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Disney World and Universal closures halt tourism in Orlando as Milton approaches

October 10, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tourism in Orlando quickly came to a halt Wednesday as the main airport and at least three theme parks and other businesses were suspended switch offcausing Florida residents and visitors to flee Hurricane Milton to settle in hotels in the area. Milton, which is expected to come ashore late Wednesday like […]

Ratan Tata, former chairman of India's Tata Sons, dies at the age of 86

October 9, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW DELHI (AP) — Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died Wednesday evening in a Mumbai hospital. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N. Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata's death, describing him as his “friend, mentor and guide” in a statement. He did not give a cause of death. Tata was admitted this […]

Judge rules FTC can pursue antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, but dismisses few state claims

October 8, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission could move forward with its case landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. But he also gave the company a small victory by rejecting some of the claims of the states involved in the litigation. The order, issued last week by Judge John H. Chun and unsealed Monday, is […]

Election 2024: Elon Musk makes first appearance at Trump rally in Pennsylvania

October 6, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Billionaire and technical manager Elon Musk expressed dark words about the upcoming presidential election during an appearance on Saturday Donald Trumpand called the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “who will preserve democracy in America.” The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, who also bought X, Musk joined Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the former president […]

Amazon, Target and other retailers are increasing their headcount for the holiday shopping season

October 3, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

Retailers are increasing the number of employees Holiday timebut fewer seasonal workers are expected to be hired to help this year Customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses. E-commerce giant Amazon announced Thursday it would hire 250,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers for the crucial shopping phase, rounding out a series of announcements […]

Longshoremen could have a bargaining advantage in the US port strike

October 1, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 45,000 longshoremen who left on strike On Tuesday, for the first time in decades, 36 US ports from Maine to Texas could gain the upper hand in the standoff with port operators Wages and the use of automation. Organized labor enjoys growing public support and has won a number of recent […]

Verizon customers report widespread outages and phones in “SOS” mode

September 30, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers in the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The problem appeared to have knocked out cell service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector shows that the number surpassed 100,000 shortly after 11 a.m. ET – and while that number dropped […]

The strike by 45,000 longshoremen at the US port is likely to begin at midnight

September 30, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing U.S. longshoremen has announced that 45,000 members will walk off their jobs at midnight a huge strike East and Gulf Coast ports are likely to close. The impending work stoppage threatens to significantly disrupt the country's supply chain, potentially leading to higher prices and delays for households and […]

More than 90,000 Georgia residents are seeking shelter, a day after a fire at a chemical plant released chlorine into the air

September 30, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

CONYERS, Ga. (AP) — More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were ordered to maintain their shelter-in-place shelters Monday and businesses were ordered to remain closed a day later A fire in a chemical factory sent a massive cloud of dark smoke high into the sky that could be seen for miles. […]

What to stream this weekend: Inside Out 2, Clooney and Pitt, Princess Zelda and Grotesquerie

September 28, 2024 | angela | Leave a Comment

What Ellen DeGeneres says is her latest landing in a comedy special on Netflix, and George Clooney and Brad Pitt starring in a sleek New York City adventure are some of the new shows, movies, music and games directed to a device near you. Also among The Associated Press-selected streaming offerings that are worth your […]