Last 60 years of children’s books reveal ‘persistent overrepresentation’ of male protagonists: study
By Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An analysis of thousands of…
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Delta Air Lines no longer expects to lose money in Q4
Delta Air Lines no longer expects to lose money in the fourth quarter with travel during the holiday season heating up. The company said Thursday…
Continue ReadingClaudette Colvin’s juvenile record has been expunged, 66 years after she was arrested for refusing to give her bus seat to a White person
By Pamela Kirkland and Dakin Andone, CNN The juvenile court records of Claudette Colvin, a civil rights pioneer who refused in 1955 to give up her…
Continue ReadingHarris announces Biden administration’s new lead pipe and paint removal effort
By Kevin Liptak and Kate Sullivan, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced a new administration push to eliminate lead from water…
Continue ReadingInterest rates are set to rise next year. Here’s what that means
By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The Federal Reserve has sent a clear signal that the era of rock-bottom interest rates will end in 2022. What’s…
Continue ReadingOusted McDonald’s CEO returns $105M after misconduct
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has paid back more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the…
Continue ReadingOusted McDonald’s CEO returns $105M after misconduct
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook has paid back more than $105 million in equity awards and cash to the…
Continue ReadingBaltimore police officer on life support after shooting
BALTIMORE (AP) — Police say a Baltimore officer is in critical condition after being ambushed and shot while sitting in a patrol vehicle. The…
Continue ReadingFrancia prohibirá las botellas de plástico en los estadios para proteger a los jugadores y al personal
Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — A partir de julio de 2022 se prohibirá la venta y el transporte de botellas de plástico en los estadios…
Continue ReadingPostal hike doesn’t stop catalogers from stuffing mailboxes
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn’t stopped catalog retailers from stuffing…
Continue ReadingFederal judge says Navy jets impacting Whidbey Island
SEATTLE (AP) — The Navy made several errors in its environmental impact statement for jet operations at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.…
Continue ReadingIntense storm spawns tornadoes, including first ever observed in Minnesota during December
By Steve Almasy, Brandon Miller, Amy Simonson and Amanda Watts, CNN An intense storm system moving from the Rockies into the Plains is producing…
Continue ReadingMyanmar hands over to India 5 insurgents caught along border
By WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press GAUHATI, India (AP) — Police in India say Myanmar has handed over five insurgents belonging to an Indian rebel…
Continue ReadingBank of England hikes interest rates to tackle rising prices
By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Bank of England is hiking interest rates in an effort to fight surging prices even as the Omicron variant engulfs…
Continue ReadingRecords fall and borders close as world races to get control of Omicron
By Rob Picheta, CNN The rapid spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant has broken pandemic records and shuttered borders in several parts of the…
Continue ReadingCitizenship agency charts new course with fiscal challenges
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The head of the U.S. agency that grants citizenship and visas says it’s in a strong financial…
Continue ReadingGermany: 4 men suspected of procuring bomb material arrested
BERLIN (AP) — German police say that four men including suspected right-wing extremists have been arrested as German investigators raided their…
Continue ReadingPostal hike doesn’t stop catalogers from stuffing mailboxes
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A big postal rate increase over the summer hasn’t stopped catalog retailers from stuffing…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II cancels pre-Christmas family lunch
By Max Foster and Jack Guy, CNN Queen Elizabeth II has canceled a pre-Christmas family lunch as a precaution because of a surge in Covid-19 cases in…
Continue Reading3 companies charged with negligence in Southern California oil spill
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Three companies have been accused of illegally discharging about 25,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean off the…
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