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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Revelations that the Vatican let a famous Jesuit priest off the hook twice for abusing his authority over adult women has exposed two main weaknesses in the Holy See’s abuse policies. One is that sexual and spiritual misconduct against adult women is rarely if ever punished. The
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans cut back their retail spending last month as the holiday shopping season began amid high prices and rising interest rates that are forcing some families, particularly those with lower incomes, curtail their consumption. The government said Thursday that retail sales fell 0.6% from November to
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has slowed its record pace of interest rate increases. But not by much. The bank decided Thursday meeting to hike rate by half a percentage point instead of three-quarters of a point after inflation fell unexpectedly in November. That’s still a
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has slowed its record pace of interest rate increases. But not by much. The bank decided Thursday meeting to hike rate by half a percentage point instead of three-quarters of a point after inflation fell unexpectedly in November. That’s still a
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle and Daniella Diaz, CNN The House on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill that would replace a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, the man who authored the majority opinion in the infamous Dred Scott case, in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the US Capitol with one of Thurgood
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG and KEVIN MCGILL Associated Press KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with the South on Thursday after killing at least three people and uprooting families across Louisiana, where some homes were blown into pieces. Elsewhere,
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Henderson County man has been charged with several counts of felony child sex crimes, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday, Dec. 14. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit detectives arrested and charged Christyan
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank could slow its record pace of interest rate increases. But not by much. Analysts say the bank might decide at Thursday’s meeting on an increase of half a percentage point instead of three-quarters of a point after inflation fell unexpectedly in
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The worst may still be to come for the stock market. Wall Street has been on a mini-rebound since mid-October, recovering some of its sharp losses from the first 10 months of the year. Many analysts expect stocks to end 2023 around their current range,
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was poised to open with losses again on Thursday, one day after a retreat by investors dismayed over the Federal Reserve’s warning that still more interest rate hikes are in store following its latest increase. Futures for the S&P 500 were down 0.9% and
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have detailed the breakdown of their relationship with the British royal family in the final episodes of their controversial Netflix documentary. Harry said it was “terrifying” to have his brother, Prince William, scream at him during his bitter split from
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Chris Liakos and Homero de la Fuente, CNN Former world No. 1 men’s tennis player Boris Becker has left for Germany after serving just eight months of his sentence in the UK, his lawyer said on Thursday, after UK media reported he had been released from custody and was due to be
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN The last three episodes of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix documentary series were released Thursday. The first three episodes, released last week, touched on the early days of the couple’s relationship, the relentless media attention they’ve faced and what Harry referred to as “unconscious bias” within the royal family.
Continue ReadingCNN By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN On the first trading day of 2022, Apple hit a new milestone for the tech industry: the iPhone maker became the first publicly traded company to hit a $3 trillion market cap, with Microsoft and Google not far behind. As eye-popping as that valuation was, there were headlines speculating about
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The Senate passed legislation Wednesday evening to ban TikTok from US government devices, in a move designed to limit perceived information-security risks stemming from the social media app. The vote by unanimous consent approved the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, a bill authored by Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. The
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Gretener and Sarah Dean, CNN Prince Harry has blamed the media for placing undue stress on his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, leading to her having a miscarriage and suffering suicidal thoughts. He made the comments in the final episodes of the six-part Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary, which aired on Thursday. The
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Business Elon Musk just sold another 22 million shares of Tesla, raising $3.6 billion. Musk sold the shares on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The sales were disclosed in an SEC filing late Wednesday. Musk did not disclose the reason for the sales in the filing. They’re his first sales
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Investors around the world have been trying to adjust their portfolios to contend with big interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and other central banks this year. But Warren Buffett has no reason to be worried. It looks like the Oracle of
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Incluso mientras el presidente Joe Biden y el expresidente Donald Trump avanzan hacia una repetición de la carrera por la Casa Blanca más turbulenta de la historia moderna, muchos votantes suspiran por una ruptura con el pasado… y con el presente. Una nueva encuesta de CNN/SSRS muestra que 6 de
Continue Reading By JALAL BWAITEL Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The family of an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority who died last year after allegedly being beaten by Palestinian security forces says it has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the death. Nizar Banat was a harsh critic of the PA and had
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