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Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — No cuentes con Bill Gates entre los fans de las criptomonedas y los tokens no fungibles (NFT, por sus siglas en inglés). Esas tendencias de activos digitales están “100% basadas en la teoría del tonto mayor”, dijo el cofundador de Microsoft este martes en una conferencia de
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN A coal mine in a remote part of Russia is spewing out huge amounts of a very potent greenhouse gas in what has been described as the “biggest” leak of methane ever detected from a single facility. The Raspadskya Mine in Kemerovo region in southern Russia is releasing nearly 90 tonnes
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business High inflation and rising recession risks are darkening the mood in the manufacturing industry. Fifty-nine percent of manufacturing leaders say inflationary pressures are making a recession more likely within the next year, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the National Association of Manufacturers. Three-quarters of manufacturers say inflationary
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By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump notched a significant victory in South Carolina, where his preferred candidate easily ousted five-term Rep. Tom Rice, the first Republican to be booted from office after voting to impeach the former president last year. But another high-profile GOP target of Trump in the state, Rep.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Ariane de Vogue and Tami Luhby, CNN The Supreme Court said Wednesday that the US Department of Health and Human Services failed to follow the proper procedures in varying reimbursement rates in a drug program aimed at hospitals that typically serve larger shares of disadvantaged patients. The decision was a narrow one
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom has announced a reduction in natural gas flows through a key European pipeline for the second day in a row. The company said in a statement Wednesday on Twitter that it would further reduce deliveries through the Nord Stream 1 undersea pipeline to Germany starting Thursday. The
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is suing Britain over its move to rewrite the trade rules agreed to when the country exited bloc two years ago. That’s ratcheting up tensions between the major economic partners. Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government proposed legislation
Continue ReadingBy Jonah Gilmore Click here for updates on this story YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming (KETV) — An Omaha man and his wife are stuck in Montana as floods rage in Yellowstone National Park, leaving people trapped. Max Ridgway said what he’s seeing is like something out of a movie and he never thought a simple
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER and MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writers U.S. government advisers met Wednesday to decide whether to endorse COVID-19 shots for the youngest children, moving the nation closer to vaccinations for all ages. Kids under 5 are the last remaining age group to get vaccinated. Many parents have been anxiously waiting for months for
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday afternoon to announce its largest interest rate hike since 1994 — a bigger increase than it had previously signaled and a sign that the central bank is struggling to restrain stubbornly high inflation. The central bank is considered likely to
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The owners of Super Taco Mexican Restaurants in Sacramento and Elk Grove are sharing their experience with vandalism and burglary after one of their restaurants was hit twice in one week. “It’s been a week of madness,” said Julian Cervantes,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Cryptocurrency is having a terrible week. And it’s only Wednesday. Still, long-term investors are shrugging off the extreme drops in the a value of digital coins and the breakdown of the exchanges that make them available to investors. Bitcoin, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency, dropped to near $21,000 Wednesday. It’s
Continue ReadingBy Alyse Jones Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — Oklahoma families are caught in the middle of a fight between an insurance company and a local hospital group. United HealthCare no longer has a contract with OU Health. Now, families have to look for new places to go for care
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying Wednesday, on track for their first gain in six days, but more turbulence may be ahead when the Federal Reserve announces in the afternoon how sharply it’s raising interest rates. The S&P 500 was 1.4% higher as investors ready for the
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans trimmed their spending unexpectedly in May compared with the month before, underscoring how surging inflation on daily necessities like gas is causing them to be more cautious about buying discretionary items. U.S. retail sales fell 0.3% last month, down from a revised 0.7% increase
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Jaso Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — On Tuesday, dozens of Salinas residents flooded the building during the Salinas City Council meeting. People voiced their concern and made their message clear— they don’t want homeless housing put into their neighborhoods. Salinas resident Eduardo Torres said to city leaders,
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Bradley Cooper is opening up about his past drug and alcohol abuse and shared who helped him through some tough times. Cooper said when he was feeling lost and dealing with addiction early in his career, it was fellow actor Will Arnett who helped him recover. During a conversation on Arnett’s podcast
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By Brandon Tensley and Nicole Chavez, CNN The recent arrests of 31 people accused of planning to riot near a Pride parade in Idaho might be perplexing to some, but White supremacy goes beyond just intolerance for certain racial groups. White supremacy has long been bound up with rigid views about gender, masculinity and sexuality.
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, Bill Kirkos, Topher Gauk-Roger and Stella Chan, CNN Two beloved El Monte police officers were killed Tuesday while responding to a possible stabbing at a motel, officials in the Southern California city said. “They were essentially ambushed while trying to keep a family safe,” El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona said. The officers
Continue ReadingBy Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story New Mexico (KOAT) — New Mexico Top Organics-Ultra Health along with six medical patients have filed a class-action lawsuit against seven insurers in New Mexico. The lawsuit was filed for a failure to cover medical cannabis costs. The lawsuit seeks, “a determination that medical cannabis
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