By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Supply chain issues, especially the computer chip shortage, took a major bite out of General Motors’ sales and earnings in the third quarter, but America’s largest automaker was still able to perform better than expected. GM also gave investors a bullish outlook, saying that its full-year earnings should be at
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NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Europe’s leading human rights organization says Cyprus remains a “very centralized country” where local authorities are too dependent on state hand-outs and not adequately financed to provide municipal services. The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities said Wednesday that the sphere of local government on the east Mediterranean
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing is reporting a loss of more than $100 million for the third quarter because of charges for its 787 Dreamliner plane and the Starliner space capsule. Boeing said Wednesday that it sees demand for planes improving, however, as more people travel and the airline industry recovers from the
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Hissah Al-Muzaini, the daughter of a former top Saudi intelligence official told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that representatives of the Saudi government attempted to lure her to the same consulate where Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in Istanbul, as part of a series of threats against her and her family. CNN has repeatedly reached out to the Saudi Embassy in Washington and the Saudi Foreign Ministry regarding Al-Muzaini’s claims but no one was available to comment at the time of writing.
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette. Many boulangeries are warning customers that the long, crunchy French staple could be going up by 3 to 5 centimes. The president of the
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A hike in the cost of wheat is alarming French households who fear a possible rise in the price of the prized baguette. Many boulangeries are warning customers that the long, crunchy French staple could be going up by 3 to 5 centimes. The president of the
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish court has upheld the Warsaw mayor’s ban on an annual march organized by nationalists on Poland’s Independence Day. But organizers vowed on Wednesday to appeal and insisted they would march as planned. The Nov. 11 march has attracted large numbers of participants in recent
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The growing clout of everyday investors has shaken up Wall Street, forcing hedge funds and big-time asset managers to start paying attention to armchair traders pumping their extra cash into the market. But after a blockbuster start to the year, when traders coordinating on social media sparked a wild rally
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The global computer chip shortage cut into third-quarter profits at both Ford and crosstown rival General Motors, with both companies having to temporarily close factories, pinching supplies on dealer lots. Ford’s net income of $1.83 billion was down 23% from a year ago. GM’s profit dropped
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s a problem many Borderland school districts are facing — staffing issues. The Socorro Independent School District is no different and its increasing benefits in order to get you to apply. SISD Chief Academic Officer Lucia Borrego said the biggest challenge has been offering competitive pay. “We can’t expect to pay
Continue Reading By Omar Jimenez and Rachel Clarke, CNN The disappearance and death of Jelani Day left a mother heartbroken, a family grieving and a community with more questions than answers. Amid the questions are clues. His car was found in woods in Peru, Illinois, nearly 70 miles from where he was last seen alive. His wallet,
Continue Reading Carmen Bolden Day, mother of Jelani Day, the graduate student whose body was found floating in the Illinois River last month, leads supporters in Peru, Illinois, and calls for federal help to find out why he died. CNN’s Omar Jimenez reports.
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CNN By Dan Merica and Eva McKend, CNN The latest back-and-forth in the race to be Virginia’s next governor is centered on the value of teaching a Toni Morrison novel in commonwealth schools, highlighting Republican Glenn Youngkin‘s attempt to make the culture wars around education the major issue of the race as Democratic nominee Terry
Continue Reading BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — EgyptAir says a Moscow-bound flight has returned to the Egyptian capital shortly after its takeoff after a threatening message was found onboard. The airline says EgyptAir flight MS729 has returned safely to Cairo International Airport around 22 minutes after takeoff. It says the written message was found
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, Michael Guy, Barbie Nadeau, Livia Borghese and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Southern Italy is bracing for two more days of devastating rain and flash flooding, as a ‘medicane’ storm that has deluged streets and killed two people continues to barrel through the region. Sicily’s President Nello Musumeci confirmed the deaths and said a
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge says Southwest Airlines is within its rights to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The judge ruled this week against a request by the the pilots’ union to issue a temporary restraining order against a vaccine mandate. The judge says says Southwest can impose a mandate to to
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DALLAS (AP) — A federal judge says Southwest Airlines is within its rights to require employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The judge ruled this week against a request by the the pilots’ union to issue a temporary restraining order against a vaccine mandate. The judge says says Southwest can impose a mandate to to
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN There have long been theories that when great white sharks bite humans, it is a case of mistaken identity. Now, new research simulating the way that a shark would view the world has shown that this may really be the case. Researchers from Australia’s Macquarie University in Sydney found that swimming
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Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Coca-Cola Co. is getting its fizz back. The Atlanta beverage company said its revenue jumped 16% to $10 billion in the third quarter as stadiums, movie theaters and other venues reopened around the world. That was ahead of Wall Street’s forecast. Historically, venues like restaurants and theaters account for
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Venture capitalist Roger McNamee says Corporate America shares blame for the troubles that exist today at Facebook. “What they are doing is willfully turning a blind eye to catastrophic problems that would not exist if they were not willing to advertise on these platforms,” McNamee, an early investor
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Venture capitalist Roger McNamee says Corporate America shares blame for the troubles that exist today at Facebook. “What they are doing is willfully turning a blind eye to catastrophic problems that would not exist if they were not willing to advertise on these platforms,” McNamee, an early investor in Facebook,
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By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The All Blacks players are into their 11th straight week away from home and it’s an endurance battle that might yet prove tougher than what they encounter on the field during their end-of-year rugby tour. The world’s most famous rugby team have been in Australia and the Unites States
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court has fined Poland $1.2 million a day to prevent what it called “serious and irreparable harm” to the EU’s legal order and values. The European Court of Justice imposed the penalty after a weeklong war of words in Poland’s standoff with the
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Assistant Secretary-General for Operations John Manza says the military organization’s security operation in Afghanistan became a victim of “mission creep” that bogged it down in the country. The man leading the process of learning lessons from almost 20-years of operations says that NATO allowed itself to
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By Andy Rose, Jennifer Henderson, Ralph Ellis and Raja Razek, CNN The cause of death of the child whose body was found abandoned in an apartment in Houston has been ruled “homicidal violence with multiple blunt force injuries,” according to the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences. The child’s mother and her boyfriend have been
Continue Reading By ALBERTO ARCE and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Youri Mevs is not starving, not struggling for survival — in so many ways, she is unlike the migrants who are fleeing Haiti’s misery. She traces her roots to ancestors who came to Haiti generations ago and built fortunes. But like those emigrants,
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ghosts and goblins can scratch the White House from their trick or treating routes this year. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be in Europe on Halloween and won’t be around to help hand out candy and other treats. Instead, the first lady’s spokesperson
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s has reported stronger-than-expected sales in the third quarter, boosted by larger orders and higher prices on the menu. Revenue jumped 14% to $6.2 billion in the July-September period. That beat Wall Street’s forecast of $6 billion. Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, rose
Continue Reading By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The high-profile trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes was delayed multiple times before kicking off last month. Now there are questions about whether there will be enough jurors to get through the second half of the trial. When the trial started on September 8, 12 jurors and five alternates
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