By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, said Thursday that he would be open to supporting a huge 1 percentage point increase in the Fed’s key short-term interest rate later this month if upcoming economic data points to robust consumer spending. Such
Continue ReadingBy ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press MBOUR, Senegal (AP) — A Gambian court has sentenced a former spy chief and four others to death Wednesday after finding them guilty of the 2016 murder of a political activist. Former director general of the defunct National Intelligence Agency, Yankuba Badjie, was convicted along with the other ex-intelligence
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Companies hit the brakes on deal-making during the first half of 2022 as concerns over pervasive inflation, interest rate hikes and the threat of a recession loomed over Wall Street. Companies announced $2.2 trillion worth of buyout deals in the first half, a 21% drop from a year
Continue ReadingBy TINASHE CHINGARANDE, ELIZABETH FLOOD, SPENCER FRIEDMAN and DANIEL LAWALL / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism In three states, the day-to-day management of state lotteries comes from multinational corporations, which reap millions of dollars in profits from state-approved gambling. That’s according to a new investigation from the Howard Center for
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Michael Phelps accepts his induction into the Team USA Hall of Fame. He remains the most decorated Olympian in history with 28 medals in four appearances and also holds the Olympic record for most gold medals won at 23.
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Disney’s newest cruise ship is setting sail on its maiden voyage Thursday from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the Bahamas. Disney Wish is the fifth ship in the cruise line’s fleet and the first new Disney ship in a decade. The mammoth vessel, weighing in at about 144,000 gross tons, carries a
Continue ReadingCNN By Ryan Nobles, Dana Bash, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff who was talking to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The support staffer was not someone who routinely
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese minister is warning that the ruins of the Beirut Port silos, destroyed in a massive explosion two years ago, may collapse because of a recently ignited fire that is still smoldering. Hundreds of tons of highly explosive material that had been improperly stored in the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning his country’s people to prepare for a total cutoff of Russian natural gas by supporting alternatives and having public lights switched off at night. Macron said in a televised interview marking Bastille Day that France needs to engage in a period of nationwide energy “sobriety.” The
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning his country’s people to prepare for a total cutoff of Russian natural gas by supporting alternatives and having public lights switched off at night. Macron said in a televised interview marking Bastille Day that France needs to engage in a period of nationwide energy “sobriety.” The
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las condiciones climáticas cálidas y secas complican el esfuerzo de los bomberos por combatir un incendio forestal en el Parque Nacional Yosemite, en California, que amenaza una arboleda de secuoyas gigantes, la mayoría de las cuales tienen más de 2.000 años. El incendio Washburn se ha extendido por lo menos
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este jueves que el gobierno de Estados Unidos aceptó “aumentar considerablemente el número de visas de trabajo” temporal. El anuncio lo hizo en una conferencia de prensa, la primera tras reunión con el presidente Joe Biden esta semana en Washington.
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — A 15-year-old was arrested on Thursday and charged as an adult in connection with the fatal shooting of a motorist during an encounter with people cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection, police said. In a news release, Baltimore police said detectives arrested the teenager at approximately 6:35 a.m. at
Continue ReadingBy NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Libya says it’s concerned over the struggle for control of Libya’s oil corporation after its chairman was sacked. The embassy said in a statement on Thursday that it’s following the standoff over the leadership of Libya’s National Oil Corporation. The Tripoli-based government of
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, Chuck Johnston and Claudia Dominguez, CNN An Indiana doctor who said she recently helped a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio get an abortion in her state reported the procedure to Indiana health officials within a required time frame, documents show, as the state’s Republican attorney general has said authorities are investigating
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Nick Cannon has nothing but love for his ex-wife Mariah Carey. In a new interview, Cannon describes their marriage as a “fairytale.” “I guess because I’m a true romantic, I’m a true believer in love and I allow the capsules of love to be where they lie. I’m not a timeline
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Este 2022 se llevan a cabo las elecciones intermedias en Estados Unidos, unos comicios que se celebran cada dos años (o cada mitad de mandato presidencial) y son cruciales para el rumbo que tomará el país no solo porque se redefine el control de los partidos Republicano y Demócrata en
Continue ReadingBEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A man has filed a lawsuit accusing a Texas police officer of using excessive force while restraining him in jail and inflicting injuries that left him paralyzed from the chest down. The lawsuit filed Thursday on behalf of Christopher Shaw seeks unspecified damages from Beaumont police Officer James Thomas Gillen, the
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Finland will host a round of the figure skating Grand Prix series which was removed from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The International Skating Union says the event will move to Espoo, Finland, and be held from Nov. 25-27 as the last of the six regular Grand Prix events before
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon’s smart-doorbell company, Ring, has provided surveillance footage to law enforcement without a warrant or the consent of doorbell-owners 11 times this year alone, according to a letter Amazon (AMZN) sent to Congress earlier this month. The disclosure highlights the degree of Amazon’s control over data generated by the doorbells’
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