By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.1% as it tries to wrestle down inflation. The increase was the bank’s eighth in a row for the bank and takes the rate to its highest level in 10 years. Still,
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.1% as it tries to wrestle down inflation. The increase was the bank’s eighth in a row for the bank and takes the rate to its highest level in 10 years. Still,
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament unanimously voted on Tuesday to ban sex outside of marriage and insulting the president and state institutions. Once in force, the bans will affect foreign visitors as well as citizens. They’re part of an overhaul of the country’s criminal code that has been in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Led by Jacob Ognacevic’s 24 points, the Lipscomb Bisons defeated the Trevecca Nazarene Trojans 87-49. The Bisons moved to 6-2 with the win.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La violencia cimbró al estado de Zacatecas, México, este fin de semana con diferentes hechos como el asesinato de un juez, el intento de fuga de una cárcel estatal y bloqueos en avenidas, lo que puso en alerta a las autoridades federales. La ola de violencia se registra luego de que
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 31 points and 12 rebounds, Jaylen Brown scored 22 points and the Boston Celtics won for the seventh time in eight games, beating the Toronto Raptors 116-110. Marcus Smart scored 18 points after sitting out Sunday’s win at Brooklyn because of a bruised left
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter As the Supreme Court gathered for more than two hours on Monday to discuss whether a graphic designer can refuse to do business with same-sex couples, the justices somehow strayed into dueling hypotheticals concerning Black and White Santas and dating websites. Hypotheticals are nothing new at
Continue ReadingBy DICK SCANLON Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored five of his 34 points in the final two minutes Monday night to help the Milwaukee Bucks hold off a late Orlando rally in a 109-102 win over the Magic. Bobby Portis added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, and Jrue
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Dean Obeidallah, exabogado, es el presentador del programa diario de la radio SiriusXM “The Dean Obeidallah Show”. Síguelo en @DeanObeidallah. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo le pertenecen únicamente a su autor. (CNN)– Al parecer, Elon Musk está intentando crear una gran historia mediática con la publicación de lo que
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General del estado de Durango informó en un comunicado que obtuvo siete órdenes de detención contra de administradores y dueños de hospitales privados por su presunta responsabilidad en el brote de meningitis que se reporta en ese estado. Hasta el lunes se registraban 71 casos confirmados de meningitis
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Bounce compiled a list of travel tips for the holiday season using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and the Department of Transportation.
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Best Universities collected information on the schools that the top 10 women Fortune 500 CEOs attended, using company websites, news coverage, and LinkedIn.
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Stacker compiled a list of 16 significant events in the life of the late iconic singer and actress Whitney Houston.
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CoPilot compiled a list of 10 cars driven by celebrities, their estimated current market values, unique features, and how they came to be owned by each famous face.
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Masterworks.io examined various collectibles and their sales over the past year and explored why people may choose to collect certain items.
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Stacker compiled a list of the best performing S&P 500 stocks last week using data from IEX Cloud.
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Stacker compiled a list of the worst performing S&P 500 stocks last week using data from IEX Cloud.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional extenderá el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) para los ciudadanos de Haití en EE.UU. por 18 meses adicionales, debido a las condiciones en el país, según anunció la entidad. Además, volverá a designar el estatus para aquellos que anteriormente no eran
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Free-agent pitcher Carlos Estévez has agreed to a two-year, $13.5 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels. The team made the announcement during the first day of the winter meetings. The 29-year-old right-hander appeared in 62 games for Colorado last season with a 4-4 record, 3.47 ERA and 54 strikeouts. Estévez
Continue ReadingBY CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tyus Jones had a career-high 28 points and 10 assists to lead the short-handed Memphis Grizzlies a 101-93 victory over Miami Heat. Santi Aldama added 18 points and Dillon Brooks finished with 17 points for Memphis, which played without leading scorer Ja Morant and several other
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