By Chris Isidore and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $290 million to settle a class-action lawsuit from Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse victims, according to David Boies, one of the victims’ attorneys. The victims had accused the bank of enabling sex trafficking by the deceased financier when
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Reddit forums are going dark Monday in one of the largest user-driven protests ever to hit the social media platform. The voluntary blackouts, which restrict groups’ content from being publicly visible, affect Reddit’s largest online communities, including popular groups devoted to music, history, sports, and video games.
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — While the average width of an airplane seat has been shrinking for decades, bodies are getting larger around the world, with experts predicting that over half of the global population will be overweight or obese by 2035. This ultimately means that more and more passengers are likely to be
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La aerolínea china Hainan Airlines defendió la imposición de requisitos de peso a los asistentes de vuelo después de que los informes de la nueva política se hicieran virales en redes sociales y provocaran una reacción negativa del público. Medios estatales informaron inicialmente que la aerolínea, una de las más
Continue ReadingBy Saskya Vandoorne, Oliver Briscoe, Joseph Ataman and Aurore Laborie, CNN Paris (CNN) — An 11-year-old British girl was shot dead in Saint-Herbot in Brittany, western France, on Saturday, during a dispute between two neighbors over their gardens, according to the local mayor’s office. The girl’s parents were seriously wounded in the gun attack. Her
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — A U.K.-based tour operator says three British nationals who went missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast have died. The announcement from U.K.-based Scuba Travel came Tuesday. Egyptian authorities said the three went missing when a medium-sized scuba vessel
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — Three words a crowd of Florida beachgoers didn’t expect to hear during their Sunday in the sun: “It’s a bear!” A bear was spotted splashing through the Gulf of Mexico before running up the shore at Destin, a coastal city in northwestern Florida’s Panhandle region, just before noon local
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer One small step for an intrepid crew of 24th century space explorers could be a giant leap — or flop — for Microsoft when the Xbox-maker launches its long-awaited video game Starfield. Players must fend off pirates, navigate strange moons, build outposts and fix their own starships in a
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — England striker Ivan Toney has described the Football Association as “spiteful” for its handling of his ban for breaking betting rules. Toney was handed an eight-month suspension last month after admitting to 232 counts of breaching English soccer’s betting rules. The FA announced Toney had been charged with 262 breaches in November
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger – charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last year – is asking a judge for more time to decide whether to offer a formal alibi in the case. Kohberger’s public defender, Anne Taylor, said in a motion filed Friday in
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer JPMorgan Chase has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit with victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein was arrested in 2019 on federal charges accusing him of paying underage girls hundreds of dollars in cash for massages and then molesting them at his homes in Florida and New
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Silvio Berlusconi cast a spell over Italy — and nearly led it to financial ruin. Many Italians admired the media mogul for his wealth, his charm and his brash, boastful style, and they kept returning him to power, making him the country’s longest-serving premier. Nothing seemed to
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Longevity literacy is crucial in planning for your retirement, so you don’t run out of money or keep yourself on a needlessly skimpy budget. Unfortunately, many people incorrectly estimate life expectancy in the U.S., although women tend to make better estimates than men. Understand that overall life expectancy numbers you’ve
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT, MIKE CATALINI and MARC LEVY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an off-ramp and flipped the tanker truck on its side in a wreck that set it afire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway, Pennsylvania’s top transportation official
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un tercio de los jóvenes alemanes considera aceptable el uso de la violencia contra las mujeres, según una nueva encuesta que provocó la indignación de los defensores de la igualdad de género. La encuesta fue encargada por la organización benéfica Plan Internacional Alemania. Sus resultados se publicaron en el periódico
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The Slurpee, an iconic 7-Eleven frozen drink, is getting a makeover. Don’t worry, the recipe isn’t changing. But the cups are. Beginning Monday, the new look will include “eccentric colors and eclectic vibes” and feature a new Slurpee logo and a large “S” that resembles the swirly
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — As he watched Casper Ruud’s forehand loop into the tram lines, Novak Djokovic dropped to the red Parisian clay, arms and legs splayed out and wide, and started to realize what he had just achieved. This was the moment he won grand slam number 23, surpassing Rafael Nadal at
Continue ReadingEINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — Former Ajax coach Peter Bosz has been hired to lead fellow Dutch team PSV Eindhoven on a three-year deal. The 59-year-old Bosz has coached German clubs Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen and most recently Lyon in France since leaving Ajax in 2017 after guiding the team to the Europa League final.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The soccer world reacts to the death of Silvio Berlusconi. The former Italian premier previously owned the AC Milan soccer club and later owned Monza. Milan won many major titles under Berlusconi’s ownership.
Continue ReadingAmy Woodyatt and Oscar Holland, CNN London (CNN) — Swiss luxury watchmaker Omega says it has been the victim of “organized criminal activity,” alleging three of its former staff members admitted working with intermediaries to sell a fake Speedmaster watch for some $3.4 million dollars. The watch was bought by Omega itself for 3.115 million
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