By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business David Geffen, one of the most famous business moguls in Hollywood, is giving $150 million to the Yale School of Drama. The gift will make the prestigious school tuition free for all current and future students. “The donation — the largest on record in the history of American theater —
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By Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday said climate change is driving an increased threat from wildfires as he announced new federal response plans during a meeting with governors from western states facing a record-breaking heat wave. “Right now we have to act and act fast. We’re late in the
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By Yoonjung Seo, Jake Kwon and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Kim Jong Un fired several senior officials who failed to enforce North Korea’s stringent Covid-19 prevention, a dereliction of duty which the young dictator said will have “grave consequences” for the impoverished and isolated nation, state media reported Wednesday. It is unclear who or exactly how
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By Matias Grez, CNN England gave Germany a lesson in ruthless finishing, converting its only two real chances of this Euro 2020 last-16 match to finally end its decades-long inferiority complex against its old, historic rival. Germany hadn’t lost a knockout match to England in a major international competition since the 1966 World Cup final,
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a
Continue Reading By Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a
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By Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story NEVADA CITY, California (KCRA) — Just before 5:00 a.m. Monday morning, Melissa Bryant and Alan Aragon woke up to a noise in their Nevada City home. “We walked out of our bedroom, turned around, and said, ‘Oh my goodness, there’s a bear in our house!’”
Continue Reading By Jackson Kurtz Click here for updates on this story RAYTOWN, Missouri (KMBC) — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said investigators have discovered a body of a man in the basement area of the home that exploded Monday night in Raytown, Missouri. Along with the man that died, the ATF said three
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Netflix announced in February 2020 that it would be rolling out a new feature that enables viewers to see what is most popular on streaming site on any given day. When a critically acclaimed series like “The Crown” makes the top ten, it’s not surprising. Other, shall we say more obscure
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — A group of runners are presenting a check Wednesday for more than $18,000 to the Mollie Tibbetts Memorial Fund. The five men raised the money in May. They raised the money by running a 100k from Kinnick Stadium to Davenport.
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NEW YORK, NY — Donald Trump’s company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president’s business dealings, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The charges against the Trump Organization and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, appear to involve
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Survey after survey suggests many employees are thinking about leaving their jobs. Whether or not the so-called “great resignation” comes to pass, turnover and the war for talent is always a concern for employers. Which is why smart managers and senior leaders should be aware when valued employees are contemplating
Continue Reading By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The US Justice Department has filed additional charges against the hacker accused of illegally accessing more than 100 million Capital One customers’ accounts and credit card applications in 2019. Paige Thompson, a former Amazon engineer, now faces six counts of computer fraud and abuse, one count of access device fraud
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By Moira Ritter, CNN Business The US Justice Department has filed additional charges against the hacker accused of illegally accessing more than 100 million Capital One customers’ accounts and credit card applications in 2019. Paige Thompson, a former Amazon engineer, now faces six counts of computer fraud and abuse, one count of access device fraud
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A man is facing charges in connection with a random attack on a food delivery bicyclist in Boston’s Back Bay. Police responded Monday night to a call for a man stabbed near 800 Boylston St. Officers were told that the victim
Continue Reading The Wall Street Journal reports that the Manhattan District Attorney is expected to file tax-related charges against the Trump Organization and CFO Allen Weisselberg. CNN’s Kara Scannell has more.
Continue Reading By Brian Fung and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Microsoft on Wednesday argued forcefully before Congress that the US government has abused the use of gag orders to keep subpoenas and warrants secret in law enforcement investigations and called for new restrictions on their use. Microsoft’s vice president of customer security, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee,
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey, CNN Courteney Cox may want to rethink letting her pal Ed Sheeran crash at her Los Angeles pad. Sheeran revealed during an appearance on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” this week that he has repeatedly played the same prank on Cox, who he knows through Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid, Cox’s
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business McDonald’s is offering you the chance to earn points for chicken sandwiches or vanilla cones. At Popeyes, you could get a special meal not available to anyone else. And at one point, Chipotle even dangled the possibility of winning a car. That’s because restaurants are ramping up their rewards programs.
Continue Reading In Atlanta, Mary Mac’s Tea Room serves up much more than sweet tea. See how they put their soul into a classic taste of the South.
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KISSIMMEE, Florida (WESH) — Police said one man was involved in a hit-and-run crash, a home break-in, and the theft of a car. He was arrested while allegedly trying to commit another crime: stealing a helicopter, officials said. In Kissimmee, what started with a crash
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El nombre de Javiera Mena es un referente para la comunidad LGBTQ en Latinoamérica. Más aún la musical. Desde sus inicios, Mena le ha cantado al amor lésbico, al mismo tiempo que ha luchado para derrotar el estigma alrededor de esa palabra. Su batalla por la visibilización de la
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nearly a billion years ago, two of the most extreme objects in the universe came together in a death spiral, and one of them didn’t make it out alive. For the first time ever, astronomers have detected two separate instances of black holes swallowing dense neutron stars — and it played
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN Nearly a billion years ago, two of the most extreme objects in the universe came together in a death spiral, and one of them didn’t make it out alive. For the first time ever, astronomers have detected two separate instances of black holes swallowing dense neutron stars — and it played
Continue Reading By Shaquille Lord Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — When police say a shooting is not life-threatening, that doesn’t mean it’s not life-changing. That rings true for a 12-year-old Okolona boy who is still in the hospital after a stray bullet injured him. Terrell Smith Sr. never thought he would
Continue Reading By Kai Reed Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WBAL) — The mother of a United States Naval Academy midshipman candidate was killed by a stray bullet at a hotel in Annapolis, police said. Police said Michelle Jordan Cummings was in Annapolis to see her son get inducted into the Naval Academy.
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman Charlie Munger praised the Chinese government for silencing Alibaba’s Jack Ma in a recent interview, adding that he wishes US financial regulators were more like those in China. “Communists did the right thing,” Munger, the 97-year-old longtime friend of Warren Buffett, said about the
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood is being ordered to pay about $70 million for harming millions of customers. It’s the largest penalty ever imposed by Wall Street’s self-regulator. The controversial trading app was accused Wednesday by the Financial Industrial Regulatory Authority of “systemic supervisory failures” and hurting investors by giving them “false or misleading
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN A group of international law enforcement agencies have taken down DoubleVPN, a virtual private networking service allegedly used by ransomware gangs to hide their online tracks, in a coordinated operation aimed at disrupting cyber criminals. The VPN service was shut down on Tuesday as officials from the US, Canada, and several
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN A group of international law enforcement agencies have taken down DoubleVPN, a virtual private networking service allegedly used by ransomware gangs to hide their online tracks, in a coordinated operation aimed at disrupting cyber criminals. The VPN service was shut down on Tuesday as officials from the US, Canada, and several
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