Why retailers still see Black Friday as the high point of the holiday shopping season
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After weeks of plugging increasingly inviting discounts, retailers in the United States and several other…
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Tech companies put on notice as Australia passes world-first social media ban for under-16s
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia’s parliament has passed a world-first law banning social media for children…
Continue ReadingUK police investigate more than 5 people over alleged abuse by former Harrods boss Al Fayed
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s biggest police force has launched an investigation into more than five people who may have assisted…
Continue ReadingWorking Well: Practicing humility and finding support can help when political tensions rise at work
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no easy way to bridge the political divides that have created rifts in communities, families and…
Continue ReadingYouth arrested in Germany on suspicion of planning an attack with pipe bombs
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities say a youth suspected of planning to build pipe bombs to carry out an Islamic extremist attack has been arrested in…
Continue ReadingPolish company denies that it broke the law in sending Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish company has denied any laws were broken when it sent Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, after the Swiss government…
Continue ReadingA US soldier thought he’d never see his K-9 partner again. This holiday, both got a surprise to be thankful for
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — US Army Staff Sgt. Payton May and his military dog Yyacob spent their first Thanksgiving together in the throes of…
Continue ReadingFormer British soldier who broke out of prison is convicted of spying for Iran
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A former British soldier who claimed he was trying to work as a double agent has been convicted of spying for Iran.…
Continue ReadingDoctor arrested in Germany over patients’ deaths now suspected of 8 killings
BERLIN (AP) — Investigators say a doctor who was arrested in Berlin in August is now suspected of killing eight patients and in some cases trying…
Continue ReadingDay 2 of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire sees Israeli airstrike on Lebanon and scattered attacks
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military says its warplanes have fired on southern Lebanon after detecting activity by the militant…
Continue ReadingBlack Friday: What time do stores open?
Black Friday has become something of an anachronism in the e-commerce era. The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday…
Continue ReadingMissing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi long pursued passion for art – even on the trip that led to her disappearance
By Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — On a warm day in 2022, Hawaii native Hannah Kobayashi jumped into the Subaru Baja of her friend Allisa Peterson…
Continue ReadingSyrian insurgents launch large-scale attack on government forces in the country’s northwest
Syria’s opposition groups say armed forces launched a large-scale attack on areas controlled by government forces and seized territory in…
Continue ReadingThailand deports 6 Cambodian activists facing treason charges over critical Facebook comments
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Six Cambodian activists charged with treason for comments criticizing the government on Facebook have…
Continue ReadingDeath toll rises to at least 15 after landslides bury 40 homes in eastern Uganda
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 15 people have died and 113 others are missing after landslides buried homes in six villages in eastern Uganda.…
Continue ReadingCyprus could become a member of NATO when conditions permit, the country’s president says
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says the Mediterranean island nation could apply to become a member of NATO when…
Continue ReadingFour dead, including two children, in latest migrant shipwreck off Greek island of Samos
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek officials say that four migrants, including two children, died when a boat struck rocks near the Greek…
Continue ReadingChina investigates a top military official as Xi broadens purge of PLA generals
By Steven Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China has suspended a top military official and placed him under investigation for…
Continue ReadingLandslide triggered by rain in Indonesia’s Sumatra island kills 9 people in a tourist bus
Associated Press SIBOLANGIT, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered two more bodies from a tourist bus hit by a landslide triggered by torrential…
Continue ReadingPutin threatens to strike Ukraine again with new missile after wave of attacks on energy
By Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko, Edward Szekeres and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has…
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