved trading of the first bitcoin exchange-traded funds Wednesday, saying it is still deeply...
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Houston Texans owner is fighting son's claims that she's incapacitated and needs guardian
The owner of the Houston Texans is fighting efforts by one of her sons to have her declared incapacitated and have a guardian appointed for her,...
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Netflix’s cheaper ad tier surges to 23M monthly active users: ad chief
Netflix's lower-priced advertising tier has amassed more than 23 million global monthly active users, according to the streaming giant's president...
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Hertz plans to sell 20,000 EVs, including Teslas, as it returns focus to gas-powered cars
Hertz had said it would order 100,000 Teslas by the end of 2022 and followed that with a decision to buy up to 65,000 units over five years from...
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Restaurant slammed after charging customers 4 percent health insurance fee
JenChan’s Pizza and Chinese in Cabbagetown, Georgia, received hate on social media after a customer called out the restaurant’s 4% fee for...