Moana and Maui are sailing back to the big screen, very quickly. “Moana 2” is coming to theaters in November, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday. Originally planned as a television …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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2/7/24
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Uber posted its first full-year profit since going public in 2019 and its stock is hitting all-time highs as strong bookings in the final quarter of the year pushed profit and revenue beyond Wall …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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2/7/24
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Paxlovid can prevent hospitalization and death from COVID-19, but experts say it's being underused. The pills' high price and doctors’ hesitation to prescribe them are creating obstacles to getting …
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By KENYA HUNTER
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2/7/24
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CVS Health’s fourth-quarter profit fell as the drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager dealt with increased operating costs. Still, its adjusted profit and revenue beat Wall Street’s …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and TOM MURPHY
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2/7/24
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Maximizing your car’s trade-in value can add thousands to the bottom line in a new-car transaction. We share tips that will help you get the most from your trade in by preparing in advance and …
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By JOSH JACQUOT
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2/7/24
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General Motors’ troubled robotaxi service Cruise on Tuesday endured a public lashing from a California judge who compared the company to the devious TV character Eddie Haskell for its behavior …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
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2/6/24
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ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans on Tuesday to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that will include offerings from at least 15 networks and all four major professional …
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By JOE REEDY
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2/6/24
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The Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged from its cocoon and is now allowing anyone to create an account and join the service. Until Tuesday, wannabe …
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By DAVID HAMILTON
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2/6/24
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Postal Service, once chided for slow adoption of EVs, announces plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions
The Postal Service says a mix of environmental initiatives and cost-cutting business practices are going to reduce its planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 40% over five years. Tuesday's …
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By DAVID SHARP
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2/6/24
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Red Solo cups are usually synonymous with good times. But on Tuesday, as word of country singer Toby Keith’s death spread, many were raising their red Solos in sad tribute to the singer. Keith …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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2/6/24
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Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing made-by-AI labels on deepfake images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what’s real …
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By MATT O'BRIEN
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2/6/24
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A California cheese and dairy company is the source of a decade-long outbreak of listeria food poisoning that killed two people and sickened more than two dozen. The Centers for Disease Control and …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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2/6/24
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Eli Lilly rode soaring demand for diabetes and weight-loss treatments to a better-than-expected finish in 2023, and the drugmaker expects momentum to carry into the new year. Lilly said on Tuesday …
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By TOM MURPHY
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2/6/24
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The White House is pressing Congress to extend a federal program that helps families afford internet. The Affordable Connectivity Program is projected to run out of money at the end of April. …
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By KAVISH HARJAI
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2/6/24
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A National Labor Relations Board regional official has decided that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor …
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By JIMMY GOLEN
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2/5/24
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The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging …
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2/5/24
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The owner of Snapchat is cutting approximately 10% of its worldwide workforce, or about 530 employees, the latest tech company to announce layoffs. Snap Inc. said in a regulatory filing that it …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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2/5/24
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Telemedicine’s early days of handling mostly mild illnesses like sinus infections or cases of pink eye are fading fast. Dr. Roy Schoenberg says the next frontier involves connecting patients more …
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By TOM MURPHY
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2/5/24
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A banner year came to a bumpy end for McDonald’s, which lost sales in many markets due to the war in Gaza. The Chicago-based company said its global same-store sales – or sales at restaurants …
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By DEE-ANN DURBIN
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2/5/24
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Boeing says its supplier has discovered another problem with fuselages on its 737 jets that might delay deliveries of about 50 aircraft. Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal says in a letter to …
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By The Associated Press
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2/5/24
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