Remote or office work? The strategies are varied
As companies implement post pandemic work plans, some businesses are allowing hybrid options while others want employees back in the office full time. CNN’s Anna Stewart reports.
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Microsoft Office is getting a major redesign
By David Goldman, CNN Business Microsoft is redesigning Office to look more like Windows 11. Gone are the flat, bold colors atop the Office app command ribbons — forest green for Excel, deep blue for Word, burnt orange for PowerPoint, etc. They’ll be replaced with a neutral gray color, Microsoft announced in a blog post.
Continue ReadingMicrosoft Office is getting a major redesign
By David Goldman, CNN Business Microsoft is redesigning Office to look more like Windows 11. Gone are the flat, bold colors atop the Office app command ribbons — forest green for Excel, deep blue for Word, burnt orange for PowerPoint, etc. They’ll be replaced with a neutral gray color, Microsoft announced in a blog post.
Continue Reading‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ will premiere on Broadway in November
By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” will head to Broadway in November. The story takes place 19 years after Harry, Ron and Hermione saved the wizard world and a new generation of kids are you attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is produced by
Continue ReadingCanada’s real death toll from COVID-19 may far exceed official tally: report
By Avis Favaro, Elizabeth St. Philip and Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been around 26,230 deaths in Canada caused by COVID-19, according to the official figures. A tragic toll — but maybe only a glimpse of the true
Continue ReadingCanadian researchers discover ‘spider web’ mechanism that can trap, kill viruses
By Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A group of Canadian immunologists have discovered a previously unknown mechanism, which they say acts like a spider web to trap and kill pathogens including influenza or SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers out of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.
Continue ReadingMouse thought extinct for 150 years found living on island
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN A mouse thought to have become extinct more than 150 years ago has been found alive on an island off the coast of Western Australia, researchers have discovered. Scientists compared DNA samples from eight extinct Australian rodents and 42 of their living relatives, and discovered that the extinct Gould’s mouse was
Continue ReadingFacebook hits $1 trillion market cap after federal court dismisses FTC antitrust complaint
By Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying the agency had failed to provide evidence for its claim that the social media giant holds a monopoly in social networking. In an opinion published Monday afternoon, Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for
Continue ReadingFTC antitrust complaint against Facebook dismissed by judge
A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook. CNN’s Clare Sebastian breaks down the ruling.
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines orders 270 jets, its biggest aircraft purchase ever
By Chris Isidore, CNN Business United Airlines on Tuesday announced orders to buy 270 jets, the largest aircraft purchase in the company’s history and the biggest order by any airline in about a decade. The list price for the 270 jets totals about $35 billion. Airlines typically pay only a fraction of list prices —
Continue ReadingMegan Fox’s kids crashed her ‘Today’ interview
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Megan Fox is a movie star, yes, but also a mom and like many a parent during a pandemic she’s been trying to juggle work with having children in the house. On Monday viewers of “Today” got to see that in action. The actress was on the morning show to
Continue ReadingFormer South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court
By David McKenzie, Amy Cassidy and Rob Picheta, CNN South Africa’s highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country’s long-running corruption saga. The Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered that Zuma present himself at a
Continue ReadingGwen Berry turns away from flag on US Olympic trials podium, says she was ‘set up’
By George Ramsay, CNN Hammer thrower Gwen Berry says that the playing of the national anthem while she was on the podium at the US Olympic track and field trials was “set up.” Berry turned away from the flag to face the stands while “The Star-Spangled Banner” played during the medal ceremony on Saturday. She
Continue ReadingGwen Berry: ‘I never said that I hated the country,’ says US hammer thrower
US hammer thrower Gwen Berry has responded to criticism over turning away from the flag while on the podium at the US Olympic trials, saying she “never said that I hated the country.”
Continue ReadingOfficials deny King of Eswatini — Africa’s lone absolute monarch — has fled
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Officials in Eswatini, Africa’s lone absolute monarchy, have denied the King has fled following a series of pro-democracy protests in the tiny southern African country. King Mswati III has ruled the country for 35 years. This is despite South Africa’s public broadcaster, SABC, reporting Monday that Mswati, 53,
Continue ReadingOfficials deny King of Eswatini — Africa’s lone absolute monarch — has fled
By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Officials in Eswatini, Africa’s lone absolute monarchy, have denied the King has fled following a series of pro-democracy protests in the tiny southern African country. King Mswati III has ruled the country for 35 years. This is despite South Africa’s public broadcaster, SABC, reporting Monday that Mswati, 53,
Continue ReadingDozens of Kansas City police officers to be honored for heroic acts
By CHRIS OBERHOLTZ Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — More than 50 Kansas City Police Department members and several residents will be honored for acts of heroism, saving lives and ingenuity at a large award ceremony Tuesday night. The ceremony will be at 6 p.m. in the auditorium of
Continue ReadingSt. Louis firefighter injured while battling North City blaze overnight
By Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Louis firefighter is recovering from serious injuries after an overnight fire in North City. The fire broke out at a vacant home on Ridge Avenue in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood around midnight. The fire spread to an occupied
Continue ReadingWhy these parents volunteered their young children for Covid-19 vaccine trials
By Holly Yan, CNN As troubling new variants emerge, doctors say America’s chances of winding down the Covid-19 pandemic in the US will largely depend on how many young adults and children get vaccinated. Now, toddlers and babies as young as 6 months old are testing Covid-19 vaccines to help make sure they’re safe for
Continue ReadingMaricopa County will not reuse equipment turned over for partisan 2020 audit
By Dianne Gallagher and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Maricopa County, Arizona, announced Monday that it will not reuse any of the voting equipment that was in the hands of the contractors hired by the Republican-controlled state Senate to conduct its so-called audit of the 2020 presidential election results. In a letter sent to Arizona Secretary of
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