CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is striking a cautiously optimistic tone about 2023, predicting a major inflation cooldown and stressing that a recession isn’t required to get prices back under control. “I believe by the end of next year you will see much lower inflation, if there’s not an
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza, Karol Suarez, Tara John and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte ruled out early elections on Thursday, her first day in office following the dramatic ousting and arrest of her predecessor Pedro Castillo. Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday after lawmakers defied Castillo, who in a fight for
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Microsoft’s planned $69 billion takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard, saying it could suppress competitors to Microsoft’s Xbox game console and its growing games subscription business. The FTC’s challenge could be a test case for President Joe Biden’s mandate
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At this time of year, our hope is for all of our animals to find a loving home for the holidays. The Humane Society of Central Oregon is reducing the adoption fee by 50% for all animals through 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31 — an extended period.
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration awarded $36 billion Thursday to prevent cuts to the pensions of roughly 357,000 union workers and retirees. It’s the largest federal award of its kind, according to the White House. The funding comes from the American Rescue Plan, a federal pandemic aid package passed by Congress in 2021
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuilders have pumped the brakes on new single-family home construction this year, a trend that’s likely to extend into 2023, according to several forecasts. Single-family housing starts will fall this year for the first time in over a decade, with another pullback projected in 2023.
Continue ReadingMALELANE, South Africa (AP) — Dean Burmester made six birdies on the back nine to complete his 7-under 65 for a one-shot lead at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The 33-year-old South African had managed just two birdies and a bogey by the midway point of his opening round at Leopard Creek. Lukas Nemecz of Austria
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday was freed from Russian detention after a prisoner exchange for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout. Griner, a championship-winning player with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury who for years played for a Russian basketball team in the WNBA’s off-seasons, had been held in the country since February
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has returned to practice less than two weeks after suffering a stroke. The 35-year-old Letang skated with his teammates before a trip to Buffalo. Letang suffered the second stroke of his career on Nov. 28. The six-time All-Star called the experience “scary,” adding he will take all
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The Defense Department has named Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle as the winners of a multibillion-dollar cloud computing contract whose predecessor the Pentagon had to cancel amid Amazon’s allegations that then-President Donald Trump had interfered in the award process. The contracts announced Wednesday evening for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC)
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Elisabeth Finch, que había trabajado como guionista y productora consultora en la exitosa serie de ABC Grey’s Anatomy, concedió una entrevista en la que admite que mintió sobre su salud y su vida personal. Finch dijo a The Ankler que nunca tuvo “ningún tipo de cáncer”. “Lo que hice estuvo mal”,
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Army football continues to wrestle with the decision to keep its football team as an independent program. The Black Knights remain without a conference affiliation headed into Saturday’s annual game against Navy. Army’s other sports programs play in the Patriot League. Air Force hasn’t been an independent since 1979
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Celine Dion is postponing several Europe tour dates after the recent diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder that doesn’t allow her “to sing the way I’m used to,” she announced. The superstar singer has stiff-person syndrome, which affects “something like one in a million people,” Dion, 54, said in
Continue ReadingLEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. will skip the Music City Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft, the second Wildcat to do in as many days. Quarterback Will Levis announced Wednesday that he would miss the Dec. 31 contest against Iowa to get ready for next spring’s draft. Rodriguez leaves
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke about her release from a Russian prison and that she was on her way back to the United States. It has been nearly 300 days since the WNBA star was arrested at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport in
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The emergence of quarterback Justin Fields after a slow start to his second season is by far the most important development for the Chicago Bears in a year when wins have been scarce. The team stumbled into its bye with six consecutive losses since
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera, Jeremy Harlan, Amanda Musa and Rebekah Riess, CNN An unsealed case file revealed new details about what took place during a 2021 bomb threat incident that led to the arrest of the Club Q shooting suspect. Fourth Judicial District Court Judge Robin Chittum ordered the unsealing of the case file Thursday, ruling
Continue ReadingAL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO & SAM MEDNICK ASSOCIATED PRESS BENI, Congo (AP) — A new U.N. report says rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least 131 people and inflicted “unspeakable violence” against civilians. The findings published this week in a preliminary investigation by the United Nations, accuses M23 rebels of killing men, women and children
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Parker Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A Georgia state senator announced a plan to ban TikTok from government-issued devices and “personal devices used to access sensitive government systems.” Senator Jason Anavitarte (R-District 31), Chairman of the Senate Study Committee on the Creation of a Georgia Cybersecurity Force,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is imposing sanctions on a prominent Turkish businessman reportedly close to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for violations of U.S. restrictions on the sales of Iranian oil. The Treasury Department announced Thursday it was penalizing Sitki Ayan and a number of companies he and his family control for facilitating
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