Business

Ozempic, Wegovy maker lobbies Congress to get Medicare to cover its weight loss drugs

5:18am August 10, 2023

New drugs used for weight loss may also reduce risks of heart attacks. A pharmaceutical giant wants Medicare to cover the drugs, but a federal ban prevents Medicare from covering weight loss drugs.

Mickey Mouse stars in the "Mickey and Friends Cavalcade" on July 2, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Arts

Six takeaways from Disney's quarterly earnings call

8:50pm August 09, 2023

by Elizabeth Blair

In a fickle media market, Disney's overall revenue grew 4%. Despite declining ad revenue and uncertainty over the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, CEO Bob Iger sees growth opportunities.

Disney is now fully in the sports betting business with ESPN deal

5:41pm August 09, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Disney has announced a major deal for ESPN, getting in the sports betting business squarely. This deal is part of a wave of moves that Disney has made as it struggles to find its space in streaming.

President Biden speaks at the Arcosa Wind Towers in Belen, N.M., on Wednesday.

Biden orders restrictions on U.S. investments in Chinese technology

5:08pm August 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The executive order covers advanced computer chips, micro electronics, quantum information technologies and artificial intelligence. Officials cited national security, rather than economic interests.

Potential buyers look at a 2023 Cooper Countryman S sports-utility vehicle on the floor of a Mini dealership on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

National

New car prices are cooling, but experts say you still might want to wait to buy

2:07pm August 09, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The average transaction price for a new car in July was $48,334, a slight dip from June and only a 0.4% year-over-year increase, according to Kelley Blue Book.

Trash collectors from Marsabit Safi Services offload waste at the Dadach Boshe dump. Even though Kenyan banned single-use plastic bags in 2016, they're still piling up at the dump and blowing off to litter the landscape and bodies of water.

The toughest plastic bag ban is failing: A tale of smugglers, dumps and dying goats

12:01pm August 09, 2023

by Scovian Lillian

Kenya was hailed for its decision to outlaw single use plastic bags in 2016, with remarkably hefty penalties. So why are the bags back in stores, piling up in dumps — and being ingested by livestock?

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, right, huddles with Preston Padden, president of network distribution for Fox, during a hearing of the Federal Communications Commission in May 1995. A generation later, Padden says Murdoch is unfit to hold the licenses for local television stations due to Fox News.

Politics & Government

A former Fox executive now argues Murdoch is unfit to own TV stations

11:54am August 09, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Preston Padden helped Rupert Murdoch launch the Fox broadcast network in the 1990s. Now he argues Murdoch has proved unfit to hold the license for a Philadelphia station.

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Ford plans to make EV batteries in U.S. with Chinese company that developed the tech

5:01pm August 08, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Ford's plans to produce electric vehicle batteries based on technology and licensing from China has become a flashpoint in the debate over relations between the two countries.

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Filmgoers watch a screening of Marvel Studios' Avengers: Endgame at a cinema in Caracas in April 2019. More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

Arts

The Visual Effects workers behind Marvel's movie magic vote to unionize

4:24pm August 08, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

Recent controversial laws in Florida interfere with the state's tourism industry

11:53am August 08, 2023

by Tom Hudson

Florida is losing tourism dollars over divisive policies passed by the state legislature. Civil rights groups have advised some groups not to travel to the state.

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