By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Fueled by pay gains, solid hiring and enhanced savings, Americans sharply ramped up their spending at retail stores last month in a sign that many consumers remain unfazed by rising inflation. Retail sales jumped 3.8% from December to January, the Commerce Department
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Leah Dolan, CNN There is no shortage of depictions of sex work in media, from films like “Moulin Rouge” and “Memoirs of a Geisha” to, more recently, the HBO teen drama “Euphoria,” the world has come to expect a certain narrative when hearing stories of one of society’s most tabooed career paths. “Even ‘Pretty Woman,’
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macamilarincon (CNN) — El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Belarús dijo este miércoles que “ni un solo” soldado o pieza de equipamiento militar rusos permanecería en su territorio después de que concluyan los ejercicios militares conjuntos, mientras que el Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia publicó un video que muestra equipos militares cruzando el puente desde
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By Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into an alleged cash-for-honors scandal linked to Prince Charles’ charity, the Prince’s Foundation. The force said in a press release that the inquiry is starting following claims that “offers of help were made to secure honours and citizenship for
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Top figure skaters spin at such unbelievably fast speeds — as many as six revolutions per second — that it can make even spectators feel a little woozy. Curious viewers of the Beijing Winter Olympics want to know why. “How do figure skaters not get dizzy?” has been one of the
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By Josh Campbell and Rosa Flores, CNN A Mexican national arrested by US authorities in 2020 and accused of assisting Russian intelligence pleaded guilty Tuesday to one charge of acting as an agent of a foreign government in the United States, according to court documents. The government alleged that Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, who lived
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Wall Street is convinced it’s discovered the future of Silicon Valley. But early bets on the “metaverse” are running into some turbulence. What’s the metaverse? It’s a virtual world in which people hang out, attend meetings and play games as avatars. It’s generating tons of buzz. But shares of video
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, CNN Two neighborhoods in northeast Harris County were littered with hundreds of racist and anti-Semitic flyers over the weekend, resident Stacie Brady told CNN. “It was just so disgusting,” Brady said. Brady said she and her family found the flyers on the driveway of her Houston-area home around midnight on Saturday after
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most consequential energy bodies have gathered for a forum to discuss the uncertain future of oil. It comes as demand rebounds and prices climb to their highest in years even as nations pledge to transition to cleaner forms of energy.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, fue recibido en la mañana de este miércoles por su par de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, en el Kremlin. En una breve introducción de la reunión, Bolsonaro dijo que el propósito de su visita es mejorar las relaciones bilaterales con Rusia, según la Presidencia brasileña.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Forecasters say large parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee will be at risk of powerful thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes as storms sweep into the South on Thursday. The Storm Prediction Center says more than 20 million people are in a zone that’s at risk of severe weather. Forecasters say the region
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is visiting a historically Black university in South Carolina this week to tout what the Biden administration says is a commitment to funding nuclear engineering at such institutions. Officials tell The Associated Press Granholm will tour the nuclear engineering program at
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Americans could soon see fewer avocados available at their local stores. CNN’s Matt Rivers reports why the US suspended imports of the popular green fruit from Mexico.
Continue Reading By Matt Rivers, CNN Business The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico came after a US safety inspector received a credible death threat, according to a US official with knowledge of the matter. The inspector had denied permission for a shipment from the Mexican state of Michoacán. The threat led the US Department of Agriculture
Continue Reading CNN By Kaitlan Collins and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden has rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to shield White House visitor logs from the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including appointments for individuals granted entry to the White House complex that day. In a letter to
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins and Jeremy Diamond, CNN President Joe Biden has rejected a request by former President Donald Trump to shield White House visitor logs from the committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, including appointments for individuals granted entry to the White House complex that day. In a letter to the
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Qi Guangpu of China finally flipped his way onto an Olympic podium in men’s aerials by winning a gold medal after near misses in Sochi and Pyeongchang. Qi cleanly landed a quintuple-twisting triple back flip in the medal round when five of his six competitors tried the same trick and only
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La familia de Halyna Hutchins, la directora de fotografía que murió en el rodaje de la película “Rust” el pasado otoño, presentó una demanda por homicidio involuntario contra Alec Baldwin, las productoras de la película, los productores y otros miembros clave del equipo. Hutchins recibió un disparo mortal el pasado
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Here’s more proof that the house always wins: In 2021, America’s gaming industry had its highest-grossing year ever. Again. The industry rolled in $53 billion in revenue last year — breaking the previous industry record by more than 20% registered in 2019, according to the American Gaming Association. Last year’s
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EL PASO, Texas — Compared to what the job market looked like before the pandemic, workers now have a lot more leverage when it comes to finding a job, according to local experts. The shift is forcing employers to get creative in order to stand out, many developing a hands on approach for job candidates
Continue Reading By Jeremy Diamond, CNN The Biden administration has informed key lawmakers that it will likely need $30 billion in supplemental funding to continue the fight against Covid-19, a source familiar with the matter said. Top officials with the Department of Health and Human Services laid out the need to lawmakers on Tuesday, according to the
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Team USA was stunned by Slovakia 3-2 in the men’s ice hockey quarterfinals at Beijing 2022 on Wednesday. Slovakia, bidding for its first Olympic medal in the event, advanced to the last four after winning a nail-biting shootout in a dramatic conclusion to the game. The US held a 2-1 lead
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN As the American West continues into its 22nd year of a parching megadrought, officials at the federal government’s top water resource management agency are trying to plan for an uncertain and unprecedented time for the nation’s largest reservoirs. “When [the system] was built 100 years ago, you could look outside your
Continue Reading By JACKIE VELING of NerdWallet Buy now, pay later” loans typically offer a simple, zero-interest payment structure that can make keeping up with installments easy and affordable for some borrowers. But unlike other types of financing, such as credit cards, these plans aren’t currently reported to the major credit bureaus. That means borrowers can sign
Continue Reading By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN The United States has a booster shot problem. As other nations hurtle ahead in their Covid-19 vaccination programs, lagging uptake in the US of the third vaccine is concerning public health experts. As of Sunday, uptake of the third shot in the United Kingdom (55.4% of the
Continue Reading In an on-camera interview with the BBC, world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic said he is willing to skip the French Open or Wimbledon because of his vaccination stance. Djokovic became embroiled in controversy earlier this year after attempting to enter Australia without a valid vaccination exemption. He was later deported, missing out on an opportunity to play in the Australian Open.
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CNN By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Russia-Ukraine crisis is taking place thousands of miles away from the closest major US city. And yet millions of American families would feel the economic consequences of a full-blown conflict. That’s because the world economy and financial markets are interconnected. As Covid demonstrated, events on one side of
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN Business Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is happening thousands of miles away from the closest major US city. And yet millions of American families will feel the economic consequences. That’s because the world economy and financial markets are interconnected. As Covid demonstrated, events on one side of the planet can set off
Continue Reading By Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN On a 1,000-foot cargo ship in the middle of the ocean, the 19-year-old student felt trapped. Trapped by the crew member she said sexually harassed and groped her, and trapped by the academy that sent her there. She still had at least 40 more days at sea. If
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