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Truckers could begin seeing relief from high diesel prices as soon as Saturday, Chris Wright said, after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at temporarily expanding highway access to red-dyed diesel and providing relief from certain federal diesel-tax penalties and payments. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined FOX…
Starbucks is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging the coffee giant misleadingly markets eight protein beverages as “Sugar-Free” despite the drinks containing naturally occurring sugar from milk. The lawsuit, filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleges Starbucks’ “Sugar-Free” protein drinks contain between 13…
First on FOX Business: Two of the country’s largest freight rail companies are hoping federal regulators fast-track their merger. Union Pacific is seeking to acquire Norfolk Southern in an $85 billion deal that would create the nation’s first transcontinental railroad, including 50,000 miles of track across almost every state.The merger…
McDonald’s is bringing back its Monopoly promotion Tuesday, giving customers a shot at prizes ranging from free food to $1 million in cash. The fast-food giant’s limited-time game returns Oct. 6 with its familiar peel-off pieces, but gameplay will now be handled through the McDonald’s app. Customers can peel a…
Vice President JD Vance announced a major federal boost to Alaska’s power grid on Monday, granting $150 million in Defense Production Act (DPA) funding to develop a new major power line. Vance announced the move in tandem with the Department of Energy and the Alaska Energy Authority, with officials saying…
A group of California Republicans is urging the Trump administration to curb “harmful surges” of Mexican avocado imports, warning that cartel influence over Mexico’s avocado trade is threatening U.S. growers. In a letter Monday to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, seven Republican members of California’s congressional delegation called for “reasonable…
Workers in the U.S. who use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly in their job are seeing benefits like working more quickly or creatively, though a new study finds that those gains aren’t evenly distributed across the workforce. The American Job Quality Study, produced by Gallup, Jobs for the Future and The…
President Donald Trump is giving truckers a new way to fight pain at the pump, signing an executive order that temporarily lets them fill up with red-dyed diesel normally barred from highway use. “They’re going to be very happy in about two seconds,” Trump said during remarks in Grand Island,…
Oprah Winfrey-backed True Food Kitchen has landed in bankruptcy court after management turmoil and failed expansion bets left the restaurant chain built around healthy eating struggling to stay afloat. The company filed for Chapter 11 protection Sunday and closed 12 restaurants, leaving 34 locations across 14 states open as it…
As leading technology companies issue alarming reports about artificial intelligence systems going rogue, including tools carrying out cyberhacks, NYU Professor Emeritus Gary Marcus predicts that artificial intelligence will ultimately lead to a loss of human life. The AI expert argued that the current regulatory and safety frameworks put forth by…