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In this Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, photo, the Long Island City waterfront and skyline are shown in the Queens borough of New York. One of the areas that Amazon is considering for a headquarters is Long Island City. An old manufacturing area, it’s cultivating a new image as a hub for 21st-century industry, creativity, and urbane living. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) NYBZ157 NYBZ157

February 14, 2019 at 8:57 am

Amazon ditches New York HQ2 headquarters

Amazon said it does not plan to look for another location, and will continue to build out offices in Arlington, Virginia, and Nashville, Tennessee.

Nation & World

February 3, 2019 at 3:21 pm

Super Bowl ads heavy on humor, surprises and … robots VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — This year's Super Bowl ads went heavy on the humor — and surprises. Take, for instance, Jason Bateman's Hyundai ad about...

Business

January 16, 2019 at 12:08 pm

Study: Top US firms are diversifying their boards faster

NEW YORK (AP) — America's largest companies added women and minorities to their boards of directors at a faster pace over the past two years,...

Business

January 5, 2019 at 10:18 am

Airports seeing rise in security screeners calling off work VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work...

Business

December 20, 2018 at 11:26 am

Dushku says CBS agreed to monitor ‘Bull’ star’s behavior

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Eliza Dushku says she struggled with her decision to keep quiet about the sexual harassment she says she endured from...

Business

December 17, 2018 at 2:57 pm

CBS denies former CEO Les Moonves $120 million severance

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS announced Monday that former CEO Les Moonves will not receive his $120 million severance package after the board of directors...

Business

December 14, 2018 at 9:38 am

Scandal-plagued CBS grants $20M to 18 women’s rights groups

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS on Friday pledged to give $20 million to 18 organizations dedicated to eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace as the...

Business

December 10, 2018 at 11:00 pm

With new board in place, CBS to decide Moonves’ exit pay

NEW YORK (AP) — The newly elected CBS board faces daunting tasks: deciding whether former CEO Les Moonves gets a $120 million exit package following...

Business

In this Aug. 9, 2018, photo shows “Little Chickies/Los Pollitos” lift-the-flap book, bottom, and board book, top, by Susie Jaramillo in New York. The market for Spanish books is growing but the traditional publishing industry has addressed demand in fits and starts. Jaramillo teamed up with fellow mother Nuria Santamaria Wolfe, a former head of multicultural strategy at Twitter, to launch Encantos Media Studios, an entertainment company that released Canticos as the first of its planned bilingual brands. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) NYMA202 NYMA202

December 4, 2018 at 5:35 pm

Moms start companies to fill demand for Spanish-language children’s books

Small companies are stepping in to answer the growing demand for Spanish-language books in the U.S.

Business

October 15, 2018 at 9:05 pm

After men’s razors, Harry’s launches shaving brand for women

NEW YORK (AP) — Harry's has carved out a niche selling men shaving razors direct to their doors, elbowing in on an industry long dominated...

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