By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior American official overseeing arms exports says the U.S. remains “fully committed” to a proposed sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates despite the Biden administration slowing down the deal. Mira Resnick of the State Department made the
Continue Reading By SAM McNEIL Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Veterans and officials from China and the United States have celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Flying Tigers, American pilots who flew for China in World War II, as a historic example of better relations and cooperation. The online event was held the day leaders of the
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COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — French alpine skier Adrien Théaux needed surgery after he crashed in training in the United States and will miss the Olympic season. The French ski federation says the three-time Olympian has fractured his left elbow and his right tibia and ankle. He crashed in a super-G practice run at Copper
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia says it will resume allowing air travel to Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Costa Rica and Mongolia starting Dec. 1. The government coronavirus task force said Russia will also lift the remaining restrictions on flights to Cuba, Mexico and Qatar, and increase the number of flights to Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Vietnam.
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they are no longer ruling out an Islamic extremist motive in a knife attack on a train earlier this month that left four people wounded. Prosecutors in Munich said Tuesday that Islamic State group propaganda videos had been found on the suspect and that material on the 27-year-old’s Facebook
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland will have two teams called the Guardians. The Major League Baseball franchise and a local roller derby club have reached a resolution in a lawsuit filed over the use of the name Guardians, allowing both to continue using it. The sides on Tuesday jointly announced
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Is the red hot housing market finally set to cool off? If so, someone forgot to tell Home Depot shoppers. Home Depot reported earnings for the third quarter Tuesday that easily topped forecasts. Overall sales rose nearly 10% from a year ago to $36.8 billion, also
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Is the red hot housing market finally set to cool off? If so, someone forgot to tell Home Depot shoppers. Home Depot reported earnings for the third quarter Tuesday that easily topped forecasts. Overall sales rose nearly 10% from a year ago to $36.8 billion, also surpassing Wall
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court says Hungary broke EU law by making it a criminal offense to help migrants apply for asylum. The ruling issued Tuesday is a new legal blow to Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s staunchly anti-migrant government. Worried by the arrival of asylum-seekers, Orban accused
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The stock market is booming, and despite uncertainty about the economy, Wall Street is confident it can keep pressing ahead. But as inflation surges, there’s also an undercurrent of anxiety about what the future holds. Want evidence? Just look at the recent rise in gold and the US dollar. What’s
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The supply chain crisis isn’t slowing down Walmart. America’s largest retailer and a bellwether of consumer spending reported strong sales growth during its most recent quarter. The company also raised its annual sales and profit growth, a signal that it’s expecting a strong holiday shopping stretch. Walmart on Tuesday said
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business The supply chain crisis isn’t slowing down Walmart. America’s largest retailer and a bellwether of consumer spending reported strong sales growth during its most recent quarter. The company also raised its annual sales and profit growth, a signal that it’s expecting a strong holiday shopping stretch. Walmart on
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been charged with two additional counts of rape by the Cheshire Constabulary, the Crown Prosecution Service announced on Tuesday. Mendy was previously charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault in August. The 27-year-old Manchester City player has been summoned to
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Reuters JPMorgan Chase on Monday sued Tesla for $162.2 million, accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of “flagrantly” breaching a contract related to stock warrants after its share price soared. According to the complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Tesla in 2014 sold warrants to JPMorgan that would pay off if their
Continue Reading By Reuters JPMorgan Chase on Monday sued Tesla for $162.2 million, accusing Elon Musk’s electric car company of “flagrantly” breaching a contract related to stock warrants after its share price soared. According to the complaint filed in Manhattan federal court, Tesla in 2014 sold warrants to JPMorgan that would pay off if their “strike price”
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — More businesses are looking to fill seasonal positions as the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season kicks off next Friday. But, the Better Businesses Bureau says not all jobs are worth taking. That’s because scammers typically lure people in with fake job postings. Marybeth Stevens, president and CEO of
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s Egg McMuffin is turning 50 years old, and it’s giving the breakfast sandwich a price to match. On Thursday, McDonald’s will sell the Egg McMuffin for its original price of 63 cents during breakfast hours (6 am to 10:30 am). The promotion will be offered exclusively on the McDonald’s
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s elected public advocate Jumaane Williams is running for New York governor. The self-described activist is the most progressive candidate in next year’s increasingly crowded Democratic primary race already featuring Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James. Williams is a 45-year-old former
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Good Morning! Temperatures will run well above average this afternoon with most locations seeing low 80s. Clouds will be on the increase as the next system passes north and brings breezy winds. The next cold front will frop temperturs to the low 60s on Thursday.
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Pfizer anunció este martes que firmó un acuerdo de licencia para permitir un acceso global más amplio a su píldora experimental contra el covid-19. El acuerdo con Medicines Patent Pool, una organización de salud pública respaldada por las Naciones Unidas, permitiría a los fabricantes de genéricos hacer que la píldora
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian judicial panel says that army soldiers “shot, injured and killed” peaceful protesters demonstrating against police brutality at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos in Oct. 2020. The report calls the shootings “a massacre” and says that police also “shot at, assaulted and battered unarmed
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS and THANASSIS STAVRAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Associations representing restaurants and catering businesses in Greece are holding strikes and protests across the country while demanding renewed financial relief from the government due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Normally busy restaurants, coffee shops and traditional tavernas in Athens remained
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Julio Lugo, el pelotero de origen dominicano que jugó para siete equipos de las Grandes Ligas y ganó un anillo de la Serie Mundial con los Boston Red Sox, murió a los 45 años, dijo su exequipo este lunes. En un tuit, los Red Sox ofrecieron sus condolencias a la
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Europe’s leaders are toughening their stances towards unvaccinated people and pursuing measures that increasingly isolate them from the rest of society, as frustration grows over stalling shot rollouts and a wave of Covid-19 infections on the continent. Germany may become the next country to impose stricter rules on those who haven’t
Continue Reading The humanitarian crisis in Belarus is turning into a physical assault on Europe’s borders, as migrants ramp up the fight for their lives by trying to force their way into Poland. CNN’s Matthew Chance is in the middle of this dangerous escalation unfolding on an international frontier.
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart raised its outlook for the year after another surprisingly strong quarter as the largest retailer in the world flexed its scale to deal with rising costs and a snarled global supply chain. Walmart rerouted goods to less congested ports, even chartered its own vessels,
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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart raised its outlook for the year after another surprisingly strong quarter as the largest retailer in the world flexed its scale to deal with rising costs and a snarled global supply chain. Walmart rerouted goods to less congested ports, even chartered its own vessels,
Continue Reading By Devon M. Sayers, Alta Spells and Jason Hanna, CNN The prosecution in the trial of Ahmaud Arbery’s killing rested its case Tuesday afternoon after eight days of testimony and 23 witnesses. Three White men — Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. — are accused of chasing down
Continue Reading The presence of Rev. Jesse Jackson in the courtroom during the murder trial of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery caused a scene. All three defense attorneys have motioned for a mistrial. CNN’s Martin Savidge reports.
Continue Reading Travis McMichael, one of three men charged with murder in 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery’s death, testified he shot the Black jogger in self-defense, saying Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun. CNN’s Ryan Young reports.
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