Business
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Gas prices in LA soar to over $6 a gallon as oil keeps climbing
Oil prices reached $95 a barrel for the first time this year on Tuesday -- a trend fueled by supply cuts by Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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Cboe CEO Edward Tilly resigns after failing to disclose relationships with colleagues
Tilly's resignation follows the conclusion of an investigation by the board and an outside independent counsel that was launched in late August,...
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US national debt hits $33 trillion mark for first time ever
According to Treasury Department data, the federal government has spent nearly quarter of its budget -- 23% -- on Social Security in fiscal year 2023.
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Chipotle founder Steve Ells’ fast-food startup Kernel hires Stephen Goldstein as president
Plant-based Kernel’s first store is on track to open this fall on Park Avenue South.
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Anti-aging-obsessed tech mogul Bryan Johnson used to eat trays of brownies while battling ‘chronic depression’
Bryan Johnson -- the 45-year-old who bio-hacks his body with a strict vegan diet, exercise regimen and blood plasma transfusions -- said that in...
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Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents sued by bankrupt crypto exchange FTX for ‘fraudulently transferred’ funds
Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried -- both longtime Stanford Law School professors -- are being sued for accepting millions in cash gifts and real...
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Family says 14-year-old daughter targeted by crew after camera phone discovered in airline toilet
The family of a 14-year-old girl who allegedly discovered an iPhone taped to the back of a toilet seat on a recent flight from Charlotte, North...
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Newsom boosts climate cred by suing 'Big Oil' as California struggles to tap brakes on fossil fuels
California Gov. Gavin Newsom kicked off Climate Week with a litigation-and-legislation blitz, shoring up his green energy credentials amid...
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Another option emerges to expand North Carolina gambling, but most Democrats say they won't back it
The prospects of enacting soon an overdue North Carolina budget, permitting more state-sanctioned gambling and implementing Medicaid expansion...
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UAW strike puts Biden's electric vehicle revolution in the hot seat
The United Auto Workers strike that stretched into its fourth day on Monday has put a spotlight on how President Biden's electric-vehicle...
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North Korean hackers stealing millions of dollars, laundering funds with Russians, analysts say
North Korean hackers are ramping up cyberattacks to steal many millions of dollars and are leaning on Russian partners to launder the funds,...
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Supreme Court to weigh future of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The question before the justices is whether Congress can relinquish its power of the purse to another branch of government.