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By Jennifer Korn Nearly half of US teens say they use the internet “almost constantly,” according to a new survey released on Wednesday. The survey of 1,316 teenagers delved into the technology habits of teens and was conducted by the Pew Research Center. The percentage of teens who reported a near constant level of online
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Severe thunderstorms around Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday caused 100 American Airlines flight diversions and led to hundreds of cancellations that extended into Thursday’s schedule. More than 320 American Airlines flights had been canceled by midafternoon Thursday, or 10% of its schedule, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. A total
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you are getting closer to retirement age…or if you’re just a super conservative investor terrified of risky investments that may lose money…then you’ve probably heard you should have a 60/40 portfolio. That means 60% in stocks, which historically rise over time, and 40% in bonds,
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business If you are getting closer to retirement age…or if you’re just a super conservative investor terrified of risky investments that may lose money…then you’ve probably heard you should have a 60/40 portfolio. That means 60% in stocks, which historically rise over time, and 40% in bonds, which offer
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WATERFORD-EAST LYME, Connecticut (WFSB) — A hawk is counting its lucky feathers after getting tangled in the grill of a truck. Waterford-East Lyme Animal Control said the bird of prey had a very traumatic morning on Thursday. It said the hawk swooped after some breakfast
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, Pierre Bairin and Amandine Hess, CNN A 23-year-old man has been arrested following an investigation for suspicion of rape aggravated by drunkenness, the Paris Prosecutor’s Office told CNN. Authorities have not released the suspect’s name and nationality. The investigation was launched on Tuesday. The woman, a 27-year-old American female tourist, was raped
Continue ReadingBy Tim Johns Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — Anger and frustration at a rally outside La Escuelita School in Oakland Wednesday afternoon as tensions have been rising over the closure of several schools in the Oakland Unified School District. Last week, it reached a boiling point when protesters occupying
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN After a long day at work, it feels so much better to just leave the dirty dishes in the sink or put off looking at your finances — right? Don’t just call it laziness: After a long period of thinking hard, making decisions that favor ease in the short term but
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By SETH BORENSTEIN, MATTHEW DALY and MICHAEL PHILLIS The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After decades of inaction in the face of escalating natural disasters and sustained global warming, Congress hopes to make clean energy so cheap in all aspects of life that it’s nearly irresistible. The House is poised to pass a transformative bill
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke responded to a heckler at a campaign stop with an expletive after the Texas gubernatorial candidate heard a cackled laugh while criticizing the ease with which the Uvalde elementary school gunman legally purchased an AR-15-style rifle. By Thursday, video of O’Rourke’s exchange
Continue ReadingBy KTVK/KPHO, Kim Powell Click here for updates on this story CHANDLER, Arizona (KTVK, KPHO) — Chandler police say a young boy was sexually assaulted after being lured away from his bus stop late last month. Authorities say the assault happened on July 29, when a child said he had been lured from his Islands
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Heathrow Airport in London said Thursday that its limit on the number of passengers is easing a travel crunch that has led to flight cancellations and lost luggage as soaring demand for summer trips runs up against pandemic-era staffing shortages. Britain’s busiest airport has capped the daily number of departing passengers at
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A hostage standoff in which a gunman demanded a Beirut bank let him withdraw his trapped savings so that he could pay his father’s medical bills ended seven hours later with the man’s surrender Thursday. No injuries were reported. Authorities said Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein,
Continue Reading EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Authorities are working to determine the cause of a house explosion in a southern Indiana neighborhood that killed three people and left another person hospitalized. The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims as a married couple, 43-year-old Charles Hite and 37-year-old Martina Hite. and a neighbor, 29-year-old Jessica Teague.
Continue Reading GARDEN CITY, S.C. (AP) — A beachgoer was killed Wednesday after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, authorities said. The umbrella was blown from from its anchoring by the wind around 12:40 p.m. and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to bribing a Georgetown University tennis coach to get his daughter into the school was sentenced Thursday to about a month in home detention. Robert Repella, a former pharmaceutical executive, agreed to pay then-Georgetown tennis coach Gordon Ernst at least $120,000 to have his daughter designated
Continue ReadingCNN, WPTV, KCAL, KCBS By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter will now label and demote misinformation about the upcoming US elections, such as false claims about how to cast a ballot or the outcomes of a race, as part of a broader set of content enforcement policies it’s activating ahead of the midterms, the company
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter will now label and demote misinformation about the upcoming US elections, such as false claims about how to cast a ballot or the outcomes of a race, as part of a broader set of content enforcement policies it’s activating ahead of the midterms, the company said Thursday. The set
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The officials with Acrisure Arena had a very intimate event with the Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez to bolt down the first arena seats. Over 400 construction workers were working on the Acrisure Arena, said Bill Dieter, the Project Executive. They were laying down the concrete ice floor with tons of heavy machinery, but
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somaliland say they fired on opposition protesters Thursday amid tensions over the upcoming election, killing three people and wounding 27. The protests occurred in major towns in Somaliland, the northern region that separated from Somalia three decades ago and seeks recognition as an independent
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