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Month: November 2021

Inflation, explained: Why prices keep going up and who’s to blame

CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Confused about inflation? You’re not alone. Inflation is, paradoxically, both incredibly simple to understand and absurdly complicated. Let’s start with the simplest version: Inflation happens when prices broadly go up. That “broadly” is important: At any given time, the price of goods will fluctuate based on shifting tastes.

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Newsmax reporter permanently banned from Twitter for posting Covid misinformation

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Twitter has permanently suspended Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson for repeatedly posting blatant misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines. The ban comes about a week after she was briefly suspended for violating the company’s policy. Robinson’s account was “permanently suspended for repeated violations of our Covid-19 misinformation policy,” a Twitter spokesperson

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Alex Murdaugh denied bond a second time on charges stemming from alleged misappropriation of settlement funds

By Gregory Lemos, CNN A South Carolina judge has once again denied disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh bond on charges stemming from alleged misappropriation of settlement funds in connection with the 2018 death of his family’s longtime housekeeper. The arrest represents just the latest legal and personal challenge for Murdaugh, who says he survived being shot

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