Starbucks union calls strike over Pride displays, but the company calls it a misinformation campaign
Workers at 150 Starbucks locations will strike in the coming week over what their union says is a clash over decor supporting LBGTQ+ causes, but…
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Local CEO attends White House roundtable on parts for drinking water infrastructure
The chief executive officer of a Dubuque-based company recently participated in a White House roundtable event devoted to lead-pipe issues associated with America’s drinking water…
Home sales inch up in May amid record-low inventory
LOS ANGELES — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May and the national median sale price posted its biggest annual drop in…
UK recession fears mount after Bank of England hikes borrowing rates by more than expected
LONDON — Fears that the British economy is heading for recession mounted sharply today after the Bank of England raised borrowing costs by more than…
Yellen says it’s ‘critical’ to maintain U.S.-China ties after Biden’s ‘dictator’ remarks
PARIS — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said today that it’s “critical” the U.S. and China maintain a relationship so they can “work together” on…
Australian online safety watchdog demands answers from Twitter on how it tackles online hate
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s online safety watchdog has issued a legal notice to Twitter demanding an explanation of what the social media giant is doing…
U.S. approves chicken made from cultivated cells, the nation’s first ‘lab-grown’ meat
For the first time, U.S. regulators today approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer “lab-grown” meat to…
FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent
NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon today for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime…
Underwater noises heard in desperate search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic
A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive operation searched early today in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a…
Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration was expected to propose new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals today that would reverse changes under former…