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2023-06-15 10:56
Bud Light, top US seller since 2001, loses sales crown to Modelo as beer backlash continues
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2023-06-15 09:56
Oakland Athletics stadium deal wins final legislative approval in Nevada as MLB weighs move to Vegas
The Oakland Athletics have cleared a major hurdle for their planned relocation to Las Vegas after the Nevada Legislature gave final approval to public funding for a portion of a proposed $1.5 billion stadium with a retractable roof
2023-06-15 09:29
'A circus': Mississippi Supreme Court Justice decries efforts to keep him in lawsuit
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph says efforts to attach him to a lawsuit challenging a new state law are a “circus” with “no legal precedent in U_S_ history.”
2023-06-15 09:29
Energy secretary Granholm says she failed to reveal stock holdings; GOP calls for investigation
A senior Republican on the Senate Energy panel is calling for an investigation of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, after she told the committee she mistakenly provided false information about her family’s stock holdings in testimony earlier this year
2023-06-15 07:59
US appeals court rejects bail for Chinese businessman awaiting fraud trial
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Iowa city hires outside firms to investigate partial building collapse
Two firms have been tasked with investigating the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, that left three dead, many injured and dozens displaced
2023-06-15 05:56
Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92
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2023-06-15 05:47
Ex-Starbucks manager awarded $25.6 million in suit over firing after 2018 arrests of 2 Black men
Jurors in federal court in New Jersey have awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile arrests of two Black men in 2018 at a Philadelphia location
2023-06-15 05:29
Jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for wildfires, plus award that could reach billions
A jury in Oregon says the electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for causing devastating wildfires in 2020
2023-06-15 04:53
Stock market today: Wall Street swings as Fed keeps rates steady but signals more hikes may come
Stocks are swinging on Wall Street after the Federal Reserve hinted it may raise interest rates two more times this year
2023-06-15 03:48
Fed keeps rates unchanged for first time in 15 months but signals 2 more potential hikes this year
The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged after having raised it 10 straight times to combat high inflation
2023-06-15 03:46
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