CNN reporter describes the challenges of covering the conflict in Ukraine
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Covering what’s really happening on the Ukrainian border is being made even more difficult because of the constant flow…
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US adds sites operated by Tencent and Alibaba to ‘notorious markets’ list
By Reuters E-commerce sites operated by China’s Tencent and Alibaba Group were added to the US government’s latest “notorious…
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CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Tom Holland does it again for Sony. “Uncharted” — starring Holland as adventurer Nathan Drake from…
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Tom Holland does it again for Sony. “Uncharted” — starring Holland as adventurer Nathan Drake from the…
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Rents reach ‘insane’ levels across US with no end in sight
By R.J. RICO Associated Press Rents have exploded across the country, causing many to fall behind on payments, dig deep into their savings or…
Continue Reading Presidents Day 2022: What’s open and closed
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN The third Monday of February marks Presidents Day, a federal holiday commemorating the nations’ 45 commanders in chief.…
Continue Reading Solid earnings season wasn’t enough to calm investors
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Corporate earnings season was supposed to turn around Wall Street’s sour mood. In the end, it wasn’t much…
Continue Reading BEIJING SNAPSHOT: As Olympics ebb, smartphone synchronicity
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — As part of the closing ceremony for the most locked-down and sequestered Olympics in human…
Continue Reading EU foreign policy chief: Bloc won’t accept Bosnia breakup
MUNICH (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief says he’s deeply concerned about tensions in Bosnia and has appealed to leaders there…
Continue Reading Nepal’s Parliament debates US aid grant amid fierce protests
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government has presented a contentious half-billion dollar aid grant from the United States for approval in…
Continue Reading Survivor and body found on burning ferry off Greek island
By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek emergency workers have rescued a Belarussian truck driver from a burning ferry off…
Continue Reading Pompeii: Rebirth of Italy’s dead city that nearly died again
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — Pompeii, the ancient city destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, is…
Continue Reading Ethiopia starts partial power generation from Blue Nile dam
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia has started generating electricity from the controversial mega-dam being built on the Blue Nile. The milestone was…
Continue Reading UK: People with COVID in England won’t need to self-isolate
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government says people with COVID-19 will not be legally required to self-isolate in…
Continue Reading Boston Celtics co-owner invests in Serie A club Atalanta
BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — Investors led by the co-owner of the NBA’s Boston Celtics have bought into Atalanta, the soccer team that has gatecrashed…
Continue Reading How Heinz uses a fake number to keep its brand timeless
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Heinz has been linked to the number 57 for more than a century. The company’s “57…
Continue Reading Snapchat launches a real-time location sharing feature
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Snapchat on Friday announced a buddy system-like feature that allows its users to share their real-time location with friends…
Continue Reading State officials: Bird flu found at 4th Indiana turkey farm
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — State officials say a strain of avian flu has been found at a fourth commercial turkey farm in southern Indiana. The Indiana…
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Details emerge on CNN exec’s sudden ouster
By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Earlier this week, WarnerMedia chief Jason Kilar left staffers at CNN once again in a state of confusion when…
Continue Reading China accused of failing to buy more Maine lobster
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s congressional leaders say China has failed to live up to its promise to buy more Maine lobster under a deal that…
Continue Reading Sticker shock: 80% of car buyers now paying above suggested retail price
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Only a year ago almost no one paid the full sticker price when buying a new car. Now you’re lucky if you can. In…
Continue Reading Income-tax phaseout up for debate in long-poor Mississippi
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is accustomed to being first in worsts. It’s one of the poorest,…
Continue Reading Dems, GOP set inflation, COVID mandates as election themes
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats and Republicans each want to flash election-year signals that they’re helping…
Continue Reading How Heinz uses a fake number to keep its brand timeless
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Heinz has been linked to the number 57 for more than a century. The company’s “57 varieties”…
Continue Reading After $73M win, Sandy Hook families zero in on gun marketing
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The $73 million settlement that some of the Sandy Hook shooting victims’ families won…
Continue Reading USDA head: US farmers to help if Ukraine exports threatened
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. secretary of agriculture says that a Russian invasion of Ukraine…
Continue Reading EU chief: Russia could be cut off from markets, tech goods
By KARL RITTER and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — A top European Union official says Russia would have its access to financial markets…
Continue Reading Behind China’s Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As the world watches the Beijing Olympics, the story of a chained woman who appeared in a…
Continue Reading Behind China’s Olympics, the saga of a chained woman unfolds
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As the world watches the Beijing Olympics, the story of a chained woman who appeared in a…
Continue Reading Olympic mascots: Creative, cartoonish, at times contentious
By CANDICE CHOI Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The popular panda mascot of the Beijing Games got into a minor controversy last week when horrified…
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