Category Archives: Business
AP: Few AZ voter fraud cases, discrediting Trump’s claims
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump's claims of ...
AP: Few AZ voter fraud cases, discrediting Trump’s claims
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election, further discrediting former President Donald Trump's claims of ...
Key lawmaker quizzes airlines on delays, worker shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) — A key senator is asking six U.S. airlines to explain the high rates of delayed and canceled flights this summer, and she's asking whether there are labor shortages despite the airlines getting billions in federal aid to
Witness: Commissioner used arson money to buy campaign signs
ATLANTA (AP) — Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy campaign signs when the Republican ran for office in 2018, a witness testified Friday in Beck’s trial.
Biden: Social media platforms ‘killing people’ with misinfo
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday that social media companies are “killing people” by failing to police misinformation on their platforms about COVID-19 vaccines.
New Merck pneumonia vaccine OK’d in US weeks after Pfizer’s
U.S. regulators have approved a new pneumonia vaccine from Merck, more than a month after OK'ing an improved version of rival Pfizer’s shot.
Shell, British Columbia, Ottawa team up on clean energy centre
VANCOUVER — British Columbia, Ottawa and Shell Canada are joining together to open a centre that will invest in low-carbon technologies. Premier John Horgan says each of them will contribute seed money of $35 million to stimulate other investment from...
Visitors welcomed back to indoor Niagara Falls attractions as restrictions ease
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. — Visitors returned to long-shuttered tourist attractions and restaurant dining rooms in Ontario's Niagara Region on Friday, where local leaders have been calling for the reopening of the Canada-U.S. border to support the area's eco...
Government body sets deadline for grocery code of conduct
OTTAWA — Canada's agriculture ministers have given the country's grocers until the end of the year to propose measures to regulate the industry. It comes after the ministers heard from a working group created to improve transparency and fair dealings ...
Maryland House speaker supports cannabis referendum
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s House speaker announced her support Friday for a referendum to legalize marijuana on next year’s ballot.
