OxyContin maker's settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it's up to the Supreme Court
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2023-11-23 20:54
Retailers ready to kick off unofficial start of the holiday season just as shoppers pull back
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2023-11-23 20:17
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2023-11-23 18:25
US electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag behind China and Germany
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2023-11-23 14:22
To save the climate, the oil and gas sector must slash planet-warming operations, report says
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WHO Asks China for More Information on Child Pneumonia Outbreak
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2023-11-23 11:18
Iranian Poverty Spread in ‘Lost Decade’ of Sanctions and Oil Swings, World Bank Says
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2023-11-23 10:54
Hawaii's governor wants to make it easier for travelers from Japan to visit the islands
Hawaii leaders want to make it easier for tourists from Japan to visit the U.S. state by creating a traveler pre-clearance program
2023-11-23 08:52
Lawsuit blaming Tesla's Autopilot for driver's death can go to trial, judge rules
A jury should decide whether Tesla and Elon Musk oversold the electric car company’s Autopilot system and caused the fatal crash of a man who engaged it and took his hands off the steering wheel
2023-11-23 06:23
Stellantis recalls more than 32,000 hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because of potential fire risk
Automaker Stellantis has announced a recall of more than 32,000 of its hybrid Jeep Wrangler SUVs because they pose a potential fire risk
2023-11-23 05:45
What the events leading up to Sam Altman's reinstatement at OpenAI mean for the industry's future
It’s been quite a week for ChatGPT-maker OpenAI — and co-founder Sam Altman
2023-11-23 05:22
Regulators and law enforcement crack down on crypto's bad actors. Congress has yet to take action
While the scandals in the cryptocurrency industry seem to never end, Washington policymakers appear to have little interest in pushing through legislation to codify the structure of the industry
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