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THC drinks, gummies, other hemp products face ban in Ohio. Businesses not happy
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has banned the sale of intoxicating hemp products — such as THC-infused gummies and beverages sold in gas stations, taprooms and retail shops — for 90 days. His executive order, signed on Wednesday, requires retailers to remove products and cease sales by 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Intoxicating...
U.S. postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction
The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said Wednesday. The Bureau of Land Management, a division of Interior that manages 245 million acres of federal lands, had been expected...
Fire at Ford supplier set to disrupt business for months, WSJ reports
A fire that broke out at Novelis’ New York plant in Oswego will disrupt business at Ford and other automakers for months, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Ford, the biggest user of the plant’s aluminum, will likely flag potential implications of the setback to investors when it discloses quarterly...
Trump sets 10% tariff on lumber imports, 25% on cabinets and furniture
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Monday he was slapping 10% tariffs on imported timber and lumber and 25% duties on imported kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and upholstered furniture, with the rate on the latter categories to jump next year. Trump signed a presidential proclamation laying out his argument...
Trump administration to expand coal leasing, fund coal plant upgrades
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will expand coal mine leasing on federal lands and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to support more coal-fired power generation, officials said on Monday. The plan is part of a broader effort by the administration to reverse the decline of coal use in the...
Jared Kushner, Saudi Arabia, more backers to buy EA in $55B deal. What this means for gamers
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Saudi Arabia’s government and other backers are closing in on a $55 billion deal to purchase the video game company responsible for developing and publishing popular game franchises like The Sims, Madden NFL and Battlefield. Electronic Arts, or EA, announced on Monday that it will be...
How Walmart plans to prepare America’s largest private workforce for an AI-driven future
BENTONVILLE, Ark — As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future. Walmart on Thursday hosted more than 300 workplace experts and representatives from other...
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough one-third of its flight attendants
Spirit Airlines, the budget-friendly airline that has experienced recent financial turmoil, is furloughing more than 1,000 flight attendants ahead of the holiday season. This week, the company said it is making arrangements to furlough 1,800 out of 5,200 flight attendants to “align staffing with our fleet size and expected flight...
Trump says U.S. will impose new tariffs on heavy trucks, drugs and kitchen cabinets
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday took aim at a broad range of imported goods in announcing a new round of punishing tariffs, saying the U.S. will impose 100% duties on imported branded drugs, 25% tariffs on heavy-duty trucks and 50% tariffs on kitchen cabinets. Trump has launched numerous...
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid 2nd bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew members on temporary leave to match staffing needs with expected flight demand during Spirit’s second bankruptcy in a...
Hall of Famer Bernie Parent, who led the Philadelphia Flyers to two Stanley Cup titles, dies at 80
PHILADELPHIA — Bernie Parent, the Hall of Famer considered one of the great goalies of all time who anchored the net for the Philadelphia Flyers’ only two Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s during their Broad Street Bullies heyday, has died. He was 80. The Flyers made the announcement Sunday...
After two big weekends, the North American box office takes a hit
Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films majorly overperforming, first “The Conjuring: Last Rights” followed by the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” the...
Toyota and Hyundai recall more than 1.1 million vehicles for seat belt, panel display problems
Toyota and Hyundai are recalling a combined 1.1 million vehicles because of problems with the instrument panel displays and seat belts, U.S. auto regulators said Thursday. Toyota is recalling 591,377 automobiles because the instrument panel display can fail and not show the driver critical information including vehicle speed, brake system...
Waymo’s robotaxi expansion will get a Lyft in Nashville next year
Robotaxi leader Waymo announced that its driverless vehicles will begin transporting passengers in Nashville, Tennessee, next year while heading in a new direction by teaming up with Lyft instead of its recent ride-hailing partner Uber. The Nashville plan calls for robotaxi ride requests to initially be limited to Waymo’s own...
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs, lead to price hikes
NEW YORK — Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs start to hurt the job market and lead to price increases. Retail sales rose 0.6% last month from July, when sales were up a revised...
Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumps 29% following Ellison takeover report
Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumped more than 25% on Thursday after a report that the Larry Ellison-backed Paramount was preparing a cash bid to buy the company that owns HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. studio. The Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners acquired Paramount last month, and has signaled...
U.S. supply chain prices unexpectedly fell 0.1% in August
WASHINGTON — U.S. producer prices fell unexpectedly last month, dropping 0.1% from July. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which captures inflation in the supply chain before it hits consumers — showed that wholesale inflation decelerated in August after advancing 0.7% in July. Wholesale services...
U.S. Steel to end steel production at Illinois plant but no layoffs
HARRISBURG — U.S. Steel will stop processing steel slabs at its Granite City Works plant in Illinois, three months after Nippon Steel sealed a deal with President Donald Trump to buy the iconic American steelmaker by giving the government a say over decisions that affect domestic steel production. U.S. Steel...
U.S. household income rose slightly last year, roughly matching 2019 level
WASHINGTON — The income for the typical U.S. household barely rose last year and essentially matched its 2019 peak, the Census Bureau said Tuesday, a stark illustration of the impact that the pandemic inflation spike had on Americans’ finances. The report also showed that the highest-earning households received healthy inflation-adjusted...
Rivian lays off hundreds of employees ahead of the end of EV tax credits
Rivian has laid off about 200 employees as the electric vehicle maker prepares for a U.S. economy with fewer incentives to go green. The electric truck and sport-utility vehicle manufacturer is preparing for a challenging year in which it plans to launch a more affordable model even as it gets...
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy protection again
Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday it has filed for fresh bankruptcy protection months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization. The no-frills airline said it intends to conduct business as normal during the restructuring process, meaning passengers can continue to book trips and use their tickets, credits and loyalty...
Cracker Barrel quietly deletes Pride page, drops DEI references from website
Cracker Barrel has quietly deleted a Pride page and removed references to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging employee resource groups from its website. The changes, first reported by CNN, follow a highly publicized decision by the Tennessee-based restaurant chain to scrap a new logo after pressure from right-wing groups. Until...
U.S. tariffs take effect on India, threatening $48.2B in exports
NEW DELHI — Steep U.S. tariffs on a range of Indian products took effect Wednesday, threatening a big blow to India’s overseas trade in its largest export market. President Donald Trump had initially announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods. But earlier this month he signed an executive order imposing...
Elon Musk accuses Apple and OpenAI of stifling AI competition in antitrust lawsuit
Elon Musk on Monday targeted Apple and OpenAI in an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the iPhone maker and the ChatGPT maker are teaming up to thwart competition in artificial intelligence. The 61-page complaint filed in Texas federal court follows through on a threat that Musk made two weeks ago when...
Southwest Airlines’ new policy will affect plus-size travelers. Here’s how
Southwest Airlines will soon require travelers who don’t fit within the armrests of their seat to pay for an extra one in advance, part of a string of recent changes the carrier is making. The new rule goes into effect Jan. 27, the same day Southwest starts assigning seats. Currently,...
