By Christine Romans, CNN Business Don’t expect the bounce-back in the US economy in the third quarter to quiet the chorus of recession calls. The US economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 2.6% from July to September, after contracting 1.6% in the first quarter and 0.6% in the second quarter of the year. The welcome GDP
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN In a possible warning sign for the US and other Northern Hemisphere countries, Chile’s 2022 flu season started much earlier than usual and brought more hospitalizations than during the pandemic, but the effectiveness of the vaccine against hospitalization was estimated to be almost 50%, according to a new study published by
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new exhibit celebrating the ancient pharaoh King Tut is about to land in several cities with a very modern twist — taking a digital look at the boy king for the Instagram age. Not a single golden treasure or artifact from the tomb is
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation is relentlessly high and food prices in particular are soaring. In this environment, customers are turning to McDonald’s — even as the burger chain raises its own prices. In the third quarter, McDonald’s US prices were up about 10% year-over-year on average. Even so, the brand is gaining traction
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN People of color — especially Black and Hispanic people — were less likely to receive Paxlovid and other Covid-19 treatments, according to a study published Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Throughout the pandemic, Black and Hispanic people have been about two times more likely than White
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By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. defense strategy says China remains the greatest security challenge for the United States despite Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. It says the threat from Beijing will determine how the U.S. military is equipped and shaped for a future. Pentagon notes
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN The Miami Beach City Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to prohibit discriminatory practices “based on the texture or style of a person’s hair,” according to a news release. The new ordinance bans discrimination based on a person’s hair when seeking housing, employment, public services, funding or use of facilities across the
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s caretaker government has approved the purchase of a second batch of eight new F-16 fighter jets needed to bring its air force in line with NATO standards. The decision still needs parliamentary approval. But the Bulgarian government said Thursday that the Cabinet authorized the country’s defense minister to sign the
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CNNEE (CNN Español) — El Negociado de la PolicÃa de Puerto Rico informó este miércoles sobre la incautación de un cargamento de 1.200 kilos de cocaÃna, valorados en US$18 millones. El operativo policial se llevó a cabo en el mar, a unos 40 kilómetros de la isla de Vieques, en este de Puerto Rico. El
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shifted between gains and losses in unsettled trading on Wall Street Thursday as more big companies report earnings. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% as of 12:23 p.m. Eastern. More than 70% of stocks within the benchmark index gained ground, but a slide from
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters, initiating one of the most harrowing acts of violence during the U.S. Capitol attack, was sentenced on Thursday to more than seven years in prison. Albuquerque Cosper Head declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge
Continue Reading By Laura Ly and Eric Levenson, CNN A Massachusetts man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of Vanessa Marcotte, a 27-year-old Google employee who was killed after she went for a walk in 2016, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Angelo Colon-Ortiz, 36, of Worcester, won’t be eligible for parole for at
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Before their courthouse marriage in Santa Barbara and their big Italian wedding celebration, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker had a secret ceremony in Las Vegas. Kardashian says she doesn’t remember much of it. On the latest episode of “The Kardashians,” Kardashian laughs when her friend Simon Huck brings up the Vegas
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The US must strengthen its defenses against increasing threats from both China and Russia, focusing on Beijing as its main global competitor, the Biden administration’s national defense strategy released Thursday says. While Russia remains an “acute threat” to the US according to the strategy, it has
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Business) — Europa tiene tanto gas natural que no sabe qué hacer con él. A tal punto que los precios al contado se desplomaron brevemente por debajo de cero a principios de esta semana. Durante meses, funcionarios advirtieron sobre una crisis energética este invierno luego de que Rusia ––que alguna vez fue el
Continue ReadingBy Drew Andre Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A missing couple’s story sparked change in Nevada’s Silver Alert system. Last spring a couple from Indiana road-tripping through Nevada went missing for a week and the 72-year-old man did not survive. Ronnie and Bev Barker traveled through rural Nevada
Continue ReadingBy KVVU Staff Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — (FOX5) – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says a young child went to a neighbor’s house early Thursday morning to report that his mother had been shot. According to police, the incident occurred at about 1:20 a.m. in the
Continue Reading By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Tennessee man who dragged a police officer into a mob of rioters, initiating one of the most harrowing acts of violence during the U.S. Capitol attack, was sentenced on Thursday to more than seven years in prison. Albuquerque Cosper Head declined to address the court before U.S. District Judge
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Brown Click here for updates on this story KILL DEVIL HILLS, North Carolina (WRAL) — Cash, purses and wallets were stolen out of multiple cars in Kill Devil Kills on Tuesday night. Police say all the car owners said their cars were left unlocked or they were “unsure” if their car was locked
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail. Speaking to international policy experts on Thursday, Putin accused the U.S. and
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