Treasury Department names first counselor for racial equity
By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department has hired a former JPMorgan Chase executive to head a new government…
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State Department will form new cyber bureau
By Kylie Atwood, Zachary Cohen and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration is launching a new bureau for cyberspace and digital policy at the…
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Anti-Defamation League CEO on Facebook: Never has a single company been responsible for so much misfortune
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, blasted Facebook on Monday following the…
Continue Reading Anti-Defamation League CEO on Facebook: Never has a single company been responsible for so much misfortune
By Matt Egan, CNN Business Jonathan Greenblatt, the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, blasted Facebook on Monday following the publication of a…
Continue Reading CEO Mark Zuckerberg responds to the massive Facebook document dump
By Clare Duffy, CNN Business CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off Facebook’s quarterly earnings call by addressing the latest wave of coverage based…
Continue Reading Guatemalan town calm under martial law after mining dispute
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press EL ESTOR, Guatemala (AP) — Police and soldiers are frisking people at checkpoints and a tense calm reigns in…
Continue Reading Judge to sentence neo-Nazi group members under terrorism law
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge has concluded that two neo-Nazi group members intended to engage in…
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Accused gunman in a Boise mall shooting dies in hospital
By Jenn Selva, Amanda Watts and Amir Vera, CNN The accused gunman in an Idaho mall shooting on Monday died Tuesday at a local hospital, according to…
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Six people, including a police officer, were injured when shots were reportedly fired at an Idaho mall, according to tweets from the Boise Police…
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After decorated career, Lloyd will savor final game with US
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Carli Lloyd is retiring from soccer after a decorated career that includes two Women’s World Cup titles…
Continue Reading Gasanova saves 2 match points, beats Teichmann in Romania
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (AP) — Anastasia Gasanova of Russia saved two match points before outlasting fourth-seeded Jil Teichmann 4-5, 6-0, 7-5 in the…
Continue Reading ‘I can’t breathe’: Public inquiry into Garner’s death begins
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judicial inquiry has begun into the death of Eric Garner. Garner’s dying cry of “I…
Continue Reading Celta wins 3-0, keeps Getafe winless in Spanish league
MADRID (AP) — Santi Mina has scored twice and Iago Aspas once as Celta Vigo defeated last-place Getafe 3-0 to keep its opponent winless in the…
Continue Reading Trump endorsed Herschel Walker, Max Miller and Sean Parnell. They’re now facing scrutiny over their pasts
By Sara Murray, CNN Donald Trump is throwing his support behind a trio of candidates whose troubled pasts have come under scrutiny, as he continues…
Continue Reading 10,000 trees, including giant sequoias, are a hazard and must be removed in California, park officials say
By Amanda Jackson, CNN As fire crews work to contain the KNP Complex Fire that has destroyed many of California’s iconic sequoia trees, it has…
Continue Reading Likes, anger emojis and RSVPs: the math behind Facebook’s News Feed — and how it backfired
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Rachel Metz, CNN Business In late 2017, Facebook had a big problem: users were commenting on, “liking” and resharing…
Continue Reading Facebook changes its company name to Meta
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Facebook is changing its company name to reflect its future ambitions and confronts…
Continue Reading Alabama quarterback Bryce Young presents running threat, too
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Bryce Young is showing why he arrived at Alabama as the nation’s top dual- threat quarterback. The third-ranked…
Continue Reading Belgium poised to boost COVID-19 measures to counter surge
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium is poised to reinforce pandemic measures in an attempt to stunt the sharp increase of coronavirus cases, with officials…
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Megan Thee Stallion debuts her ‘Hellraiser’ Halloween costume
By Leah Asmelash, CNN From Beyoncé to Heidi Klum, some celebrities always go all out for Halloween. This year, there’s a new contender. Megan…
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Dave Chappelle says he’ll meet with transgender critics, but he’s ‘not bending to anybody’s demands’
By Scottie Andrew, CNN Weeks after his special “The Closer” was criticized for its jokes aimed at transgender people, Dave Chappelle has…
Continue Reading Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer…
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Texas governor approves state voting maps redrawn by GOP
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed redrawn voting maps that pave a safer path for the GOP’s slipping majority. Abbott signed the…
Continue Reading Police: 2 die, 4 injured in Idaho mall shooting
By REBECCA BOONE and KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in Boise, Idaho, say two people were killed and four injured in a…
Continue Reading Treasury claims rental assistance helped stop eviction wave
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of households receiving emergency rental assistance has increased steadily in recent…
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Treasury claims rental assistance helped stop eviction wave
By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of households receiving emergency rental assistance has increased steadily in recent…
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A cyclist survived an attack from a 500-pound bear by kicking the animal after it charged toward him
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A cyclist lived to tell his tale after a bear attacked him while riding alone in Cantwell, Alaska. Alaska Wildlife Troopers…
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A cyclist survived an attack from a 500-pound bear by kicking the animal after it charged toward him
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN A cyclist lived to tell his tale after a bear attacked him while riding alone in Cantwell, Alaska. Alaska Wildlife Troopers…
Continue Reading Harsin declines to address vax status after Auburn mandate
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Auburn coach Bryan Harsin declined to address his vaccination status days after the university imposed a mandate…
Continue Reading EXPLAINER: What’s a ‘wealth tax’ and how would it work?
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press To help pay for his big economic and social agenda, President Joe Biden is looking to go where the big money is and…
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