Fishing groups push to delay whale rules
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine congressman and several commercial fishing groups are getting behind a push to delay for 10 years rules designed to protect a vanishing species of whale. The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 370 and has declined over the last 15 years. They have been the subject of proposed [...]
United States, EU reach deal on 15% tariff
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The United States and the European Union on Sunday agreed to a trade framework setting a 15 percent tariff on most goods, staving off far higher import duties on both sides. The announcement came after President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen met briefly at Trump’s Turnberry [...]
Citi launches Strata Elite Card to compete with AmEx, Chase
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a new but familiar face coming to the world of high-end credit cards. Citigroup is launching the Strata Elite Card, the bank’s latest attempt to grab a piece of the high-fee, high-rewards credit card market that’s dominated by American Express’ Platinum Card and JPMorgan Chase’s Sapphire Reserve Card. The card, [...]
Rulings have been inconsistent for college athletes seeking to play another year
The stream of lawsuits across the country from college athletes trying to grab another season of eligibility appears ready to fizzle out for a bit. With fall football practice cranking up this week, players still hoping for a judge allowing them to take the field may be left waiting for a ruling that likely won’t [...]
Allianz Life confirms U.S. data breach
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Hackers gained access to personal data on the majority of the 1.4 million customers of Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, the company confirmed. Minneapolis-based Allianz Life, a subsidiary of Munich, Germany-based Allianz SE, said the data breach happened on July 16 when a “malicious threat actor” gained access to a [...]
Digital fakes increasingly are targeting businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Washington insiders, seeing and hearing is no longer believing, thanks to a spate of recent incidents involving deepfakes impersonating top officials in President Donald Trump’s administration. Digital fakes are coming for corporate America, too, as criminal gangs and hackers associated with adversaries including North Korea use synthetic video and audio to [...]
Use of glucose monitors moves beyond those with diabetes
A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology. Continuous glucose monitors, small patches that provide 24-hour insight into concentrations of sugar in the blood, could be a tool for Americans to [...]
Boeing workers in St. Louis area reject contract offer
Boeing Co. expects more than 3,200 union workers at three St. Louis-area plants that produce American fighter jets to strike after they rejected a proposed contract that included a 20 percent wage increase over four years. The International Machinists and Aerospace Workers union said the vote by District 837 members was overwhelmingly against the proposed [...]