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Potato salad recalled over presumptive positive microbial result
FDA (WASHINGTON) — A favorite picnic staple is being recalled, right on the heels of Fourth of July celebrations. “Out of an abundance of caution, Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily withdrawing all varieties and all sizes [Read More…]
No reason US ‘will have a serious recession’ but economy should cool, Gina Raimondo says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Following a stronger-than-expected jobs report released on Friday, the Biden administration is continuing to push back on fears of looming economic downtown while working to tame historic inflation. “I don’t see [Read More…]
Cryptocurrency: Why some see it as a way to financially uplift people of color
Westend61/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The digital currencies have crashed as interest rates rise and investors seek less risky investments. Can cryptocurrency become an alternative financial system for people of color who have historically faced [Read More…]
Group behind first-ever U.S. Amazon union backs campaigns at 2 warehouses
4kodiak/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The labor group behind the first-ever U.S. union at Amazon has thrown its support behind organizing campaigns at two additional warehouses. Amazon Labor Union, the worker-led union behind the victory [Read More…]
Elon Musk terminating $44 billion deal to buy Twitter
Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk is terminating his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, according to a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing. “Mr. Musk has sought [Read More…]
How the two Theranos trials led to different outcomes for Elizabeth Holmes, Sunny Balwani
Dai Sugano/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The federal fraud case against the top executives of the failed biotech company Theranos posed an interesting tale of two different trials, according [Read More…]
US job growth stronger than expected as economy adds 372,000 jobs
JLGutierrez/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. saw stronger than expected job growth in June, as the economy added 372,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 3.6%, according to data released by the Bureau of [Read More…]
Privacy fears emerge over corporate policies covering travel for abortion
Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Days after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a slew of major U.S. companies said they will cover travel costs for employees who cannot access an [Read More…]
New Grubhub perk for Amazon Prime members
Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amazon members are already primed to enjoy perks of speedy delivery and now, that can include food from hundreds of thousands of restaurants. [Read More…]
Jobs data arrives as economy faces threats of inflation and recession
JLGutierrez/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As recession fears grow, officials on Wall Street and in Washington, D.C., will be watching employment data on Friday to see if aggressive borrowing cost increases from the Federal Reserve [Read More…]
Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani convicted in federal fraud case
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — A jury has convicted former Theranos president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani of defrauding investors and patients in connection with his multi-billion-dollar blood-testing startup. Balwani, on Thursday, was found guilty on [Read More…]
After parade shooting, GoFundMe says it seeks to verify donations amid scam risks
Jim Vondruska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens more at an Independence Day parade outside Chicago on Monday, thousands turned to the online platform GoFundMe to donate money [Read More…]
What the stock market could look like for the rest of 2022, according to experts
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stock market woes will persist into the second half of the year but signs of hope will emerge for beleaguered investors, experts told ABC News of their predictions. [Read More…]
How to protect your home and keep energy costs down during heat waves
imaginima/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Summer has just started but millions around the country have already experienced record-breaking heat waves, forcing people to blast air conditioning and think of ways to protect their homes during [Read More…]
Will Apple see a wave of unionization like Starbucks?
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A recent surge of U.S. labor organizing has spotlighted, above all, union campaigns at two high-profile corporations: Amazon and Starbucks. But a watershed union victory last month at an Apple [Read More…]
Workplace inaccessibility is keeping disabled people from jobs
Courtesy Melissa Gates (NEW YORK) — Melissa Gates, who is physically disabled and uses a cane or scooter to move around, was actively searching and applying for a federal job. It took her 20 years before [Read More…]
Delta CEO apologizes for cancellations, delays
James D. Morgan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The CEO of Delta Air Lines apologized to customers who were impacted by widespread delays and cancellations in a letter on Thursday. “If you’ve encountered delays and cancellations recently, [Read More…]
As Biden aims to punish Russia on world stage, sanctions hurt at home
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the leaders of NATO’s 30 member countries convene in Madrid this week, preserving the alliance’s remarkable unity against Russian aggression is at the top of President Joe [Read More…]
Are record corporate profits driving inflation? Here’s what experts think
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While sky-high inflation has crunched budgets for essentials like gas and groceries, many large corporations have reported record profits, eliciting anger from some everyday people and public [Read More…]
How the agriculture industry must adapt to megadrought in the West: Experts
Citizen of the Planet/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The industry that overwhelmingly uses the most water resources in the West does so for good reason: to provide sustenance for the rest [Read More…]