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By Rebecca Wright, Kristie Lu Stout, Dan Hodge, Robin Li and Alysha Bibi, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the metal gangway is lowered, the crew gets to work securing the ship to the dockside – their bright orange jumpsuits dwarfed by the vast pink container ship behind them. Once the ONE Modern vessel is

CNN By Rebecca Wright, Kristie Lu Stout, Dan Hodge, Robin Lee and Alysha Bibi, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As the metal gangway is lowered, the crew gets to work securing the ship to the dockside – their bright orange jumpsuits dwarfed by the vast pink container ship behind them. Once the ONE Modern vessel

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Terry Moran has no regrets. The now-former ABC News correspondent sat down for a pair of interviews on Monday, speaking out for the first time about losing his job at the network after he posted a social media missive last week against President Donald Trump and deputy chief of

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — America’s top battery brands are locked in a power struggle over battery life claims. Duracell has filed a lawsuit against Energizer, accusing the rival battery maker of running a deceptive advertising campaign. In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan on June 13, Duracell — which is owned

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — Healthcare costs are expected to rise in 2025 and older adults are increasingly looking to age in place — trends Samsung is targeting to get a bigger piece of the digital health market. And the company’s upcoming smartwatch update is another step in that direction, says Hon

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Voice of America’s Persian-language operations are back up and running as the US government tries to beam information into Iran amid the widening conflict between Israel and Iran. Voice of America and another US-funded international network, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, are promoting their programming — partly to persuade the

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The Trump Organization is licensing the Trump name for a new wireless service that’s being marketed to the president’s supporters and puts the brand in competition with major phone carriers like AT&T and Verizon and smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung. “A big part of what we’ve

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — At Home, a popular home goods retailer with 260 stores across 40 US states, has filed for bankruptcy, citing the backdrop of tariff increases and a slowdown in consumer spending. The Dallas-based company announced Monday that it had entered an agreement with its lenders that “will eliminate

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — American car buyers braced for the worst when President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs started taking effect in April. But so far, prices are little changed. However, industry experts don’t expect that will remain true for long if tariffs stay in place— so Americans may want to buy a car

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Americans face a shortage of affordable homes, but the mega tax and spending bill championed by the Trump administration has the potential to shape housing affordability for years to come. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Act, a linchpin of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda, is primarily a sweeping tax

By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Taiwan has added China’s tech titan Huawei and chip giant Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) to its export control list, stepping up efforts to align with Washington’s crackdown on companies driving Beijing’s artificial intelligence ambitions. Citing “concerns over weapons proliferation and national security,” Taiwan’s International Trade Administration

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Internet and cable provider Spectrum has reported outages in Los Angeles are “caused by a criminal act of vandalism,” according to a company post Sunday on X. The most common user issues have been total blackouts, landline and internet problems, and no signal. The outage has affected neighborhoods surrounding

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Leonard Lauder, the eldest son of cosmetics pioneers Estée and Joseph H. Lauder and the former head of cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies, died on Saturday, according to an announcement by the company. He was 92. “Throughout his life, my father worked tirelessly to build and transform the beauty

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Hackers have tried to break into the email accounts of a select number of Washington Post journalists, according to an internal Washington Post memo obtained by CNN. The Post discovered the “possible targeted” hack of its email system last Thursday, prompting the newspaper to reset login credentials for all

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Another live-action remake topped the charts as Universal Pictures’ “How to Train Your Dragon” soared to $83.7 million at the box office, marking the best domestic opening weekend for the franchise. The fantasy adventure movie beat analysts’ expectations of $70 million and held off Disney’s live-action remake “Lilo &

CNN, UNIVERSAL PICTURES By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Another live-action remake topped the charts as Universal Pictures’ “How to Train Your Dragon” soared to $83.7 million at the box office, marking the best domestic opening weekend for the franchise. The fantasy adventure movie beat analysts’ expectations of $70 million and held off Disney’s live-action

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and other heads of state are set to gather in Canada for the annual G7 summit just days after Israel’s unprecedented strike on Iran. Ordinarily, such a development would dominate the high-level discussions, but this time around, world leaders will likely need to also focus on

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — A nonprofit led by Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former chief executive of 23andMe, won a bid to acquire the genetic testing company following its bankruptcy filing in March. Wojcicki’s California-based nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, will purchase 23andMe for $305 million, according to a news release on Friday. It’s

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — Silicon Valley thinks it’s finally found the next big thing in tech: smart glasses – the same thing Google tried (and failed at) more than a decade ago. But Google Glass may simply have been ahead of its time. Now tech companies believe technology has finally caught