Covid hospitalizations spike with new variant as school returns, U.S. readies vaccines
The late summer Covid spike comes after a quiet year in which hospitalizations and deaths had declined week after week since January.
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Trump Georgia election trial juror names should be secret, DA tells judge
Donald Trump claims his criminal case in Georgia and three others elsewhere were filed to help President Joe Biden win re-election to the White House in 2024.
Flexport CEO Dave Clark resigns from logistics startup after one year in the role
Dave Clark joined Flexport from Amazon, where he headed up the company's consumer business.
Apple and Arm sign deal for chip technology that goes beyond 2040
Apple has secured access to a core piece of intellectual property, the Arm architecture, used in its iPhone and Mac chips, for the foreseeable future.
Voters sue to kick Trump off ballot in Colorado, citing 14th Amendment theory
Trump has decried the legal theory as a conspiracy to stop him from challenging President Joe Biden in the 2024 election.
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McConnell vows to finish Senate term despite health scares, GOP concerns
McConnell on two separate occasions this summer appeared to briefly freeze up and lose the ability to speak during press events.
Trump Georgia election co-defendants Chesebro, Powell to be tried together Oct. 23, judge rules
Donald Trump and other defendants are charged in an Atlanta court with conspiracy in an effort to reverse his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.
Blinken announces $1 billion Ukraine aid package during surprise visit
Blinken's trip comes amid steady gains by Ukrainian forces carrying out a counteroffensive in the south and east of the country.
Microsoft gaming chief Phil Spencer says Starfield is seeing 'huge demand'
Microsoft's Phil Spencer told CNBC on Wednesday that the new Starfield game is going to be available to "hundreds of millions of people."
Biden hails West Coast dockworker union contract as possibility of UAW strike looms
Leaders from both the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association joined Biden at the White House.
Trump suffers big loss in E. Jean Carroll defamation case, judge says he's liable
Donald Trump is set to stand trial in a defamation case by E. Jean Carroll just as the 2024 Republican presidential nomination primaries are set to start.
Inside the turmoil at Appen, the former AI darling that's reeling from executive exits, big losses
Appen helped train artificial intelligence models for Google, Microsoft and Amazon, but the company now faces deteriorating financials and executive departures
WeWork CEO says company is 'here to stay' as it renegotiates 'nearly all our leases'
Embattled office-sharing company WeWork is starting an effort to renegotiate leases across the globe as it tries to stay solvent.
World just endured its hottest summer on record. UN chief says ‘climate breakdown has begun’
"We can still avoid the worst of climate chaos – and we don't have a moment to lose," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Airlines warn about spike in fuel costs, Southwest narrows revenue outlook
Airlines like Southwest, Alaska and United are paying more for jet-fuel this summer.
Fed's Collins says policymakers can 'proceed cautiously' on future rate hikes
In remarks that aligned with sentiment from other key central bankers, Collins said the Fed may be "near or even at the peak" for rates.
ADL CEO says Elon Musk's insinuation to sue over defamation is merely a 'threat of a frivolous lawsuit'
Greenblatt dismissed allegations Musk made over the Labor Day weekend, in which he claimed the ADL was "trying to kill" the platform formerly known as Twitter.
Mortgage demand drops to 27-year low as interest rates pull back
After rising sharply for several weeks, mortgage interest rates pulled back slightly last week, but not enough to revive mortgage demand.
Moderna says updated Covid vaccine was effective against highly mutated BA.2.86 variant in trial
Moderna, Pfizer and Novavax are slated to roll out new vaccines targeting XBB.1.5 within weeks, pending approvals from the FDA.
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