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By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell Thursday as expectations build that the Federal Reserve will have to get more aggressive about removing the support it’s given the economy. The hottest inflation reading since 1982 sent the S&P 500 down 1.7% in afternoon trading.
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped last week to their highest level in more than two years, potentially pushing some homebuyers out of the market as consumers get squeezed by higher costs for just about everything. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Al menos 20 personas murieron y otras 33 resultaron heridas en Perú luego de que un bus de transporte interprovincial se descarrilara y cayera abismo de 100 metros en la provincia de Pataz, informó este jueves la estatal Agencia Andina, que cita un reporte preliminar de la Gerencia Regional
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has granted fast-track approval to U.S. drug maker Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 pill as the country struggles to slow fast-spreading omicron infections. The health minister says the availability of Pfizer’s Paxlovid pill gives high-risk patients, including elderly people and those with underlying health issues, greater treatment options.
Continue ReadingBy Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Car theft is a common crime in the Portland Metro Area. Now, a local man is taking it upon himself to help recover stolen vehicles in his spare time. It all started in September when a friend’s motorcycle was stolen, and
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES and TOM KRISHER Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The truck blockade at the U.S. border by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the auto industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors to shut down plants or otherwise curtail production. The bumper-to-bumper demonstration entered its fourth day Thursday
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By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Israeli skier Barnabas Szollos finished sixth in the Alpine combined at the Beijing Olympics for the country’s best individual performance at the Winter Games. Szollos was born in Hungary and raised in Austria but gained Israeli citizenship through his father. His dad used to coach the
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner in Florida says comedian Bob Saget died from blunt head trauma, likely from a backwards fall. The 65-year-old was found dead in a Florida hotel room on Jan. 9 after performing stand-up comedy the night before. Thursday’s statement from Medical Examiner Joshua Stephany
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon stands by its investigation into the suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and scores of Afghans last summer after a CNN investigation raised questions about whether some may have been hit by gunfire. US and coalition service members said they opened fire minutes after the attack,
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon stands by its investigation into the suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and scores of Afghans last summer after a CNN investigation raised questions about whether some may have been hit by gunfire. US and coalition service members said they opened fire minutes after the attack, but
Continue ReadingCNN By Oren Liebermann, CNN The Pentagon stands by its investigation into the suicide bombing that killed 13 US service members and scores of Afghans last summer after a CNN investigation raised questions about whether some may have been hit by gunfire. US and coalition service members said they opened fire minutes after the attack,
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By Stella Chan, Cheri Mossburg and Amir Vera, CNN Evacuation orders were lifted Thursday afternoon for residents in the Irvine Cove and Emerald Bay areas of Laguna Beach, California, hours after a dangerous brush fire threatened homes, city and fire officials said. The blaze, dubbed the Emerald Fire, covers 150 acres and is 10% contained,
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS Opinion by Gad Levanon for CNN Business Perspectives Over the past 12 months, US consumer prices rose by 7.5%, the highest rate in nearly 40 years. Worse, inflation is showing no signs of slowing. The Federal Reserve typically fights inflation by raising interest rates, which slows the economy by reducing the demand for
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey It’s back to the “Futurama.” A decade after it ended, the animated series has been revived for a 20-episode run on Hulu. Original stars Billy West and Katey Sagal will return, along with Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche, Lauren Tom, Phil LaMarr and David Herman. Matt Groening of “The Simpsons” and David X.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Germany 4, Rest of World 0. The Beijing Olympics were a luge runaway for the world’s sliding superpower. The Germans won gold in men’s, women’s and doubles events and then put those champions in the team relay and watched them end the season with one more
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling and bond yields are snapping higher after a hot reading on inflation led investors to anticipate a big increase in interest rates at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next month. The S&P 500 fell 1% and the yield on the 10-year Treasury went as high as 2%, a level
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NORWALK, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man faces a sexual assault charge of engaging in sexual activity with juveniles in Norwalk over the course of several years. Jean Bernard, 44, of Shelton, was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual assault. He was arrested on Wednesday.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Washington (CNN) — Podría ser un ataque cibernético dirigido a la red de energía de Ucrania. O el movimiento de batallones y tanques de Rusia a lo largo de la frontera con Ucrania y hacia el campo de tiro. O tal vez incluso un ataque con misiles de largo alcance. Todos son
Continue Reading CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a search was underway Thursday in the Verde Valley area of north-central Arizona after a tribal police officer was shot and critically wounded as officers responded to a report of gunfire. Yavapai-Apache Nation officials say one of the responding tribal officers was wounded Wednesday night when a male
Continue ReadingBy Ken MacLeod Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Several women in South Boston are wondering if a phony deliveryman is roaming Southie — where he has actually entered homes without permission. “He was walking around our house,” says one woman who did not want to be identified. “So it was
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