By KIM COOK Associated Press At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker’s sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment or sheets of buttery toffee wrapped around LED bulbs. They’re actually made of dried algae. And Anker doesn’t disguise it. Her shades for lighting have the imperfections of their natural state. The honey-toned translucent colors
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press At first glance, Nina Edwards Ankers’ sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment or sheets of buttery toffee wrapped around LED bulbs. They’re actually made of dried algae. And Ankers doesn’t disguise it. Her shades for lighting have the imperfections of their natural state. The honey-toned translucent colors
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The crypto winter is apparently not over yet. Coinbase announced Tuesday that it was laying off 950 people, about 20% of its staff. The job cuts come only a few months after another major round of layoffs. The crypto brokerage firm let 1,100 people go in June, about
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage charges in a closed-door trial, state media reported Tuesday. The website of Iran’s judiciary said a Revolutionary Court sentenced 41-year-old Olivier Vandecasteele to 12.5 years in prison for espionage,
Continue ReadingCNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Families waiting to talk about pornography until their children are teenagers should move up that schedule, according to a new report. The average that kids first reported being exposed to online porn was 12, according to a new Common Sense Media survey of more than 1,300 teens ages 13 to
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Families waiting to talk about pornography until their children are teenagers should move up that schedule, according to a new report. The average that kids first reported being exposed to online porn was 12, according to a new Common Sense Media survey of more than 1,300 teens ages 13 to 17.
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By Kristy Kepley-Steward & Madison Smith Click here for updates on this story MADISON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood confirms with News 13, three people are hospitalized, including at least one suspect, after an early morning stabbing on Monday. Sheriff Harwood says the incident happened at an Airbnb property in
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Bed Bath & Beyond’s fiscal third-quarter sales fell by a third as the home goods company struggles to strike the right balance with its shoppers, a sign of its worsening outlook. The company, which has already been cutting costs, said Tuesday it will slash an additional $80 million to
Continue ReadingBy AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s prime minister says his country has refused to host military drills planned by a Russia-dominated security pact. Nikol Pashinyan’s announcement on Tuesday reflected Armenia’s growing tensions with Moscow. Pashinyan has repeatedly criticized Russian peacekeepers for a failure to secure free transit along a corridor linking
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By Stephanie Santostasi Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Along a black paved road in one Henderson County neighborhood sits a home with im-‘peck’-able character. From the front, it might not look like much, but when people take a step in the back yard – they’ll see, or
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Bed Bath & Beyond lost a third of its sales during the holiday run-up and is running out of options to avoid bankruptcy. The retailer said Tuesday that net sales fell 33%, to $1.3 billion, during its latest quarter ending November 26 compared with the same stretch a year ago.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Warm weather is helping Europe keep the lights and heat on this winter despite Russia cutting off most of its natural gas supply to the continent. Record highs have left Europe’s gas reserves practically untouched well into the winter heating season. That’s highly unusual —
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN There are two certainties in today’s market: The tech sector has been beaten down and interest rates are higher. And while analysts widely anticipate an easing in the Fed’s rate hikes this year, institutional investors are increasingly using a dangerous tactic to take advantage of market falls. That shift could be
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Cuando las bolas de Mega Millions estén dando vueltas este martes por la noche, habrá en juego un premio mayor estimado de US$ 1.100 millones que ha estado vacante durante casi tres meses. Si alguien resulta ganador del premio mayor de este martes, se quedará con el tercer premio mayor más
Continue ReadingKATHMADU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s newly appointed prime minister has secured a decisive vote of confidence in parliament with support from both his seven-party coalition and the opposition. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal received the support of 268 of the 270 members who were present in the House of Representatives, the lower house of parliament.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan In a positive sign for inflation-weary consumers, online prices dropped in December as retailers resorted to deep discounts to lure shoppers, according to a Tuesday report from Adobe Analytics. Adobe said e-commerce prices were 1.6% lower than the year before, marking the fourth consecutive month of annual price declines. For many years,
Continue ReadingBy Jim Sciutto, Chief National Security Correspondent There has been a “substantive” change in the type of weaponry the US and its allies are providing to Ukraine to meet Kyiv’s requests for firepower, two senior US officials tells CNN. The US’s latest aid announcement included more offensive weapons, such as Bradley Fighting Vehicles and advanced
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Jeong and Wayne Chang, CNN Satellite images taken over a number of Chinese cities have captured crowding at crematoriums and funeral homes, as the country continues its battle with an unprecedented wave of Covid-19 infections following its dismantling of severe pandemic restrictions. The images — taken by Maxar in late December and early
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he’s confident that Finland and Sweden will join the military alliance. Sweden and Finland dropped their longstanding policies of military nonalignment and applied to join NATO in May, just months after Russia invaded Ukraine. Turkey, however, has held up the membership process. The Turkish government wants the
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH and PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press MONTVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s first round of recreational cannabis sales for adults 21 and older have begun. Sales were allowed to start at 10 a.m. Tuesday at seven existing medical marijuana establishments. The new availability comes less than two years after Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation
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