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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in March and prices edged lower for the second month in a row, a tepid start to the spring homebuying season as buyers contend with sharply higher mortgage rates and a near record-low number of properties on the
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Thursday following mixed earnings reports from big companies and more signals the U.S. economy may be slowing. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in early trading after drifting through a listless early part of the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Jean-Luc Picard and his crew fought the Borg again in the finale of “Star Trek: Picard,” but despite the oft-used phrase about the futility of fighting them, the highly sentimental ending to the Paramount+ series — including 15 minutes of character-driven material after the battle — likely gave many fans
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Police say they shot and killed a runaway bull that charged through an English village as children were being dropped off at school. The primary school in northwestern England was locked down Wednesday morning and residents were warned to stay indoors as police and the bull’s owner tried unsuccessfully to corral the
Continue Reading By JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s military has ruled out any negotiations with the rival paramilitary forces to end the crisis roiling the country and says it will only accept their surrender. A statement from the military on Thursday said that engaging in talks with the paramilitary Rapid
Continue Reading By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX’s giant new rocket blasted off on its first test flight Thursday but exploded minutes after rising from the launch pad and crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. Elon Musk’s company was aiming to send the nearly 400-foot (120-meter) Starship rocket on a
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN US home sales fell in March, after a turnaround in February that followed a full year of declining home sales due to surging mortgage rates, according to a National Association of Realtors report released Thursday. Sales of existing homes in March — which include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops —
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration has identified more than 175,000 square miles (453,000 square kilometers) of old growth and mature forests on U.S. government land and plans to craft a new rule to better protect the nation’s woodlands from fires, insects and other side effects of climate change,
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Karl Lagerfeld, the subject of this year’s Met Gala, transformed Chanel from frumpy to modern. He revolutionized the merger of hip-hop culture and high fashion. He dressed and befriended celebrities and transformed once-staid runway shows into masterful, theatrical displays. He was also a self-proclaimed “big mouth,”
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By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launchpad in South Texas at 9:33 a.m. ET Thursday but exploded midair before stage separation. Thursday’s launch marked the vehicle’s historic first test flight. “As if the flight test was not exciting enough, Starship experienced a
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla shares fell sharply Thursday as the company felt the sting of numerous price cuts it made across its model lineup this year in hopes of energizing sales. Tesla is shaving thousands of dollars off the price of its cars as American consumers pull back spending
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Ikea is planning to splash €2 billion ($2.19 billion) to expand its furniture empire in the United States in what will be the retailer’s biggest-ever investment in a single country. Ingka Group, Ikea Retail’s Dutch holding company, said in a statement Thursday that it hoped to open eight large stores and
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Kelly Clarkson is getting some help from Henry Winkler. The talk show host revealed on her show this week that her daughter has dyslexia and Winkler, who is also dyslexic, offered her some advice. The “Barry” star is also an author of children’s books. “I was driving my daughter to school
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Late last year, Facebook-parent Meta quietly phased out certain content labels on its platforms that for much of the pandemic had directed viewers to its central Covid-19 information page, after internal research concluded the labels may be ineffective at changing attitudes or stopping the spread of misinformation, according to a report
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas on Thursday morning, kicking off the vehicle’s historic first test flight. The massive Super Heavy rocket booster, which houses 33 engines, lifted off Thursday morning, sending a massive boom across
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer The Sacramento Kings and a Bay Area hip-hop star who alleged “racial bias” for being kicked out of a playoff game said the situation resulted from an “unfortunate misunderstanding.” The rapper E-40, whose real name is Earl Stevens, and the team put out a joint statement on Wednesday explaining
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — McDonald’s anunció cambios en sus hamburguesas exclusivas a principios de esta semana, incluida la adición de más salsa Big Mac. Ahora, les está dando a sus seguidores una forma de obtener aún más salsa. A partir de la próxima semana, por tiempo limitado, los clientes que hagan sus pedidos a través
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A ridge of high pressure moving in will provide calmer and warmer conditions all weekend long. The Jetstream also moves a little farther North, allowing us to warm up well into the 90s Friday-Monday. The warming trend begins today, with highs reaching the upper 80s. Even into next week, our highs will remain above average,
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Palm Springs police want people to know, they’re not calling you and requesting any money. This warning comes after one woman was scammed for thousands of dollars after becoming a victim of fraud. The victim said she received a phone call from a phone number appearing to be from the Palm Springs Police Department (PSPD).
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Tuesday Morning is going out of business and closing all of its stores. It is the second major US home goods retailer to go bust in recent days. The retailer announced on Facebook and its website that it has started a going-out-of-business sale with 30% off discounts
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