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Month: January 2024

Haley offers sharpest criticism of Trump yet, saying he is ‘toxic’ and lacks ‘moral clarity’

By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley offered her sharpest criticism to date of former President Donald Trump in an interview on “The Breakfast Club,” saying he’s “just toxic” and that he lacks “moral clarity.” Haley, in a pre-taped interview with Charlamagne tha God that aired Wednesday morning, was asked how

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From marching bands to megastars, the Super Bowl halftime show emerges as a major sports spectacle

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Underneath his umbrella, NFL legend Dan Marino stood nearly drenched on the sideline watching Prince’s epic “Purple Rain” Super Bowl halftime performance in 2007 during a torrential Miami downpour. For Marino, Prince’s iconic show was one the greatest moments in the history of halftime

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US worker paycheck growth slowed late last year, pointing to cooling in a very strong job market

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers slowed last quarter, a trend that could affect the Federal Reserve’s decision about when to begin cutting interest rates. Compensation as measured by the government’s Employment Cost Index rose 0.9% in the October-December quarter, down from a 1.1% increase in

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Takeaways from the AP’s look at the role of conspiracy theories in American politics and society

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conspiracy theories seem to be everywhere these days. They’re found in American politics and on people’s social media feeds. The Associated Press has examined the role that conspiracy theories such as QAnon are playing in politics, culture and the world. The AP interviewed dozens of past and

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El director del FBI advierte que hackers chinos se preparan para “sembrar el caos” en infraestructuras clave de EE.UU.

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Se espera que el director del FBI, Christopher Wray, advierta el miércoles que hackers chinos se preparan para “causar estragos y daños en el mundo real” a Estados Unidos. “Los hackers chinos se están posicionando en la infraestructura estadounidense en preparación para causar estragos y daños en el mundo real

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Putin critic and anti-war candidate submits 105,000 signatures for Russian presidential election bid

By Anna Chernova, Christian Edwards and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — Boris Nadezhdin, an anti-war candidate vying for the Russian presidency, announced Wednesday he had submitted the signatures required to be listed on the presidential election ballot, potentially allowing him to stand against Vladimir Putin in March. Nadezhdin said he had delivered 105,000 signatures, the maximum

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Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify before Senate committee on child exploitation

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Sexual predators. Addictive features. Self-harm and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of Meta, TikTok,

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Meta, TikTok and other social media CEOs testify before Senate committee on child exploitation

By BARBARA ORTUTAY AND HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press Sexual predators. Addictive features. Self-harm and eating disorders. Unrealistic beauty standards. Bullying. These are just some of the issues young people are dealing with on social media — and children’s advocates and lawmakers say companies are not doing enough to protect them. On Wednesday, the CEOs of

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The Fed is fed up with data revisions

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal Reserve officials have said countless times they take a “data-dependent approach” to their policy decisions, including their current conundrum of when to slash interest rates. But what if the data isn’t as dependable as it once was? That’s what appears to be happening — and it’s

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