PARIS (AP) — Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright. The dispute is part of a larger battle by authorities in Europe and elsewhere to force Google and other tech companies to compensate publishers for content.
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By NerdWallet staff If you’ve been affected by a natural disaster like Hurricane Ida, you have several options for finding immediate help from government and aid agencies. Beyond that, though, you’ll have a financial recovery to begin. FEMA offers many types of help, and you can get additional guidance from Project Porchlight. Don’t wait to
Continue Reading By NerdWallet staff If you’ve been affected by a natural disaster like Hurricane Ida, you have several options for finding immediate help from government and aid agencies. Beyond that, though, you’ll have a financial recovery to begin. FEMA offers many types of help, and you can get additional guidance from Project Porchlight. Don’t wait to
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — A los residentes de la Costa del Golfo afectados por el huracán Ida les espera un largo camino de recuperación, y ahora algunas familias están luchando por abastecerse de alimentos y gasolina mientras los suministros en la región disminuyen. En el barrio de Algiers, en Nueva Orleans, Yolanda Teague dijo
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Britain’s media regulator has cleared TV personality and journalist Piers Morgan of any violations for making comments about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, that drew more than 50,000 viewer complaints. The Office of Communications says Morgan didn’t breach the broadcasting code when he said on “Good Morning Britain” that he didn’t believe
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By Kevin Liptak and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden tried twice last month to get to his beach house on the Delaware coast. He never made it. Far from relaxing, the 31 days of August were the longest and most wrenching of Biden’s presidency. A month his aides once viewed as a launching pad
Continue Reading After the Kabul suicide bombing, several Republican lawmakers are calling for Biden’s resignation. But, ‘While there certainly will be a short-term hit,’ says Ron Brownstein, CNN Senior Political Analyst, the long-term impact on his record may not be so harmful.
Continue Reading By Jessica Schneider and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Thousands of dollars are being donated by the day to help alleged US Capitol rioters fight in court. “Free all 1/6 political prisoners!” wrote one donor, using a right-wing refrain about the people who have been charged with crimes for their role in the January 6 insurrection. The
Continue Reading By DAVID PORTER and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Ida blew through the mid-Atlantic states with at least two tornadoes, heavy winds and drenching rains. The storm collapsed the roof of a U.S. Postal Service building in New Jersey, left cars and roads underwater and sent garbage floating
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are outlining plans to build and restore more than 2 million homes. It’s a response to the volcanic rise in housing prices over the past year. Millions of Americans are getting priced out of ownership or stuck spending the bulk of their income on
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — White House officials are outlining plans to build and restore more than 2 million homes. It’s a response to the volcanic rise in housing prices over the past year. Millions of Americans are getting priced out of ownership or stuck spending the bulk of their income on
Continue Reading By TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The World Health Organization says new tests show Ivory Coast didn’t have a case of Ebola last month after all. The global health body said in statement late Tuesday that the Institut Pasteur laboratory in Lyon, France had retested the samples and found no evidence
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan is aiming to give a technological upgrade to government services and recordkeeping with the opening of the Digital Agency to overhaul antiquated systems that have had their shortfalls highlighted by the pandemic. Japan’s reliance on old-fashioned paperwork and faxed data delayed financial subsidies and support for
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By Cheri Mossburg, CNN Federal forest officials closed trails and campgrounds in a remote area near Yosemite National Park because of “unknown hazards” located in the area where a family and their dog were mysteriously found dead last month. The bodies of Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung, their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, and the family dog, Oksi,
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is granting a promotion to the handler of an agent who spied on the United States, more than 30 years after the episode strained U.S.-Israel ties and less than a year after the handler was pardoned by former President Donald Trump. Ex-air force officer Aviem Sella will be promoted to the
Continue Reading olivertapia Washington (CNN) — La secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki, elogió el martes al intérprete afgano escondido que ayudó a rescatar al entonces senador Joe Biden durante una misión de rescate en 2008 mientras reafirmaba el compromiso de Estados Unidos de ayudar a los aliados afganos. “Nuestro mensaje para él es:
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, “the acrobats of the skunk world.” Scientists have discovered that there are more of these species than they thought, according to new research. More recently, the agreed-upon number was four. But a new study published
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A controversial Texas law that bans abortions at six weeks is now in effect after the Supreme Court and a federal appeals court failed to act. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to
Continue Reading Remnants of Ida are interacting with a frontal boundary which will allow for excessive rainfall across the Northeast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue Reading President Biden vowed to help Americans remaining in Afghanistan leave the country following the US military withdrawal.
Continue Reading Parts of Louisiana are seeing long gas lines as the state recovers after damage from Hurricane Ida.
Continue Reading Following the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, a video taken by Los Angeles Times correspondent Nabih Bulos shows a group of Taliban fighters entering a hangar at the Kabul airport and examining what was left behind by the US military. CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks to Bulos about what he saw.
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer One of the most exciting transfer windows for years has closed with spending in the Premier League again topping 1 billion pounds (about $1.4 billion) during the pandemic. High-profile players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Romelu Lukaku, Jack Grealish and Raphael Varane have joined new clubs. The 2 1/2-month period has
Continue Reading By ALEXANDER TURNBULL and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France has started administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to people over 65 and those with underlying health conditions. People can get the shot on condition a minimum six-month period has passed since they got fully vaccinated with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine. France
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By Rebecca Soffer, CNN “We’re driving to Canada.” That was the first thing I said last month after reading that the Canadian government would open its border to nonessential travel for fully vaccinated US citizens and permanent residents on August 9, without requiring quarantine. “That sounds complicated,” my husband replied. He had a point: We
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Dos funcionarios de alto nivel de la oficina de revisión de vacunas de la Administración de Medicamentos y Alimentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) renunciaron, mientras la agencia trabaja para tomar decisiones de alto perfil en torno a las aprobaciones de la vacuna contra el covid-19, las autorizaciones para
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE and PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writers TOKYO (AP) — Oksana Masters has won her second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics. That brings her career total to four gold and 10 medals overall in both summer and winter events. She won the women’s hand-cycle road race in her class to go with
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says thanks to surgery that removed a portion of his colon he can now eat whatever he wants. The pope said in a radio interview broadcast on Wednesday that before the operation on July 4 in Rome “it was not possible” to eat everything.
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN More than 122,000 people have been evacuated from Afghanistan, all with varying legal statuses and needs as many of them arrive in the United States. Some are US citizens, others Afghan interpreters who worked alongside US troops and were granted a special visa as a result, and others still are refugees
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Police in eastern Germany have arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of killing his wife and young child. City police in Zwickau said Wednesday that the German citizen went to the emergency department of a local hospital overnight and told summoned officers that he had harmed his family. Police later found his
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