Feds say Swiss company to pay $77M over US tax evaders
NEW YORK — Switzerland’s biggest and oldest life insurance company will pay more than $77 million to the U.S. Treasury after admitting it helped...
Granholm: Normal service at gas pump likely by late Sunday
WASHINGTON — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown...
Visegrad Group ministers discuss security, fighting pandemic
WARSAW, Poland — Foreign ministers of the four European Visegrad Group countries are meeting in Poland for talks on coming out of the pandemic,...
Facebook loses court fight over halting EU-US data transfers
LONDON — Facebook lost a legal battle Friday with Ireland's data privacy watchdog over a European Union privacy decision that could result in the...
N Ireland’s main British unionist party to choose new leader
LONDON — Northern Ireland’s largest British unionist party was choosing a new leader Friday, in a contest with two candidates and only 36 voters.
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Delta will require new hires to be vaccinated against virus
Delta Air Lines will require new employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Monday.
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Retail sales were flat in April as stimulus spending wanes
NEW YORK — Retail sales in the U.S. were flat in April, after soaring in March, when many Americans received $1,400 stimulus checks that...
Officials: Tesla in fatal California crash was on Autopilot
LOS ANGELES — A Tesla involved in a fatal crash on a Southern California freeway last week was operating on Autopilot at the time,...
Bill Maher taping canceled after host’s positive virus test
LOS ANGELES — A taping of Bill Maher's weekly HBO show was canceled after the host tested positive for COVID-19.
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US joins global push against violent extremism online
PARIS — Tech giants and governments around the world — including the U.S. for the first time — are gathering virtually Friday and Saturday...
