By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week, with the main 30-year rate inching back up over 3%. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year benchmark home loan jumped to a still-low 3.1% from 2.98% last week.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN Business) — La cena de Acción de Gracias costará un 14% más este año, según una nueva encuesta de la Federación Estadounidense de Oficinas Agrícolas. La cena para una familia de 10 personas costará en promedio US$ 53,31, esto es US$ 6,41 más que el promedio del año pasado
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VUKOVAR, Croatia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have marked the 30th anniversary of the fall of the eastern Croatian town of Vukovar that was destroyed by the Serb-led Yugoslav army, becoming a symbol of resistance and national unity in the 1991-95 war. Top officials on Thursday headed a huge column of people during
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CNN By Kate Sullivan and Betsy Klein, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday she does not feel misused or underused in her role as vice president, following CNN reporting that many in the vice president’s circle believe she is being sidelined and that key West Wing aides are exasperated by what they see as
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By Esha Mitra, CNN A baby girl who was only 5 days old when she was found in a drain in India’s financial capital of Mumbai has been discharged from hospital. The baby, who left hospital on Wednesday, was rescued after a “good Samaritan” called the Pant Nagar Police Station to report that a baby
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — The top three players have advanced to the semifinals at the ATP Finals. Third-ranked Alexander Zverev joined No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the last four at the season-ending event for the top eight players by beating Hubert Hurkacz 6-2, 6-4. Zverev’s semifinal opponent will be Djokovic.
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN A limited series about the Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson sex tape scandal is coming to Hulu. Lily James and Sebastian Stan star as the formerly married couple in “Pam & Tommy.” In the trailer which debuted Wednesday, Seth Rogen stars as the electrician who stole a sex tape from
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Happy Thursday! High temperatures will be 5 to10 degrees below average behind a cold front. The region will be under mostly clear skies with east winds around 10 to 20 mph. Overnight lows will drop below freezing for some locations across southern New Mexico.
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission says it could approve aid to fund production of semiconductors in the 27-nation bloc amid a global chip shortage. Most chipmakers are based in Asia, and the bloc wants to reduce its dependence on chips manufactured abroad by developing production on its soil. The
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission says it could approve aid to fund production of semiconductors in the 27-nation bloc amid a global chip shortage. Most chipmakers are based in Asia, and the bloc wants to reduce its dependence on chips manufactured abroad by developing production on its soil. The
Continue Reading Jhasua Razo (CNN Español) — Los líderes de México, Estados Unidos y Canadá se reunirán este jueves en una cumbre por primera vez en 5 años. Los tres países tienen estrechos lazos comerciales, sociales, culturales y de colaboración, ¿pero cuán diferentes son? Migración, covid-19 e integración económica serán los pilares de la cumbre de “Los
Continue Reading Good Morning! High temperatures will be 5to10 degrees below average behind a cold front. The region will be under mostly clear skies with east winds around 10 to 20 mph. Overnight lows will drop below freezing for some locations across southern New Mexico.
Continue Reading By Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN The 22nd Latin Grammys will be presented Thursday in Las Vegas. The ceremony will be held in what has been the home of the award show for several years, the MGM Grand Arena. Colombian singer Camilo Echeverry leads the nomination list with 10. He is nominated in the top categories: Recording
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UPDATE #6: El Paso police said Thursday night they had determined a suicidal caller to 911 who made threats that prompted the closure of the UTEP campus for the day as well as lockouts at other local schools was a fake. “At 6:23 A.M., an unknown male called 911 making threats of harming himself, initiating
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Alibaba reported sales and earnings for the third quarter that missed forecasts and warned that results for the year will be below estimates as well. The stock sank on the news. Shares of Alibaba were down 10% in early trading Thursday. The Chinese e-commerce giant reported sales growth
Continue Reading By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Journalist Roger Parloff, who wrote the first major cover story on Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes and later issued a retraction, was called to testify in her criminal trial Thursday. The government has alleged Holmes used the media, and Parloff’s Fortune Magazine story titled “This CEO is Out for Blood” in
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Stage parents seldom fare well in movies and TV, but “King Richard” bucks that trend, placing Will Smith on center court in an overwhelmingly flattering portrait of tennis patriarch Richard Williams. Smith aces the performance, which is the main attribute in elevating the story above the standard sports-movie conventions. The
Continue Reading Will Smith stars as Richard Williams, who trained tennis champion daughters Venus & Serena (Saniyya Sidney & Demi Singleton). David Daniel has a look.
Continue Reading By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Cathay Pacific has fired three pilots after they were infected with coronavirus in the German city of Frankfurt. The Hong Kong airline said in a statement that an internal investigation had found that the pilots were involved in a “serious breach” of Covid-19 procedures during “overseas layovers.” Other Cathay staff who
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Sami Khedira is back at school with UEFA to prepare for his next move in a stellar soccer career. The 2014 World Cup winner with Germany and league title winner at Real Madrid and Juventus says he was “always interested in the system” of how
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN In a directorial father-son baton pass from Ivan Reitman to Jason Reitman (“Up in the Air”), “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” is undeniably nostalgic and fairly sweet, while who-ya-gonna-calling directly back to the 1984 original. And yet with its focus on teenage heirs to that legacy, the movie simultaneously feels as much like
Continue Reading CNN’s Chloe Melas attends the New York premiere of “Ghostbusters Afterlife” and caught up with the film’s stars.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer A wide range of companies could feel a tighter squeeze on their profits from rising food prices if inflation keeps running hot. Grocery stores, restaurants and food producers have been able to pass along much of the impact from inflation to consumers, who have so far eaten most
Continue Reading By Xiaofei Xu and Meredith Ruleman, CNN The decision by a major French dictionary to include a gender-inclusive pronoun in its online edition has triggered angry reactions from lawmakers and defenders of the nation’s language. French dictionary Le Robert decided to add the entry “iel” — a combination of “il” and “elle,” which means “he”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN It looks like Kris Jenner approves of whatever is going on with her daughter Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. The Kardashian/Jenner momager appeared in a photo on rapper Flavor Flav’s verified Instagram account where he, Jenner and Kardashian were together to celebrate Davidson’s birthday. “FLAVOR FLAV::: celebrating my adopted son
Continue Reading Los Angeles’ prom queen is dating the class clown. Adele has a new beau. Hollywood is like high school in a lot of ways, CNN’s “Pop Off” hosts say. Subscribe to the “Pop Life Chronicles” newsletter here.
Continue Reading Opinion by Catherine Franssen for CNN Business Perspectives As supply chain disruptions continue to impact businesses around the globe, consumers could have a tough time holiday shopping this year — whether due to a lack of inventory, higher prices or both. And given the nearly two years of constant stress and exhaustion around Covid-19, shoppers
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week to a pandemic low 268,000. U.S. jobless claims dipped by 1,000 last week from the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The applications for unemployment aid are a proxy for layoffs,
Continue Reading By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer The United States opened its borders to people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but some who got the shots are finding they’re still not eligible to visit. That’s because some vaccines have not been recognized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration or World Health Organization. Among the most widely
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Unemployment agencies across the country were bombarded with fraudulent claims during the pandemic. But so far states have reported few fraud attempts among their rental assistance programs. Congress has approved $45 billion to help eligible tenants pay their rent during the pandemic. More
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