He tried to fix Macy’s. Now he is the new Tractor Supply CEO
Macy’s can’t catch a break. The struggling department store chain’s stock is down nearly 50% this year. And now it is losing a top…
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Recline your seat or keep it upright? We asked, you responded
Full disclosure: I am not a tiny, magical elf (h/t CNN reader Aimee), nor am I six feet tall, but Geoff from Durham, North Carolina already guessed…
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‘Anti-vaxxer’ charged as Samoan government battles deadly measles outbreak
An alleged anti-vaxxer has been charged with “incitement against the government vaccination order,” the Samoan government said Thursday.…
Continue Reading UK broadcaster apologizes for misquoting Boris Johnson as saying ‘people of colour’
Britain’s Channel 4 apologized Friday after mistakenly reporting that Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he wants to control the numbers of…
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More immigration judges to be assigned to cases at tent facilities
More immigration judges will begin conducting hearings over video conferencing at tent courts along the US-Mexico border, raising concerns among…
Continue Reading King of confectionery: The man who created Hungary’s birthday cake
Made with painstaking precision, Hungarian cakes are among the most luxurious and coveted in the world. From the six-layered Dobos cake, created by…
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OPEC poised to cut production further to shore up prices
OPEC and its allies have reportedly agreed to deepen its production cuts by 500,000 barrels per day in an attempt to support crude oil prices in the…
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What we now know (and still don’t) about life on Mars
For decades, space was the final frontier. But as space exploration advanced, scientists increasingly set their sights on a new frontier: Mars. The…
Continue Reading NYT: R. Kelly used bribes to marry Aaliyah when she was 15, charges allege
Entertainer R. Kelly has been indicted by a New York grand jury with one count of bribery, and the New York Times is reporting that the charge is…
Continue Reading China plans to lift tariffs on some US soybeans and pork products
China is planning to exempt some US soybeans and pork products from tariffs, a move that could take some heat out of talks aimed at agreeing on a…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for December 6: Impeachment, Iran, immigration, France, migrants
Saudi Arabia has just pulled off the biggest IPO in history, raising a head-spinning $25.6 billion by selling shares of its huge state-owned oil…
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5 cosas que debes saber este 6 de diciembre: Un rumor esparce miedo en EE.UU.
¿Qué está pasando en América Latina? El nombre de Trump hace historia por cuenta de Pelosi. Además: un rumor en Facebook que difunde miedo en…
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West Virginia suspends several after corrections officer class appears to give Nazi salute in photo
A number of employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended amid an investigation into a photograph…
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Italian newspaper accuses critics of ‘lynching’ after headline race row
Corriere dello Sport has accused critics of “lynching” the newspaper in a staunch defense of its “Black Friday” front page.…
Continue Reading Trump sets his sights on Senate as he comes to grips with impeachment
With his impeachment now all-but-certain, President Donald Trump and his allies are beginning to look past the House of Representatives, shifting…
Continue Reading Acrobatic daredevils perform on world’s largest trampoline
Acrobatic basketball team the Dunking Devils are no strangers to risk-taking stunts, as their latest exploit proves. The Slovenian quartet,…
Continue Reading Why the College Football Playoff picture hinges on Georgia this weekend
The four-team field for the College Football Playoff will be revealed Sunday, and depending on this weekend’s conference championship games the…
Continue Reading US pharma companies really do want Britain to pay more for drugs
When President Donald Trump arrived in the United Kingdom this week, he landed bang in the middle of a huge political fight about the country’s…
Continue Reading Video muestra a joven escalando el muro; autoridades dicen que la protección fronteriza sí “funciona”
(CNN Español) — La Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos confirmó este jueves a CNN que capturó al joven grabado en un video mientras saltaba el…
Continue Reading Boxing’s ‘Clash on the Dunes’ overshadowed by ‘sportswashing’ concerns
In the 1970s, the “Rumble in the Jungle” and the “Thrilla in Manila” — two legendary boxing bouts involving Muhammad…
Continue Reading Dozens of polar bears are ‘crowding’ a Russian village in search of food
Dozens of polar bears have “invaded” a village in Russia’s far north in search for food, prompting “bear patrols”…
Continue Reading German art activists apologize for displaying urn containing ‘Holocaust ashes’
A German activist group has apologized for displaying what was claimed to be the ashes of Holocaust victims in an urn outside the German parliament.…
Continue Reading La policía de Hyderabad mata a tiros a cuatro sospechosos de violación que causó gran indignación en la India
(CNN) — Cuatro hombres detenidos por un caso de violación y asesinato de alto perfil en India fueron abatidos a tiros por la policía mientras…
Continue Reading Bushfire rips through treetops near Sydney as firefighters run for their lives
It’s like something out of a disaster movie — a towering inferno shooting upward through tall trees at breakneck speed, spewing flames…
Continue Reading National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day commemoration will continue as planned Saturday
The annual commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor will continue as planned Saturday, three days after a US…
Continue Reading ¿En qué lugares se habla el mejor inglés no nativo? (Mira dónde están los países latinoamericanos en el ranking)
(CNN) — Se estima que 1.500 millones de personas hablan inglés hoy, lo que lo convierte en el idioma más utilizado en el mundo. La mayoría son…
Continue Reading Prenden fuego a una mujer cuando iba al juicio de los acusados de haberla violado
Nueva Delhi (CNN) – A una mujer de 23 años le prendieron fuego este jueves en el estado de Uttar Pradesh, en la India, mientras viajaba para…
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Elon Musk’s defense argues British caver Vernon Unsworth was not harmed by ‘pedo guy’ tweet
There is a photo in which Vernon Unsworth is standing next to Theresa May in front of 10 Downing Street, where the former British prime minister gave…
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