By LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok was a hit for millions during quarantine times. And the hashtag TikTokMadeMeBuyIt endures. Look no further than its pandemic-enlarged ranks for unique holiday gifts. There’s something for everybody down that yellow brick road for shoppers. There’s the hot Halara athleisure dress and a miracle
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — TikTok was a hit for millions during quarantine times. And the hashtag TikTokMadeMeBuyIt endures. Look no further than its pandemic-enlarged ranks for unique holiday gifts. There’s something for everybody down that yellow brick road for shoppers. There’s the hot Halara athleisure dress and a miracle
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech says its earnings grew again in the third quarter. The company partnered with Pfizer to develop the first widely used COVID-19 vaccine. It reported Tuesday a net profit of over 3.2 billion euros for the July-September period. That compares with a loss a year earlier of 210 million
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German pharmaceutical company BioNTech says its earnings grew again in the third quarter. The company partnered with Pfizer to develop the first widely used COVID-19 vaccine. It reported Tuesday a net profit of over 3.2 billion euros for the July-September period. That compares with a loss a year earlier of 210 million
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN American label Proenza Schouler, the New York-based brand who cast Ella Emhoff in her first runway show earlier this year, has unveiled its latest project: a gender-neutral capsule collection fronted by Laura Dern and her son, musician and model Ellery Harper. Created in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, the collection was inspired by the
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business US President Joe Biden faces growing pressure to intervene in oil markets as Americans pay higher prices at the pump. But given the dynamics at play, is there really anything productive he can do? What’s happening: Nearly a dozen Senate Democrats called on Biden on Monday to fight rising gas
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers have identified a brand new dinosaur species from well-preserved skulls found in Greenland: a two-legged herbivore that researchers believe is the first evidence of a “distinct Greenlandic dinosaur species.” Although the two skulls that helped make this discovery were
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones and Heather Wright Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — It’s a simple hand gesture: displaying an open palm with the thumb tucked in, and then closing your fingers over the thumb, trapping it in. But this signal, popularized on TikTok, has the power to communicate that
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Brothers Osborne have a message for fans at this year’s CMA Awards: You’re not alone and it gets better. Their song, “Younger Me,” was released after lead singer TJ Osborne came out publicly as gay. TJ Osborne said singing such a meaningful song at
Continue ReadingMOSES LAKE, Wash. (AP) — A Moses Lake teenager will be tried as an adult in the September murder of a 21-year-old man. The Columbia Basin Herald reports according to information from the Grant County Superior Court Clerk’s Office, 17-year-old Dominick Kultgen was charged Oct. 29 with premeditated first-degree murder. Juveniles can be tried as
Continue ReadingTARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida have determined the fatal shooting of a teenager who pointed what turned out to be an air rifle at police was justifiable homicide. Pinellas-Pasco County State Attorney Bruce Bartlett said in a letter released Monday that an investigation into the Oct. 16 shooting of 17-year-old Alexander King
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Music-related gifts are an easy choice this holiday season. Everyone likes music, right? The Associated Press is recommending box sets from Billy Joel looking back to his first albums, and Lil Wayne, who has collected hit singles from his “Tha Carter” albums. If you’re looking for something harder, Metallica
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure Congress to legalize pot nationwide. The initiative launched Tuesday is spearheaded by the industry’s U.S. Cannabis Council and HeadCount, a voter registration group. Actor-comedians Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman are among
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure Congress to legalize pot nationwide. The initiative launched Tuesday is spearheaded by the industry’s U.S. Cannabis Council and HeadCount, a voter registration group. Actor-comedians Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman are among
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Drake is speaking out for the first time since the Astroworld Festival in Houston which resulted in the deaths of eight concertgoers. He took to Instagram and wrote, “I’ve spent the past few days trying to wrap my mind around this devastating tragedy. I hate resorting to this platform to express
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AND FRANK JORDANS Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Time is running out on the two-week United Nations climate talks in Glasgow. New analyses published on Tuesday said the progress made is nowhere near the massive leaps needed to limit global warming to internationally accepted levels. A top U.N. official
Continue ReadingCNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN The first police officer to respond to the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery near Brunswick, Georgia, testified in court Monday he did not render first aid to Arbery due to the danger of the situation as well as his lack of medical training and equipment. Former Glynn County Police Officer Ricky
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The current mood on Wall Street can only be described in one way: euphoric. All the major stock market indexes are at record highs. The Nasdaq is on an eleven-day winning streak. Bond yields remain relatively low. And cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum are at all-time highs too.
Continue ReadingBy Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two months ago, Denmark was riding high. The European nation lifted all remaining domestic coronavirus restrictions as the government declared Covid-19 was no longer “an illness which is a critical threat to society.” With a successful vaccine rollout in their back pocket, Danes essentially returned to pre-pandemic daily life. They visited
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, CNN Ukraine’s English-language newspaper, the Kyiv Post, has suspended publication after 26 years. Adnan Kivan, the publisher of the Kyiv Post, said the newspaper will close immediately “for a short time” and Chief Editor Brian Bonner “will retire after closing down the operations of the newspaper.” Kivan, a businessman based in Odessa,
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