‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ takes off in too-familiar animated directions
CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Paramount has already sought to grow the “Star Trek” brand via animation with the comedy subtitled…
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‘Antlers’ blunts its creepy horror by branching off in too many directions
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Antlers” has a lot on its mind for a horror movie opening two days before Halloween, branching off in too…
Continue ReadingSnoop Dogg and Eminem no longer feuding
By Marianne Garvey, CNN Snoop Dogg and Eminem have made up. The two rappers, who had been feuding for years, have put their drama aside, Snoop…
Continue ReadingUS economy slowed to a 2% rate last quarter in face of COVID
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hampered by COVID-19 cases and supply shortages, the U.S. economy slowed sharply to a 2%…
Continue ReadingUS economy slowed to a 2% rate last quarter in face of COVID
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hampered by COVID-19 cases and supply shortages, the U.S. economy slowed sharply to a 2%…
Continue ReadingCongressional Women’s Softball Game returns after Covid delay
By Shawna Mizelle and Chandelis Duster, CNN A bipartisan group of congressional members and the Washington press corps returned to the field on…
Continue ReadingAssange lawyer dismisses US promises over extradition
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A lawyer defending WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has argued that promises offered by the U.S.…
Continue ReadingBollywood superstar’s son gets bail in drugs case
NEW DELHI (AP) — Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan’s son has been granted bail in a high-profile drug case that led to the actor finding himself…
Continue ReadingU of Michigan gets $40M gift to help 1st-generation students
By ANNA LIZ NICHOLS Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A program at the University of Michigan to combat struggles that…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims drop to pandemic low 281,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a pandemic low last week,…
Continue ReadingUS jobless claims drop to pandemic low of 281,000
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a pandemic low last week,…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s economic recovery hits a major roadblock
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business This summer, the American economic recovery hit a roadblock. The US economy grew at an annualized rate of only 2% in…
Continue ReadingEU chief calls for leadership at climate ‘moment of truth’
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive is calling for climate leadership ahead of two major international meetings focused on…
Continue ReadingChristmas is going to be great for stores, if their names are Walmart or Target
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business It’ll be a very merry Christmas for America’s biggest retailers. Retail sales in November and…
Continue ReadingMerck envisions billions from COVID-19 treatment sales
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Merck fell out of the race to develop COVID-19 vaccines earlier this year but could vault to head of the pack for…
Continue ReadingLille heads to Paris to face PSG in French league
PARIS (AP) — Defending champion Lille is trying just to stay in the top half of the standings instead of challenging at the top of the French…
Continue ReadingSitting Bull’s great-grandson identified using new DNA technique
By Katie Hunt, CNN The great-grandson of the legendary Lakota Sioux Chief Sitting Bull has been confirmed as his closest living relative using an…
Continue ReadingWorld faces shortage of syringes as COVID vaccine doses rise
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African health officials and the United Nations are warning of a looming shortage of up to 2…
Continue ReadingNew airstrike in Ethiopia’s Tigray capital; kids among dead
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An Ethiopian government spokesman says a new airstrike has hit the capital of the country’s Tigray region following several…
Continue ReadingShould Shell be broken up? An activist investor thinks so
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business As world leaders prepare to gather in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, an activist investor is telling one of…
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