It may not be too “appeeling,” but the price of some bananas are rising by a few cents. Trader Joe’s recently upped the price to 23 cents for a single banana, marking a 4-cent — or 21% — …
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
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3/27/24
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Amazon says it is pouring an additional $2.75 billion into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence startup to $4 billion. Amazon will maintain a minority stake in San …
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By HALELUYA HADERO
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3/27/24
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A court plans to order the eviction of MyPillow from a suburban Minneapolis warehouse that it formerly used. But company founder and prominent election denier Mike Lindell said Wednesday that’s …
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3/27/24
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New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its downtown. Transit authorities approved the congestion pricing plan Wednesday, authorizing a $15 toll …
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO
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3/27/24
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David Rubenstein’s purchase of the Baltimore Orioles has been approved by Major League Baseball owners. That clears the way for the Angelos family to finalize the sale after over three decades …
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By NOAH TRISTER
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3/27/24
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting with top American business leaders in Beijing. The meeting on Wednesday came amid a steady improvement in …
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3/27/24
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As Tax Day approaches, there are plenty of things small business owners should keep in mind when filing taxes this year. April 15 is still the annual tax deadline for many small businesses although, …
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By MAE ANDERSON
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3/27/24
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A UK financial trader dubbed the ringleader of an interest rate manipulation scandal loses an appeal
A British financial trader described as the ringleader in the manipulation of a key interest rate before and after the global financial crisis has lost his appeal to have his conviction quashed. Tom …
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By PAN PYLAS
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3/27/24
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling out China’s excess production in green energy, calling it unfair competition that “distorts global prices” and hurts companies and workers around the …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN
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3/27/24
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Attorneys for Hunter Biden are expected in court in Los Angeles, where he's accused in what prosecutors call a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant …
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
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3/27/24
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Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan. The products from Kobayashi Pharmaceutical …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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3/27/24
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China has won a nearly three-year-long dispute with Australia at the World Trade Organization over tariffs on steel products that began during a low point of bilateral relations between the …
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3/27/24
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The British royal family learned the hard way: in the modern media world, if you don't fill an information vacuum, others will fill it for you, and it's not likely to be pretty. The Princess of …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/27/24
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Those Godzilla claw shoes on the Oscars red carpet are just one of Hazama's 'dark fantasy' creations
One Japanese creation grabbing attention on the Oscars red carpet wasn’t a movie. It was the kitsch shoes that seemed to be clenched in Godzilla’s claw. They were the work of Ryosuke Matsui, who …
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By YURI KAGEYAMA
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3/26/24
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NBC News will cut ties with former Republican National Committee chief Ronna McDaniel, hired last week as an on-air political contributor. The decision was conveyed in a memo to staff from the top …
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By DAVID BAUDER
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3/26/24
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The collision of three Norfolk Southern trains in Pennsylvania early this month highlights the shortcomings of the automated braking system that was created to prevent such crashes. That's because …
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By JOSH FUNK
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3/26/24
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Top officials were gathering Tuesday in southern New Mexico to mark the 25th anniversary of the nation’s only underground repository for radioactive waste. The nuclear pollution came from decades …
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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
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3/26/24
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has picked a California lawyer and philanthropist who’s never held elected office to be his running mate in his independent bid for president. Kennedy announced Nicole …
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By MEG KINNARD
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3/26/24
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The city of Berkeley, California, has agreed to halt enforcement of a ban on natural gas piping in new homes and buildings that was successfully opposed in court by the California Restaurant …
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3/26/24
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Kansas is poised to require internet pornography sites to verify that visitors are adults. It would join Texas and a handful of other states despite concerns about privacy and how broadly the law …
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By JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY
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3/26/24
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