By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Snapchat’s parent company is asking workers to return to the office 80% of the time, or the equivalent of four days a week, beginning early next year, in the latest sign of tech employees receiving less flexibility nearly three years after the pandemic took hold and amid a wave of
Continue ReadingCNN By Marianne Garvey All is going well for Billie Eilish and her boyfriend Jesse Rutherford. The singer, 20, says she’s thrilled to be dating the Neighbourhood frontman, 31, despite criticism about their age difference. Eilish told Vanity Fair of her relationship: “It’s really cool and I’m really excited and I’m really happy about it.”
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey All is going well for Billie Eilish and her boyfriend Jesse Rutherford. The singer, 20, says she’s thrilled to be dating the Neighbourhood frontman, 31, despite criticism about their age difference. Eilish told Vanity Fair of her relationship: “It’s really cool and I’m really excited and I’m really happy about it.” “I
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Tyler Adams está interesado en dedicarse a la psicología deportiva una vez que termine su carrera como jugador, según el sitio web de US Soccer. El capitán de la Selección Nacional Masculina de fútbol Estados Unidos (USMNT, por sus siglas en inglés) demostró ser muy consciente de las sensibilidades políticas, culturales y
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, Manu Raju and Allie Malloy, CNN President Joe Biden said Tuesday he is “confident” a rail strike will be avoided while meeting with the top four congressional leaders, though any one senator could slow down the process of approving legislation that would avert such a strike — and at least one said
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By Katie Hunt and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Three astronauts lifted off to China’s nearly completed space station on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the country’s long-term presence in space. It’s a major achievement for China’s ambitious space program, which has explored the far side of the moon and Mars. The milestone also means the aging
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By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Walmart employee who survived last week’s mass shooting at a store in Virginia has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the company for allegedly continuing to employ the shooter — a store supervisor — “who had known propensities for violence, threats and strange behavior.” The
Continue ReadingCNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Americans dished out for toys, televisions and clothing on Black Friday and into the holiday weekend, despite decades-high inflation and a potential recession looming in 2023. The National Retail Federation, a trade group for the retail industry, said a record 196 million Americans shopped in stores and online over
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will raise the limits of government-backed loans to a record level for 2023, with the maximum loan limit hitting more than $1 million for high-cost areas, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Tuesday. Even as the real estate market has cooled in the
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Nearly $180,000 in merchandise was stolen from a camera shop in a lightning-fast armed robbery near San Francisco’s Union Square. Surveillance from the area shows four individuals get out of a gray sedan around 1:20 p.m. on Saturday near Bush and
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks edged lower on Wall Street in unsteady trading Tuesday afternoon as investors closely watch developments in China and economic data amid worries about stubbornly hot inflation. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% as of 3:13 p.m. Eastern, on pace for its third straight drop. The
Continue ReadingBy Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story SAN RAFAEL, California (KGO) — In the North Bay, the race was on to protect the unhoused from the near freezing temperatures this week and rain that isn’t far away. Sandi McMillion was helping the unhoused and their dogs get ready for the elements –
Continue ReadingBy Leslie Brinkley Click here for updates on this story MARTINEZ, California (KGO) — A flare-up over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend at an East Bay refinery sent thick white ash raining down on nearby neighborhoods. On Monday, that refinery is offering free car washes to those affected by the fallout. While many Martinez residents were
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Will Smith opened up to Trevor Noah about the now-famous slap at the Oscars in March during an appearance that aired Monday night on “The Daily Show.” While promoting his forthcoming film “Emancipation,” Smith called it “a horrific night” and said he “lost it” when he stormed the stage
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Will Smith opened up to Trevor Noah about the now-famous slap at the Oscars in March during an appearance that aired Monday night on “The Daily Show.” While promoting his forthcoming film “Emancipation,” Smith called it “a horrific night” and said he “lost it” when he stormed the stage
Continue ReadingBy Dustin Dorsey Click here for updates on this story EAST PALO ALTO, California (KGO) — A family in East Palo Alto is mourning the loss of a dear loved one who died one year ago today. They needed a little happiness in their life and the community stepped up in an incredibly touching way.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. As we’ve noted, the midterms went relatively smoothly without major disruptions or the feared violence at polling places after nearly two years of threatening behavior against election workers.
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN China‘s stockpile of nuclear warheads has surpassed 400 in a fraction of the time previously estimated by the United States, a major Pentagon report revealed, with Beijing focusing on accelerating its nuclear expansion as it seeks to challenge the US as the world’s top super power. In 2020, the US estimated
Continue ReadingCNN, FACEBOOK, JEROMY BASHAM, WTKR, CITY OF CHESAPEAKE By Deidre McPhillips, CNN Firearm deaths surged in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic, killing a record number of people in 2021. But as America’s gun epidemic gets worse, its burden is not equal. A new study published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open analyzed firearm deaths over
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By JOE McDONALD, DAKE KANG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. Authorities
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