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By BEN GOSE of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The charitable sector should hope that billionaire Jared Isaacman keeps seeking new adventures. Isaacman, who turned a payments-processing firm he started as a teenager into a multibillion-dollar company, periodically indulges his passion for aviation with head-turning flights. Each time, a prominent charity has joined

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency. And also to harken back to the nostalgic past with nods to ’90s movies like “Austin Powers” and “The

More countries have asked this week to join talks about the European Union’s complaint with the World Trade Organization accusing China of exerting economic pressure on Lithuania. Canada was the latest Thursday, saying it wanted to take part in WTO consultations over a dispute tied to Taiwan opening a diplomatic office in the EU member

By The Associated Press Stocks are wavering between small gains and losses on Wall Street Friday, as a measure of calm returned to markets a day after a sell-off brought on by a surprisingly high reading on inflation. The S&P 500 index was hovering near the breakeven level after the first few minutes of trading.

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer Who is your favorite celebrity? Chances are, they’re in a Super Bowl ad this year. While Super Bowl ads usually feature a bevy of big names, this year advertisers have gone even further. “The vast majority of ads are including big star power, from athletes to actors to chefs,”

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Authorities in Canada are headed for court in an attempt to break the bridge blockade by truckers protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions. The standoff has caused parts shortages that have rippled through the auto industry on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian border. The mayor of Windsor, Ontario,

By MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency. And also to harken back to the nostalgic past: of ’90s movies like “Austin Powers” and “The Cable Guy.”

By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. markets were heading for a lower open on Friday, following the previous day’s sell-off spurred by news that inflation in the U.S. jumped to levels not seen since the early 1980s. Future contracts for the Dow Jones Industrials and S&P 500 both slid 0.2% in premarket

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Health authorities in Denmark are considering “winding down” the country’s coronavirus vaccination program in the spring and see no reason now to administer a booster dose to children or a fourth shot to any more residents at risk of severe COVID-19. The Danish Health Authority said on Friday that the current

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Britain’s defense secretary is visiting Moscow in another effort to ease tensions over a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Meanwhile, Russia is holding massive war games near its neighbor and insisting that the highly strained relations are not their fault. Ben Wallace’s trip came a day

By TINA OREM of NerdWallet Small-business owners, freelancers and people with side gigs can reduce their tax bills and their anxiety levels this tax-filing season by knowing the taxability rules for Paycheck Protection Program money, taking advantage of new deductions for business meals and mileage and putting money in tax-advantaged retirement accounts designed for self-employed

By AAMER MADHANI and KATHY GANNON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will sign an executive order to split the $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and create a trust fund to compensate Sept. 11 victims. The order being signed Friday will require U.S.

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai authorities are scrambling to contain the country’s second oil spill in less than three weeks in the Gulf of Thailand. An estimated 5 tons is believed to have leaked 12 miles off the eastern province of Rayong, in the same location where at least 22 tons spilled into the sea on

By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Car crashes and traffic deaths decreased in Utah after the state enacted the strictest drunken driving laws in the nation. A study published Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests Utah’s roads became safer after the state lowered the drunken driving threshold to

By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — An annual report from the United Nations labor agency has highlighted the work conditions of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang region. The report by an International Labor Organization committee of experts issued on Friday noted signs of “coercive measures” that deprive workers of

By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — If you’re a journalist, there are few advantages to working inside the hermetically sealed “closed loop” at the Beijing Olympics. The “bubble” separates reporters, athletes and Olympic staff from the real Beijing public, giving us access only to venues, the media center, or our hotel. But

By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Veteran NFL coach Anthony Lynn designed a personal defense in response to the league policy that requires teams to interview minority candidates for their top jobs. While he appreciates the intent of the policy, Lynn, who is Black, long ago added his own amendment to it: As his star

By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Spiking energy prices are raising utility bills from Poland to the United Kingdom, leaving people struggling to make ends meet and small businesses uncertain about how much longer they can stay afloat. In response, governments across Europe are rushing to pass aid to ease

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Several conservative media figures in the U.S. have lined up in support of Canadian truckers who are protesting COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine mandates in their country. Stars on Fox News Channel, the most popular cable network, are cheering on what they call “the freedom convoy.”