The Associated Press Stocks are off to a solid start on Wall Street Thursday as markets settle down following several days of whiplash moves both up and down. Investors were encouraged to see strong figures for U.S. economic growth, which showed the biggest climb in GDP last year since 1984. The S&P 500 was up
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, Eric Bradner and Gregory Krieg, CNN Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer’s decision to retire arrived like a shot of adrenaline to beleaguered Democrats searching for a way to reanimate a frustrated base that they need to show up in November if they’re to have a chance at keeping control of the Senate.
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Lawmakers and regional representatives have failed again to find consensus on a new Italian president. That’s even after the threshold for victory passed to a simple majority for the first time. The center-right abstained outright in Thursday’s fourth round of voting. It was a tactic to maintain the bloc’s unity but it
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Está previsto que Novak Djokovic vuelva a la acción en el evento ATP Tour que se realiza en Dubái el próximo mes. Los organizadores del ATP 500 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships confirmaron este jueves que el serbio se inscribió en el torneo que comienza el lunes 21 de febrero. ANÁLISIS |
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Australia and Japan both put pressure on Group B leader Saudi Arabia in Asian World Cup qualifying. Australia beat Vietnam 4-0 in Melbourne and Japan defeated China 2-0 in Saitama. Australia is in third place in Group B. Japan is one point behind. Saudi Arabia plays Oman later Thursday. The
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are finalizing a deal to hire Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as their head coach, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jeb Bush, former governor of Florida. Personal Birth date: February 11, 1953 Birth place: Midland, Texas Birth name: John Ellis Bush Father: George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States Mother: Barbara (Pierce) Bush Marriage: Columba (Garnica Gallo) Bush (February 23, 1974-present) Children: John
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By Chris Boyette, CNN “Maus,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the experiences of Holocaust survivors that was recently banned by a Tennessee school board, has made the Amazon best-seller list. As of Friday night, a hardcopy version of the serialized work by Art Spiegelman was listed as the online retailer’s #9 top seller. Earlier
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have approved Facebook parent Meta’s purchase of customer service startup Kustomer, after the social network made concessions to ease concerns the deal wouldn’t squeeze out rivals. The EU Commission’s decision Thursday following an in-depth investigation clears an obstacle for the deal, which has been facing scrutiny over fears it
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LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have approved Facebook parent Meta’s purchase of customer service startup Kustomer, after the social network made concessions to ease concerns the deal wouldn’t squeeze out rivals. The EU Commission’s decision Thursday following an in-depth investigation clears an obstacle for the deal, which has been facing scrutiny over fears it
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economic recovery from the depths of the Covid pandemic continued through the end of last year. But the strong finish to 2021 likely won’t last into this year. The economy is grappling with the fallout from the Omicron variant that began weighing on businesses in the second half
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Bank of America slashed its first-quarter economic outlook for the United States on Friday because of disruptions caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant. Economists at Bank of America said in a report to clients they now expect US gross domestic product to increase at an annual rate of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Moderna anunció este miércoles que el primer participante recibió una dosis en el ensayo clínico de fase 2 de la empresa sobre una vacuna de refuerzo contra el covid-19 que es específica para la variante ómicron. Moderna avanza el ensayo a su siguiente fase, al tiempo que la investigación publicada este miércoles
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová and Bryony Jones, CNN As tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, the role that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization plays in the region has come into focus. NATO is a European and North American defense alliance set up to promote peace and stability and to safeguard the security of its members. It
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration will help deliver cyber defense technologies and threat intelligence to US water utilities to try to bolster security for a sector that is often short of cash and personnel to deal with hacking threats, officials announced Thursday. The “100-day” plan to increase cybersecurity resources for some of America’s
Continue ReadingBy Tosin Fakile Click here for updates on this story ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — News 4 has obtained a 911 call made by a Robertson County deputy days before her death. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials said a deputy found Savanna Puckett shot and killed in her burning home in Springfield on Sunday evening.
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press CHERAN, Mexico (AP) — Regular citizens have taken the fight against illegal logging into their own hands in the pine-covered mountains of western Mexico. Over the last decade they have seen illegal logging clear the hillsides for plantations of water hungry avocado trees; where there are avocados, the water dries
Continue Reading By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press BENSON, Minn. (AP) — The headline in the little newspaper said COVID-19 numbers were spiking in the farm towns of western Minnesota. Doctors urged people to get vaccinations, the Monitor-News reported. But to some in the town of Benson, the Monitor-News was lying. It’s vaccinations that are killing people, they
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN To say “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has been a roaring success would be an understatement. The latest entry in the Marvel juggernaut became the first movie to gross more than $1 billion at the global box office since 2019, and broke opening weekend records when it was first released in December.
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN As podcaster Joe Rogan faces condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, another interview by the controversial host this week has become the subject of mockery — this time among climate scientists. Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Monday, making false
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