IMF warns of higher recession risk and darker global outlook
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two principal economists painted very different pictures Thursday of what the global economy…
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JetBlue bid for Spirit wins support from 2 advisory firms
By The Associated Press JetBlue’s $3.8 billion bid to buy Spirit Airlines is getting a boost. The deal has been endorsed by two firms that advise…
Continue Reading France’s Macron opposes building new Iberia gas pipeline
PRAGUE (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says his government doesn’t support building a new pipeline to pump natural gas between the…
Continue Reading Amazon to hire 150,000 workers for holidays, similar to 2021
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon will hire 150,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal employees across its warehouses…
Continue Reading Average long-term US mortgage rates dip to 6.66% this week
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates ticked down modestly this week after six straight weeks of…
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Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent…
Continue Reading Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent…
Continue Reading Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent…
Continue Reading Amid end to COVID help, homelessness surging in many cities
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE, MICHAEL CASEY and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In California’s capital, massive tent…
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Rahm off to a good start at Spanish Open, sits 1 shot back
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Jon Rahm has overcome early jitters from playing at home and shot a 7-under 64 in the opening round…
Continue Reading 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winners have faced a year of battles
By LYNN BERRY and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Winning the Nobel Peace Prize often provides a boost for a grassroots activist or…
Continue Reading Xabi Alonso says he’s ready for the Leverkusen limelight
By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Xabi Alonso is finally ready for the limelight again. The 40-year-old former…
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ABC-7 First Alert: Scattered showers, partly cloudy and cooler
Good morning! The ABC-7 First Alert remains in place because we could see another of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. We can’t…
Continue Reading Fire reported at another Amazon warehouse in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — A fire broke out late Wednesday at an Amazon facility in upstate New York that’s voting in a union election next week. Amazon is…
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Dozens of CIA officers accuse intel agency of soft-pedaling its ‘Havana Syndrome’ investigation
Dozens of former CIA officers have gone to the House and Senate intelligence committees accusing the intel agency of soft-pedaling its ‘Havana…
Continue Reading Peloton to cut 500 jobs as turnaround efforts continue
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Peloton is cutting hundreds of jobs in a corporate reorganization of its stalled business as the…
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New “Scooby-Doo” movie portrays Velma as member of LGBTQ+ community
For the first time, “Scooby-Doo’s” Velma Dinkley is officially being portrayed as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Many Scooby-Doo fans have often…
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UK PM Truss’s leadership campaign partly funded by donors who stood to benefit from tax cuts
By Nina dos Santos, CNN Almost half of the money raised by British Prime Minister Liz Truss to fund her Conservative Party leadership campaign came…
Continue Reading UK PM Truss’s leadership campaign partly funded by donors who stood to benefit from tax cuts
In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss defends her proposed tax cuts which would largely benefit corporations…
Continue Reading World ranking rejects last-minute LIV Golf bid for points
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer The Official World Golf Ranking won’t be awarding points to LIV Golf events this year. The ranking board has denied…
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Wynonna Judd denies feuding with Ashley Judd over their mother’s estate
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Wynonna Judd has addressed speculation that she and her sister Ashley Judd are locked in a battle over their late mother…
Continue Reading Jeffrey Dahmer’s latest media moment continues in ‘Conversations With a Killer’
By Brian Lowry, CNN Joe Berlinger maintains he didn’t set out to become the official chronicler of notorious serial killers, but the producer…
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Big companies keep leaving Chicago. What’s going on?
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Tyson Foods is the latest company closing its Chicago-area offices, joining Boeing, Caterpillar and Citadel among…
Continue Reading 11 turkey farm workers charged with cruelty caught on video
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Eleven people working for a leading turkey producer have been charged with animal cruelty in Pennsylvania after…
Continue Reading ‘Walker Independence’ and ‘The Winchesters’ are far from pioneering prequels
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN If all shows were animated like “The Simpsons,” networks wouldn’t need to strain to keep them alive. Yet…
Continue Reading Hulu’s ‘Hellraiser’ doesn’t raise the bar on Clive Barker’s gory original
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Although the new “Hellraiser” is billed as “reimagining” Clive Barker’s 1987 horror film,…
Continue Reading Kevin Spacey returns to court. A timeline of his legal woes
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Kevin Spacey will return to another courtroom on Thursday, as jury selection begins in a civil suit filed by actor Anthony Rapp.…
Continue Reading Niños en EE.UU. tienen dificultades para acceder a servicios de salud mental: hay largas listas de espera, escasez de personal y la atención es costosa
CNNEE (CNN) — La pandemia ha sido dura, pero el regreso a la educación presencial también ha sido emocionalmente difícil para la hija de 12…
Continue Reading The family of Hae Min Lee requests Maryland court to halt legal proceedings in Adnan Syed’s case
By Aya Elamroussi and Sonia Moghe, CNN The family of Hae Min Lee, a teenager whose killing in 1999 was profiled on the first season of the podcast…
Continue Reading What to expect from Friday’s jobs report
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its latest monthly jobs report on Friday, all eyes will be on whether…
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