5G wireless is a reality, and it’s gearing up for broad adoption. So it should come as no surprise that there is now a fund solely dedicated to the red hot technology. The Defiance Next Gen Connectivity ETF — ticker symbol FIVG — launched earlier this year. The fund is a passive index fund that
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A Mississippi prosecutor excluded many black jurors from trials for more than 25 years, a lawsuit alleges. Since District Attorney Doug Evans took office in 1992, “he and his assistants have employed a policy, custom, or use of discriminatorily striking black jurors with peremptory challenges,” according to the class action suit brought forth by four
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“Star Wars” has earned billions at the box office, but in the “You can’t have everything” department, hasn’t won an Oscar since 1984 — awards being a place where, to quote Yoda, size matters not. Can the final chapter in the trilogies, “The Rise of Skywalker,” end that drought? Notably, year-end critics awards and best
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Can it ever really be Christmas without Mariah Carey? The self-proclaimed “Queen of Christmas” has landed the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100 for her famous holiday hit, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” This is the first time the 25-year-old song has hit No. 1. The song’s previous record was No. 3
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Washington (CNN) — El conteo regresivo empezó: faltan dos días para que inicie el juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump. En el podcast Impeachment Watch pasamos mucho tiempo preguntándonos sobre el estado mental del presidente mientras se prepara para, el miércoles, convertirse en el tercer presidente en la historia de Estados Unidos en ser
Continue Reading Boeing shares continued to slide Tuesday after the company announced it would temporarily halt production of the troubled 737 Max. Suppliers’ stocks in both the United States and Europe were also lower on the news. Boeing said late Monday that it will suspend 737 Max production for an indefinite period of time starting at some
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The Democratic primary debate scheduled for Thursday will go on as planned, after a labor dispute between a California union and a catering provider that threatened to derail the high-profile event was resolved. All seven Democratic presidential candidates who met the qualifications to participate in the debate declared their support last week for Unite Here
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An Italian football anti-racism initiative featuring paintings of monkeys has received widespread criticism after its release Monday. The sport in Italy has been blighted by racist abuse this season, and the artwork commissioned by Serie A was designed to stop fans directing monkey chants at players. Artist Simone Fugazzotto came up with the idea for
Continue Reading Amazon will no longer allow its third-party sellers to use FedEx’s ground delivery to ship Prime packages, marking a change that could affect small businesses and pricing for consumers. The move was highlighted in an email, obtained by The Wall Street Journal, reportedly sent to Amazon’s merchant partners on Sunday. The email noted performance declines
Continue Reading Americans have changed the way they wash their messy dishes. Procter & Gamble says its old-fashioned liquid detergent, which debuted in 1972, just isn’t cut out for the job anymore, so it invented a new Dawn dish spray designed for how people are washing their dishes today. More consumers are washing one or two dishes
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Three of Italy’s leading soccer clubs have hit out at the country’s top league following the launch of its anti-racism initiative that features paintings of monkeys. The artwork, which was commissioned by Serie A following a year in which Italian soccer has been blighted by racist abuse and monkey chants towards black players, shows three
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. How did we get here? How did Trump wind up on the verge of impeachment? Well, his sources of information led him astray. He was misinformed by the shows and sites he was watching and
Continue Reading Drew Brees now has the most touchdown passes in NFL history. The New Orleans Saints quarterback came in to Monday night’s game against the Indianapolis Colts needing three touchdown passes to break Peyton Manning’s record of 539. Brees connected on two touchdowns in the second quarter to tie the record. In the third quarter, Brees
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes rose again in November while applications for building permits rose to the highest level in 12 years, both encouraging signs of a rebound in the housing market. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that builders started construction on a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.37 million homes in November,
Continue Reading For Qatar, it’s showtime. As the clock ticks down towards the 2022 World Cup, the tiny oil-rich state is preparing for a dress rehearsal as English Premier League club Liverpool and Brazilian team Flamengo arrive in Doha for FIFA’s World Club Cup. Shiny new air conditioned stadiums, a specially constructed fan park, a new state-of-the-art
Continue Reading A former head of the FBI and CIA says President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr’s harsh criticism of the bureau in the wake of an inspector general report about the origins of the Russia investigation are “dangerous and unwarranted” and a “dire threat to the rule of law.” “Today, the integrity of the
Continue Reading Apple is slashing the annual price of Apple Arcade, its fledgling video game subscription service. The catch is you have to subscribe for 12 months to get the reduced price. Apple Arcade’s new annual subscription costs $49.99 per year, which is about $10 cheaper than subscribing each month for 12 months. (Apple’s month subscription fee
Continue Reading (CNN) — La pareja viva más longeva del mundo festejó otro hito importante cuando el hogar de ancianos en el que viven en Austin, Texas, dio una fiesta por su 80 aniversario de casados. John y Charlotte Henderson suman juntos 211 años y 175 días de vida, además de una historia de amor que ha
Continue Reading (CNN) — La alcaldesa electa de Bogotá, Claudia López, la primera mujer que ocupará el cargo, el segundo de mayor importancia en Colombia, anunció su matrimonio con la senadora Angélica Lozano en su cuenta oficial de Instagram el lunes por la noche. “¡Rumbo al momento más feliz de mi vida! ¡Te amo mi Angélica divina!”,
Continue Reading Europe’s space agency was planning to send a new telescope to study far-off planets into space Tuesday but the launch was called off at the last minute. A spokesperson for the European Space Agency (ESA) said the launch would not go ahead today because of a problem with the launch device. Called CHEOPS (CHaracterising ExOPlanet
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council is continuing discussions over the proposed sale of El Paso Electric. The city must decide whether to support or oppose the $4.3 billion sale. No decision was reached Monday after a marathon executive session. The city’s decision will ultimately go before the Texas Public Utility’s Commission (PUC).
Continue Reading Forty-nine journalists were killed this year, 57 are being held hostage and 389 are currently in prison, nonprofit group Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday. In its annual review, the Paris-based group found that the number of journalists killed in 2019 was the lowest since 2003, representing a “historically low” figure compared with an average of
Continue Reading As the streaming wars continue to heat up, the Department of Justice says two men behind some of the largest illegal streaming services have been taken out of play. Two computer programmers in Las Vegas pleaded guilty last Friday to criminal copyright charges after an FBI investigation revealed they had been working on two massive,
Continue Reading Two thousand years ago, this ship was crossing the Mediterranean Sea full of its cargo of amphorae — large terracotta pots that were used in the Roman Empire for transporting wine and olive oil. For some reason, it never made it to its destination. But having languished at the bottom of the sea for around
Continue Reading Next time it’s our birthday, we’re asking for Cardi B-kind of presents. Meaning, cash — lots of it. The “Money” rapper decided that was the best birthday present she could give her husband, fellow artist Offset, this year. “Everyone’s saying you got every car, you got every jewelry … you got everything … what else
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Two new drugs for advanced HER2-positive breast cancer were tested in separate studies, and scientists say they’ve made progress in the development of new treatment options. This type of breast cancer tests positive for higher levels of a protein called HER2. One study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine last week, found that
Continue Reading Happy Tuesday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. If Wall Street’s predictions are to be believed, stocks should kick off 2020 with a bang. Bank of America analysts said in a recent note that markets are primed for
Continue Reading President Donald Trump faces impeachment for using the powers of his office to damage a political rival. President Bill Clinton faced impeachment for something much more personal and salacious: he had an affair in the Oval Office and then lied about it to cover it up. Where the details of Trump’s impeachment effort hinge on
Continue Reading The American public is about evenly split over whether President Donald Trump should be impeached and removed from office, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS, with the House of Representatives poised to vote on articles of impeachment this week. RELATED: Full poll results Support for impeaching Trump and removing him from office
Continue Reading Dozens of members of Congress on Monday called upon US Customs and Border Protection to reverse its decision not to vaccinate migrants against the flu. The agency’s decision not to vaccinate is “unconscionable and continues to endanger the health and safety of migrant families, CBP personnel, and the American public,” according to a letter sent
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