By Ali Zaslav and Alex Rogers, CNN Patrick Leahy, a Vermont Democrat and the longest serving US senator still in office, announced Monday he won’t seek reelection for a ninth term next year, after serving in the chamber since 1975. “While I will continue to serve Vermont, Marcelle and I have reached a conclusion: it
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CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business You would think the combination of high inflation, a worker shortage and a talent war would be a winning trifecta for any employee who would like to take home a bigger paycheck next year. And many companies are also reporting strong earnings, if not record ones. “Employees are
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business You would think the combination of high inflation, a worker shortage and a talent war would be a winning trifecta for any employee who would like to take home a bigger paycheck next year. And many companies are also reporting strong earnings, if not record ones. “Employees are saying, ‘I’ve
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a moment that has been decades in the making. The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier observatory of the next decade, is expected to launch on December 25. The telescope has endured years of delays, including a combination of factors brought on by the pandemic and technical
Continue Reading “The Hunt for Planet B” follows scientists as they build and plan for the launch of NASA’s Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space telescope.
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ST, PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Democratic Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison says he’ll seek a second term. Ellison, who made the announcement Monday, led the prosecution team that won the conviction of ex-officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd. He assembled a team of attorneys in private practice and from his office that
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By Marianne Garvey “Yellowstone” Season 4 is off to a strong start. More than 12 million viewers tuned in for the Season 4 premiere on Paramount and the three simulcasts on CMT, Pop and TV Land, Deadline reports. The Nov. 7 debut made “Yellowstone” the most-watched season premiere on cable since “The Walking Dead” in
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A businessman accused of siphoning off millions in state contracts from Venezuela has pleaded not guilty in a high profile case that’s strained relations between Washington and Caracas. Dressed in a beige jumpsuit, Alex Saab was tethered by the legs to five other inmates as he entered
Continue Reading KTRK By Eric Bradner, CNN Beto O’Rourke, the former congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, on Monday launched his campaign to unseat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022. “I’m running for governor,” he tweeted alongside a video announcement. “Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today —
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EDGEWOOD, N.M. (AP) — A Walmart store in Edgewood is closed until further notice after a massive fire. Santa Fe County Fire officials say the blaze at the store near I-40 was reported around 8 p.m. Sunday. It took crews nearly three hours to gain control of it. KRQE-TV reported flames could be seen shooting
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN President Joe Biden announced Monday a proposal for a 20-year ban on new oil and gas drilling near Chaco Canyon in northwest New Mexico — one of the oldest Native American sites in the US — White House officials said. In the coming weeks, the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land
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WASHINGTON, DC — A longtime Donald Trump ally who served as an adviser to the former president has surrendered to federal authorities to face contempt charges after defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday morning when he turned himself in at
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By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn’s call for “one religion” in the US to win the battle of good versus evil has garnered sharp backlash from a range of critics. Flynn, who was subpoenaed last week by the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack, made the comment during
Continue Reading By Zachary Cohen, Hannah Rabinowitz and Chandelis Duster, CNN Steve Bannon won’t be detained before trial on charges of contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with subpoenas from the House committee investigating January 6. Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, appeared in federal court for the first time Monday. He
Continue Reading CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN Steve Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, turned himself in to the FBI Monday morning after being indicted on criminal contempt charges for refusing to cooperate with the House committee investigating January 6. Bannon was defiant when addressing TV cameras, saying, “We’re taking down the Biden regime.”
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TURIN, Italy (AP) — Five-time champion Novak Djokovic has reopened his ATP Finals account and beaten Casper Ruud 7-6, 6-2 in Turin. He’s attempting to match Roger Federer’s record of six titles at the elite season-ending event for the top eight players.In the other group match, Andrey Rublev topped 2018 champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4.
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered several Cabinet departments to work together to combat human trafficking and crime on Native American lands, where violent crime rates are more than double the national average. Biden spoke Monday at a White House summit on tribal nations. He is also asking
Continue Reading By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business The global chip shortage is making it harder for shoppers to get their hands on some of the most sought after tech gadgets of the holiday season. In the six weeks leading up to Christmas, some of Apple’s biggest new products — including certain iPhone 13 models, some newer
Continue Reading CNN By Matt McFarland, CNN Business The indoor cycling craze has come for America’s kids, and child development experts aren’t happy. Little Tikes, the children’s toymaker, watched sales of Peloton’s stationary bikes soar last year when the pandemic hit. It saw a chance to create something for children to enjoy alongside their parents, according to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The court’s action Monday allows suits by Ohio, Salt Lake County, Utah, and
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away appeals from Volkswagen that sought to stop state and local lawsuits related to the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The court’s action Monday allows suits by Ohio, Salt Lake County, Utah, and
Continue Reading By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Many holiday-season train shows were canceled or limited to fewer visitors last year because of the pandemic. But this year the popular attractions are back — with health precautions — at botanical gardens, conservatories and elsewhere around the country. The shows feature a combination of model
Continue Reading By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Maná will return to its second home with a concert residency at The Forum in Los Angeles next year. The rock band, which that already holds the record for the most concerts in a year at the Forum, says it is not focused on breaking records
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Steve Bannon, exasesor del entonces presidente Trump, llegó este lunes a la oficina de campo del FBI en Washington para entregarse tras ser acusado de desacato penal el viernes. Bannon se mostró desafiante al dirigirse a las cámaras de televisión y dijo: “Vamos a acabar con el régimen de Biden”.
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is urging Russia to be more transparent about its military activities near Ukraine. But he stopped short of suggesting that Moscow might be preparing to invade its former Soviet neighbor. Ukraine claims that Russia kept tens of thousands of troops and equipment near
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has appeared before a judge to face federal contempt charges for defying a subpoena from a House committee investigating January’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Bannon appeared briefly before a federal magistrate judge in Washington on Monday, hours
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Casper Sleep, the trendy mattress-in-a-box company, is being taken private barely two years after its splashy public debut. The company announced Monday that private equity firm Durational Capital Management is buying Casper at $6.90 per share — a 94% premium on Friday’s closing price of $3.55 per share. The stock
Continue Reading CNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN Steve Bannon, a former adviser to former President Donald Trump, turned himself in to the FBI Monday morning to self-surrender after being indicted on criminal contempt charges on Friday. Bannon was defiant when addressing TV cameras, saying, “We’re taking down the Biden regime.” Bannon, 67, was charged last week with
Continue Reading WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation has reported 89 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The tribe released its latest coronavirus-related figures Sunday. Due to a technical issue, Navajo health officials did not have a new total for the number of cases. But at last count, there have been 38,479
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Históricamente, en el fútbol hay jugadores que por una doble nacionalidad han tenido la opción de escoger qué país representar, y un selecto grupo ha podido jugar con más de una selección absoluta. Podemos recordar los precedentes de los jugadores de la antigua Unión Soviética, donde hubo futbolistas que
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