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Fleet of UPS planes grounded after deadly crash expected to miss peak delivery season
A fleet of planes that UPS grounded after a deadly crash isn’t expected to be back in service during the peak holiday season due to inspections and possible repairs, the company said Wednesday in an internal memo. The airline expects it will be several months before its McDonnell Douglas MD-11...
Black Friday: What time do stores open?
Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday shopping season, but retailers already have spent weeks flooding their websites and customers’ email inboxes with early Black Friday offers. While sales trends have been shifting, the...
Layoffs are piling up, raising worker anxiety. Here are some companies that have cut jobs recently
NEW YORK — It’s a tough time to be looking for a job. Amid wider economic uncertainty, some analysts have said that businesses are at a “no-hire, no fire” standstill. That’s caused many to limit new work to only a few specific roles, if not pause openings entirely. At the...
Sellers in other countries struggle to maintain U.S. customers as holiday shopping season starts
NEW YORK — At Fleece & Harmony, a woolen mill and yarn shop in bucolic Belfast, Prince Edward Island, in Canada, owner Kim Doherty used to be able to send yarn skeins to U.S. customers across the border with little fanfare. The yarn orders usually met an import tax exemption...
Consumer confidence slides as Americans grow wary of high costs, sluggish job gains
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers were much less confident in the economy in November in the aftermath of the government shutdown, weak hiring and stubborn inflation. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dropped to 88.7 in November from an upwardly revised October reading of 95.5, the lowest...
New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices
Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other’s moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal prosecutors to end what critics said was illegal “algorithmic collusion.” The deal announced Monday by the Department of Justice follows a...
They relied on marijuana to get through the day. But then days felt impossible without it
BROOKLINE, Mass. — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a joint with his coffee every morning. He tells himself he won’t start tomorrow the same way, but he usually does. “You know what bothers me? To have cannabis on my mind the first thing in the...
More families ‘adopt’ turkeys for Thanksgiving instead of eating them
ERIE, Colo. — “Gus” the turkey has been spending Thanksgiving week much differently than millions of other unlucky gobblers across the U.S. As he trots in a sprawling animal sanctuary on the Colorado plains, he is stopped every few steps by staff who pet him, hug him or even give...
4 more arrested in $102M Louvre jewel heist, Paris prosecutor says
PARIS — The Paris prosecutor announced four more arrests Tuesday in connection with the stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in October by a gang that made off with $102 million worth of jewels. The two men and two women in custody are from the Paris region and range in...
Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auction
MIFFLINBURG, Pa. — Christmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country, and there was no shortage of bidders. About 50,000 Christmas trees and enough wreaths, crafts and other seasonal items to fill an airplane hangar were bought and sold by lots and on consignment at the...
The fallout of Epstein’s crimes span the globe. Here’s a look at some of those paying the cost
The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the privileged people and institutions that chose to associate with him, cover up his activities — or look away. No one has paid a higher cost than Epstein’s victims, who number more than...
Judge’s blistering opinion details use of force in Chicago-area immigration crackdown
CHICAGO — A judge’s blistering 223-page opinion has offered a cache of striking new details from body camera footage about agents’ use of force during a federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area dubbed “Operation Midway Blitz.” U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis’ opinion issued Thursday recounts many high-profile clashes between...
Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan, the ex-congressman who lost a Senate bid to JD Vance, won’t run for governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan said Friday that he has decided not to run for Ohio governor next year, eliminating the most significant hurdle to the nomination for former state health director Dr. Amy Acton. Ryan, 52, had been considering a bid after fellow Democrat Sherrod...
Verizon cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to ‘reorient’ entire company
NEW YORK — Verizon is laying off more than 13,000 employees in mass job reductions that arrive as the telecommunications giant says it must “reorient” its entire company. The job cuts began on Thursday, per to a staff memo from Verizon CEO Dan Schulman. In the letter, which was seen...
Americans like democracy, but don’t believe it or U.S. institutions are working well, poll finds
About half of American adults believe democracy is functioning “very” or “moderately” poorly in the United States, while only about one-quarter think it’s doing “very” or “moderately” well, according to a poll, marking a sharp decline from several decades ago when majorities thought democracy was generally working the way it...
Honda recalls 256,600 vehicles because of software error that may lead to loss of drive power
NEW YORK — Honda is recalling more than 256,600 of its Accord Hybrid vehicles across the U.S., because of a software error that may result in sudden loss of drive power. According to documents published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the recall covers certain Honda Accord Hybrids between...
Antonio Brown posts bail, agrees to house arrest before attempted murder trial
Former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown must wear a GPS ankle monitor and await trial at home after posting a $25,000 bail, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Brown pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge stemming from an alleged shooting outside of an internet-celebrity boxing match May 16....
Trump calls 50-year mortgages no ‘big deal’ as right-wing conservatives balk
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed possible 50-year mortgages as a way to make houses more affordable than typical 30-year loans, as some supporters balked at a plan that would have homeowners paying more in interest and taking longer to build equity. “All it means is you pay less...
Senators subpoenaed in election interference probe can sue under shutdown bill
WASHINGTON − The compromise legislation to reopen the government includes a provision allowing senators whose phone records were subpoenaed during the Justice Department investigation of alleged election interference to each sue the government for up to $500,000. Special counsel Jack Smith subpoenaed the phone records of GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham...
Wendy’s to close hundreds of U.S. stores in bid to halt falling profit
Wendy’s plans to close hundreds U.S. restaurants over the next few months in an effort to boost its profit and make its remaining stores more appealing. The Dublin, Ohio-based chain said during a conference call with investors last week that it planned to begin closing restaurants in the fourth quarter...
ByHeart baby formula recalled amid infant botulism investigation
ByHeart, a next-generation baby nutrition company, has announced a voluntary recall of some batches of its powdered infant formula after federal authorities linked the product to an infant botulism outbreak. In separate statements on Saturday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said...
More Outback Steakhouses expected to close in Bloomin’ Brands turnaround plan
The parent company of Outback Steakhouse is cooking up a turnaround strategy to improve its restaurants. As part of its turnaround plan, Bloomin’ Brands has closed nearly two dozen U.S. restaurants and has decided to not renew the leases of more than 20 additional U.S. restaurants, the company said in...
Toyota recalling over a million U.S. vehicles over rear camera flaw
WASHINGTON — Toyota Motor said Wednesday it is recalling 1.02 million vehicles in the United States because of a flaw that may cause a rear-view camera to fail, boosting the risk of a crash. The recall covers certain 2022 through 2026 Toyota and Lexus model year vehicles — including Camry,...
Starbucks union says it plans to strike on Red Cup Day if contract not reached
Starbucks union members voted Wednesday to approve a strike across the United States on the coffee chain’s popular Red Cup Day next week unless a contract agreement is reached. In a statement, Starbucks Workers United announced the strike would begin next Thursday, the day Starbucks plans to celebrate its annual,...
Popular ice cream bars recalled in 31 states. The bars were shipped to Giant Eagle
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that a popular ice cream company is recalling some of its bars sold in 31 states. Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, based in Oakland, Calif., issued a voluntary recall of some Häagen-Dazs brand ice cream bars after an allergen was found, the FDA...
