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By MATT OTT Associated Press The number of Americans applying for jobless benefits last week inched up but largely stayed at historically low levels as the labor market continues to thrive despite elevated interest rates. The Labor Department reported Thursday that filings for unemployment claims for the week ending March 9 ticked down by 1,000
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Concorde, the world’s fastest commercial aircraft, has been making a rare journey – floating down New York’s Hudson River. The British Airways Concorde, one of only 20 of the supersonic aircraft to ever fly, has been en route back to NYC’s Intrepid Museum after being sanded and recoated during
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” in the Israeli bombardment of Gaza and a growing humanitarian crisis there. Schumer, the first Jewish majority leader
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he’s assembling a team of investors to make a bid to buy TikTok. This comes a day after the House passed a measure to ban the Chinese-owned social media giant or force a sale to a US-operated
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SPACEX By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, and achieved multiple milestones Thursday morning before likely breaking apart. The deep-space rocket system went through nearly an hour-long integrated flight test. The spacecraft was expected to
Continue Reading CNN By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Starship rocket launched on its third test flight from the Starbase facility in Boca Chica, Texas, and achieved multiple milestones Thursday morning before likely breaking apart. The deep-space rocket system went through nearly an hour-long integrated flight test. The spacecraft was expected to
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Leading European soccer player Quincy Promes, who was convicted in absentia for drug smuggling last month in the Netherlands, has been arrested in Dubai at the request of Dutch prosecutors who are seeking his extradition, according to his lawyers. Promes, who has played as forward with major European clubs
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind east of Montauk Point, New York. New York
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Xander Schauffele capitalized on Wyndham Clark splashing a horror shot into the waters of the fabled 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass to nudge into a one stroke lead and tee up a grandstand finish at The Players Championship. The American duo waged a pulsating third round battle at
Continue ReadingBy Amal Elhelw Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A man was attacked on the Portland waterfront Tuesday morning with some sort of stick, according to Portland police. Xinmin Liang suffered a concussion, swollen eye and broken arm. His family said he was there fishing like he does many mornings
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Matthew Perry‘s stepfather, journalist Keith Morrison, is opening up about the “Friends” star months after his death at the age of 54. Morrison was a recent guest on Hoda Kotb’s podcast “Making Space,” where he talked about his stepson, whose death was determined to have been the result
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaromir Jagr is missing. Well, the bobbleheads of the former NHL star are anyway. The Pittsburgh Penguins announced Thursday that a shipment carrying bobbleheads of the franchise icon was stolen after arriving in California. The team had intended to give the bobbleheads away to fans during Thursday night’s home game against the
Continue ReadingBy Ciara Cummings Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — For the past year, Danielle (last name withheld) has been engaging in virtual visits with her son, Alex. Although Alex is 18, the state of Georgia considers him a dependent child with high needs. Alex has severe autism, but being away
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man is facing charges after getting pulled over on Bell Road on Wednesday where he allegedly blamed a fantasy football punishment on why officers found powder residue on a digital scale in his vehicle, according to an arrest report. Police
Continue ReadingBy LUCA BRUNO and ANDREW DAMPF Associated Press ALBA, Italy (AP) — The purple pieces of vulcanized rubber track being produced at a factory in northern Italy will be run on by the world’s fastest athletes at the Paris Olympics. They have been made with one clear goal. Records. After three world records and 12
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Missouri (KMOV) — Six sisters are trying to set a World Record. There are six Overall sisters; four of them live in Farmington, one in Columbia and one in Ohio. Their combined age is 570 years and 43 days. They think they hold the
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canuckle, a Canadian word-guessing game inspired by the mega-popular Wordle, says it hasn’t been told to take down its game after some developers recently received notices for alleged copyright violations. The New York Times filed several Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A pediatrician was charged with writing prescriptions in exchange for sexual acts and money. Craig A. Spiegel, M.D., who practices medicine out of Bridgeton, was charged with illegal distribution of controlled substances. Court documents allege he distributed the substances to
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — A humanitarian rescue group says survivors aboard a deflating rubber dinghy rescued in the central Mediterranean Sea have reported that some 50 people who departed Libya with them a week ago perished during the journey. SOS Mediterranee says its rescue ship Ocean Viking spotted the dinghy Wednesday with 25 people on board.
Continue ReadingBy Garrett Barry Click here for updates on this story ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador (CTV Network) — Bone carvings, bead work and other Indigenous designs are hitting millions of households across North America on one of the biggest TV shows of the year. Indigenous artists from coast to coast are seeing their work on
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