Buttigieg sends $5B to cities for safety as road deaths soar
WASHINGTON — With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address…
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Official: China’s economy reviving as anti-virus curbs ease
BEIJING — China’s factory and consumer activity fell even more than expected in April under anti-virus controls, official data showed today, but a Cabinet official…
JetBlue goes hostile in Spirit bid, bigger budget airline
JetBlue is going hostile in its bid for Spirit Airlines and asking Spirit shareholders to reject a proposed $2.9 billion acquisition by Frontier Airlines. JetBlue…
EU cuts forecast for economic growth as war’s fallout widens
BRUSSELS — The European Union has slashed its forecasts for economic growth in the 27-nation bloc amid the prospect of a drawn-out Russian war in…
Ukraine: More than 260 fighters evacuated from Mariupol mill
KYIV, Ukraine — More than 260 Ukrainian fighters, including some who are badly wounded, were evacuated Monday from a steel plant in the ruined city…
McDonald’s to sell its Russian business, try to keep workers
McDonald’s said today that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people, making it the…
Company charged in deadly 2017 Wisconsin plant explosion
MADISON, Wis. — A federal grand jury has charged a milling company with fraud and conspiracy in connection with an explosion at a Wisconsin corn…
Americans bet $125 billion on sports in 4 years since legalization
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Americans have bet more than $125 billion on sports with legal gambling outlets in the four years since a U.S. Supreme…
Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’
LONDON — Elon Musk said Friday that his plan to buy Twitter for $44 billion is “temporarily on hold” as he tries to pinpoint the…
Average long-term US mortgage rates edge up to 5.3%
WASHINGTON — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged up again this week, with interest on the key 30-year loan at its highest level since 2009….