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• Italian officials secure 12th Century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 27

  Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have become symbolic of the northern city of Bologna, fearing its...

• A snowstorm brings Munich airport to a standstill and causes travel chaos in Germany

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 26

  All flights were grounded at Munich's airport Saturday after a winter storm dumped snow across southern Germany and parts of Austria and...

• U.S. joins in other nations in swearing off coal power to clean the climate

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 25

  The United States committed Saturday to the idea of phasing out coal power plants, joining 56 other nations in kicking the coal habit that's a huge...

• Biden rule aims to reduce methane emissions, targeting U.S. oil and gas industry for global warming

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 24

  The Biden administration on Saturday issued a final rule aimed at reducing methane emissions, targeting the U.S. oil and natural gas industry for...

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• Jury orders egg suppliers to pay $17.7 million in damages for price gouging in 2000s

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 30

  A federal jury in Illinois ordered $17.7 million in damages - an amount tripled to more than $53 million under federal law - to several food...

• Rail union says Union Pacific layoffs of over 1,000 track maintenance workers jeopardizes safety

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 30

  The head of the union that represents track maintenance workers says Union Pacific is jeopardizing safety by delaying nearly 1,200 planned projects...

• Walmart latest big advertiser to pull out of Musk's X amid widening concerns over hate speech, reach

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 38

  Walmart is the latest company to join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk's beleaguered social media company,...

• Southwest pilots union nearing contract with airline

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 33

  Southwest Airlines is close to a deal with its pilots union that could avert a strike right before the busy holiday season.

• New England's decades-old shrimp fishery, a victim of climate change, to remain closed indefinitely

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 27

  New England's long-shuttered shrimp business, which fell victim to warming waters, will remain in a fishing moratorium indefinitely, fishery...

• Mexico's minimum wage will rise by 20% next year, to about $14.25 per day

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 40

  Mexico's president said Friday the country's minimum wage will rise by 20% in 2024, to the equivalent of about $14.25 per day.

• Ford says UAW contract will cost company $8.8 billion

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 21

  Ford Motor reinstated its 2023 guidance and detailed how much it expects the recently ratified United Auto Workers contract to cost the company.

• Agriculture officials confirm 25th case of cattle anthrax in North Dakota this year

  2-12-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 27

  A new case of cattle anthrax has been confirmed in southwest North Dakota's Grant County, bringing the number of cases in the state to 25 this...