Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning. The costly proposal from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services immediately sets the stage for a
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By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — With a Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire now in force, an 18-year-old United Nations resolution has resurfaced as a blueprint for ending the war. US President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon accepted a proposal that is “designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities” with Hezbollah. The deal went
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 188 drones against most regions of Ukraine in a nighttime blitz, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, describing it as a record number of drones deployed in a single attack. Most of the drones were intercepted, according to the air force, but apartment buildings and critical infrastructure
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By Priscilla Alvarez, Ashley Killough and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Texas is quickly becoming the blueprint for how incoming Trump officials expect to work with states on border security – a stark pivot from recent years when it was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
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By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Airlines have pocketed billions of dollars in so-called “junk fees” by charging customers extra to select a seat or to carry on bags, according to a Senate subcommittee report published on Tuesday. The report said some airlines have even paid workers cash incentives to identify customers trying to avoid
Continue Reading Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Witnesses say a powerful rebel group has seized a key trading town in northeastern Myanmar on the Chinese border, taking control of a lucrative rare earth mining hub in another setback for the military-led government. The apparent loss of Kanpaiti to the Kachin Independence Army leaves Myanmar’s military in control
Continue Reading Associated Press FIUGGI, Italy (AP) — Foreign ministers from leading industrialized countries have thrown their strong support behind an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. But the group sidestepped the question of whether to enforce an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Israel’s leader over the war in Gaza.. The G7
Continue Reading Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A major political storm set off by a bitter feud between the Philippine president and the vice president is testing an Asian democracy that has long been troubled by rowdy politics, poor law enforcement and bareface impunity. Just over two years ago, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President
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By Ben Morse and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Ravens head coach John Harbaugh beat his brother and Chargers head coach Jim as Baltimore outlasted Los Angeles 30-23 on Monday Night Football. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson threw two touchdowns – one apiece to Mark Andrews and Rashod Bateman – and ran for another
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By Thomas Page, CNN (CNN) — Ernest Cole was dying. Lying in a hospital bed in Manhattan, New York, thousands of miles from his homeland of South Africa, the photographer and documenter of apartheid was faced with a bitter irony: he was leaving the world just as his nation was being reborn. The date was
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SmartAsset ranked 40 of the largest U.S. metro areas based on where it’s easiest to pay off a home.
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The LA Post shares insights from a recent USC study that revealed that exposure to air pollution can harm children’s learning and memory.
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Spokeo shares actionable tips to prevent and survive fake tracking number scams.
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CarGurus presents a guide to the most popular three-row SUVs on the market.
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Insurify examines the effects of rising homeowners insurance costs on baby boomers across the U.S.
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports that John Jones remains inside Utah County’s Nutty Putty Cave, entombed where he died 15 years ago, but he isn’t the only one still ensnared by it.
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MakeMyMove reveals that the concept of cities offering incentives for people to relocate is a movement that has gained significant momentum in recent years.
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The RealReal examined reports from the Harvard Business Review and other sources to explore why some shoppers want to buy sustainably but struggle to follow through.
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H-1B Employer Data used its own data, news reports, and economic research to explore how a shortage of visas for skilled workers has impacted the U.S. economy.
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A majority of Americans may not gift themselves anything this holiday season. Stacker spoke with experts about why they might reconsider.
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — “Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.” In an announcement Monday, the site said that the word experienced a “meteoric rise in usage” in 2024 — up 1,200%
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El músico Drake afirma que Universal Music Group (UMG) “conspiró” para impulsar artificialmente la mordaz canción de Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” en Spotify, según una petición previa a la acción presentada ante un tribunal de Nueva York este lunes. Según una copia de la petición, obtenida por CNN, el rapero
Continue Reading By Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The morning after Donald Trump was reelected president, Justices Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan began jousting more than usual. They personify the ideological and political gulf on America’s highest court. Alito, a 74-year-old Trenton, New Jersey, native is prepared to tear through decades-old landmarks, while Kagan,
Continue Reading By Juliana Liu and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Huawei has unveiled a new flagship phone boasting entirely homegrown software that aims to give users an alternative to Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS, in another effort by the Chinese tech giant to defend against possible further sanctions by Washington. The new Mate 70
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Rusia lanzó un “récord” de 188 aviones no tripulados en Ucrania durante la noche, según la Fuerza Aérea de Ucrania este martes. Además, la Fuerza Aérea rusa lanzó otros cuatro misiles balísticos Iskander-M contra Ucrania. El ataque dañó “infraestructuras críticas” en Ternopil, provocando cortes de electricidad, informó la administración militar local.
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Pasaron dos semanas desde que la hawaiana Hannah Kobayashi desapareció después de no abordar un vuelo de conexión a la ciudad de Nueva York durante una escala en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles el 8 de noviembre. Su padre, Ryan Kobayashi, fue encontrado muerto el domingo, después de haber viajado
Continue Reading AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — If President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his threat to kill federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases, it’s likely that fewer buyers will choose EVs. Yet tax credits or not, auto companies show no intention of retreating from a steady transition away from gas-burning cars and trucks, especially
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith se propuso demostrar en el caso Estados Unidos de América contra Donald J. Trump que ni siquiera los presidentes están por encima de la ley. En lugar de ello, sus fallidos procesamientos acabaron haciendo a Trump aún más poderoso mientras el eufórico presidente electo se prepara
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Los cosmonautas rusos de la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS, por sus siglas en inglés) se vieron obligados a cerrar brevemente un segmento del laboratorio orbital este fin de semana después de encontrar un “olor inusual” que emanaba de una nave espacial de carga visitante llamada Progress 90, dijo la NASA este
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un hombre surcoreano, que comió hasta engordar en un intento de evadir al Ejército, evitó ir a prisión después de comprometerse a realizar el servicio militar obligatorio. El hombre, que no fue identificado públicamente, fue sentenciado a un año de prisión, suspendido por dos años, por un tribunal de Seúl por
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