By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Wall Street is having a topsy-turvy moment. Long-term Treasury yields have shot up dramatically, and investors in stocks are cheering the bond market’s big moves. That doesn’t happen often. So what gives? Rising rates are supposed to be a bad sign for stocks. In theory, higher yields for
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Dalal Mawad, CNN French TV star Igor Bogdanoff has died of Covid-19, six days after his twin brother Grichka died due to the same disease, the brothers’ lawyer confirmed to CNN Tuesday. Maitre Eduoard de Lamaze said he was informed about the deaths by the twins’ relatives. “They are dead from
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office says they are investigating how almost 600 packages from Amazon ended up dumped in a rural area northeast of Oklahoma City. According to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office, the packages, all from Amazon, were found on New Year’s Eve. Some of the packages
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jessica A. Roth for CNN Business Perspectives After three months of testimony and seven days of deliberations, the jurors in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes found her guilty on four charges of defrauding investors. But she was acquitted of four other charges related to the alleged scheme to defraud patients, and the jury
Continue ReadingCNN, THERANOS, SKETCHES BY VICKY BEHRINGER Opinion by Jessica A. Roth for CNN Business Perspectives After three months of testimony and seven days of deliberations, the jurors in the trial of Elizabeth Holmes found her guilty on four charges of defrauding investors. But she was acquitted of four other charges related to the alleged scheme
Continue ReadingBy TERRY BULGER Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Tennessee (WSMV) — If you live near Columbia, Spring Hill or even Franklin, be on the look-out for Spider-Man. The do-gooder keeps showing up to find a way to make some young person’s day. For most of us the daily scrolling through Facebook
Continue ReadingBy James Stratton Click here for updates on this story COLLINS, Iowa (KCCI) — On a cold winter day, Dave Struthers marks his hogs for market. “Yep, just eyeball it,” he said as he walked through an open-air hoop barn filled with hogs. The ones who get the pink marking will head for market the
Continue ReadingCNN, WFOR By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the federal government is doubling the US’ order for Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, which has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and severe illness significantly. “Production is in full swing. The United States has more pills than any other country in the
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced that the federal government is doubling the US’ order for Pfizer’s Covid-19 antiviral pill, Paxlovid, which has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and severe illness significantly. “Production is in full swing. The United States has more pills than any other country in the world and
Continue ReadingBy Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — A quickly-growing Nevada company believes they can be a solution for the shortage of homes in the Las Vegas Valley. They’re called Boxabl, and they factory-produce dwelling units in North Las Vegas. “What we do is, we just make the room
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — A $5 million grant program will help local governments recruit and train first responders. All cities, villages, townships, counties or fire authorities in the state are eligible to apply for a grant of up to $100,000 related to first responder training and
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing restrictions on the inks that tattoo artists can use as of Wednesday. The EU says it is a necessary move to protect the health of consumers because thousands of chemical elements now in use can cause anything from allergic reactions to cancer.
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN An attorney for Prince Andrew argued at a hearing Tuesday that a lawsuit filed against his client by Virginia Giuffre, who alleges the prince sexually abused her, should be dismissed largely because he believes a settlement agreement Giuffre signed with Jeffrey Epstein releases Andrew from legal action. Andrew’s attorney also argued
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Business The world’s wealthiest people, whose fortunes already strained comprehension, collectively gained $1 trillion last year, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, alone gained nearly $118 billion in just the last 12 months. Meanwhile, the United Nations estimated 150 million people fell into poverty in 2021.
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Continue ReadingFREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Sen. Tim Kaine left his home in Richmond for his usual two-hour commute to the U.S. Capitol after Monday’s snowstorm, eager to negotiate over voting rights legislation and preside over the Senate on Tuesday morning. Instead, he was stranded all night on a stretch of Interstate 95 where trucks lost control
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The early week storm — that brought up to a foot of snow in some places in the east and stranded motorists on a major interstate — has pushed off the East Coast. Now another system — that hasn’t formed quite yet — will round out the week with additional
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The early week storm — that brought up to a foot of snow in some places in the east and stranded motorists on a major interstate — has pushed off the East Coast. Now another system — that hasn’t formed quite yet — will round out the week with
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have canceled their annual winter warmup promotional event because of Major League Baseball’s lockout. The event, which was scheduled for Jan. 15-17, features players. MLB locked out the players’ association following the expiration of baseball’s collective bargaining agreement on Dec. 1. Lawyers for MLB and the
Continue ReadingADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. government says it charged one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse as it unsealed a complaint that revealed federal authorities had interviewed several months ago while he was hiding in Jamaica. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, a
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