PayPal, CVS rise; Match Group, Mercury Systems fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: PayPal, CVS rise; Match Group, Mercury Systems fall.
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Riverside County reports monkeypox case in the Coachella Valley
Riverside County has reported an additional case of monkeypox. The county now has a total of 35 confirmed/probable cases. County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. announced that an individual is a man between 40-and 50-years of age who lives in the Coachella Valley. Arballo told News Channel 3 that 34 of the county’s 35 Monkeypox cases
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Christian flag in speech battle flies, briefly, over Boston
By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Christian flag that became the focus of a free speech legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court was raised — briefly — outside Boston City Hall on Wednesday to cheers and songs of praise. The flag-raising took place about three months after
Continue Reading NFL appeals 6-game suspension for Browns quarterback Watson
By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL is appealing a disciplinary officer’s decision to suspend Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, giving Commissioner Roger Goodell or someone he designates authority to impose a stiffer penalty. Former federal judge Sue L. Robinson issued her ruling
Continue Reading US stocks rise following solid earnings reports
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street closed broadly higher Wednesday as investors welcomed encouraging economic data and quarterly earnings reports from big companies including Starbucks. The S&P 500 rose 1.6% to an almost 2-month high, while the Nasdaq gained 2.6%. Both indexes more than recouped losses earlier
Continue Reading US stocks rise following solid earnings reports
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street Wednesday as investors reviewed a mostly encouraging batch of earnings from big companies. The S&P 500 rose 1.6% to an almost 2-month high. The Nasdaq and Dow Jones industrials also rose. Starbucks and CVS closed higher after reporting
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Biden firma un nuevo decreto destinado a salvaguardar el acceso al aborto: “La salud y la vida de las mujeres están en juego”
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Washington (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden firmó este miércoles un decreto para ayudar a garantizar el acceso al aborto a la luz de la decisión de la Corte Suprema a principios de este verano de eliminar el derecho constitucional al procedimiento. El presidente dijo que el decreto ayudará a las mujeres a
Continue ReadingIndiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski is killed in car accident, McCarthy announces
By Melanie Zanona, CNN Indiana Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski has died in a car accident, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday. This story is breaking and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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Parkland families talk of ‘unspeakable loss’ as they continue victim impact testimony in gunman’s death penalty trial
CNN By Dakin Andone, Sara Weisfeldt and Leyla Santiago, CNN It wasn’t until Anthony Montalto was sitting next to his wife testifying in a Florida courtroom Wednesday that he realized he was wearing the same clothes he wore the last time he took his daughter Gina to a father-daughter dance. “I was so happy to
Continue ReadingNorth Bay neighbors plan legal action to stop man who uses home as shooting range
By LIZ KREUTZ Click here for updates on this story SEBASTOPOL, California (KGO) — Like a war zone. That’s how some Sonoma County residents say their usually quiet community feels like ever since one homeowner began using his property as a shooting range, spending hours firing off semi-automatic weapons. Neighbors are now ready to take
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Justice Department details threats against election workers
By MARINA VILLENEUVE Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has charged five people for making threats of violence against election workers amid a rising wave of harassment and intimidation tied to the 2020 presidential election, a top official told U.S. senators Wednesday. Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite said one charge has led to a conviction
Continue ReadingCDC expected to ease Covid-19 recommendations, including for schools, as soon as this week
By Brenda Goodman and Elizabeth Cohen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to update its guidance for Covid-19 control in the community, including in schools, in the coming days, according to sources familiar with the plan. A preview of the plans obtained by CNN shows that the updated recommendations are
Continue ReadingSinema raises concerns about proposed tax in Democrats’ bill as lobbying intensifies for her vote
By Alex Rogers and Manu Raju, CNN Republican senators and the business community are mounting a full-court press on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to sink — or substantially change — the Democrats’ economic package, arguing in private conversations that the new tax increases would hurt companies in her home state of Arizona. And in a private
Continue Reading Recuperan un tesoro invaluable de un naufragio español de hace 350 años
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las historias de tesoros enterrados y naufragios antiguos han cautivado durante siglos, desde las historias de piratas hasta las superproducciones de Hollywood. Sin embargo, para un equipo de exploradores, la leyenda se convirtió en realidad cuando descubrieron un tesoro de artefactos procedentes de un galeón español hundido hace 350 años, entre
Continue Reading NLRB orders mine workers union to pay coal company over $13M
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A federal oversight board is ordering the United Mine Workers of America to pay more than $13 million in compensation to an Alabama coal company where members have been on strike for more than a year. The National Labor Relations Board says Warrior Met Coal Mining is due some $13.3 million
Continue Reading US stocks extend gains following solid earnings reports
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street are extending their gains in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors review a mostly encouraging batch of quarterly earnings from several big companies. The S&P 500 rose 1.7% as of 3:02 p.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 453 points, or
Continue ReadingFEMA warns emergency alert systems could be hacked to transmit fake messages unless software is updated
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Vulnerabilities in software that TV and radio networks around the country use to transmit emergency alerts could allow a hacker to broadcast fake messages over the alert system, a Federal Emergency Management Agency official tells CNN. A cybersecurity researcher provided FEMA with “compelling evidence to suggest certain unpatched and unsecured EAS
Continue ReadingFIRST ON CNN: Former Deputy White House counsel subpoenaed in January 6 probe
By Katelyn Polantz and Pamela Brown, CNN The former deputy counsel to President Donald Trump has been subpoenaed in the federal criminal probe of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Patrick Philbin was subpoenaed for testimony and documents, according to one of the sources. Philbin
Continue ReadingDouglas County deputies find 1,000+ fentanyl pills, stolen guns during traffic stop
By Jennifer McRae Click here for updates on this story DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Deputies in Douglas County took more than 1,000 fentanyl pills off the streets when they pulled over a vehicle in the Meridian area early Sunday morning. Deputies also found multiple stolen guns and a large amount of drugs. When deputies
Continue Reading Scenic California river hamlet razed by deadly wildfire
By HAVEN DALEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — The scenic Northern California hamlet of Klamath River was home to about 200 people, a community center where they gathered, a corner store and a post office. But the wildfire raging through the forested region near the Oregon state line jumped the
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