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Lottery bids for skilled-worker visas plunge in the US …

4/30/2024
Authorities say lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year. They say the drop shows they've successfully cracked down against people who were “gaming the system” …

Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older …

4/30/2024
The FBI says scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year. An FBI report released Tuesday shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated tactics to trick the …

FCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations …

4/30/2024
The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for illegally sharing customers' location data …

Confidence of US consumers continues to decline as …

4/30/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures with prices and interest rates still …

5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty …

4/30/2024
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — The world’s nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings. …

Lilly rides Mounjaro, Zepbound to better-than-expected …

4/30/2024
Rapidly climbing sales of the new obesity drug Zepbound and its counterpart for diabetes, Mounjaro, pushed Eli Lilly to a better-than-expected first-quarter profit. The drugmaker also hiked its …

EPA rule bans toxic chemical that's commonly used as …

4/30/2024
The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause liver cancer and other health problems. …

Workers' paycheck growth accelerated in the first …

4/30/2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more quickly in the first three months of this year, a trend that could contribute to higher inflation and raise concerns about the …

Facebook and Instagram face European Union scrutiny …

4/30/2024
LONDON (AP) — The European Union said Tuesday that it's investigating Facebook and Instagram over a range of suspected violations of the bloc's digital rulebook, including not doing enough to …

In unusual push, funders band together to get out …

4/30/2024
A small portion of the billions spent around the November election will go to nonprofits working to boost voter participation and access to voting around the country. And usually, those funds flood …

McDonald's higher US sales in Q1 help overcome …

4/30/2024
McDonald’s said higher U.S. sales in the first quarter helped it overcome weakness in the Middle East and other markets where consumers have been boycotting the brand. The Chicago burger giant …

HSBC CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire

4/30/2024
HSBC, Europe's largest bank, says that CEO Noel Quinn plans to retire after serving nearly five years in the post. “After an intense five years, it is now the right time for me to get a better …