Hollywood actors union board votes to approve the deal with studios that ended the strike
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Board members from Hollywood’s actors union have voted to approve the deal with studios that ended their strike after nearly four months. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and …
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By ANDREW DALTON
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11/10/23
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Moody's lowers US credit outlook, though keeps triple-A rating
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The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service has lowered its outlook on the U.S. government’s debt to “negative” from “stable.” In a statement Friday, the agency cited the cost of …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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11/10/23
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1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered at an Iowa farm where bird flu was found
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An additional 1.2 million chickens will be slaughtered after bird flu was confirmed on an Iowa egg farm in the second massive case this week. It comes just days after nearly 1 million chickens were …
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By JOSH FUNK
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11/10/23
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Siemens Gamesa scraps plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines on Virginia's coast
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A European company has cancelled plans to build blades for offshore wind turbines in coastal Virginia. It's the latest sign of struggle within the U.S.’s nascent offshore wind industry. Siemens …
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By BEN FINLEY
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11/10/23
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Yellen says her talks with Chinese finance chief laid groundwork for Biden's meeting with Xi
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she and her Chinese counterpart have agreed to work toward a “healthy economic relationship,” during two days of talks that she said helped lay the …
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and FATIMA HUSSEIN
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11/10/23
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The Air Force's new nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, has taken its first test flight
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The futuristic B-21 Raider warplane has taken its first flight, moving it closer to becoming the nation’s next nuclear weapons stealth bomber. The Raider on Friday flew out of Palmdale, California, …
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By TARA COPP
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11/10/23
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Jezebel, an incisive feminist voice since the height of the blogosphere era, is shutting down
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Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website founded at the height of blogosphere era, is shutting down after 16 years. Its parent company, G/O Media, said Thursday that 23 staffers would be laid off, …
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By ALEXANDRA OLSON
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11/10/23
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Tesla faces strikes in Sweden unless it signs a collective bargaining agreement
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Pressure is growing on Tesla in Sweden, where a trade union is demanding that the Texas-based automaker sign a collective bargaining agreement, which most employees in the Scandinavian country have. …
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11/10/23
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Oil companies attending climate talks have minimal green energy transition plans, AP analysis finds
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Oil and gas companies have a large presence at international climate talks aimed at getting the world to sharply reduce emissions, which lead to climate change. The companies say they are part of the …
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By MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN, PETER PRENGAMAN and DOUG GLASS
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11/10/23
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Fans push Fisher-Price Corn Popper into toy HOF, with NERF, Cabbage Patch Kids, baseball cards
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Fans have pushed the Fisher-Price Corn Popper into the National Toy Hall of Fame. It joins baseball cards, Cabbage Patch Kids and NERF foam toys in the class of 2023, announced Friday. The …
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11/10/23
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Drinks giant Diageo sees share price slide after warning about sales in Caribbean and Latin America
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Spirits and beer giant Diageo saw billions wiped off its market value on Friday after it warned that a sharp slowdown in its business in Latin America and the Caribbean was hitting sales and …
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11/10/23
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Koi emerges as new source of souring relations between Japan and China
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In recent years, koi have become hugely popular in Asia, with exports doubling over the past decade. One-fifth of the koi exported from Japan are shipped to China. But Beijing has let expire a …
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI
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11/10/23
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Wynn joins Caesars and MGM in reaching tentative deal to avoid a strike by Las Vegas hotel workers
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After a marathon week of negotiations, the Las Vegas hotel workers union says it has reached a tentative deal with Wynn Resorts. It was the last contract the Culinary Workers Union needed to avoid a …
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By RIO YAMAT
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11/10/23
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How to talk to older people in your life about scams
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Last year, consumers lost $8.8 billion to scammers, and the Federal Trade Commission says older adults lost the most money compared to other age groups. While everyone wants to protect the older …
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By ADRIANA MORGA
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11/10/23
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British economy flatlines in third quarter of the year, update shows ahead of budget statement
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The British economy flatlined in the third quarter of the year. The Office for National Statistics said Friday that growth in the July to September period was zero compared to the previous three …
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By PAN PYLAS
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11/10/23
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Hollywood's labor stoppage is over, but a painful industry-wide transition isn't
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Hollywood’s months of labor unrest are coming to an end, but the post-strike landscape that awaits actors and writers may be far from happy-ever-after. As actors swap their picket signs for …
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By JAKE COYLE
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11/10/23
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Disputes over safety, cost swirl a year after California OK'd plan to keep last nuke plant running
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More than a year after California endorsed a proposal to extend the lifespan of its last nuclear power plant, disputes continue to swirl about potential safety risks and future costs tied to the …
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD
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11/10/23
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San Francisco bidding to reverse image of a city in decline as host of APEC trade summit
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World leaders, CEOS, protesters and thousands of others will soon descend on San Francisco for a high-profile trade summit that could give the battered city a chance to reverse its image as a …
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By JANIE HAR
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11/10/23
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Ransomware attack on China's biggest bank disrupts Treasury market trades, reports say
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A financial services business of China's biggest bank says it was it by a ransomware attack that reportedly disrupted trading in the U.S. Treasury market. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China …
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11/9/23
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Internet collapses in war-torn Yemen after recent attacks by Houthi rebels targeting Israel, US
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Internet access across the war-torn nation of Yemen have collapsed without explanation. The outage began early Friday around 0000 GMT and affected the YemenNet, which is now controlled by Yemen’s …
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By JON GAMBRELL
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11/9/23
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