The hidden costs of rebuilding after a flood
As rising waters surrounded her home on the morning of July 29, Carolyn Combs felt a sense of déjà vu. The year before, water had… Read More »The hidden costs of rebuilding after a flood
As rising waters surrounded her home on the morning of July 29, Carolyn Combs felt a sense of déjà vu. The year before, water had… Read More »The hidden costs of rebuilding after a flood
On Sunday, a “loud siren-like sound” will blare from mobile phones across Britain for up to 10 seconds as part of a test for a… Read More »Mobile phones across Britain will issue a ‘loud siren-like’ alert this weekend
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A new round of price increases for household products such as Gillette razors, Dawn dish soap and Swiffer dusters bolstered Procter & Gamble’s operating results… Read More »Double-digit price increases bolster earnings at Procter & Gamble
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Lyft, which is struggling financially as it tries to compete with its rival Uber, said Friday it planned to cut major jobs. The layoffs, expected… Read More »Lyft will lay off about 1,200 people to cut costs
Volkswagen’s first North American battery plant for electric vehicles will be built in Canada, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other Canadian politicians made it… Read More »Canada lands Volkswagen battery factory with billions in subsidies
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Enlarge / PIRG’s “Chromebook Churn” report casts a harsh spotlight on flaws in the repairability and longevity of Chromebooks. Sharon Harding Google is in the… Read More »“Chromebooks aren’t built to last”: Average device has 4 years of updates left
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A white former police officer convicted of manslaughter after mistaking her gun for a taser and fatally shooting black motorist Daunte Wright… Read More »A Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright must be released
Twitter removed labels describing prominent news organizations as “government-funded” or “state-affiliated” after NPR and public broadcasters in several countries criticized the labels as misleading and… Read More »Twitter is removing “government-funded” labels from NPR and other media accounts
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