Tag: Business
German firm plea, $50M payment settles US drug purity probe
LAS VEGAS — An international pharmaceutical company pleaded guilty as planned Tuesday in a U.S. court after agreeing to pay $50 million for destroying...
Pope, citing pandemic effect, cuts pay for cardinals, others
VATICAN CITY — Trying to save jobs as the pandemic pummels Vatican revenues, Pope Francis has ordered pay cuts for cardinals and other clerics,...
Mystery remains about Sputnik vaccines seized in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Mexican prosecutors said Wednesday they remain unsure about whether the supposed Russian coronavirus vaccines seized in Mexico last week are real...
German Cabinet approves 2022 budget plan with more new debt
BERLIN — Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved 2022 budget plans that will see rules against running up new debt suspended for the third consecutive...
Airlines return to old ways; Southwest drops boarding change
As Americans slowly return to flying, airlines are dropping some of the changes they made early in the pandemic.
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Utah governor signs divisive measure to require porn filters
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is a step closer to requiring all cellphones and tablets sold in the conservative state to automatically block pornography...
Central Europe’s hospitals slammed, can’t treat all in need
WARSAW, Poland — Poland recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Wednesday as hospitals buckle under a new surge. Hungary has the...
AP source: Suh to remain with Bucs on 1-year, $9M deal
TAMPA, Fla. — Defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh has agreed to a one-year contract worth $9 million to remain with the Super Bowl champion Tampa...
Congress questions Texas officials about power grid failure
DALLAS — Congress is looking into last month’s massive and deadly power outages across Texas and questioning officials who oversee the state’s energy...
Mississippi to increase lowest welfare payments in the US
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi will increase the lowest monthly welfare payments in the nation under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state's...