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Members of the Nordstrom family are teaming up with a Mexican retail group and are offering to take the department store retailer private at $23 per share cash, months after first expressing interest in a buyout. The Mexican retail group, called El Puerto de Liverpool, operates more than 300 stores in Mexico and is that nation’s third-largest credit card issuer with over 7.2 million active accounts. The Nordtrom family members and Liverpool own a combined 43% of Nordstrom stock. The current president... Читать дальше...

British regulators have cleared Microsoft’s hiring of key staff from startup Inflection AI, saying the deal wouldn’t stifle competition in the country’s artificial intelligence market. The Competition and Markets Authority had opened a preliminary investigation into Microsoft’s recruitment of Inflection’s core team, including CEO Mustafa Suleyman, the chief scientist and several top engineers and researchers. Big technology companies have been facing scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic lately... Читать дальше...

The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said that a person was arrested after an early morning shooting in Prunedale resulted in the death of around 100 farm animals.

All levels of government are striving to reduce maternal mortality and erase the race gap in the United States. The Associated Press examined programs that looked at individual patient needs and programs that seek to improve medical care generally. Key takeaways include guiding vulnerable women through pregnancy helps keep them healthy, improving medical care can lower maternal mortality and solutions should be tailored to local communities.

Federal, state and local governments are all trying to reduce maternal mortality rates across the United States and eliminate racial disparities. No one has all the answers, but many of the programs are making headway in their communities. The federal Healthy Start program funds more than 100 local projects that coordinate care for pregnant women and help meet social needs. California halved its maternal mortality rate through an organization that shares the best ways to treat common causes of maternal death. Читать дальше...

SAO PAULO (AP) — SAO PAULO (AP) — BrasilAgro Cia Brasileira De Propriedades Agricolas (LND) on Tuesday reported earnings of $44.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

US job openings fall as demand for workers cools.

A report on the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century details steps communities can take to reduce the likelihood that grassland wildfires will turn into urban conflagrations. The report is from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety. The scientific research group released its findings on Wednesday after examining the 2023 fire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii. Researchers found that a layered approach to fire mitigation can help protect communities. Key steps include... Читать дальше...

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Offering just 713 square feet of living space, this tiny cabin in the Colorado mountains is attempting to reel in $1,753 per square foot.

Many pet insurers offer discounts when you insure more than one cat or dog. See which ones made our list of the best pet insurance for multiple pets.

Whether pet insurance covers vaccines depends on the insurer and plan you choose. Learn more about pet insurance and vaccination coverage. 

Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism. Vance calls himself postliberal and echoes some of the movement’s ideas. It has been little known to the American public until Vance’s nomination as Republican vice presidential nominee and running mate to former President Donald Trump. Some critics view postliberalism as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings. Postliberals want a muscular government. They envision taking over government bureaucracies... Читать дальше...

The president of East Timor sees Pope Francis’ upcoming visit as a prime opportunity to promote Asia’s youngest country on the world stage, not a time to confront the legacy of abuse by influential members of the clergy in the deeply Catholic nation. During an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, President José Ramos-Horta also predicted progress soon on a major energy project with Australia. And he urged China and the United States to act as “benevolent superpowers” as they compete for influence in the Southeast Asian country. Читать дальше...

South Korea says North Korea has again launched suspected trash balloons toward the South.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — ST. LOUIS (AP) — Core & Main Inc. (CNM) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $119 million.

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Daktronics Inc. (DAKT) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4.9 million in its fiscal first quarter.

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is doubling down to achieve gender parity in her executive Commission team that runs the day-to-day affairs of the massive bloc. She does so despite the stubborn resistance from some of the 27 member states. The German is setting up the college for her second five-year mandate — in her first, she achieved near gender parity. But she's beholden to the candidates that each member state chooses to provide. There were too many men among them and she's now twisting... Читать дальше...

Thailand has new a Cabinet after King Maha Vajiralongkorn approved the appointment of 35 members to serve under Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. Paetongtarn took office on Aug. 16, after her predecessor, Srettha Thavisin was forced out of office by a court ruling that he had violated an ethics law by appointing a Cabinet member with a criminal record. She is the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted by a military coup in 2006, and who remains politically influential. Читать дальше...

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — REV Group, Inc. (REVG) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings of $18 million.

East Timor president sees pope's visit as an opportunity and tells AP the US and China should be benevolent superpowers.

HANOVER, Md. (AP) — HANOVER, Md. (AP) — Ciena Corp. (CIEN) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $14.2 million.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (AP) — CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. (AP) — Torrid Holdings Inc. (CURV) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $8.3 million.