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Washington's styrofoam ban goes into effect June 1.

Washington’s statewide Styrofoam ban goes into effect June 1. Here’s what you need to know

Washington's styrofoam ban goes into effect June 1.

May 29, 2024, 7:40am Business

Between coolers, takeout containers and cups, expanded polystyrene, better known by the brand-name Styrofoam, was once a staple of dining. But pretty soon, you’ll have trouble finding it in Washington state. Read story

A pedestrian takes in a view of the Bonneville Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River on Tuesday morning. The dam generates power distributed by Bonneville Power Administration.

BPA projects $280M loss: Drought, extreme weather hit Bonneville Power Administration revenues

A pedestrian takes in a view of the Bonneville Dam from the Washington side of the Columbia River on Tuesday morning. The dam generates power distributed by Bonneville Power Administration.

May 29, 2024, 6:08am Business

Bonneville Power Administration, which supplies about half of Clark County’s electricity through Clark Public Utilities, is projecting a $280 million net loss this year due to drought and extreme weather. Read story

People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in New York. Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

Stock market today: Wall Street wilts to trim its big gain for May

People pass the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in New York. Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday.

May 28, 2024, 1:50pm Business

U.S. stocks are pulling back on Wednesday and trimming their gains for May, which had been on track to be Wall Street’s best month in six. Read story

US consumer confidence rises in May after three months of declines

May 28, 2024, 10:00am Business

Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose in May after three straight months of declines, though Americans are still anxious about inflation and interest rates. Read story

FILE - Co-chair of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace, June 23, 2023, in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago.

Melinda French Gates to donate $1 billion over next 2 years in support of women’s power

FILE - Co-chair of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace, June 23, 2023, in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago.

May 28, 2024, 10:00am Business

Melinda French Gates announced Tuesday that she plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world. French Gates will leave the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates, next week and receive $12.5 billion… Read story

FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT&rsquo;s Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. OpenAI says it&rsquo;s setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot. The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday May 28, 2024 that the committee will advise the full board on &ldquo;critical safety and security decisions&rdquo; for its projects and operations.

OpenAI forms safety committee as it starts training latest artificial intelligence model

FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT&rsquo;s Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. OpenAI says it&rsquo;s setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot. The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday May 28, 2024 that the committee will advise the full board on &ldquo;critical safety and security decisions&rdquo; for its projects and operations.

May 28, 2024, 8:22am Business

OpenAI says it’s setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot. Read story

FILE - T-mobile logo in the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular&rsquo;s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion.

T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt

FILE - T-mobile logo in the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, March 2, 2023. On Tuesday, May 28, 2024, T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular&rsquo;s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion.

May 28, 2024, 8:22am Business

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry. Read story

Supreme Court leaves in place Avenatti conviction for plotting to extort up to $25M from Nike

May 28, 2024, 7:56am Business

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike. Read story