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State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco is shown ahead of a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., last month. San Francisco is repealing a ban on city-funded travel to 30 states that it says restrict abortion, voting and LGBTQ rights after determining the boycott is doing more harm than good. Wiener, who authored the original ban, agreed that the measure hadn't produced the intended results.

National

San Francisco is repealing its boycott of anti-LGBT states

11:39am April 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

San Francisco repealed a boycott that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio.

A customer waits to order food at a Miami McDonald's on July 26, 2022. The CEO of McDonald's expects the U.S. to experience a mild recession and says customers have grown more reluctant to splurge on or supersize their orders.

Economy

The U.S. economy is losing steam. Bank woes and other hurdles are to blame.

8:43am April 27, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The country's GDP growth is slowing as banks cut back on credit and the Federal Reserve tries to crack down on inflation.

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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell arrives at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in April.

He 'Proved Mike Wrong.' Now he's claiming his $5 million

5:12am April 27, 2023

by H.J. Mai

A software engineer proves MyPillow CEO wrong and debunks a false election conspiracy. Then what happens?

SpaceX is grounded after rocket explosion caused extensive environmental damage

4:33pm April 26, 2023

by Gaige Davila | TPR

The failed launch of SpaceX's Starship rocket from Boca Chica, Texas, last week did more than explode the world's largest ever rocket. It caused more environmental damage than expected.

Cars line-up to enter Walt Disney World on February 08, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.

Disney sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, claiming 'government retaliation'

3:21pm April 26, 2023

by Greg Allen

Moments after a board appointed by the governor voted to invalidate Disney's development deal, the company filed a 77-page lawsuit in federal court.

How private equity firms are widening the income gap in the U.S.

1:35pm April 26, 2023

by Terry Gross

Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson explains how private equity firms buy out companies, then lay off employees and cut costs in order to expand profits. Her new book is These are the Plunderers.

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As of March 2023, there were 316,000 job openings in tech, according to the nonprofit IT association CompTIA. Despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley, tech jobs remain plentiful.

Economy

Need a job? Tech remains a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley

12:56pm April 26, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

The number of openings in the technology field is still high, and tech jobs continue to be attractive to workers looking for stable, lucrative careers.

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Supporters at a Herschel Walker election night watch party last year watching former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Politics & Government

Election skeptics may follow Tucker Carlson out of Fox News

11:54am April 26, 2023

by Jan Johnson

Tucker Carlson's extremist rhetoric helped define Fox News in the Trump era. Will the departure of one of the network's biggest stars change that?

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A Chevrolet Bolt EV is parked at a charging station at a dealer in Colma, Calif., on Tuesday.

National

The Chevy Bolt, GM's popular electric vehicle, is on its way out

11:48am April 26, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said the company would halt production on small EV at the end of the year — shifting the plant in Orion Township, Mich., to make two new electric truck models instead.

The Activision Blizzard Booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on June 13, 2013. British regulators have blocked Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy the video game maker over worries that it would stifle competition in the cloud gaming market.

World News

The U.K. blocks Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy game giant Activision Blizzard

10:49am April 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

British regulators blocked Microsoft's purchase, thwarting the biggest tech deal in history over worries that it would stifle competition in the fast-growing cloud gaming market.