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Supreme Court, siding with Starbucks, makes it harder for NLRB to win court orders in labor disputes

June 14, 2024, 8:06am Business

The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to win court orders when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns in a case that stemmed from a labor dispute with Starbucks. Read story

G7 world leaders and other leaders from guest nations attend a working session on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Africa-Mediterranean, on day two of the 50th G7 summit at Borgo Egnazia, southern Italy, on Friday, June 14, 2024.

G7 leaders tackle the issue of migration on the second day of their summit in Italy

June 14, 2024, 7:49am Business

Leaders of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations turned their attention to migration at the start of the second day of their summit Friday, seeking ways to combat trafficking and increase investment in countries from where migrants start out on often life-threatening journeys. Read story

Housing values in Clark County have grown at varying rates, depending on neighborhood.

Clark County real estate illustrates the rule: It’s all about location

June 14, 2024, 6:03am Business

Some say that if you close your eyes, click your heels three times and say, “Location, location, location,” a Clark County real estate agent will appear. Read story

A general view of Wall Street in New York, Wednesday, June 12, 2024.

Stock market today: Hopes for AI and rates nudge Wall Street to records, even as most stocks fall

June 13, 2024, 1:44pm Business

Most U.S. stocks slipped Thursday, but hopes for coming cuts to interest rates and Wall Street’s continued frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology nudged indexes to more records. Read story

FILE - FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker speaks at a news conference at FAA headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 30, 2024. Whitaker, the nation’s top aviation regulator, said Thursday, June 13, 2024, that the Federal Aviation Administration should have been more aware of manufacturing problems inside Boeing before a panel blew off a 737 Max during a flight in January.

The head of the FAA says his agency was too hands-off in its oversight of Boeing

June 13, 2024, 1:33pm Business

The top U.S. aviation regulator said Thursday that the Federal Aviation Administration should have been more aware of manufacturing problems inside Boeing before a panel blew off a 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. Read story

FDA took months to react to complaint about Abbott infant formula factory, audit finds

FILE - A sign at an Abbott Laboratories campus facility is displayed, April 28, 2016, in Lake Forest, Ill. A report released on Thursday, June 13, 2024, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

June 13, 2024, 1:32pm Business

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula, a new audit shows. Read story

Citing toxins in garlic, group says EPA should have warned about chemicals near Ohio derailment

FILE - A sign reads "Keep Out Testing & Cleaning in Progress" near the Sulphur Run Creek as it flows under homes in East Palestine, Ohio, on Jan. 30, 2024. The Internal Revenue Service decided Wednesday, June 5, 2024, that most people who received money from Norfolk Southern in the wake of the train derailment won't have to pay taxes on millions of dollars in aid payments.

June 13, 2024, 12:55pm Business

The Environmental Protection Agency should conduct additional soil studies near the site of a toxic train derailment in Ohio and warn people it might not be safe to garden there after independent testing showed high levels of chemicals in locally grown garlic, a watchdog group said Thursday. Read story