How Microsoft built ‘The Frankenstein’ device during the pandemic
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Microsoft closed its Redmond, Washington offices in March 2020 due to the pandemic, the Surface team…
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DraftKings makes $22.4 billion bid for UK’s Entain
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The British betting company Entain has confirmed a takeover bid worth about $22.4 billion (16.4 billion…
Continue Reading Rev. Jesse Jackson is discharged from rehab facility after being hospitalized for Covid-19
By Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from a rehabilitation facility Wednesday following an earlier…
Continue Reading The pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
Shara Mondy outfits men — especially those trying to start new lives after prison — in business suits so they can confidently pursue employment.…
Continue Reading The pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
CNN’s Ana Cabrera meets up with Silvia Hernandez, a Mexican immigrant who helped found the Comal Heritage Food Incubator. The program teaches…
Continue Reading The pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
Pamela Brown introduces us to her brother, Lincoln, and how his willingness to help an immigrant family changed all of their…
Continue Reading The pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in Denver,…
Continue Reading ‘Resistencia para prosperar’: Yelaine Rodríguez usa la ropa para desafiar los estereotipos de las religiones afrolatinas y caribeñas
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Yelaine Rodríguez está acostumbrada a que la gente haga suposiciones sobre su identidad y lo que hace.…
Continue Reading German official slams online ‘incitement’ after mask killing
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has partly blamed “incitement” against the government’s pandemic…
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Indian court allows women to apply to defense academy
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Supreme Court has ruled that women will be able to take the entrance examination for…
Continue Reading What does life after Merkel look like? Germans are set to decide in a tight election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is one of the most powerful women in the world. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen looks at the reasons behind the…
Continue Reading DHS releasing some Haitians into US despite claims they would be immediately expelled
By Priscilla Alvarez and Rosa Flores, CNN The Department of Homeland Security is releasing some Haitians into the United States, despite repeated…
Continue Reading They took a stand against Amazon for their drivers. They say it cost them their businesses
By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Ryan Schmutzer and Tracy Bloemer, owners of businesses that deliver packages for Amazon in Portland, Oregon, hit…
Continue Reading US-French spat seems to simmer down after Biden-Macron call
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The most significant rift in decades between the United States and France seems on the mend after…
Continue Reading Ten current and former Black women officers sue DC police claiming racial and sexual discrimination
By Emma Tucker and Christina Carrega, CNN A group of former and current Black women officers filed a class action lawsuit against the Washington, DC…
Continue Reading US default would wipe out nearly 6 million jobs, Moody’s says
By Matt Egan, CNN Business A US default would be a “catastrophic blow” to America’s economic recovery from Covid-19, setting off a…
Continue Reading Existing US home sales fell in August, price growth slows
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in August and the pace of price growth eased, the latest sign the…
Continue Reading Loop hopes to go mainstream with reusable packaging
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Reusable packaging is about to become more common at groceries and restaurants worldwide. Loop, which collects…
Continue Reading Joe Biden at UN General Assembly: This is a decisive decade for our world
President Biden begins his address to the UN General Assembly by acknowledging the worldwide impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and climate…
Continue Reading Louisiana’s struggling seafood industry teetering after Ida
By JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The wrecked boats, docks and processing equipment left by Hurricane Ida has some wondering what…
Continue Reading ¿Fernández vs. Fernández? Acuerdos y diferencias entre el presidente y la vicepresidenta de Argentina
Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Los resultados en las últimas elecciones primarias en Argentina han causado un terremoto político en el…
Continue Reading UK to subsidize US company to prevent food crisis
CF Industries halted operations at its UK fertilizer plants because soaring natural gas prices had made them unprofitable. Carbon dioxide, a…
Continue Reading Nurse who found bodies of businessman, wife sues for damages
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A home health nurse who discovered the bodies of a prominent Minnesota businessman and his wife in a murder-suicide case is…
Continue Reading Los talibanes solicitan representación en las Naciones Unidas, dando inicio a la batalla de credenciales
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Los talibanes han solicitado representación en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas de esta semana, una medida que se…
Continue Reading Up to 16-foot waves forecast near Chicago
On cue, autumns arrival brings in cooler air.. Ahead of the cool air is heavy rain and a flood threat from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic. CNN…
Continue Reading European Central Bank climate report: Early action is better
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has carried out its first climate change stress test. The…
Continue Reading 1 teen dead and 2 injured in a bus stop shooting in Louisville, police say
By Melissa Alonso, CNN A drive-by shooting at a bus stop in Louisville, Kentucky, on Wednesday left one teen dead and two other children injured,…
Continue Reading UK’s Johnson concedes US trade deal not in the offing
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has conceded that a post-Brexit trade deal with the U.S. is not…
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Austrian rider injured in traffic accident at cycling worlds
BRUSSELS (AP) — Austrian junior rider Leila Gschwentner was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury after colliding with a public bus during a…
Continue Reading Number of women serving life sentences without parole has surged over the past decade, report shows
By Christina Carrega, CNN The number of women inmates serving life without the possibility of parole has risen 43% since 2008, adding to an already…
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