CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The European Central Bank still won’t say when it might start raising interest rates, even as inflation surges to another record high. Given war in Ukraine, as well as a Covid surge in China, it wants to keep its options open. The ECB reiterated on Thursday that it
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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s leaders say the military’s laser defense system has successfully intercepted drones, mortars, rockets and anti-tank missiles in recent tests. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a statement Thursday that the laser interceptions are “silent, they’re invisible and they only cost around $3.50” apiece. The
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By Angela Dewan, CNN When temperatures in Antarctica soared to 38 degrees Celsius above normal — around 70 Fahrenheit — in March, a teetering ice shelf the size of Los Angeles collapsed. Scientists don’t know what role the extreme temperatures may have played in the event, but the heat rushed in through what’s known as
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Clinton Health Access Initiative selected Dr. Neil Buddy Shah as its new CEO Thursday, a sign of the global health organization’s move towards growth in low- and middle-income nations and use of new philanthropic efforts to help fund the expansion. Shah is currently managing
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says it will begin cracking down on e-cigarettes that have used synthetic nicotine to skirt oversight. The companies behind those products sell vaping flavors that appeal to kids. Previously, the agency could only regulate products that used nicotine derived from tobacco.
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Wall Street’s biggest players have had a rough start to the year. All of the biggest US banks saw profits take a hit in the first three months of 2022, ending a pandemic-era boom. Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo all announced large year-over-year profit declines in their
Continue Reading CNN By Anna Bahney, CNN Business With home prices skyrocketing by double-digit percentages over the last year, it would be no surprise if property taxes jumped too. But surprisingly, the average property tax on a single-family home rose by just 1.8% last year to $3,785, increasing at the smallest pace in the past five years,
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business With home prices skyrocketing by double-digit percentages over the last year, it would be no surprise if property taxes jumped too. But surprisingly, the average property tax on a single-family home rose by just 1.8% last year to $3,785, increasing at the smallest pace in the past five years, according
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los gobiernos de Reino Unido y Ruanda anunciaron este jueves la firma de un acuerdo para abordar la migración ilegal, que incluye la reubicación en el país africano de quienes solicitan asilo en el Reino Unido. “Hoy, el Reino Unido y Ruanda han firmado una nueva asociación conjunta de migración
Continue Reading Associated Press In his first letter to Amazon shareholders, CEO Andy Jassy offered a defense of the wages and benefits the company gives its warehouse workers while also vowing to improve injury rates inside the facilities. Jassy, who took over from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as CEO last July, wrote the company has researched and
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates rose again this week, reaching 5% for the first time in over a decade. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5% in the week ending April 14, up from 4.72% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the highest since 2010. Rapidly rising rates, along with sky-high home
Continue Reading dzaratsian (CNN) — Démosle un vistazo a la tradición de Pascua y de Semana Santa. El domingo de Pascua, los cristianos celebran la resurrección de Jesucristo al tercer día después de su crucifixión. También marca el final del período de penitencia de 40 días llamado Cuaresma. La Pascua es considerada como una de las temporadas
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PARIS (AP) — Formula One’s governing body FIA has dismissed criticisms of its safety car being too slow after drivers complained following the Australian Grand Prix last weekend. The FIA says in a statement that the priority is not pleasing the drivers but ensuring safety on the track. F1 safety car duties are shared by
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UPDATE: El Paso Water crews have restored service to Mesita Elementary and the hospitals nearby. Crews still working on restoring service to other areas. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water crews are working to repair a main break that’s led to outages on the west side. El Paso Water said the main break
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS Opinion by Senator Tom Carper and Senator John Cornyn for CNN Business Perspectives It’s been more than a month since Russia invaded Ukraine — with atrocities and tragedies playing out day after day across social media and televisions around the world. The US, our European allies and our global partners are completely aligned
Continue Reading Opinion by Senator Tom Carper and Senator John Cornyn for CNN Business Perspectives It’s been more than a month since Russia invaded Ukraine — with atrocities and tragedies playing out day after day across social media and televisions around the world. The US, our European allies and our global partners are completely aligned in our
Continue Reading By Jennifer Agiesta and Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Black adults in America are nearly 40 points more likely than the general population to say that their racial background is central to the way they think about themselves, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center, and how Black Americans view their racial identity affects
Continue Reading ZURICH (AP) — Ukraine’s bid to qualify for the Word Cup will resume on June 1 against Scotland after its playoff semifinal in Glasgow was postponed in March due to the country being invaded by Russia. FIFA on Thursday also says the delayed playoff final in that bracket against Wales in Cardiff will be on
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The UConn men’s program, which has lost six players with remaining eligibility this offseason, has added guard Tristen Newton, a transfer from East Carolina. The 6-foot-5 rising senior averaged 17.7 points, five assists, and 4.8 rebounds for the Pirates last season. His arrival comes the
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Los traumatismos craneoencefálicos (TCE) o lesiones cerebrales traumáticas son tan comunes como potencialmente peligrosas. Sufrir una lesión en la cabeza puede causar desde mareos, letargos, pasando por comas y hasta producir la muerte, según los Centros para el Control y Prevención de enfermedades de Estados Unidos, CDC. Las causas
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Agentes especiales del FBI arrestaron este miércoles a un prófugo que huyó de Colombia tras el asesinato de su esposa en junio de 1994 en Medellín y el intento de asesinato de su hija, según es informó a través de un comunicado de prensa. Según el FBI, William Hernando Usma Acosta, de
Continue Reading CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Wall Street’s biggest players have had a rough start to the year. All of the biggest US banks saw profits take a hit in the first three months of 2022, ending a pandemic-era boom. Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo all announced large year-over-year profit declines in
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Four big banks reported noticeable declines in their first quarter profits on Thursday, as the volatile markets and war in Ukraine caused dealmaking to dry up and a slowdown in the housing market caused the mortgage market to slow. The results from Citigroup, Goldman Sachs,
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Four Sikhs are suing the US Marine Corps over restrictions that effectively force them to choose between their career and their faith. In a lawsuit filed on Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, attorneys for Capt. Sukhbir Singh Toor and three prospective recruits allege that the
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “The Kardashians” debuted Thursday on Hulu and there was quite a bit going on. The return of reality television’s most famous family (even though it’s been less than a year since “Keeping Up With the Kardashians ended on E!) brought us drones flying between mansions, Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s
Continue Reading CNNEE Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes, gastronomía, arte, arquitectura y entretenimiento, productora de cine y columnista de estilo de CNN en Español. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente suyas. Lee más artículos de opinión en cnne.com/opinion. (CNN
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Get up and move — even small doses of physical activity, such as brisk walking, may substantially lower the risk of depression, according to a new data analysis. “Most benefits are realized when moving from no activity to at least some,” the study authors wrote. Recommended levels of exercise in the
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the International Monetary Fund warned that Russia’s war against Ukraine was weakening the economic prospects for most of the world’s countries and called high inflation “a clear and present danger’’ to the global economy. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said the consequences of
Continue Reading By Marianne Garvey Jennifer Lopez was soaking in a bubble bath when Ben Affleck proposed. She revealed last week that the two are now engaged, but says the way it went down was pretty quiet and private. The “Marry Me” star said in her newsletter that it was a dream come true. “Did you ever
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and a Washington Post columnist, was critical of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s policies. He was allegedly killed and dismembered on October 2, 2018, in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul by men with close ties to the highest levels of the Saudi government and
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