LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have approved Facebook parent Meta’s purchase of customer service startup Kustomer, after the social network made concessions to ease concerns the deal wouldn’t squeeze out rivals. The EU Commission’s decision Thursday following an in-depth investigation clears an obstacle for the deal, which has been facing scrutiny over fears it
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan, CNN Business Bank of America slashed its first-quarter economic outlook for the United States on Friday because of disruptions caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant. Economists at Bank of America said in a report to clients they now expect US gross domestic product to increase at an annual rate of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Moderna anunció este miércoles que el primer participante recibió una dosis en el ensayo clínico de fase 2 de la empresa sobre una vacuna de refuerzo contra el covid-19 que es específica para la variante ómicron. Moderna avanza el ensayo a su siguiente fase, al tiempo que la investigación publicada este miércoles
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Bryony Jones, CNN As tensions rise between Russia and Ukraine, the role that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization plays in the region has come into focus. NATO is a European and North American defense alliance set up to promote peace and stability and to safeguard the security of its members. It
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN The Biden administration will help deliver cyber defense technologies and threat intelligence to US water utilities to try to bolster security for a sector that is often short of cash and personnel to deal with hacking threats, officials announced Thursday. The “100-day” plan to increase cybersecurity resources for some of America’s
Continue ReadingBy Tosin Fakile Click here for updates on this story ROBERTSON COUNTY, Tennessee (WSMV) — News 4 has obtained a 911 call made by a Robertson County deputy days before her death. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials said a deputy found Savanna Puckett shot and killed in her burning home in Springfield on Sunday evening.
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press CHERAN, Mexico (AP) — Regular citizens have taken the fight against illegal logging into their own hands in the pine-covered mountains of western Mexico. Over the last decade they have seen illegal logging clear the hillsides for plantations of water hungry avocado trees; where there are avocados, the water dries
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with resilience from 2020′s brief but devastating coronavirus recession. The nation’s gross domestic product — its total output of goods and services — expanded 5.7% in 2021. It was the
Continue ReadingBy TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press BENSON, Minn. (AP) — The headline in the little newspaper said COVID-19 numbers were spiking in the farm towns of western Minnesota. Doctors urged people to get vaccinations, the Monitor-News reported. But to some in the town of Benson, the Monitor-News was lying. It’s vaccinations that are killing people, they
Continue ReadingBy TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press BENSON, Minn. (AP) — The headline in the little newspaper said COVID-19 numbers were spiking in the farm towns of western Minnesota. Doctors urged people to get vaccinations, the Monitor-News reported. But to some in the town of Benson, the Monitor-News was lying. It’s vaccinations that are killing people, they
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN To say “Spider-Man: No Way Home” has been a roaring success would be an understatement. The latest entry in the Marvel juggernaut became the first movie to gross more than $1 billion at the global box office since 2019, and broke opening weekend records when it was first released in December.
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, CNN As podcaster Joe Rogan faces condemnation from medical scientists for spreading misinformation about vaccines and Covid-19, another interview by the controversial host this week has become the subject of mockery — this time among climate scientists. Canadian clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson appeared on “The Joe Rogan Experience” on Monday, making false
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economic recovery from the depths of the Covid pandemic continued through the end of last year. But the strong finish to 2021 likely won’t last into this year. The economy is grappling with the fallout from the Omicron variant that began weighing on businesses in the second half
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The stock market has been jolted by indications the Federal Reserve will move to aggressively raise interest rates to rein in inflation. What’s happening: The Fed announced Wednesday that it would begin lifting rates “soon” to combat the sharp rise in prices. Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases economists blamed on the surge in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims fell by 30,000 to 260,000 last week, slightly less than the 265,000 analysts
Continue ReadingOpinion by Gerry Connolly for CNN Business Perspectives Our workforce is the lifeblood of the US federal government. Without individuals committed to public service, taxpayers, vulnerable populations and small businesses would not have access to critical resources and services. If the federal government fails to attract and hire the best and the brightest into service,
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Se espera que nevadas fuertes y vientos intensos azoten algunas áreas metropolitanas en el noreste de Estados Unidos este fin de semana. Además, es probable que millones de personas queden bajo vigilancia de tormentas invernales a partir del viernes. Los meteorólogos pronostican que en el este de Massachusetts, incluyendo Boston, y Rhode
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business Microsoft’s nearly $70 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard could make it a leader in gaming. But it also risks creating a new headache for the tech giant in a key part of its operations: corporate culture. For months, Activision Blizzard has been under pressure to overhaul its workplace
Continue ReadingBy NICK SLOAN Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Kansas City Chiefs fans are showing what it truly means to be Midwest nice. After a rollercoaster ride win on Sunday, fans were feeling generous. The John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, NY., says they’ve received thousands of $13
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN A rogue rocket booster could collide with the moon in the next few weeks, according to space experts, an event that could leave a crater on the far side of the moon. The SpaceX Falcon rocket stage was used in 2015 to launch the US Deep Space Climate
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