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Stock market today: Asian shares slide after retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices skid
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares fell Thursday in Asia after a retreat on Wall Street as crude oil prices slipped on expectations that supply might outpace demand. Benchmarks fell more than 1% in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 fell 0.4% in its third straight loss...
House backs GOP bill to block EPA rule on tailpipe pollution; slams plan as electric-vehicle mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans approved a bill Wednesday to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles. A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would require that up...
The US is poised to require foreign aircraft-repair shops to test workers for drugs and alcohol
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed mandatory drug and alcohol testing for employees of aircraft-repair shops in other countries, a move that labor unions and Congress have urged for many years. The FAA said Wednesday that its proposal would affect nearly 1,000 repair...
White House delays menthol cigarette ban, alarming anti-smoking advocates
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials will take more time to review a sweeping plan from U.S. health regulators to ban menthol cigarettes, an unexpected delay that anti-tobacco groups fear could scuttle the long-awaited rule. Administration officials indicated Wednesday the...
FDA is inspecting plant in Ecuador that made lead-tainted fruit pouches
U.S. health officials have launched an inspection of a plant in Ecuador that made the cinnamon applesauce pouches linked to dozens of cases of acute lead poisoning in U.S. children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that contaminated cinnamon is the likely source of the...
Federal Trade Commission is investigating ExxonMobil's $60B deal to acquire a Texas oil company
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are investigating ExxonMobil's $60 billion deal to acquire a Texas oil company in what would be one the largest mergers in the energy industry in two decades, according to securities filings. The Federal Trade Commission, which enforces federal...
US job openings fall to lowest level since March 2021 as labor market cools
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace. The Labor Department's report said Tuesday that openings were down...
Illinois halts construction of Chicago winter migrant camp while it reviews soil testing at site
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration halted construction Monday of a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago while the state reviews the removal of soil contaminants at the former industrial site. The review, which a spokesperson for the governor said...
Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
Fewer planes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments and parks as new regulations take effect that are intended to protect the serenity of some of the most beloved natural areas in the United States. The air tours have pitted tour...
Editorial Roundup: United States
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Dec. 2 The Washington Post on the U.S. economy: It has been a miracle year for the U.S. economy. Inflation has plummeted without triggering a recession. Many experts said that could not...
