Tag: Consumer products and services
DraftKings buys VSiN sports betting video broadcast company
DraftKings has bought Vegas Sports Information Network, a multiplatform broadcast and content company delivering sports betting news, analysis and data to U.S. customers, DraftKings...
Big tech, Nevada repair shops clash over ‘right to repair’
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Trade groups representing big tech companies faced off with independent repair shop owners Monday during a committee hearing in the...
Cyprus’ famed halloumi cheese earns coveted EU quality mark
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The European Union has recognized halloumi as a traditional product of Cyprus, which will shield the country’s top food export from...
South Africa bans liquor sales over Easter to prevent surge
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa will restrict the sale of alcohol and limit the size of religious and social gatherings over Easter to prevent the...
‘Concrete Cowboy’ shows Philadelphia’s Black cowboy culture
NEW YORK — Historians estimate that 1 in 4 American cowboys were Black but you would be hard pressed to find a movie genre...
Florida man guilty of setting store on fire during unrest
TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida man was convicted Tuesday of setting fire to a sporting goods store and shopping center in Tampa during unrest...
‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’
NEW YORK — A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular “Captain Underpants” series is being pulled from library and book store shelves...
AP source: VW plans brand-name change to ‘Voltswagen’ in US
DETROIT — Volkswagen plans to change its brand name in the United States to “Voltswagen” as its shifts its production increasingly toward electric vehicles...
Expansion work starting soon at central Indiana casino
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. — Construction work is expected to begin soon on a $32.5 million expansion at one of central Indiana’s horse track casinos.
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Mexico leader descries beer, milk production in arid areas
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is railing against the production of beer and milk in areas where there isn’t enough...