Holiday shopping gets off to a disappointingly sluggish start
By Anneken Tappe and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Americans dialed back their spending in November, new data from the Census Bureau showed…
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Here’s how you can jump the TSA line for free at certain airports
By Sherry Liang, CNN Airport security lines can be a holiday traveler’s nightmare, but this year a handful of airports across the United States…
Continue ReadingModest 0.3% November retail sales bump, optimism still high
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans slowed their spending from October to November but still continued to…
Continue ReadingModest 0.3% November retail sales bump, optimism still high
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Americans slowed their spending from October to November but still continued to…
Continue ReadingPoland’s COVID deaths highest since April, new restrictions
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has registered the highest rate of COVID-19-related deaths since April amid a continuing high rate of new infections.…
Continue ReadingPoland’s COVID deaths highest since April, new restrictions
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has registered the highest rate of COVID-19-related deaths since April amid a continuing high rate of new infections.…
Continue ReadingOmicron variant spreading fast in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) — The omicron variant is spreading at an alarming rate in Washington state. The case numbers are doubling each day. It’s one of…
Continue ReadingOmicron variant spreading fast in Washington state
SEATTLE (AP) — The omicron variant is spreading at an alarming rate in Washington state. The case numbers are doubling each day. It’s one of…
Continue ReadingNavalny’s daughter accepts EU rights award on his behalf
BRUSSELS (AP) — The young adult daughter of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny received a standing ovation from European Union…
Continue ReadingPhilippines detects country’s 1st omicron cases
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine health department says it has detected the country’s first cases of the omicron strain of the…
Continue ReadingBlinken cuts overseas trip short due to reporter testing positive for Covid-19
By Kylie Atwood and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Secretary of State Antony Blinken is cutting his overseas trip to Southeast Asia short after a member…
Continue ReadingCanada to advise citizens against non-essential international travel due to Omicron variant
By Mackenzie Gray Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — The federal government will advise…
Continue ReadingCanadian scientists make compound that neutralizes COVID-19
By Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Ontario researchers have created chemical…
Continue ReadingNext Washington state ferry will be called Wishkah
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The next Washington state ferry will bear the name Wishkah when it sails in 2024. The Washington State Transportation…
Continue ReadingGerman police incinerate cocaine worth over $300 million
Police in Germany’s Bavaria region say they have destroyed some 1.5 metric tons (1.65 U.S. tons) of cocaine with a street value of about 270…
Continue ReadingIs the Federal Reserve blowing its best chance to fight inflation?
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Federal Reserve, faced with the highest jump in inflation in almost four decades, is preparing to pivot.…
Continue ReadingZebras on the run for months in Maryland have been captured
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Two zebras running loose since they escaped a Maryland farm about four months ago have been caught. The Washington Post…
Continue ReadingUK highest court rules against gender-neutral passports
LONDON (AP) — A British activist has lost a legal challenge at the U.K.‘s highest court to the government’s policy of not allowing…
Continue ReadingCambodian back from Ghana is country’s 1st omicron case
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Health officials in Cambodia say the country has confirmed its first case of the omicron variant in a 23-year-old…
Continue ReadingBriton still held after deadly ship collision off Sweden
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish prosecutors say a Croatian national has been released because the suspicion against him of being drunk on the…
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