By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Shares in Rivian Automotive are soaring on their first day of trading, rising 37%. It’s an auspicious stock market debut for the electric vehicle maker, which has the backing of Ford and Amazon. The opening trade of $106.75 gives Rivian a market value of
Continue ReadingBy Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story MACON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Macon County Sheriff’s Office says an overnight high-speed chase ended with the arrest of a wanted man out of Georgia. Macon County Sheriff Robert L. Holland said in a press release Tuesday, Nov. 9, that following an attempt
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — “They drove by, and the driver took off his hat and was laughing at me,” Helen Glick said, describing the night last month when she was shot in the face with an airsoft gun. The attack took place during the
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Saint Louis University officials are investigating after a conservative student group on campus said it caught students defacing its anti-abortion display on Monday. According to the SLU chapter of Students For Life, the display consists of several hundred small flags in
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julie Wainwright for CNN Business Perspectives It’s a well-kept secret that fashion is one of the dirtiest industries out there, contributing up to 8% of the world’s total carbon footprint, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. It’s so under the radar that it’s nowhere to be found on the official
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By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will host talks next week in Washington with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. The Nov. 18 meeting will be the first with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador since Biden
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street Wednesday, pulled down by losses in big technology companies. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in the early going and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.8%. Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD each fell more than 3%. Investors were discouraged to see a reading on
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are off to a weak start on Wall Street Wednesday, pulled down by losses in big technology companies. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in the early going and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.8%. Chipmakers Nvidia and AMD each fell more than 3%. Investors were discouraged to see a reading on
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CNNEE Nota del editor: Wendy Guerra es escritora cubanofrancesa y colaboradora de CNN en Español. Sus artículos han aparecido en medios de todo el mundo, como El País, The New York Times, el Miami Herald, El Mundo y La Vanguardia. Entre sus obras literarias más destacadas se encuentran “Ropa interior” (2007), “Nunca fui primera dama”
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FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy’s injury problems continued to pile up as captain Giorgio Chiellini became the latest player to withdraw from the squad ahead of its final World Cup qualifiers. Forward Ciro Immobile and midfielders Nicolò Zaniolo and Lorenzo Pellegrini pulled out of the squad earlier this week. The good news for Italy coach
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Fund manager Cathie Wood has attracted a large group of loyal investors who watch her every move. But a brand new fund is explicitly betting against Wood and her strategy. The exchange-traded funds at Wood’s firm Ark, especially the Ark Innovation ETF, have outperformed the broader market over
Continue ReadingBy Carlton Fletcher Click here for updates on this story TIFTON, Georgia (Albany Herald) — There’s an odd — but in a good way “odd” — thing about the band of brothers who served in Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 62 (the Seabees) in the early and mid-70s. As they talk about their Navy service, several
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Next year’s Giro d’Italia will feature tough ascents up Mount Etna, the Blockhaus, the Mortirolo and Santa Cristina. The six mountain stages of the 2022 Giro have been revealed as race organizers continued their staggered presentation of the route. The six hilly stages and seven stages best suited for sprinters were announced
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker is defending his 400,000-pound ($540,000) a year second job, as calls grow for a crackdown on politicians earning outside income. Conservative legislator Geoffrey Cox said Wednesday that his work as a lawyer did not take him away from representing constituents in the southwest England
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press LE PECQ, France (AP) — A prime-time address to the nation by French President Emmanuel Macron sounded very much like the launch of a re-election campaign. The 27—minute speech was delivered against a backdrop of the red-white-and-blue tricolor flag and an embossed seal of the French Republic. Macron swept back
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s ambassadors who were recently asked to leave Bahrain and Saudi Arabia amid an unprecedented diplomatic spat with Gulf countries are fearful the dispute could harm the interests of Lebanese living in the region. The warning Wednesday included concerns that bilateral relations could further worsen. It comes as a newspaper reported that
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Hugo Gaston has been rewarded for some impressive performances at last week’s Paris Masters with a first call up to France’s Davis Cup team. Gaston reached the quarterfinals at the indoor event and lost to No. 2 Daniil Medvedev after having set points in the first set. The 21-year-old Gaston jumped up
Continue ReadingBy Collette Stinger Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Douglas Szczepanski Jr. was living out his dream serving in the Michigan Army National Guard. He’s a proud patriot, devoted to his military brothers at any cost, and ready at all times to serve. “That’s what a serving combat soldier wants
Continue Reading By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea will begin vaccinating children aged 12 to 17 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The West African nation’s health ministry said the youth vaccinations will start Thursday in the capital, Conakry. Guinea’s National Agency for Health Security said the country received shipments of the Pfizer-BioNTech and
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By Eric Levenson, Brad Parks and Carma Hassan, CNN Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday that he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man who had thrown a plastic bag at him and chased him last year in Kenosha, Wisconsin, in what is likely to be the pivotal testimony of his homicide trial. “I didn’t
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