McDonald's says it is buying back all of its franchises in Israel Alonyal Limited owns 225 McDonald's locations. McDonald's has recently faced boycotts after its Israel branch donated meals to the Israeli military. Ayana Archie
Liberty Media adds MotoGP to its global racing portfolio that already includes F1 NPR's Michel Martin talks to former MotoGP rider John Hopkins about what the proposed takeover of the sport by Formula One owners Liberty Media, could mean for the future of motorcycle racing.
Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS The AWS layoffs follow other layoffs that happened at Amazon and its subsidiaries this year, including at Prime Video, the MGM Studios unit and Twitch, the social media platform owned by Amazon. The Associated Press
D.C. restaurants are changing how they handle wages for workers who get tips Restaurants in Washington, D.C., are phasing out the lower minimum wage often given to workers who earn tips. Restaurant owners say it's forced them to add fees, and diners are reportedly confused. Amanda Michelle Gomez
No more 'just walk out' at Amazon grocery stores. The new bet is smart shopping carts The retailer banked big on the cashier-less tech. It's now out at Amazon Fresh stores in the U.S. But Amazon's grocery ambitions are only shapeshifting. Alina Selyukh
Taiwan earthquake briefly halts chip factories that power the global economy The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., which makes more than 90% of world's most advanced chips, also halted production, but it plans to resume chipmaking overnight. Bobby Allyn
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese's LSU-Iowa rematch nets a record audience for ESPN Iowa and LSU drew the second-largest audience for any basketball game on ESPN since 2012, the network said. Reese said Wednesday that like Clark, she will leave college for the pros. Bill Chappell
Did Boeing bring in a woman to clean up its mess in a ‘glass cliff’ scenario? A few days before Boeing tapped the first-ever woman to lead its Commercial Airplanes division, Christy Glass predicted it would happen. Monica Nickelsburg
After 67 years, Las Vegas' iconic Tropicana Hotel has closed The hotel was once a hang-out for the Rat Pack — magicians Siegfried and Roy debuted their act at the Tropicana, and the fictional spy James Bond stayed there in the 1971 film Diamonds are Forever.
Amazon says it is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Fresh grocery stores Amazon says the technology will now be replaced by smart carts that allow customers to skip the checkout line but also see their spending in real time. The Associated Press