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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is drawing up a surtax on Big Oil that would seek to rein in the industry’s skyrocketing profits at a time when gasoline prices are at record highs. Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, is floating a 21% surtax on the
Continue ReadingBy Elissa Strauss, CNN Since my sons were born, I’ve tried to speak openly about gender. I’ve taught both of them, now ages 5 and 9, how to spot the ways the world holds girls and women back. I’ve also taught them about gender norms in toys and clothes, and why it is OK for
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The nice weather is drawing an unwanted pest outdoors. This year, a word of caution about the lone star tick. Climate change has allowed the lone star tick to track north. Infectious disease experts have connected it to the heartland virus.
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Varias personas resultaron heridas en un incidente de apuñalamiento en la Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas de Hamm-Lippstadt, en la ciudad de Hamm, en el noroeste de Alemania, según informó este viernes un portavoz de la policía a CNN. La policía informó que un sospechoso fue detenido. Todavía no está claro
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Nearly six decades after the film’s release, the Hollywood Hills were alive with “The Sound of Music” on Thursday night, thanks to a reunion of epic proportions. Screen icon Julie Andrews was honored with the American Film Institute’s Live Achievement Award at a Gala Tribute in Los Angeles, and the actors
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business It’s been yet another week of losses for US markets after steep drops on Friday. The Dow plunged after a key inflation report missed estimates and showed a higher-than-anticipated increase in the price of consumer goods, closing down 880 points for the day, or 2.5%. The S&P 500 shed 2.7%
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A senior Ethiopian official says his country is interested in resuming talks with Egypt and Sudan on a huge and controversial Blue Nile dam that will be Africa’s largest hydroelectric power plant. The comment by Ethiopia’s former negotiator on the dam who is now the country’s ambassador to the United States
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders have locked up another key player with a new contract, agreeing to a two-year, $32 million extension with Pro Bowl slot receiver Hunter Renfrow. A person familiar with the deal said the sides agreed to the extension on Friday that keeps Renfrow under contract
Continue ReadingBy John Domen Click here for updates on this story WASHGINTON D.C. (WTOP) — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser was all smiles as she stood in front of a new development that sits at Riggs Road and South Dakota Avenue, where hundreds of new homes were being built, and it wasn’t just because she was back
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders on Friday announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees. “The Los Angeles Declaration” is perhaps the biggest achievement of the Summit of the Americas,
Continue Reading MERIDIAN, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say they’ve arrested a former police officer suspected of killing a Mississippi police officer who was responding to a call about domestic violence. Authorities say 31-year-old Dante Marquez Bender was taken into custody on Friday. He was last seen Thursday afternoon in Meridian. That’s where Officer Kennis Croom was fatally
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government has unveiled goals to drastically reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides to protect the environment. The plan will lead to major upheavals in the Netherlands’ multibillion dollar agriculture industry and has already angered some farmers. The government on Friday mandated reductions in emissions in coming years of up
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now facing an added strain as a shortage of period products hits the United States. Top retailers and manufacturers acknowledged the shortages this week, confirming complaints that have been circulating on social media for
Continue ReadingCNN By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Supply chain problems and inflation have hit virtually all consumer goods, but women who menstruate are now facing an added strain as a shortage of period products hits the United States. Top retailers and manufacturers acknowledged the shortages this week, confirming complaints that have been circulating on social media
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Alex Marquardt, CNN Senior US officials have conveyed to Saudi Arabia that the US is prepared to move forward with a “reset” of the relationship, and effectively move on from the 2018 murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in order to repair ties with the key Middle East ally, senior
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A tragic and heartbreaking story after the death of a 3-year-old child. According to the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office the young child, identified as Weston Spelich, was hit in the head and died. Deputies say Weston’s 13-year-old cousin accidentally shot him
Continue Reading VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has dismissed the bankruptcy protection case of Infowars and two other companies controlled by Alex Jones. The ruling on Friday was the result of an agreement between lawyers for the conspiracy theorist and parents of some of the children slain in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary
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By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply Friday following Wall Street’s cold realization that inflation got worse last month, not better, as investors had been hoping. The S&P 500 was 2.5% lower in afternoon trading and heading for its ninth losing week in the last
Continue Reading BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Facts and figures for the 122nd U.S. Open golf championship: Dates: June 16-19. Site: The Country Club. Length: 7,264 yards. Par: 70. Cut: Top 60 and ties. Playoff (if necessary): Two-hole aggregate immediately after 72 holes are completed. Field: 156 players (15 amateurs). Purse: TBA. Last year: $12.5 million. Defending champion:
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer A capsule look at 10 leading players for the U.S. Open, to be played June 16-19 at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts (listed in order of predicted finish): SAM BURNS Age: 25. Country: United States. World ranking: 9. Worldwide victories: 4. Majors: None. U.S. Opens appearances: 3. Best
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