By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the United Kingdom surged at the fastest rate in nearly a decade in October amid soaring energy costs. The development Wednesday has cemented market expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates next month. The Office for National Statistics says inflation accelerated
Continue Reading By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later payment plans often promise no interest or hidden fees, which can make them a tempting financing option for shoppers. But unlike traditional lenders, some of the popular buy now, pay later providers don’t report on-time payments to the major credit bureaus, meaning you can’t use these
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — El mero hecho de que el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, y su homólogo chino, Xi Jinping, estén hablando ahora es en sí mismo un avance significativo. Las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y China, que llegaron a una ruptura casi total durante el último año del mandato
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Britney Spears has said the #FreeBritney movement saved her life, four days after her conservatorship finally came to an end. In her first Instagram video statement since the court-ordered arrangement was terminated on November 12, the singer said the movement communicated news of her situation to the public and “gave an
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target delivered another quarter of strong results, overcoming a slew of challenges from inflationary pressures to congested ports. Third-quarter profits rose nearly 47%, while sales increased 13.2%, both exceeding expectations, and the Minneapolis company raised projections for fourth-quarter comparable store sales. Target joins Walmart heading
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Falta poco más de una semana para el Día de Acción de Gracias, pero para algunos los viajes festivos comenzarán este viernes. Una tormenta significativa tiene el potencial de interrumpir los planes de viaje desde el medio este al noreste de EE.UU. durante una de las épocas más concurridas del año
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By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Two-time Women’s World Cup-winning coach Jill Ellis says she hopes the politics of men’s football doesn’t impact the decision whether to have biennial women’s World Cups. Resistance has grown to FIFA’s plans, driven by concerns in men’s football with European officials bemoaning limited consultation. But
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish government official says migrants camped on the Belarusian side of Poland’s eastern border are being taken away by bus. Since Nov. 8 a large group of people from the Middle East has been stuck in Belarus at a border crossing with Poland, hoping to cross. Most are fleeing conflict
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you’ve been noticing emptier shelves when shopping for Thanksgiving, you’re not alone. But you won’t have to cancel Thanksgiving. In the week ending November 7, retailers were running lower on stock of essential Thanksgiving items compared to the same time last year, according to IRI, a market research firm
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police say the suspect who was killed in a Liverpool taxi explosion spent at least six months buying components for a bomb and appears to have acted alone. Emad Al Swealmeen died when a blast ripped through the cab in which he was a passenger as it pulled up outside Liverpool
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino activists who were jailed and tortured during late dictator Ferdinand Marcos’ martial law have asked the Commission on Elections to disqualify his son and namesake from running for president next year, saying he may whitewash history and make it nearly impossible to recover plundered wealth.
Continue Reading By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli military court has handed down a reduced sentence to a Spanish woman who admitted to raising funds for a West Bank charity that were diverted to the banned Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Juana Ruiz Sánchez was sentenced Wednesday to 13 months in
Continue Reading BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s number of daily COVID-19 deaths and new officially recorded cases have reached highs not seen since a devastating surge last spring. Government figures released Wednesday showed 178 daily deaths and 10,265 new cases were recorded in the country of fewer than 10 million. The latter figure approached record highs for
Continue ReadingCNN, PFIZER By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent In the fall of 2015, Dr. Mark Denison was preparing for a long drive home from Alabama after making a presentation at a scientific meeting when a colleague asked him to stick around for lunch and check out some data on a potential new drug. Denison
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — La taza de café o té que tomas por la mañana —OK, quizá son más— puede estar asociada con un menor riesgo de accidente cerebrovascular y demencia, según un nuevo estudio. Entre más de 360.000 participantes estudiados durante un período de 10 a 14 años, aquellos que bebieron de 2 a
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN One of President Joe Biden’s boldest environmental campaign promises was to ban new oil and natural gas leasing on public land and water. But on Wednesday his administration will open more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico to auction for drilling. The auction is at odds with Biden’s
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Are the Golden State Warriors the favorites for this season’s NBA title? Steph Curry believes challenging for the crown is in the squad’s make up. The Bay Area team emphatically beat the superstar-laden Brooklyn Nets 117-99 on Tuesday night behind Curry’s 37 points — a performance which earned “MVP” chants from
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Amazon says it will stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom because of a dispute over fees. The online retail giant said in a message Wednesday to customers that they won’t be able to use them starting Jan. 19. It blamed “the high fees Visa charges for processing credit
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Amazon says it will stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom because of a dispute over fees. The online retail giant said in a message Wednesday to customers that they won’t be able to use them starting Jan. 19. It blamed “the high fees Visa charges for processing credit
Continue Reading GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s executive body says same-sex couples will be able to get married in the rich Alpine nation starting on July 1 next year. In setting the date on Wednesday, the Federal Council made good on the resounding support Swiss voters expressed for same-sex marriage in a September referendum. The council also said
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