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Month: April 2022

Why lab-grown diamond sales are surging

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business It’s proposal season, and engagements are on the rise. So are factory-made diamond sales. Not that you’d know the difference. Man-made diamonds look the same as naturally occurring ones. The only noticeable difference is the price tag. “The result is really stunning,” said Edahn Golan, an independent diamond industry analyst.

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Southern Californians told to reduce outdoor watering in ‘unprecedented’ order amid historic drought

By Stephanie Elam and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Facing the “new reality” of extreme drought conditions caused by a “changing climate,” Southern California officials are demanding businesses and residents in parts of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties cut outdoor watering to one day a week. “This is a crisis. This is unprecedented. We have

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Anheuser-Busch will brew a Ukrainian beer in the United States

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Anheuser-Busch is bringing Ukraine’s most popular beer brand to the United States with proceeds benefiting humanitarian relief in the war-torn country. Beginning in May, Chernigivske will brewed at Anheuser-Busch’s Newark, New Jersey, factory and be sold on draught in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix. Specific locations will

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Kamila Valieva: Figure skater could not have achieved ‘perfection’ while doping, says Vladimir Putin

By Mitchell McCluskey and Issy Ronald, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended teenager figure skater Kamila Valieva, arguing it would be impossible to achieve “perfection” while using banned substances. “It is utterly impossible to achieve such perfection using unfair methods, with the help of additional substances and manipulations,” the Russian president said on Tuesday.

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Republican lawmakers slam Homeland Security secretary over the border

By Lauren Fox and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced off Wednesday with Republican members of Congress in a series of high-profile hearings that put the secretary and the administration’s immigration policies in the spotlight ahead of the midterm elections. Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas took issue with Mayorkas’

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