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By Anna Stewart, CNN Business and Livvy Doherty Roughly a quarter billion more people could be living on less than $1.90 a day by the end of this year due to Covid-19, rising global inequality and the shock of food price increases that have been supercharged by the war in Ukraine, a new report by
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By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court last week and will become its first Black female justice. But Jackson isn’t the only Black woman to be a justice. A total of 17 Black women currently serve on their state’s highest court. That’s according
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Getting spit on. Death threats. Threatening phone calls. Those aren’t the expectations election workers have when they show up to work the polls on Election Day, but they
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By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian military hackers tried to knock out power to millions of Ukrainians last week in a long-planned attack but were foiled. The Ukrainians say the Russian hackers succeeded in penetrating and disrupting the industrial control system of one high-voltage power station but people
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Bank of America is warning that high inflation poses a credible threat to the economic recovery that began just two years ago. “‘Inflation shock’ worsening, ‘rate shock’ just beginning, ‘recession shock’ coming,” Bank of America chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett wrote in a note to clients on Friday. The warning
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued credit company TransUnion and one of its long-time executives on Tuesday, alleging the company completely “disregarded” a previous order from five years ago to stop selling dubious credit-related products and marketing. TransUnion entered into an agreement with the CFPB
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business David Zaslav, the longtime leader of Discovery, sketched out his vision for the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery in his first global town hall with the new company’s employees on Thursday. Zaslav spoke from the iconic Warner Brothers movie studio lot in California and was seen by employees around
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix wants to make it easier for you to recommend the TV shows and films you love. The streaming service introduced a “Double Thumbs Up” button Monday that is “an additional way for members to let us know what types of series and films you want to see more of.”
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN Hall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert will miss the first two legs of horse racing’s Triple Crown. The 69-year-old has been suspended from the 147th running of the Preakness Stakes, Mike Hopkins, Executive Director of Maryland Racing Commission, confirmed to CNN Sport on Tuesday. Baffert had already been prohibited from
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The winds of yesterday were a force to be reckoned with! Lizette Munoz sent in this photo of her daughter’s car, under a tree downed by the wind. Wind speeds were impressive throughout the day and overnight. The blowing sand and dust reduced air quality yesterday, but it’s recovering today. Wind Advisories and High Wind
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist and Steve Almasy, CNN A storm system stretching up the midsection of the United States had people in several states — including southern Minnesota — bracing Tuesday for the possibility of tornadoes. By Tuesday evening there were tornado watches or warnings covering parts of Texas, Iowa and Minnesota. One apparent
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — One person was killed in an officer-involved shooting Monday evening in northeast Salem. The Salem Police Department said two officers were investigating a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a small business complex in the 1700 block of Center Street
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing says global geopolitical concerns are a big reason why it is dropping more than 100 planes from its backlog of pending orders. The company said Tuesday that it cut its backlog by 141 planes, and nearly two-thirds of those are for what it termed geopolitical considerations including sanctions.
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LONDON (AP) — Four-time Grand Slam singles champion Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis again. The 38-year-old Clijsters had ended her second retirement in 2019 after a seven-year hiatus but announced Tuesday that she will “no longer play official tournaments.” Clijsters won the U.S. Open for the first time in 2005 and walked away
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Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El mariscal de campo de los Pittsburgh Steelers, Dwayne Haskins, murió al ser atropellado por un camión de carga el sábado por la mañana cuando intentaba cruzar una carretera a pie en el sur de Florida, según informaron las autoridades. La exestrella de la Universidad de Ohio State (OSU) y finalista del
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — The top-selling automaker in the U.S. is rolling out its first fully electric vehicle in eight years. Toyota on Tuesday unveiled the battery-powered bZ4X small SUV, which starts at $42,000 and can go up to 252 miles (406 kilometers) per charge. The bZ4X will be sold globally. It adds to the 38
Continue ReadingBy Jasmina Alston Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and The Village Market are establishing storefronts along the BeltLine for local, Black-owned businesses. The inaugural program, BeltLine MarketPlace, is part of the BeltLine’s first small business incubator, according to Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Shipping containers and possibly food
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Police say the mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home was an unintended victim of a drug dispute that erupted into the firing of more than 20 gunshots. Mabel Martinez was shot in the head inside her Waterbury home on Saturday afternoon.
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — How much longer will airline travelers and subway riders have to wear face masks? The Biden administration is facing that decision in the next few days. The federal mandate to wear a mask on planes and public transportation is due to expire April 18. It’s been
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