Smithfield agrees to pay $2 million to resolve child labor allegations at Minnesota meat plant
Global news: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smithfield Foods, one of the nation’s largest meat processors, has agreed to pay $2 million...
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Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
Global news: MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — How do you protect children from the harms of social media? Politically, the answer...
Top Federal Reserve official defends central bank’s independence in wake of Trump win
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — A Federal Reserve official gave a lengthy defense of the central bank’s political independence Thursday,...
Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously given persistent inflation pressures
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest...
Bull doge! Dogecoin soars as Trump announces a government efficiency group nicknamed DOGE
Global news: NEW YORK (AP) — Wow, much bull market.Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency whose mascot is a super-cute dog that muses...
Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more
Global news: NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks slipped Thursday as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued...
Supreme Court seems likely to allow class action to proceed against tech company Nvidia
Global news: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to keep alive a class-action lawsuit accusing Nvidia...
China’s president unveils a megaport in Peru, but locals say they’re being left out
Global news: CHANCAY, Peru (AP) — On the edge of Peru’s coastal desert, a remote fishing town where a third...
Elon Musk says he and Trump have ‘mandate to delete’ regulations. Ethics laws could limit Musk role
Global news: In picking billionaire Elon Musk to be “our cost cutter” for the U.S. government, President-elect Donald Trump won’t...
Chinese hackers target Tibetan websites in malware attack, cybersecurity group says
Global news: BANGKOK (AP) — A hacking group that is believed to be Chinese state-sponsored has compromised two websites with...
