By Brian Lowry, CNN “The Book of Boba Fett’s” latest episode seemingly took a page from the Marvel universe, where movies and TV shows bleed into each other. In this case, that meant indulging in an episode-long detour from the title character to bring in some new (or rather, old) “muscle” for the final leg
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico health officials are expecting the surge in COVID-19 infections to peak within the coming week. State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. David Scrase told reporters Wednesday that the omicron variant is running out of people in New Mexico to infect. Still, he told health care administrators earlier in
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MUNICH (AP) — Germany defender Niklas Süle is leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season. Bayern chairman Oliver Kahn says the 26-year-old Süle is not extending his current contract. Süle switched to Bayern from Hoffenheim in 2017 for around 20 million euros ($22.5 million) and has since made 158 appearances across all competitions
Continue Reading By Evan Perez and Tierney Sneed, CNN Amid a violent crime wave, and as congressional efforts on police reform have petered out, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco touted the Biden administration’s efforts to both support law enforcement and address police misconduct. “This is not an either/or,” Monaco told CNN in an exclusive interview Tuesday. “We
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By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday it will add four new members to its board of trustees. It’s a first for the Seattle-based philanthropic giant, whose decision making has been guided by very few hands since its incorporation in 2000. Wednesday’s announcement means the global charitable group
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s fans have long been creating menu hacks like using hash browns as a bun. Now the chain is putting some of them on the menu. Beginning January 31 and for a limited time, McDonald’s will sell four menu hacks popularized by its biggest fans. It’s the first-time ever that
Continue Reading Opinion by Dana Peterson for CNN Business Perspectives Prices are rising for nearly everything, biting into everyone’s income. But the surging cost of food, specifically, hits especially hard, exacerbating the wealth and income disparities between the richest and poorest Americans. The Federal Reserve has been patient throughout the Covid-19 pandemic about achieving full employment to
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CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Tuesday that she plans to run for reelection, aiming to extend her more than 30-year run in Congress. “I am running for reelection to Congress and respectfully seek your support,” Pelosi, a Democrat from California, said in a video message posted on her political
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Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern railroad delivered 13% higher profit in the fourth quarter even though the amount of cargo it transported declined because it was able to raise rates. The Atlanta-based company said it earned $760 million, or $3.12 per share, in the quarter. That’s up from
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein is seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in a lawsuit filed against a Texas company which claims it helped scammers place robocalls inundating phones. According to The News & Observer of Raleigh, the lawsuit says Texas-based telecommunications business Articul8 helped facilitate scam calls across the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — La actriz Kathryn Kates, quien participó en exitosas series de televisión como Orange is the New Black y Seinfeld, murió en las últimas horas, según confirmaron sus representantes. “Nuestra gran @officialkathrynkates falleció. Siempre será recordada y adorada en nuestros corazones como la poderosa fuerza de la naturaleza que era”, dijeron los representantes
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The United States has given Moscow its written proposals aimed at deterring a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday. The response was delivered in person to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan. The written document intended
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CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN The United States Navy is trying to retrieve its most advanced fighter jet from the depths of the South China Sea, an extremely complex operation that analysts say will be closely monitored by Beijing. The F-35C, a single-engine stealth fighter and the newest jet in the US Navy fleet, crash-landed
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Equipos de rescate de la Guardia Costera de EE.UU. buscan a 39 personas cuyo bote al parecer se volcó en la noche de este sábado cerca de Fort Pierce, Florida, informó la agencia el martes. Aproximadamente a las 8 a.m. de este martes, el Sector de la Guardia Costera de Miami recibió
Continue Reading By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Some coveted wedding venues are still backed up because of rescheduling caused by the pandemic. And more couples are traveling again for destination ceremonies. That has meant an uptick in weekday nuptials. The wedding planning site The Knot says weekday weddings are expected to rise by
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Many major employers are going ahead with policies to require employees to take steps to combat Covid-19, even if the Supreme Court says they don’t have to do so. A survey by management consultant Gartner of more than 200 major employers last week found 30% still are requiring or will
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EL PASO, Texas — The omicron variant makes up nearly all new Covid cases in the U.S. If you’ve recently tested positive, a local emergency room doctor suggests that medications that are likely already in your medicine cabinet could help treat your symptoms. “If you’re otherwise well, you can take over the counter cold remedies
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Anthem is starting 2022 with lower expectations than Wall Street for how the year will play out. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield health insurer laid out on Wednesday earnings, revenue and enrollment projections that all fell short of average analyst expectations, and its stock started sliding early. Anthem said it expects adjusted
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The U.S. says it has made no concessions to the main Russian demands over Ukraine and NATO in a long-awaited written response delivered to Russia on Wednesday in Moscow. The response comes as Russia has placed more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine’s border and ratcheted up
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The market has churned intensely this week as investors get to grips with expectations that the Federal Reserve will soon begin aggressively hiking interest rates in an effort to cap surging inflation. What’s happening: Trading on Tuesday was another rollercoaster ride, with the S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Composite all
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 793,000 small SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because water can get into wiring and in rare cases could start a fire. The recall covers Nissan Rogue SUVs from the 2014 through 2016 model years. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that water
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Boeing took nearly $4 billion in charges related to problems it had with its 787 Dreamliner, causing losses to soar for the third straight year. The company had already been hit with the problems surrounding the 737 Max, which was grounded for 20 months starting in 2019 following two fatal
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s government says it will scrap most pandemic restrictions next week, even as neighboring Sweden has extended its own measures for another fortnight. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Wednesday that as of Feb. 1 Danes will enjoy free access to restaurants, cafes, museums and
Continue Reading macamilarincon Kyiv (CNN) — Rusia no ha acumulado las fuerzas suficientes para una invasión a gran escala en Ucrania de manera inminente, sostuvo este miércoles Dmytro Kuleba, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores ucraniano. ANÁLISIS | Conflicto Rusia-Ucrania: es el fin del orden mundial tal como lo conocemos Kuleba dijo a periodistas en Kyiv que las tropas rusas
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The Justice Department says a Texas man has been charged with a federal gun crime after authorities say he sold a gun to a man who held four hostages inside a Texas synagogue earlier this month. The Justice Department said Wednesday that Henry “Michael”
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN Biden administration health officials on Wednesday outlined a long-term vision for a future in which the nation coexists with Covid-19 without living in crisis and facing disruption to normal life. “We continue to move toward a time when Covid won’t disrupt our daily lives. A time when Covid is no longer
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek army and municipal crews have removed hundreds of vehicles stranded in snow for three days along a highway linking Athens to the capital’s international airport. The efforts Wednesday came as authorities struggle to clear blocked roads and restore power to blacked out parts of Athens. Heavy snowfall has caused major
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Francesca Street, CNN Pre-pandemic, the idea of airlines advertising flights to nowhere, in which passengers land in the same place they took off, would have been almost unthinkable. Sure, sightseeing flights have always existed, but they’re usually run by private aviation companies in select tourist destinations. But as Covid-19 grounded much of the world’s airplane
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Boeing has reported a fourth-quarter loss of $4.16 billion after taking a big charge against earnings to cover delays in delivering one of its jets to airline customers. The aircraft maker said Wednesday that it took a charge of $3.5 billion to cover additional delays related to production problems
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