By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Russian state-backed hackers are having greater success at breaching targets in the United States and elsewhere as they make government organizations the primary focus of their attacks, according to data that Microsoft released Thursday. Government organizations accounted for more than half of the targets for Moscow-linked hacking groups for the year
Continue Reading CNN’s Jake Tapper talks to Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) about the stalemate between Democrats and Republicans over how to address the debt limit.
Continue Reading By Lauren Fox, CNN A rare moment Wednesday on Capitol Hill gave way to a potential deal on the debt ceiling. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blinked after a three-month stalemate with Democrats. Democrats appear to have taken a deal that many in the caucus acknowledge is little more than kicking the can down the
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Mark Consuelos is leaving “Riverdale.” Consuelos, who plays villain Hiram Lodge, Veronica’s dad, will be going after four seasons on the show. “So tonight’s episode is Mark’s swan song playing our hunky villain Hiram Lodge on Riverdale after four insane, glorious years,” showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told Deadline. “From the moment Mark
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — EE.UU. está avanzando en su batalla contra e covid-19, a medida que las tasas de infección y hospitalización caen tras un aumento impulsado por la implacable variante delta. Sin embargo, el número de estadounidenses que reciben vacunas de refuerzo supera al de los que inician la vacunación, por lo que
Continue Reading By Katelyn Polantz and Zachary Cohen, CNN The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday released a sweeping report about how former President Donald Trump and a top lawyer in the Justice Department attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Trump directly asked the Justice Department nine times to undermine the election result, and his chief of
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Inflation has some investors spooked. Dana Peterson, Chief Economist at The Conference Board, tells CNN Business’s Alison Kosik how long we can expect higher prices as the economy looks to put the pandemic behind it.
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV is reporting that speedboats belonging to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard have intercepted U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf. Thursday’s report aired footage that the TV said was filmed from one of the Guard speedboats. It shows a vessel with the U.S. flag and several personnel on board as
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By Mallory Simon, CNN Students began flocking back to the six campuses of the University of Maine this fall hoping for a more normal college experience, one without shutdowns or Zoom classes. As those tens of thousands of students returned to residence halls and full classrooms, university leaders hoped the measures they put in place
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By Mallory Simon, CNN Students began flocking back to the six campuses of the University of Maine this fall hoping for a more normal college experience, one without shutdowns or Zoom classes. As those tens of thousands of students returned to residence halls and full classrooms, university leaders hoped the measures they put in place
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Live revealed the upcoming “Broadway in El Paso” lineup live on Good Morning El Paso Thursday morning. The new shows are: Anastasia The MusicalFiddler on the RoofRain: A Tribute to the BeatlesThe Simon and Garfunkel Story Two other shows are also returning: StompWaitress For more details on tickets,
Continue Reading Monica Lewinsky describes working as a producer on the HBO series “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” the story of then-President Bill Clinton’s impeachment in 1998.
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN With Monica Lewinsky as producer, narrator and self-proclaimed “patient zero” for its premise, “15 Minutes of Shame” is a thought-provoking if slightly scattered documentary, one that looks at the nastiness of online culture, its tendency toward snap judgments and the havoc that can wreak on lives of ordinary people. Author
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Poland’s president is urging the European Union to take “specific actions” to stop Belarus “pushing” migrants across its border into Polish territory. President Andrzej Duda didn’t outline exactly what those actions might be, but said he’s hoping for assistance beyond what the 27-member bloc’s border agency FRONTEX is already providing on
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MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government is offering citizens who turn 18 years old next year 400 euros ($462) to spend on cultural activities. But the sum comes with strings attached: the recipients can’t use it to buy tickets for bullfights. The decision was one of the politically controversial measures included in the 2022 national
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Pfizer is asking the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Pfizer already had announced that a lower dose of its vaccine worked and appeared safe in a
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from last year’s coronavirus recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that unemployment claims were down by 38,000 to 326,000, the first drop
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, another sign that the U.S. job market and economy continue their steady recovery from last year’s coronavirus recession. The Labor Department said Thursday that unemployment claims were down by 38,000 to 326,000, the first drop
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Outdoor structures on streets and sidewalks became a lifeline for restaurants struggling during the pandemic. CBS2’s Dave Carlin reports.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Pfizer y BioNTech dijeron este jueves que están solicitando la autorización de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. para su vacuna contra el covid-19 para niños de 5 a 11 años. Si la autorizan, esta sería la primera vacuna contra el covid-19 para niños
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Pfizer is asking the U.S. government to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11. If regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Pfizer already had announced that a lower dose of its vaccine worked and appeared safe in a
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WASHINGTON, DC — Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 in what would be a major expansion that could combat an alarming rise in serious infections in youngsters and help schools stay open. If regulators give the go-ahead, reduced-dose kids’ shots could begin
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol is preparing for the eventuality that some of former President Donald Trump’s allies will refuse to comply with subpoenas as part of the inquiry. But what happens then? Among the options the panel is weighing to compel cooperation
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s pavilion has finally arrived at the first world’s fair in the Middle East, a week after Dubai’s Expo opened without it. After the Taliban’s lightning takeover of Afghanistan, the country’s presence at the fair was uncertain. The previous government had organized a pavilion,
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government is offering citizens who turn 18 years old next year 400 euros ($462) to spend on cultural activities. But the sum comes with strings attached: the recipients can’t use it to buy tickets for bullfights. The decision was one of the politically controversial measures included in the 2022 national
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — La policía de North Port dice que los investigadores no encontraron un campamento en la extensa reserva natural que ha sido el foco de la búsqueda de Brian Laundrie, el prometido desaparecido de Gabby Petito. La confirmación del portavoz de la policía, Josh Taylor de que no había ningún campamento se
Continue Reading By JAY REEVES Associated Press PELHAM, Ala. (AP) — The death toll from flash floods caused by torrential rains in Alabama has risen to four. Forecasters say as much as 13 inches of rain from a slow-moving front covered roads, trapping people in cars and homes. All four of the deaths occurred when water swept
Continue Reading By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday they are seeking US Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization from for their Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. If authorized, this would be the first Covid-19 vaccine for younger children. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is approved for people age 16 and older and
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British bank NatWest faces a potentially hefty fine after admitting to three charges relating to anti-money laundering failures. The case, which was heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court Thursday, related to 365 million pounds ($495 million) deposited into the account of century-old jeweler Fowler Oldfield between 2012 and 2016. Fowler Oldfield was based
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British bank NatWest faces a potentially hefty fine after admitting to three charges relating to anti-money laundering failures. The case, which was heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court Thursday, related to 365 million pounds ($495 million) deposited into the account of century-old jeweler Fowler Oldfield between 2012 and 2016. Fowler Oldfield was based
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