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Fred Meyer, grocery union reach settlement, strike over after less than a day
The union for thousands of Fred Meyer grocery workers in Bend, Portland and two other Oregon locations reached a tentative settlement late Friday night, ending a planned week-long strike over alleged unfair labor practices after less than a day.
Continue ReadingDespite Christmas truce, EU, UK still fight over Brexit deal
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and the departed United Kingdom are showing that their relationship remains on the rocks even if last year’s Brexit trade deal was supposed to have ended the acrimony between them. On Friday, they postponed talks on their continued deep-seated differences into the New Year.
Continue ReadingUna protesta desde el mar para que Honduras permita la píldora anticonceptiva de emergencia
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Una mujer en Honduras que deseara evitar un embarazo no planificado utilizando una píldora anticonceptiva de emergencia podría enfrentar cargos criminales en su país. Con el propósito de protestar la dificultad para acceder a este derecho, prohibido solamente en Honduras de todo el continente americano —como constata y denuncia la
Continue ReadingTrump ally Roger Stone pleads the Fifth in deposition with January 6 committee
By Zachary Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Roger Stone, a staunch ally of former President Donald Trump, met briefly Friday with the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot and asserted his Fifth Amendment rights to every question asked, he said. Stone emerged from the deposition after only 90 minutes and told reporters he
Continue ReadingCDC endorses schools’ coronavirus ‘test-to-stay’ policies
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are endorsing “test-to-stay” policies that allow close contacts of students infected with the coronavirus to remain in classrooms if they test negative. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday decided to more firmly embrace the approach, after research of such
Continue ReadingTikTok sued by content moderator who claims she developed PTSD from reviewing disturbing content
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Clare Duffy and Jennifer Korn, CNN A content moderator for TikTok is suing the social media platform after she says she developed psychological trauma as a result of her job, which she alleges required her to review videos featuring graphic violence, conspiracy theories and other disturbing imagery. Candie Frazier, a Las Vegas-based
Continue Reading‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ swings to third biggest opening in box office history
CNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Theaters needed a hero, and Spider-Man swung in just in time. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” — the latest movie in the Marvel series — notched a record breaking opening weekend at the domestic box office by bringing in an estimated $253 million, according to its studio, Sony. That is
Continue ReadingThousands left homeless and hungry at Christmas as Philippines faces up to climate crisis reality of super typhoon
CNN By Erwin M. Mascariñas and Rhea Mogul, CNN Usually, Jay Lacia wakes at midnight on Christmas Day to start the festivities — but this year, all he wished for was enough food to eat. “We always celebrated Christmas, but for now, it’s too hard,” the 27-year-old father of one said, as he sat among
Continue ReadingEl mundo debe prepararse para ver a Kim Jong Un resurgir, luego de que la pandemia lo obligara a bajar el perfil
Germán Padinger (CNN) — Hace diez años, el mundo vio cómo un joven Kim Jong Un caminaba solemnemente junto a la carroza fúnebre de su padre en una mañana nevada en Pyongyang mientras los angustiados norcoreanos lloraban de dolor. El largo abrigo negro y el peinado de Kim, que recordaba a su difunto abuelo Kim
Continue ReadingThe market may be ignoring risk of Omicron shutdowns
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street is getting nervous about what will happen to the economy next year. The big concern is whether inflation will run too hot, forcing the Federal Reserve to step in with more rate hikes to stop rising prices in their tracks. The Dow fell more than 530
Continue ReadingVague and viral TikTok warning of school violence is not credible but has schools and law enforcement on high alert
By Brian Fung and Geneva Sands, CNN Business A vague and viral TikTok trend warning of nationwide school violence on Friday — which authorities have dismissed as not credible — has nevertheless prompted widespread school closures, stretched law enforcement resources and put families on edge ahead of a critical holiday travel season. A number of
Continue ReadingCrews may have found 1887 time capsule in Lee statue base
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had stood believe they’ve found a time capsule buried there in 1887. The massive equestrian statue was taken down in September. At the time, work crews were unable to locate the
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | La batalla contra la variante ómicron trae preguntas delicadas para un país cansado
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Se acerca el invierno y con él una batalla contra la variante ómicron. La variante vorazmente infecciosa que se espera se convierta en la cepa dominante de coronavirus en Estados Unidos en unas semanas, amenaza con asestar otro golpe a la moral y la determinación de un país que ya
Continue ReadingDow tumbles as volatility returns to Wall Street
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business Volatility is back on Wall Street: Stocks fell as central banks around the world turn more hawkish and worries about the omicron variant increase ahead of the holidays. US stocks mostly added onto their losses from the prior session, with the Dow falling as much as more than 600 points
Continue ReadingChris Noth Peloton ad suspended after sexual assault allegations
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Peloton has pulled an ad featuring Chris Noth in the wake of sexual assault allegations against him. “Every single sexual assault accusation must be taken seriously,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement provided to CNN. “We were unaware of these allegations when we featured Chris Noth in
Continue ReadingSupply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades. Maybe ever. After years in which ultra-low inflation became a fixture of economies across the world, prices rocketed skyward in 2021 — at the grocery store, the gasoline pump, the used-car lot, the furniture store. Chalk
Continue ReadingSupply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
By PAUL WISEMAN and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers The global economy hadn’t experienced anything like this for decades. Maybe ever. After years in which ultra-low inflation became a fixture of economies across the world, prices rocketed skyward in 2021 — at the grocery store, the gasoline pump, the used-car lot, the furniture store. Chalk
Continue ReadingZoom Santas are back and eager as ever
CNN, NATIONALSANTA.COM, OLD NAVY, THEREALBLACKSANTA.COM, FACEBOOK By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business “We’re about to be joined by a very important customer,” said Christian Braun, CEO of collectible e-commerce company hobbyDB, during a recent Zoom meeting with his marketing team. “Over to you, Nick.” That’s St. Nick, actually. A jolly ho-ho-ho-ing Santa entered the virtual
Continue ReadingSpider-Man could be the biggest box office hero of the year
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Everybody loves a hero.” The immortal words of Aunt May from 2004’s “Spider-Man 2” ring truer than ever this weekend as audiences, Hollywood and especially theaters await the biggest film of the year. “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latest Spider-Man adventure from Sony and Marvel, opens this weekend, and is
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