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CNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks will clarify its policy on Pride decorations following criticism and strikes at unionized stores. “We intend to issue clearer centralized guidelines… for in-store visual displays and decorations that will continue to represent inclusivity and our brand,” Sara Trilling, president of Starbucks North America, wrote in

CNN By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — At the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, nobody wanted to work full time in the office. Three years later, many of those same people have soured on working full time at home. Enter the co-working space, which allows for a bit of everything. But it’s not

By Anna Bahney and Alicia Wallace, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — New home sales surged in May, as buyers looked to new construction as an alternative to the low inventory of existing homes for sale. Sales of newly constructed homes were up 12.2% in May from April, and up 20% from a year ago, according

CNN By Anna Bahney, Alicia Wallace and Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The housing market showed clear signs of slowing, according to new data released on Thursday. Mortgage rates climbed this week after three weeks of declines, according to the latest survey from Freddie Mac. Separately, a report from the National Association of

CNN, WTHR By Chris Isidore and Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Claude Ronnie Msowoya and his family spent three days trying to get to Johannesburg, South Africa, only to be forced to return home by train, without his baggage. Msowoya told CNN that his United Airlines flight from Boston to Newark airport was

By Chris Isidore and Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Claude Ronnie Msowoya and his family spent three days trying to get to Johannesburg, South Africa, only to be forced to return home by train, without his baggage. Msowoya told CNN that his United Airlines flight from Boston to Newark airport was delayed Sunday,

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — The USDA gave two brands, Good Meat and Upside Foods, the green light last week to start producing and selling lab-grown, or cultivated, chicken in the United States. But is that kosher, literally? The two companies tout their products as slaughter-free, raising a theological question: If meat

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Good news for your Fourth of July cookout — it’s more affordable than last year. Families can expect to pay $67.73 for a party of 10, down 3% from last year’s record high, according to a survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation. The cookout includes 12 staple items.

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta is adding new safeguards and monitoring tools for teens across its social platforms: parental controls on Messenger, suggestions for teens to step away from Facebook after 20 minutes, and nudges urging young night-owl Instagrammers to stop scrolling. The features announced Tuesday come as Meta (META)

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — A Munich court has handed former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler a suspended jail sentence of one year and nine months for fraud in the 2015 diesel emissions scandal that rocked Volkswagen Group. The ex-boss was also fined €1.1 million ($1.2 million), which will go to the German government

By Michelle Toh, CNN (CNN) — Lordstown Motors filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, put itself up for sale, and announced a lawsuit against Foxconn, accusing its biggest shareholder and former partner of setting out to “destroy” its business. The electric vehicle maker, which specializes in pick-up trucks, made a Chapter 11 filing in a Delaware

By Laura He, Wayne Chang and Beijing bureau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Premier Li Qiang struck an upbeat tone about the world’s second largest economy on Tuesday, telling a gathering of global financial elites that growth in the current quarter will be higher than it was in the first three months of the