Walmart enters the metaverse with Roblox experiences
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart has entered the metaverse. The retail giant announced Monday it is launching two immersive online experiences with…
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The British pound has taken a tumble. What’s the impact?
By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The pound is taking a pounding. The British currency has taken a plunge, sliding against the U.S.…
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Artemis I rocket to roll back inside as storm delays next launch attempt
By Kristin Fisher, Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Officials at NASA announced Monday that the space agency is rolling the massive Artemis…
Continue Reading Global Citizen Festival generates $2.4 billion in pledges
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 10th anniversary of the Global Citizen Festival, which included performances from Metallica,…
Continue Reading Walmart enters the metaverse with Roblox experiences
CNN By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Walmart has entered the metaverse. The retail giant announced Monday it is launching two immersive online experiences with…
Continue Reading Fed Chair Powell warned of ‘pain’ to come. Seniors on fixed incomes are already feeling it
Martha C. White America’s seniors are facing a lot of hard choices. After the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike, the combination of…
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What Christina Ricci really thinks about her ‘Yellowjackets’ character Misty
By Marianne Garvey Christina Ricci will be the first to tell you she doesn’t like her terrifying “Yellowjackets” character Misty…
Continue Reading Europe’s outlook ‘darkening,’ ECB head hedges on recession
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The head of the European Central Bank says the economic outlook “is darkening” and…
Continue Reading Olivia Cooke reacts to replacing Emily Carey on ‘House of the Dragon’
By Marianne Garvey “House of the Dragon” star Emily Carey is reacting to actress Olivia Cooke now stepping in to reign as the series…
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Canada won’t require masks on planes, drops vaccine mandate
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government will no longer require people to wear masks on planes. Government officials…
Continue Reading France forecasts weak growth next year amid energy crisis
By SYLVIE CORBET and JADE LE DELEY The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France is forecasting growth to slow down substantially next year in the…
Continue Reading White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets
By SEUNG MIN KIM and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced a new initiative that would eventually allow…
Continue Reading Wrong place, wrong time: How things went so badly for Twitter’s new CEO so quickly
CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business When Parag Agrawal took over as Twitter’s CEO last November following co-founder Jack Dorsey’s surprise…
Continue Reading Twitter CEO and Elon Musk depositions did not begin Monday, despite earlier filings in acquisition dispute
By Brian Fung, Clare Duffy and Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Business Billionaire Elon Musk and Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal did not sit for depositions…
Continue Reading Wisconsin House speaker sues House January 6 committee, seeking to block subpoena
By Katelyn Polantz and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection subpoenaed Wisconsin…
Continue Reading Leslie Grace ‘couldn’t resist’ sharing ‘Batgirl’ behind-the-scenes footage
By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Batgirl” may have been scrapped, but that hasn’t stopped interest in the film. The movie’s star…
Continue Reading China eyeing a medal for first time in 28 years
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — China is trying to end a 28-year medal drought at the Word Cup since finishing second in the…
Continue Reading UK: TikTok may face big fine over children’s data protection
LONDON (AP) — British authorities say TikTok could face a 27 million-pound ($29 million) fine over a possible breach of U.K. data protection law by…
Continue Reading UK could fine TikTok $29 million over children’s privacy concerns
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Brian Fung, CNN The UK said Monday it could impose a multimillion-dollar fine on TikTok after the government found the…
Continue Reading UK could fine TikTok $29 million over children’s privacy concerns
By Brian Fung, CNN The UK said Monday it could impose a multimillion-dollar fine on TikTok after the government found the short-form video platform…
Continue Reading Hilaria and Alec Baldwin welcome their seventh child
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Welcome, Ilaria Catalina Irena Baldwin! Hilaria Baldwin and Alec Baldwin announced the birth of their new daughter, their…
Continue Reading What is the healthiest bread?
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN One of the foods many people hate to love is bread. It tastes so good, but we often get messages that, nutritionally,…
Continue Reading Beer shortage may be on the way
CNN — People have been met by toilet paper shortages, baby formula shortages, and even computer chip shortages. Now beer may be joining that list. A…
Continue Reading ‘The Crown’ gets a new queen
By Lisa Respers France, CNN While production of Season 6 of “The Crown” was briefly paused after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Season…
Continue Reading Hardship remains for Ukrainian town emerging from occupation
By LORI HINNANT Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Rainwater is for showers and dishes. Scavenged wood is for the cooking fires. But almost…
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Armie Hammer’s ex Elizabeth Chambers allegedly used a friend’s email to communicate with journalists amid their relationship fallout
By Chloe Melas, CNN Armie Hammer and his estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers’ contentious split in 2020 was widely publicized, but more is coming…
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Heating costs to increase
CNN — The Borderland is still warm for now. But other parts of the country are already bracing for cooler weather and higher heating bills.…
Continue Reading Fed officials call for more rate hikes to fight inflation
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve will have to keep boosting its benchmark interest rate to a point…
Continue Reading Emissions declarations by equity firm Carlyle under question
By ED DAVEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — At the start of 2022, the Carlyle Group, one of the world’s leading private equity firms, published a…
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NASA’s DART mission will slam into an asteroid’s moon today
A NASA spacecraft will deliberately slam into an asteroid called Dimorphos. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, or DART, aims to see if…
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