The curious story behind the pandemic’s weirdest chart
Americans are spending less on their credit cards since the pandemic started. But, unlike other economic data points that are inching towards…
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The Los Angeles school board slashes its police force and diverts $25 million to services for Black students
Los Angeles schools are reorganizing the police agency responsible for school safety to combat systemic racism against Black students. The Board of…
Continue ReadingAn American family stuck in Gaza for months due to Covid restrictions finally leaves: ‘It was hell’
An American family visiting Gaza say they were left “stranded in a hellish situation” for months due to the coronavirus pandemic and a…
Continue ReadingHigh school sweethearts die of Covid-19 hours apart after one last family video call
Blanca Estela Rodriguez looked at her husband of almost 50 years as he lay sedated. Juan had a tube coming from his mouth and a machine was breathing…
Continue ReadingUS retail sales jump 5.3% in January
Retail sales increased sharply last month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, beating economists’ expectations and marking their first…
Continue ReadingJoseph Lieberman Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Joseph Lieberman, former United States senator from Connecticut. Personal Birth date: February 24, 1942 Birth…
Continue ReadingStudent helps pave the way for girl’s wrestling
Click here for updates on this story Sallisaw, Oklahoma (KFSM ) — Oklahoma’s storied wrestling tradition has long…
Continue ReadingVacation rental damaged by gunfire, ransacked during party
Click here for updates on this story Kansas City, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO ) — Guests at a vacation rental in the Vineyard…
Continue Reading‘Terrified’ UN envoy issues warning on Myanmar as protesters face down military
Concerns are growing over the potential for violence in Myanmar as anti-coup protesters urge supporters to take to the streets en masse, in defiance…
Continue ReadingCitibank can’t get back $500 million it wired by mistake, judge rules
After committing one of the “biggest blunders in banking history,” Citibank won’t be allowed to recover the almost half a billion…
Continue ReadingThe gaming world often overlooks players of color. This new studio is changing that
At age nine, Nicodemus Madehdou moved from Monrovia, Liberia to Philadelphia and discovered how video games could connect him to a new culture.…
Continue ReadingBrianna Keilar joins ‘New Day,’ three anchors move to afternoons in CNN schedule revamp
CNN is making a series of programming changes in April, starting with a move to the mornings by Brianna Keilar. The new schedule was announced on…
Continue ReadingWhat does Warren Buffett see in Chevron?
Many investors are increasingly hesitant to hold shares of oil and gas companies as a global energy transition gathers steam. Not Warren Buffett.…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa scraps AstraZeneca, pivots to Johnson & Johnson vaccine
South Africa has offered its stock of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to the African Union, a senior health official said, as the country pivots…
Continue ReadingBurger King will replace its chicken sandwich as competition grows fierce
Burger King doesn’t want to come out a loser in fast food’s chicken sandwich wars. So it’s planning an upgrade. The chain said…
Continue ReadingNestlé is selling its Poland Spring, Deer Park and Arrowhead bottled water brands
Nestlé will sell its North American bottled water business, including Poland Spring, Deer Park, Ozarka and Arrowhead, in a $4.3 billion deal as it…
Continue ReadingNew study suggests dinosaurs killed by comet ripped apart by sun’s gravity
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — It’s a story we’re all familiar with: dinosaurs…
Continue ReadingThis Mohawk woman has been fighting the feds to get her status for 20 years
Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV News) — Cheryl Diane Hutley has been fighting with…
Continue ReadingJeff Bezos overtakes Elon Musk to become the world’s richest person again
Jeff Bezos has reclaimed his title of world’s richest person, ending Elon Musk’s roughly six-week reign atop the list. Musk lost about…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett sells JPMorgan Chase stock and buys Verizon
It appears that Warren Buffett is souring on the financial sector’s prospects, and that the Oracle of Omaha also has a newfound interest in Big…
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