The US economy added 199,000 jobs in November
By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — The US economy notched another solid month of job growth, with an added lift from actors and…
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Rabbi David Wolpe resigns from Harvard’s antisemitism advisory group
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Rabbi David Wolpe, a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Divinity School, announced his resignation on…
Continue ReadingKrispy Kreme arrives in France. Parisians can’t get enough
By Anna Cooban and Maya Szaniecki, CNN London/Paris (CNN) — In a city brimming with bakeries and artisan pastry shops, a red, white and green…
Continue ReadingMan wins $10 million lottery jackpot – for the second time
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Wayne Murray clinched the $10 million prize this month in the New York Lottery’s 200X scratch-off game –…
Continue ReadingWhy UPenn President Liz Magill is facing more pressure than other university presidents over antisemitism
By Chris Isidore and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Numerous college presidents are facing criticism about their responses to antisemitism on…
Continue ReadingThe self-checkout reversal is growing
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Dollar General is joining the growing list of retail chains reversing course on self-checkout…
Continue ReadingThese ‘dome homes’ made from soil mix tradition and innovation
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN Business (CNN) — In Morocco, a startup is building affordable homes using a material that is ubiquitous: soil. Eco-dôme…
Continue ReadingOpenAI saga continues as UK considers antitrust probe into its Microsoft partnership
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The UK government is considering an antitrust probe of Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI, saying the deal that…
Continue ReadingUPenn President Liz Magill under fire over her testimony on antisemitism: ‘An utter disgrace’
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The growing chorus of donors, politicians, business leaders and other prominent figures calling for the…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Washington Post staffers staged a historic one-day workout, leaving the paper scrambling to cover the news
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — “By Washington Post Staff.” That was the byline affixed to the vast majority of The WaPo’s stories Thursday…
Continue ReadingChina vows ‘proactive’ fiscal policy to boost economy in 2024
By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has vowed to strengthen fiscal policy in 2024 to boost its flagging economy. The announcement Friday…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott donated $2.15 billion to hundreds of charities this past year
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is in the giving mood this holiday season. Scott announced Wednesday…
Continue ReadingMajor donor calls on UPenn president to resign for disastrous testimony on antisemitism, threatening $100 million gift
CNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The walls appear to be caving in on the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Liz Magill, who faces…
Continue Reading2023 was an ‘extinction’ level year for tech startups. Where did all the money go?
By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Startups are not having a good 2023. And the investors who handed out billions of dollars to fund them…
Continue ReadingMeta’s Oversight Board to weigh in on company’s handling of Israel-Hamas war content
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta’s Oversight Board on Thursday initiated a review of two content moderation decisions by the social…
Continue ReadingForeign governments may be spying on your smartphone notifications, senator says
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Foreign governments have reportedly attempted to spy on iPhone and Android users through the mobile app…
Continue ReadingCPSC issues several warnings for tiny magnetic balls after seven deaths
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Consumer Product Safety Commission issued several warnings for high-powered magnetic balls in…
Continue ReadingRussian propagandists exploited celebrity Cameo videos to spread disinformation, Microsoft says
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Russian propagandists exploited celebrity videos from the popular platform Cameo to support their…
Continue ReadingMeta rolls out encrypted messaging by default for Facebook and Messenger
By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Users of Meta’s Facebook and Messenger apps will now automatically gain the protections of end-to-end encryption,…
Continue ReadingA new bedtime story voiced by Jimmy Stewart just in time for Christmas, 26 years after his death
By Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — Thanks to generative AI technology, you can now listen to a soothing Christmas bedtime story told by the late…
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