Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads
LONDON — Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an…
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Biden EPA to charge first-ever ‘methane fee’ for drilling waste by oil and gas companies
WASHINGTON — Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit dangerous methane above certain…
Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era
WASHINGTON — Congress returns to a changed Washington as President-elect Donald Trump’s hard-right agenda is quickly taking shape, buoyed by eager Republican allies eyeing a…
Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch appeals court today overturned a landmark ruling that ordered energy company Shell to cut its carbon emissions by net…
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — World leaders converged Tuesday at the United Nations annual climate conference with plenty of big names and powerful countries noticeably absent….
Home Depot’s third-quarter results top Wall Street as pullback in consumer spending eases a bit
Home Depot continued to deal with a pullback in spending from customers in its fiscal third quarter, but it was less severe than in the…
Biz Buzz: Dubuque pizza parlor changes hands; vet expands services; Potosi business mixes co-working, retail
Business tips sought Do you have an interesting story idea or news tip to share about a local business? Ideas can be shared with business…
Dubuque Regional Humane Society names new director
A Dubuque nonprofit is welcoming a new leader. Dubuque Regional Human Society announced Monday its current executive director, Noelle Chesney, is leaving her position and…
Engines on 1.4 million Honda vehicles might fail, so U.S. regulators open an investigation
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency is investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles….
Climate talks open with calls for a path away from the ‘road to ruin.’ But the real focus is money
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Soaring rhetoric, urgent pleas and pledges of cooperation contrasted with a backdrop of seismic political changes, global wars and economic hardships as…