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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British children’s author and illustrator whose creations include “The Snowman” and “Fungus the Bogeyman” has died. Raymond Briggs’ family says he died Tuesday at age 88. “The Snowman” is a wordless book that tells the bittersweet story of a boy’s wintry creation coming to life. More
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Russia and Ukraine have accused each other of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, stoking international fears of a catastrophe on the continent. A look at the plant and the situation around it: EUROPE’S BIGGEST NUCLEAR PLANT The Zaporizhzhia plant is in southern Ukraine, near the town of Enerhodar on the
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions from the New York attorney general at a scheduled deposition Wednesday. “Under the advice of my counsel and for all of the above reasons, I declined to answer the questions under the rights and privileges afforded to
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba has reported a 44% improvement in profit in the last quarter as the Japanese technology giant revamps its brand image and seeks to reassure investors about its management. Quarterly sales rose 2%. Toshiba has promised to boost annual sales by forging ahead with clean energy,
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba has reported a 44% improvement in profit in the last quarter as the Japanese technology giant revamps its brand image and seeks to reassure investors about its management. Quarterly sales rose 2%. Toshiba has promised to boost annual sales by forging ahead with clean energy,
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen and Gregory Krieg, CNN Republican Brad Finstad will win the special election in Minnesota’s 1st congressional district, holding the seat for the GOP, CNN projects. Voters in the current version of southern Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District were voting on a replacement to fill the seat of the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The semiconductor shortage is hitting another of the world’s automakers, despite demand for product. Honda’s fiscal first quarter profit has fallen 33% from last year. A global computer chip shortage, a pandemic-related lockdown in China and the rising costs of raw materials hurt the Japanese automaker.
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business US gaming software developer Unity is partnering with some of the biggest names in China tech to establish a billion-dollar joint venture aimed at growing its business in the world’s largest market for online games. The venture will “unlock new opportunities” to enhance cooperation with local companies and increase its
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways says losses in the first half of the year narrowed as a relaxation in quarantine rules boosted passenger numbers. But it cautioned that quarantine restrictions on its crew were limiting the airline’s ability to increase flight capacity. The company reported losses of about $637 million
Continue ReadingSilvia Marchetti, CNN The village of San Casciano dei Bagni, in Tuscany’s lush Sienese countryside, is widely seen as one of Italy’s top hot spring destinations, a place where open-air spa lovers and thermal pilgrims have come to float in natural bubbly waters for over two thousand years. San Casciano’s modern-day facilities are just a
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Stacker compiled a list of prominent celebrities you might not know are Canadian—Ryan Gosling, Mike Myers, Pamela Anderson, and Keanu Reeves, among them.
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ManyPets outlines ways to shield your dog from the sun during hot weather to prevent skin conditions and other heat-related illnesses.
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Trading cards have grown in popularity—and value, if the condition is right. Midwest Cards compiled seven tips to help potential sellers.
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Stacker compiled a list of 50 historic music festivals over the last 60 years.
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Woodstock was a legendary festival providing three days of peace and music. Stacker breaks down all the elements that made up the summer festival of ’69, from the number of porta-potties to the total injuries sustained from guitars.
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Stacker compiled a list of all podcasts turned into TV series with over 1,000 votes on IMDb and ranked them according to IMDb user rating.
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By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans are waiting for the results of a close but calm presidential election in which the turnout was lower than usual. Tuesday’s election was likely the final try by longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga, who on his fifth attempt was backed by former rival and outgoing
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Jack Guy, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, Jack Guy, Adrienne Vogt and Aditi Sangal, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a major search and rescue operation has been launched east of the island of Karpathos after a boat reportedly carrying dozens of migrants sank during the night. The coast guard said Wednesday that 29 people, all men, had been rescued from the sea 38 miles east southeast of
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