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US steps up disclosure pressure on Chinese companies

Chinese companies will have to disclose more information or quit U.S. markets.

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FILE - The Wall St. street sign is framed by American flags flying outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Jan. 3, 2020. Chinese companies will have to disclose more information about audits and whether they are controlled by a government or else leave U.S. stock markets under a rule approved by securities regulators, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Asian shares mostly higher after broad rally on Wall Street

Stocks are mostly higher in Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors keep an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it

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A woman wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Friday, Nov. 3, 2021. Stocks were mixed in Asia on Friday after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors kept an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

EPA head tours embattled communities, says help on the way

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says a recently completed "Journey to Justice" tour from Mississippi to Texas enabled him to put "faces and names with this term that we call environmental justice."

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EPA Administrator Michael Regan, right, confers with city engineer Charles Williams at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant, a Ridgeland based facility near Jackson, Miss., about longstanding water issues that have plagued the city, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. The visit was one of several stops in a week-long "Journey to Justice" tour through Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, spotlighting longstanding environmental concerns in historically marginalized communities. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

EPA head tours embattled communities, says help on the way

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says a recently completed "Journey to Justice" tour from Mississippi to Texas enabled him to put "faces and names with this term that we call environmental justice."

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China's Didi to leave US stock market amid tech crackdown

Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc. says it will pull out of the New York Stock Exchange and shift its listing to Hong Kong as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over tech industries

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A woman walks past the headquarters for Didi Beijing on July 16, 2021. Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Global Inc. said Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 it will pull out of the U.S. stock market and shift its listing to Hong Kong as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over tech industries. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Senate passes stopgap funding bill, avoiding shutdown

The Senate has passed a stopgap spending bill that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., walks to a luncheon of Senate Democrats, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Folsom Vice Mayor Sarah Aquino wrings out a rag before cleaning a table at Back Bistro in Folsom, Calif., on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. Aquino is an insurance broker. But she took a part-time job at one of her favorite local restaurants because they were struggling to hire people. Employers have reported a shortage of workers to meet demand as more people return to normal habits following the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic. Aquino sees it as her civic duty to help out local businesses. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Asian shares mixed after broad rally on Wall Street

Stocks are trading mixed in Asia after a broad rally on Wall Street as investors keep an eye on the spread of the new coronavirus variant and measures governments are taking to restrain it

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Trader Sal Suarino works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Starbucks fights expanding unionization effort at its stores

Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores

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FILE - Richard Bensinger, left, who is advising unionization efforts, along with baristas Casey Moore, right, Brian Murray, second from left, and Jaz Brisack, second from right, discuss their efforts to unionize three Buffalo-area stores, inside the movements headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021 in Buffalo, N.Y. Starbucks is fighting an expanded effort to unionize its stores. The effort comes even as a union vote proceeds at three of the coffee chain's locations in Buffalo, New York. Union organizers from three additional Buffalo-area stores appeared before the National Labor Relations Board on Thursday, Dec. 2, asking to hold union votes at each of their stores. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson, File).

BP agrees to $500K penalty, soot limits at Indiana refinery

Oil giant BP has agreed to pay a $512,450 penalty and reduce soot emissions from its Whiting refinery in Indiana

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2017 file photo, the BP Whiting refinery in East Chicago, Ind., is shown on Sept. 21, 2017. Oil giant BP agreed Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, to pay a $512,450 penalty and reduce soot emissions from its Whiting refinery in Indiana under an agreement with regulators and activists who accused the company of violating an earlier deal. (DroneBase via AP, File)

US government sues to block $40 billion Nvidia-Arm chip deal

The Federal Trade Commission has sued to block graphics chip maker Nvidia's $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm

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FILE - People gather in the Nvidia booth at the Mobile World Congress mobile phone trade show Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 sued to block graphics chip maker Nvidia's $40 billion purchase of chip designer Arm, saying the deal would create a powerful company that could hurt the growth of new technologies. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Striking Kellogg's workers to get 3% raises in new contract

Kellogg's has reached a tentative agreement with its 1,400 cereal plant workers that will deliver 3% raises and end a nearly two-month-long strike if it is approved

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Omaha Striking Kellogg's workers Michael Rodarte, Sue Griffin, Michael Elliott and Mark Gonzalez stand outside the Omaha, Neb., cereal plant Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. The company and the union announced Thursday that they have reached a tentative contract agreement. (AP Photo/ Josh Funk)

OPEC, allies stick to modest output boost despite omicron

OPEC and allied oil-producing countries have decided to stick to their plans to boost the amount of oil they pump to the world

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Gasoline prices are displayed at a station in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. OPEC and allied oil-producing countries meet Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, under the shadow of a surprise new COVID-19 threat, with uncertainty over the omicron variant's future impact on the global economic recovery hanging over their decision on how much oil to pump to a world that is paying more for gasoline. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Kroger, Okta rise; Dollar General, Apple fall

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Kroger, Okta rise; Dollar General, Apple fall

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How major US stock indexes fared Thursday

Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street Thursday as investors continue to monitor the spread of the new coronavirus variant as well as measures that the U.S. and other governments are taking to restrain it

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Sports betting ads: Industry weighs how much is too much?

If you've turned on a television in the last three years, chances are you've been inundated with advertisements for sports betting, and not only during game broadcasts

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A clerk counts money at the sports book at Freehold Raceway on Oct. 24, 2020, in Freehold, N.J. With advertisements for sports betting blanketing the airwaves, some in the industry and their pro sports and technology partners are starting to ask how much is too much? (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

EXPLAINER: Must employers follow Biden's vaccine mandates?

Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by this coming Monday under a mandate from President Joe Biden's administration

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FILE - New York City municipal workers protest against the coming COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, outside the Gracie Mansion Conservancy in New York. Millions of health care workers across the U.S. were supposed to have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by this coming Monday, Dec. 6, under a mandate from President Joe Biden's administration. But that has been placed on hold by federal judges (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)

Report: China clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again

China's air regulator has cleared the Boeing 737 Max to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes

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China Southern Airlines Boeing 737 Max airplanes are parked at the edge of the tarmac at Urumqi Diwopu Interational Airport in Urumqi in western China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. China's aviation regulator cleared the Boeing 737 Max on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, to return to flying with technical upgrades more than two years after the plane was grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes, a news outlet reported. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

EXPLAINER: What are the rules for travelers entering the US?

President Joe Biden's latest measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 will increase the hassle factor of entering the United States, even for American citizens returning from overseas

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FILE - Travelers wait in line for screening near a sign for a COVID-19 testing site at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Nov. 24, 2021. Beginning next week, travelers heading to the U.S. will be required to show evidence of a negative test for the virus within one day of boarding their flight. The previous period was three days. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

UAW votes for direct election of leaders in wake of scandal

Members of the United Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly approved picking their leaders by direct ballot elections

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FILE - Model year 2021 Ford Ranger trucks on the assembly line at Michigan Assembly, Monday, June 14, 2021, in Wayne, Mich. Members of the United Auto Workers union have overwhelmingly approved picking their leaders by direct ballot elections, Thursday, Dec. 2, rejecting a system that many blamed for a bribery and embezzlement scandal in the union's top ranks. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels

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US jobless claims rise by 28,000, but still low at 222,000

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week even though the U.S. job market has been rebounding from last year's coronavirus recession

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Holiday hiring sign is displayed at a retail store in Vernon Hills, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low 268,000. U.S. jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday, Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Wall Street balks as Fed signals party's ending, but is it?

Wall Street is worried about the Federal Reserve pulling back its massive support for financial markets

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Grab goes public in $40B SPAC deal, slides in market debut

Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing company Grab tumbled in its market debut Thursday, following a $40 billion merger in a special purpose acquisition company deal

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FILE - Office workers walk past Grab offices during their lunch hour in Singapore on March 26, 2018. Southeast Asia's largest ride-hailing company Grab made its market debut Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, following a $40 billion merger in a special purpose acquisition company deal. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

Omicron and delta spell return of unpopular restrictions

Governments around the world are weighing new measures for populations tired of hearing about restrictions and vaccines as the coronavirus delta variant of COVID-19 pushes up cases in Europe and fears grow over the omicron variant

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FILE - A man takes part in a demonstration against the country's coronavirus restrictions in Vienna, Austria, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. The coronavirus's omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter Wednesday Dec. 1, 2021, as reports of infections linked to the mutant strain cropped up in more parts of the globe, and one official said that the wait for more information on its dangers felt like

Germany locks unvaccinated out of public life; mandate looms

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says people who aren't vaccinated will soon be excluded from nonessential stores, restaurants and sports and cultural venues

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A COVID-19 patient is transported by Bundeswehr medical personnel to an A310 MedEvac aircraft of the German Air Force at Dresden International Airport, Germany, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (Robert Michael/dpa via AP)

Norfolk Southern railroad names new CEO to take over in May

Norfolk Southern Corp. said its CEO will retire next spring, and it will promote one of its executives to replace him

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FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train moves along elevated tracks in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Norfolk Southern railroad said its CEO will retire next spring, Thursday, Dec. 2, and it will promote one of its executives to replace him. The railroad said Thursday that Jim Squires will step down as chairman and CEO on May 1 after seven years. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

US long-term mortgage rates relatively flat this week

The average interest rate for long-term mortgages in the U.S. remained flat this week, following the Federal Reserve suggesting that it would start tightening credit by raising its benchmark rate

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This is a home for sale in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. U.S. mortgage rates were mixed this week, Thursday, Nov. 24. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year, fixed rate home loan was unchanged from last week at 3.1%; a year ago, it stood at 2.72%. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Holiday shoppers navigate shortages with mixed results

The holidays have always been defined by disappointing out-of-stock messages on the most popular items

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Gift cards for food and beverage businesses sit on display for sale at a retail store in Dallas, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. The holidays have always been defined by disappointing out-of-stock messages on the most popular items. Many shoppers will turn to more to gift cards if they don't like what they see. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

UK court backs Meghan in dispute over privacy

A British court has dismissed an appeal by a newspaper publisher.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrive at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum for the Salute to Freedom Gala Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in New York. The Duke of Sussex will also present the inaugural Intrepid Valor Award to five service members, veterans and their military families. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Dollar General opening more $5 or less Popshelf stores

Getting more bang for your buck used to be the mantra of dollar store shoppers everywhere, but times are changing - and prices are rising

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FILE- In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo the Dollar General store is pictured in Luther, Okla. Dollar General is looking to roll out more of its Popshelf stores, where most items cost $5 or less. Dollar General said Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, that it anticipates nearly tripling the number of Popshelf stores it has by next year and plans to have about 1,000 Popshelf locations by the end of fiscal 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies, higher prices

Even Christmas trees aren't immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the economy

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Dale Pine, owner of Crystal River Christmas Trees, prepares a tree for sale at his lot in Alameda, Calif. on Nov. 24, 2021. Extreme weather and supply chain disruptions have reduced supplies of both real and artificial trees this season. American shoppers should expect to have fewer choices and pay up to 30% more for both types this Christmas, industry officials say. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

US warns Russia as Kremlin talks about war threat in Ukraine

The Kremlin has voiced concern about what it described as belligerent rhetoric of the Ukrainian leadership

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a ceremony to receive credentials from foreign ambassadors in Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (Grigory Sysoev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Austria's ex-chancellor Kurz says he's leaving politics

Austria's former chancellor, Sebastian Kurz, said Thursday that he is quitting politics two months after stepping down as leader amid corruption allegations

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Former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announces that he is quitting politics, two months after stepping down as leader amid corruption allegations, during a news conference in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Lisa Leutner)

EU fines 4 banks $390M in foreign exchange trading cartel

The European Union has fined four major banks a combined $390 million for colluding in a foreign exchange spot trading cartel that allowed them to beat inherent risks in currency deals

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EU court calls for dismissal of Hungary-Poland challenge

The European Union's highest court has advised that the principle to link the bloc's budget disbursements to the respect for rule of law are compatible with EU law and that the challenge by Hungary and Poland should be dismissed

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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki leaves after his meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at 10 Downing Street, in London, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Laos-China railway to launch as debt to Beijing mounts

Laos, an isolated, mountainous nation of 7 million people wedged between China, Vietnam and Thailand, is opening a $5.9 billion railway its leaders hope will energize its economy, but it may pile on dangerously high debt

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial view of Ganlanba railway station, one of the stations along the China-Laos railway is under construction Sept. 28, 2021, in southwestern China's Yunnan Province. China is taking its rail technology overseas, launching a new passenger express train this week to neighboring Laos as part of its regional Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to improve connectivity for trade and extend its geopolitical influence. (Hu Chao/Xinhua via AP)

Facebook: Fake scientist used to spread anti-US propaganda

Facebook says it removed hundreds of fake accounts linked to an effort to spread unfounded claims that the U.S. was pressuring scientists to blame the coronavirus on China

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FILE - This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Beginning Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. A disinformation network with ties to China used hundreds of fake social media accounts — including one belonging to a fictitious Swiss biologist — to spread an unfounded claim that the U.S. pressured scientists to blame China for the coronavirus, Facebook said Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Christmas tree buyers face reduced supplies, higher prices

Even Christmas trees aren't immune to the pandemic-induced shortages and inflation plaguing the economy

December 02

What's the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?

The Biden administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S. is on hold because of legal challenges, but employers can still require the shots

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What's the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin)

Japan retracts new flight bookings ban after criticisms

Japan says it has retracted a ban on new incoming international flight bookings to defend against the new variant of the coronavirus only a day after the policy was announced

December 02

Men hold their phones as they stand by an arrival gate for international flights at the Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Going further than many other countries in trying to contain the virus, Japan has banned foreign visitors and asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in the country until the end of December.(AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Asian markets mixed after Wall St decline, virus unease

Asian stock markets are mixed after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast the impact of the coronavirus's omicron variant

December 02

A man wearing a face mask walks past a bank's electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index in Hong Kong, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast the impact of the coronavirus's omicron variant. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Asian markets mixed after Wall St decline, virus unease

Asian stock markets are mixed after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast the impact of the coronavirus's omicron variant

December 02

A currency traders watches computer monitors near the screens showing the foreign exchange rates at a foreign exchange dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Asian shares were mixed Wednesday amid nervous trading due to worries over the newest coronavirus variant. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Auto workers likely to approve direct election of leadership

Members of the United Auto Workers union apparently will approve picking their leaders in direct elections

December 01

FILE - United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, on Sept. 2, 2019. Members of the United Auto Workers union appear to be in favor of picking their leaders in direct elections. A federal court-appointed monitor who is conducting the election said on his website Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, that 65,136 ballots were cast in favor of direct elections, while 38,503 wanted delegate voting. The results are unofficial and the full count likely won't be done until Thursday, the website said. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

GivingTuesday: Record $2.7B raised during day of generosity

Organizers for GivingTuesday say American donors gave $2.7 billion during Tuesday's giving day

December 01

FILE - A pedestrian drops a dollar into a collection basket as Michelle Miranda of The Salvation Army looks on during the charitable organization's drive-through donations event at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020, in Los Angeles. Organizers for GivingTuesday say American donors gave $2.7 billion during Tuesday's giving day on Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

From Square to Block: Another tech company changes its name

There's a new Silicon Valley corporate name change on the block

December 01

FILE - Dr. Greg Werner poses for a picture with his Square credit card reader at his office in New York on Jan. 5, 2015. Square Inc., the San Francisco-based payments company headed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, announced Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, that it is changing its name to Block. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Airlines told to keep data on travelers from southern Africa

Airlines are being required to gather information about some passengers that will help with contact tracing if they develop COVID-19

December 01

FILE - A man walks through a deserted part of Johannesburg's OR Tambo's airport, South Africa, Monday Nov. 29, 2021. As countries shut their doors to foreign tourists or reimpose restrictions because of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, tourism that was just finding it's footing again could face another major pandemic slowdown amid the uncertainty about the new strain. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)

Microsoft shareholders vote for company to disclose sexual harassment data

Despite Microsoft urging investors to reject the proposal, shareholders voted to demand an annual report summarizing sexual harassment cases, investigations and resolutions.

December 01

Tesla officially moves headquarters from California to Texas

Tesla says it has officially moved its corporate headquarters from Silicon Valley to a large factory under construction outside of Austin, Texas

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