[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a U.S. inflation update and a Federal Reserve decision on another possible interest rate hike. Shanghai declined…
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The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the theft was brazen, even simple. Fraudsters used the Social Security numbers of dead people and federal prisoners to get unemployment checks. Cheaters collected…
SEC lawsuits against cryptocurrency companies raise questions about industry’s future
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — First came the crypto winter, then the alleged fraud wrought by FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, and now the lawsuits. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed…
China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s defense minister defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some…
Amazon’s Whole Foods to Cut Hundreds of Corporate Roles
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon-owned Whole Foods says it is cutting several hundred jobs as part of a process to simplify the grocery chain’s operations. The company plans to…
New Air Force One Will Stay Blue and White, Biden Decides
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sticking with a blue-and-white color scheme for the exterior of the replacement Air Force One aircraft, the first of which is expected…