By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s a good thing that consumers are in a mood to spend heading into the holiday season. They may have to dish out more for a new artificial Christmas tree this year, depending on where they buy it from. Some large sellers of artificial trees say they are increasing their
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s a good thing that consumers are in a mood to spend heading into the holiday season. They may have to dish out more for a new artificial Christmas tree this year, depending on where they buy it from. Some large sellers of artificial trees say they are
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the UK investigation into the social media giant’s purchase of Giphy. The Competition and Markets Authority said Facebook failed to provide required information during the probe. It said it gave the platform multiple warnings and “considers
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LONDON (AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ($69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the UK investigation into the social media giant’s purchase of Giphy. The Competition and Markets Authority said Facebook failed to provide required information during the probe. It said it gave the platform multiple warnings and “considers
Continue Reading By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Members of a Brazilian Senate committee say the report being presented for a vote will recommend President Jair Bolsonaro be indicted on criminal charges for allegedly bungling Brazil’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and pushing the country’s death toll to second-highest in the
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN The Greek islands! It was a bucket list trip, made even more precious as a getaway after the long pandemic travel drought. I’d been to Athens before, so this trip was all about the islands, including a visit to the beautiful cliff homes on Santorini. I’d seen those photographs of white
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN Staff at an English animal hospital were in for a shock when they responded to a call about an unusual creature — which turned out to be an aggressive and deadly snake. A call from a local stonemasonry firm alerted a team of animal experts to a stowaway snake that arrived
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize, in a clear slap at President Vladimir Putin. In awarding the Sakharov Prize to Navalny, the European Parliament praised his “immense personal bravery.” The 45-year-old activist was poisoned with a nerve
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By Tara John, CNN British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of infections in the United Kingdom. This descendant of the Delta variant, known as AY.4.2, accounted for an estimated 6% of cases in the week of September 27 — the last week with complete
Continue Reading CNN By Tara John, CNN British and international authorities are closely monitoring a subtype of the Delta variant that is causing a growing number of infections in the United Kingdom. This descendant of the Delta variant, known as AY.4.2, accounted for an estimated 6% of cases in the week of September 27 — the last week with
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN Welcome to the end game. President Joe Biden’s decision to lay out the details of a significantly scaled back — and yet still sweeping in scale — roughly $1.9 trillion economic and climate package in a private meeting with nine progressive House Democrats was strategic, intentional and a
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Londres (CNN Business) — Facebook planea hacer un cambio de marca con un nuevo nombre centrado en el metaverso, informó este martes el sitio web The Verge. Esto sucede mientras el gigante tecnológico es objeto de críticas de los reguladores de todo el mundo por sus prácticas comerciales. La compañía planea anunciar
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press More than a dozen Senate Democrats are imploring President Joe Biden and congressional leaders to keep a national paid family leave program in his sweeping social services and climate change package. In a letter Wednesday to Biden, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 15 senators
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after “reluctantly” accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to Northern Ireland, planned for Wednesday and Thursday, Buckingham Palace has said. The 95-year-old UK monarch has been advised to rest for the “next few days,” the palace said in a statement. A
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, CNN Queen Elizabeth II is resting at Windsor Castle after “reluctantly” accepting medical advice to cancel a trip to Northern Ireland, planned for Wednesday and Thursday, Buckingham Palace has said. The 95-year-old UK monarch has been advised to rest for the “next few days,” the palace said in a statement. A source
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer FIFA President Gianni Infantino told European football leaders that introducing biennial World Cups would help keep youngsters interested in the sport at a time when they are increasingly “running after” other activities. The Associated Press obtained a recording of Infantino speaking during a meeting on Tuesday that was
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER and LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kids aged 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school. The White House is detailing plans Wednesday for the expected authorization of the Pfizer shot for younger children in
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports the Cabinet’s proposal to declare a non-working week as coronavirus deaths have surged to another daily record. The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports the Cabinet’s proposal to declare a non-working week as coronavirus deaths have surged to another daily record. The government task force on Wednesday reported 1,028 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours, the highest number since the start of the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Gaouette, CNN Rahm Emanuel could face opposition from an unusual source at his Wednesday nomination hearing to be the next US ambassador to Japan: his own party. Some progressive Democrats are furious about his selection, citing his record as mayor of Chicago and specifically his handling of the 2014 police shooting of 17-year-old
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