By Kate Sullivan, Brian Fung, Betsy Klein and Jeff Zeleny, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday signed a sweeping executive order to promote competition in the US economy, parts of which target a key business strategy used by Silicon Valley companies. The wide-ranging order aims to lower prescription drug prices, ban or limit non-compete agreements
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Jay Croft, CNN Elsa has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a post-tropical cyclone, after its rains and winds hit major cities in the Northeast on Friday. All storm warnings have been discontinued for the New England coast, the National Hurricane Center said in its final advisory on Elsa, though
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The highest-quality types of news coverage are increasingly “about elites, for elites,” and everyone suffers as a result. That’s one of the arguments in professor Nikki Usher’s new book “News
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Seligson, CNN What awaits American visitors to Europe this summer is a byzantine and constantly-changing array of Covid-related restrictions and registration requirements. It’s sort of like shifting mask mandates in the US, just with lots of paperwork and foreign languages thrown in. This is what I discovered on my Kafkaesque odyssey to Greece
Continue ReadingCNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen takes us on her family vacation and shares how she’s keeping her young children safe when the rest of the country is emerging from the pandemic.
Continue ReadingBy Mirna Alsharif, CNN A 3-year-old boy who was shot over the Independence Day weekend in Buffalo, New York, has died, according to Kait Munro, a spokeswoman with the Erie County District Attorney’s office. Shaquelle Walker Jr. was shot on Monday evening in Buffalo, New York, along with three adults, Munro said. A group of
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand The Biden administration scored a key diplomatic victory Friday after Russia agreed to keep a crucial border crossing open in Syria for another year, allowing the United Nations to continue delivering crucial humanitarian aid to millions of Syrians who have been displaced by the decade-long civil war. Friday’s vote at the U.N.
Continue ReadingBy Kennedi Walker Click here for updates on this story GRANBURY, Texas (KTVT) — Air Force veteran Rick Dailey is picking up the pieces of his life after his Granbury home burned down last month. “We’ve accumulated a lot of different stuff from places that we’ve been throughout my military career and 90% of that
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN In the midst of a right-wing attack on creating a more inclusive education in the US, Illinois just became the first state to require Asian American history to be taught in public schools. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the Teaching Equitable Asian American History Act on Friday, set to go into
Continue ReadingIllinois became the first state in the nation to require the teaching of Asian American History Friday morning.
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story SANTA ROSA, California (KPIX) — Fire departments throughout the Bay Area report an increase in fire activity but, so far this season, we haven’t seen a wildfire explode out of control. Still, as temperatures again soar, so does the risk. In the North Bay, fire
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story CAMDEN, New Jersey (KYW) — A massive pile of garbage is building up in the middle of a Camden neighborhood. Residents are fed up and want something done about it now. The heart of Bergen Square, a low-income community in Camden, is facing a growing
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — There’s a call for help from former New York Mets third baseman Howard Johnson, who helped the team win the 1986 World Series. Johnson says his nearly 2-year-old grandson, Tanner, was involved in a tragic lawnmower accident that severed
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale He keeps saying it. It’s still wrong. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Thursday about his new lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, former President Donald Trump argued that it is “unconstitutional” for social media companies to prevent specific people from posting or to block specific kinds of statements. The op-ed
Continue ReadingFacebook, Twitter, and YouTube are the targets of Donald Trump’s newest lawsuit. CNN’s Brianna Keilar delves into the litigious history of the former President.
Continue ReadingBy Liz Collin Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — As the pandemic forced many people to stay home, some adopted furry friends for company. But some rabbits have been left to roam. The bunny love stands out in the south metro home of Debbie Mans, owner and CEO of Rabbit
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Rachel Janfaza, CNN President Joe Biden is set to announce he’s selecting Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his ambassador to India, pending Senate confirmation, according to a White House official. Garcetti’s selection, which has long been anticipated, is one of four picks in the latest round of ambassadors coming from
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Lauren Fox, CNN More than six months after the deadly Capitol insurrection, the final temporary security structure is coming down, but there are still plenty of concerns about how the campus will be protected going forward and if Capitol Police will have the resources they need to bolster security
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — The pandemic transformed many things, including the world of dating. Experts say some of those changes may stick around, even as those looking for love come out of lockdown. During the pandemic, a lot of singles turned to online dating apps.
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There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Crook County’s 24th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,792, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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