By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Bed Bath & Beyond is losing shoppers and money at a rapid clip, and the company will need to quickly reverse course to avoid bankruptcy. The struggling chain announced Thursday that sales at stores open for at least a year plunged 26% during its latest quarter ending August 27. The
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By Ben Church, CNN It could have been a major payday for the man who snagged Aaron Judge’s record-tying home run on Wednesday, but the night ended in his wife joking about getting a “divorce.” The light-hearted moment came after Judge tied Roger Maris’ single-season American League home run record after hitting his 61st homer
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Two of the most powerful telescopes in space watched as a NASA spacecraft intentionally slammed into an asteroid this week. The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope captured images of the moment when the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft crashed into Dimorphos on Monday. The images
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By The Associated Press The No. 15 Washington Huskies will head on the road for the first time this season when they play at the UCLA Bruins on Friday. Buoyed by the arrival of new coach Kalen DeBoer and quarterback Michael Penix Jr., Washington has won each of its first four games by double digits.
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Ian se degradó a tormenta tropical, pero se ha intensificado y podría volverse huracán: se espera que produzca vientos y tormentas fuertes y marejadas ciclónicas en partes de Florida, Georgia y las Carolinas, según la información más reciente del Centro Nacional de Huracanes (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés).
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon on Wednesday said it is raising the average starting pay for its warehouse workers and delivery drivers to more than $19 an hour, up from $18 previously, at a time when union pushes continue to spread across several of its facilities. With the increase, which takes effect next month,
Continue Reading By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Google on Wednesday said it has begun rolling out an option for users to request excluding search results featuring their phone numbers and other sensitive personal information, potentially adding an extra layer of protection for private data online. The new feature, called “Results about you,” helps streamline the process for
Continue Reading By Holly Yan, CNN Hurricane Ian shredded the roof of a Port Charlotte intensive care unit, flooding the hospital ward and turning a stairwell into a waterfall. In Fort Myers, a 10-foot storm surge tossed cars around like bath toys and left them “smashed up in the street.” The catastrophic hurricane turned cities into lakes
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El huracán Ian ha dejado devastación a su paso por Florida, Estados Unidos. Ian tocó tierra como un huracán categoría 4 en la costa suroeste de Florida poco después de las 3 pm de este miércoles y desde entonces ha seguido su camino a través del estado (a las 7 am del
Continue Reading The Associated Press No. 2 Alabama visits No. 20 Arkansas in a key West Division matchup in the Southeastern Conference. Arkansas’s 42-35 loss in Tuscaloosa last year marked the first time in seven meetings that the Razorbacks played Alabama within a touchdown. The Hogs were in the game until Alabama recovered an onside kick with
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Two months into the season, it looked like the New York Mets were headed for an NL East runaway. Not so fast was the reply from the reigning World Series champions. Sparked by two budding stars, the Atlanta Braves suddenly found their mojo. Now, they’re a
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told CNN the House will “probably not” vote in the coming days on legislation that would ban senior government officials and their families from trading stocks, meaning the House will likely not take the bill up before the midterms. “Probably no vote this week,” the Maryland
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer Formula One driver Alex Albon even surprised himself by recovering from his recent appendicitis and respiratory failure in time to be ready for this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix. Albon jumps back into the Williams FW44 for Friday’s first practice session. It’s just three weeks after he was hospitalized
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company picked up another $368 million worth of Occidental Petroleum stock this week to give it control of nearly 21% of the oil producer. These are the first purchases Berkshire Hathaway has made since regulators gave it approval last month to buy up
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s company picked up another $368 million worth of Occidental Petroleum stock this week to give it control of nearly 21% of the oil producer. These are the first purchases Berkshire Hathaway has made since regulators gave it approval last month to buy up
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By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke spent his 50th birthday this week behind the wheel of his pickup in Texas, fast approaching a big moment in his uphill climb for governor. While a road trip through college campuses showed how the Democrat continues to draw big crowds — a
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Use of pitch clocks cut the average time of minor league games by 25 minutes this year, a reduction Major League Baseball hopes is replicated when the devices are installed in the big leagues next season. The average time of minor league games dropped to
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A rift has emerged in the Danish royal family following a decision by Queen Margrethe to strip four of her eight grandchildren of their royal titles in order to “future-proof” the monarchy. The 82-year-old monarch, who this year celebrated half a century on the throne, announced on Thursday that from next
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the sixth straight week, marking new highs not seen in 15 years, before a crash in the housing market triggered the Great Recession. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average on the key 30-year rate climbed to 6.70% from 6.29% last
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Illinois’ Bret Bielema makes his return to Madison as an opposing coach when the Illini visit Wisconsin on Saturday. Bielema posted 68-24 record as Wisconsin’s coach from 2006-12 before leaving for Arkansas. Bielema is the first coach to take an opposing Big Ten team to the school where he won a
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Maryland is coming off its first loss of the season, but it was a credible performance in a seven-point defeat at Michigan. The Terrapins have three of their next four games at home and can really earn some legitimacy with a good October. They host Michigan State on Saturday. The Spartans
Continue Reading By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — A half-dozen NFL teams are aggressively targeting fans in Britain now that they have new marketing rights in the country. They’re signing commercial deals and hiring local media personalities in bids to expand their fanbases and tap international revenue. The Jacksonville Jaguars are the unofficial home
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft flew by one of the most intriguing ocean worlds in our solar system on Thursday. The Juno spacecraft, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, made its closest approach yet to the moon Europa at 5:36 a.m. ET, flying within 219 miles (352 kilometers) of its icy surface.
Continue Reading TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania has reached a three-year agreement with an American company for a dedicated satellite constellation to provide the country with satellite imagery capabilities across its territory. The Albanian government signed the $6 million (6.2 million euros) deal with Satellogic USA Inc. of North Carolina on Thursday, the prime minister’s office said.
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeowner equity climbed to record highs in the first half of this year, though its rate of growth is slowing as the housing market cools. Average homeowner equity per borrower increased to $298,380 in the second quarter, according to CoreLogic. That works out to $3.6
Continue Reading CNN By Manveena Suri and Jack Bantock, CNN Marital rape was defined as rape in a landmark decision by India’s Supreme Court on Thursday. The country’s top court also stated that all women, regardless of their marital status, have the right to an abortion up until 24 weeks, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news
Continue Reading By Manveena Suri and Jack Bantock, CNN Marital rape was defined as rape in a landmark decision by India’s Supreme Court on Thursday. The country’s top court also stated that all women, regardless of their marital status, have the right to an abortion up until 24 weeks, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein and MJ Lee, CNN The Biden administration on Thursday is kicking off its efforts toward forgiving student loan debt, sending updates on the process via email before the window to apply opens next month. In August, President Joe Biden announced his decision to cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for
Continue Reading LORDSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Commercial electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors says it has slowly started production of its first model, the Endurance pickup. The struggling company said in a statement Thursday that it expects to deliver 50 trucks to customers this year. Another 450 would be built in the first half of 2023 as long
Continue Reading By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Google says it plans to expand its cloud services infrastructure to Greece, promising to create nearly 20,000 jobs through direct investment and partnerships by the end of the decade. The move announced Thursday follows two-year-old plans by Microsoft to invest $1 billion to create data centers
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