Tag: Economy
Report: Pandemic amped up anti-Semitism, forced it online
TEL AVIV, Israel — Coronavirus lockdowns last year shifted some anti-Semitic hatred online, where conspiracy theories blaming Jews for the pandemic’s medical and economic...
Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer
MOSCOW — They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and,...
Biofuels producers, farmers not sold on switch to electric
DES MOINES, Iowa — The president and auto industry maintain the nation is on the cusp of a gigantic shift to electric vehicles and...
Businesses and philanthropy unite to fight racial wealth gap
NEW YORK — The CEOs of Starbucks and Goldman Sachs will join leaders from philanthropy and academia in a new initiative to address the...
US job openings in February reached highest rate on record
WASHINGTON — The pace of job openings reached the highest level on record in February, a harbinger of healthy hiring and a hopeful sign...
EXPLAINER: Can Biden add energy jobs? Hope mixes with doubt
NEW YORK — Good-paying jobs — many of them.
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Cuban cooks overcome shortages with ingenuity on Facebook
HAVANA — If you don’t have potato, use malanga root. If you can't find zucchini, replace it with cucumber.
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Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a ‘wasteland of vapid’ content
A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it...
EU approves $4.7 billion in state aid to carrier Air France
BRUSSELS — The European Union has approved $4.7 billion in government aid for national carrier Air France as it struggles through the economic impact...
Top EU officials meet Erdogan for talks on migration, trade
ANKARA, Turkey — The European Union's top officials met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday, weeks after Erdogan took conciliatory...