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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Mastercard is getting rid of magnetic stripes on its credit and debit cards over the next 10 years, part of a broader push from the company to use “more capable and secure” alternatives to the old-fashioned swipe. The company said it’s the first payments network to phase out magnetic stripes,
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Deeply personal, complex and timely, “In the Same Breath” charts the initial outbreak of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, while paralleling the Chinese reaction to the outbreak with the US. Chinese-born filmmaker Nanfu Wang has created an unsettling window into the early days of the crisis and food for thought about
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Rodrigo Paz Delgado, exalcalde de Quito, Ecuador, político, empresario y presidente honorífico del equipo de fútbol Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito (LDU), falleció este martes a los 87 años, en Tampa, Florida, confirmó su familia a través de un comunicado. “La familia Paz desea comunicar con profundo dolor el fallecimiento
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By Jason Hanna, CNN A line drive struck Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chris Bassitt in the face Tuesday in Chicago, dropping him to his knees for several minutes before he was carted off the field on his way to a hospital. White Sox outfielder Brian Goodwin hit a pitch right back at Bassitt in the
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By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville is looking to bounce back from a losing finish for the second time in three seasons. Scott Satterfield seeks a repeat of the 2019 resolve that turned the program around and perhaps take the team a step further. With seven starters back on
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By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Two of the nation’s wealthiest foundations have created a new $7.5 million fund to help give tenants more say in housing matters, as millions of Americans struggle to make rent and face possible eviction as a result of the pandemic. The HouseUS Fund, supported
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By ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Two of the nation’s wealthiest foundations have created a new $7.5 million fund to help give tenants more say in housing matters, as millions of Americans struggle to make rent and face possible eviction as a result of the pandemic. The HouseUS Fund, supported
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives The US economy’s immediate prospects appear inextricably tied to how the wave of infections and hospitalizations set off by the Delta variant of Covid-19 plays out. While it seems unlikely that the variant would become so disruptive that it undermines the recovery, there are
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives The US economy’s immediate prospects appear inextricably tied to how the wave of infections and hospitalizations set off by the Delta variant of Covid-19 plays out. While it seems unlikely that the variant would become so disruptive that it undermines the recovery, there are mounting reasons to
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Laura Prepon has stopped practicing Scientology. The “Orange Is the New Black” actress revealed the news in an interview with People, saying the religion is no longer part of her life. “I’m no longer practicing Scientology. I’ve always been very open-minded, even since I was a child. I was raised Catholic
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has proposed a federal regulation that would overhaul the asylum system in an attempt to settle claims at a faster pace and help alleviate the immigration court backlog, the departments of Homeland Security and Justice announced Wednesday. The proposed rule would give asylum officers more authority by allowing
Continue ReadingCNN, KRGV By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has proposed a federal regulation that would overhaul the asylum system in an attempt to settle claims at a faster pace and help alleviate the immigration court backlog, the departments of Homeland Security and Justice announced Wednesday. The proposed rule would give asylum officers more authority
Continue Reading BELFAST, Maine (AP) — The sudden appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that’s defied sleuths so far. The yellow waterfowl emblazoned with the word “joy” appeared in Belfast Harbor over the weekend, and it’s a mystery who put it there. Harbor Master Katherine Given told the Bangor
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say that one man was killed and another injured when a ferry smashed into a small boat entering the port of the island of Ibiza at night. Spain’s Civil Guard said the man who perished was decapitated in the crash that occurred late Tuesday. The survivor was taken to the
Continue ReadingBy Liz Nagy Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago family is dealing with a heartbreaking loss: a 26-year-old mother was killed in a drive-by shooting just a day before her son’s 7th birthday. Family said Kristina de Jesus’ little boy pleaded with nurses in the emergency room to wake
Continue Reading olivertapia Kabul (CNN) — La concurrida calle de Kabul parece casi como si nada hubiera cambiado. La gente pasa apresuradamente, mientras los comerciantes organizan su colorida mercancía y la policía dirige el tráfico. Calles de Kabul, sin mujeres tras toma de talibanes 3:24 Sin embargo, hay un gran cambio: casi no hay mujeres aquí. Desde
Continue ReadingBy Eric Horng, Michelle Gallardo and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago is reinstating its indoor mask mandate as COVID cases rise again in the city, health officials announced Tuesday. All individuals aged 2 and over, regardless of their vaccination status, will be required to wear
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN Quinnipiac University officials are cracking down on students who have not met the university deadline for providing their Covid-19 vaccine information with fines and suspension of Wi-Fi access. On Monday, officials at the Hamden, Connecticut, university emailed 600 students who had not submitted their vaccination status before the
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Catoura Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — Twelve people who authorities say were involved in nearly 200 burglaries across several metro Atlanta counties were indicted on Tuesday. Following a years-long investigation, the Gwinnett County Police Department Burglary Unit indicted Rafael Comacho Molin, Oscar Revelio, Carlos Perlaza, Edwin Cuenu,
Continue Reading By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For years, advocates of urban gardening have said that growing fresh food empowers residents of poorer neighborhoods, as well as improving their health. Those efforts gained momentum during the pandemic as worries about food insecurity grew. Areas with little access to healthy, fresh food tend to
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