By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The season’s triple-virus threat notwithstanding, parties are back, and they’ve brought with them the potential for some dress code chaos. White tie, black tie, black tie creative/festive, semiformal: It might take some extra re-entry energy to figure out these pre-pandemic guidelines in an exhausted world more
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By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit is part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act and is designed to spur EV sales and reduce greenhouse emissions. But
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of changes enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to spur EV sales and reduce greenhouse emissions. But a complex
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN The movie business is undergoing a transformation, fueled by declining box-office revenues as more people prefer consuming entertainment in the comfort of their homes. That also merits looking back at the movies released in 2022 in slightly different fashion, from the most disappointing titles to, here, the most satisfying. “Satisfying,” in
Continue Reading By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an airbase deep inside Russia, the second time the facility has been targeted this month — again revealing weaknesses in Russia’s air defenses. Russia’s Defense Ministry said debris killed
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The death toll from a Buffalo-area blizzard rose to 27 in western New York, authorities said Monday, as the region reeled from one of the worst weather-related disasters in its history. Much of the rest of the United States was hit by ferocious winter conditions. Those
Continue Reading By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The death toll from a Buffalo-area blizzard rose to 27 in western New York, authorities said Monday, as the region reeled from one of the worst weather-related disasters in its history. Much of the rest of the United States was hit by ferocious winter conditions. Those
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Bringing vibrant energy to the translation from book to musical to screen, “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical” lands on Netflix as a rewarding example of the perilous practice of building such efforts around children. Of course, it helps that the young star, Alisha Weir, is terrific, aided by wonderful turns
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN Business In some parts of snow-buried America, last-minute Christmas gifts are turning into early New Year’s presents. A massive winter storm that blasted much of the United States with brutal winter weather has forced shipping companies to ground planes, close package facilities and keep its trucks off the road. The dangerous
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Conoce aquí los 27 días festivos que hay en Venezuela para 2023. Los siguientes días están marcados por el Calendario Bancario 2023. Días festivos y puentes en Venezuela para 2022 Enero Domingo 1 — Año Nuevo Lunes 9 — Día de Reyes (el día exacto es 6 de enero, pero
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Una mujer de Kentucky se llevó a casa el mejor regalo en el intercambio de presentes de su oficina. Lori Janes, de Louisville, ganó US$ 175.000 tras recibir un billete de lotería en la fiesta de Navidad de su oficina, según un comunicado de prensa de la Lotería de Kentucky. Janes, encargada y
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Last week’s winter weather travel mess is lingering like a vicious hangover into this week — and the headaches have been migraine-proportioned for Southwest Airlines, its CEO Bob Jordan, airline employees and most of all its frustrated passengers on Monday. A total of 4,002 flights within, into or out of the
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By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The city of Jackson, Mississippi, is struggling to return pressure to its water system, after issuing a citywide boil water notice, the city said in a Monday morning update. The troubled system lost pressure due to line breaks likely caused by the weather, according to an earlier statement from the city. “We continue to
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond. Plagued by eerily similar symptoms, the three women are credited with describing, naming and helping bring long COVID into the public’s consciousness in early 2020. Rachel
Continue Reading CNN By Michelle Krupa, Artemis Moshtaghian and Nicole Grether, CNN It was days before Christmas when the blizzard slammed Buffalo, New York, with the fierce winds, heavy snow and dangerous cold it already had inflicted across much of the United States. That’s when the power blinked out in nearby Williamsville, leaving Demetrice and Danielle and
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Liew, CTVNews.ca Contributor Click here for updates on this story Vancouver, British Columbia (CTV Network) — Although a 2023 recession isn’t guaranteed, economic indicators point to the fact that we could very well face an economic downturn early next year. On December 7, the Bank of Canada increased its overnight rate by an
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Health Canada has posted a number of food recalls in the last month, ranging from chocolate containing undeclared allergens to gluten-free nuggets containing pieces of rubber. More than five food products have been recalled in the last
Continue Reading By HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press QAMISHLI, Syria (AP) — The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces say an attack by Islamic State militants in the city of Raqqa has killed six of its members. The SDF has played a prominent role in the fight against IS. An SDF commander says an IS cell targeted security and
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, CNN The FBI says America has a “pig butchering” problem. And it’s costing victims millions of dollars. “We’re not talking about what’s going on at farms,” said Frank Fisher, public affairs specialist at the bureau’s Albuquerque division. “We’re talking about a cryptocurrency investment scam that is sweeping the country.” The term pig
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has formally lifted a ban on the import of full-body sex dolls, ending years of debate over how much the government can interfere in private life. Although there are no laws or regulations banning the import of sex dolls, hundreds, and perhaps thousands,
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