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CNN, POOL By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Federal Reserve is stepping up its war on inflation. That means borrowing costs are going sharply higher for families and businesses. The US central bank increased its benchmark interest rate by three-quarters of a percentage point on Wednesday, which is the biggest single hike since 1994. This
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN South Carolina voters delivered the vengeance that Donald Trump had sought as they ousted Rep. Tom Rice, one of the 10 House Republicans who had voted to impeach the former President, in a primary Tuesday. But in a district south of Rice’s, another one-time Trump critic, Rep. Nancy Mace, narrowly
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN Veterinarians are calling on animal lovers to stop buying English bulldogs, because of “major” concerns about their health. The breed, also known as the British bulldog, is “compromised” by a “high rate of health issues related to extreme body shape” that has been bred into them, according to the UK’s Royal
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By STEPHEN McGRATH AND SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that he would soon go to Kyiv to meet with Ukraine’s leader. Answering a journalist’s question during an official visit to Romania, Macron said the timing was right for a visit to Ukraine’s capital but that he
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BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says the West must step up weapons deliveries to Ukraine to help the country fight a grinding war of attrition with Russia. Opening a meeting Wednesday of more than 45 nations to discuss weapons and other support for Ukraine, Austin urged more action. He said the participating
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are meeting to discuss beefing up weapons supplies to Ukraine and Sweden and Finland’s applications to join the trans-Atlantic military alliance. Their two-day meeting in Brussels starting on Wednesday is less two weeks before a summit of NATO leaders in Madrid. Ukraine’s government has implored the West to send
Continue Reading By MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox in more than 30 countries beyond Africa. The move could result in the U.N. health agency distributing scarce vaccine doses to rich countries that otherwise can afford them. To
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Major League Soccer (MLS) has announced a 10-year deal with Apple to stream every US top-flight men’s game worldwide in what is being described as a ‘historic” day for the league. Beginning in 2023, the deal will allow viewers to watch every MLS, Leagues Cup, MLS NEXT Pro and MLS
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Major League Soccer (MLS) has announced a 10-year deal with Apple to stream every US top-flight men’s game worldwide in what is being described as a ‘historic” day for the league. Beginning in 2023, the deal will allow viewers to watch every MLS, Leagues Cup, MLS NEXT
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Seven earthquakes struck off Iran’s southern Kish Island on Wednesday, rattling Dubai and other areas across the Persian Gulf. The U.S. Geological Survey said six magnitude 4 temblors struck, as well as one magnitude 5.3 off the island near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state television reported that
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Juan Pablo Elverdin Londres/Nueva York (CNN Business) — El Banco Central Europeo celebrará una reunión no programada este miércoles para discutir una fuerte venta del mercado de bonos que ha revivido los recuerdos de la crisis de la deuda de la región hace más de una década. El banco celebraría la reunión “ad-hoc” para discutir
Continue Reading By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet With record-high gas prices, travelers can save money on summer road trips by considering alternatives. They can plan a trip to U.S. regions with lower-cost fuel, like the Midwest or South. If travelers need to rent a car, they might find affordable options by going to a cheaper car rental
Continue Reading By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet With record-high gas prices, travelers can save money on summer road trips by considering alternatives. They can plan a trip to U.S. regions with lower-cost fuel, like the Midwest or South. If travelers need to rent a car, they might find affordable options by going to a cheaper car rental
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is launching legal action against the U.K. in response to unilateral moves to rewrite parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol in the post-Brexit deal between both sides. The proposed U.K. bill seeks to remove customs checks on some goods entering Northern Ireland from the
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CNN, WFAA, KTVT, WBMA-LD, WBRC By Joe Sutton, CNN A man who fired his weapon into a room where children were attending a summer camp just outside Dallas was shot and killed by police on Monday, according to authorities. The Duncanville Police Department identified the gunman Tuesday as Brandon Keith Ned, 42, of Dallas. Further
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Washington (CNN) — El ejército de Ucrania está quemando municiones de la era soviética que se adaptan a sistemas más antiguos mientras el país suplica a Occidente que envíe más armamento pesado y Rusia acumula una ventaja de artillería significativa alrededor de dos ciudades estratégicamente importantes en el este de Ucrania. Funcionarios
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has acknowledged it plans two tests for its new solid-fueled rocket after satellite photos showed preparations at a desert launch pad previously used in the program. That’s even as tensions remain high over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program. The Islamic Republic will launch
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Stacker investigated the number of dinosaur fossils found in California using data from the Paleobiology Database.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount, Virginia, is full. It’s managing its share of Covid-19 cases, as well as more typical problems for this time of year, like boating accidents. But staffers have also had to care for people who are sick because of something that’s deceptively dangerous: extreme
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital in Rocky Mount, Virginia, is full. It’s managing its share of Covid-19 cases, as well as more typical problems for this time of year, like boating accidents. But staffers have also had to care for people who are sick because of something that’s deceptively dangerous: extreme heat.
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