By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business As business dried up during Covid-19 lockdowns last year, many restaurants fell behind on rent and had to lay off employees. That was especially true for Black-owned restaurants, which struggled to gain access to emergency capital early on. But restaurateurs who can no longer afford a traditional brick-and-mortar operation have
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Watch video from Virgin Galactic showing Richard Branson’s space plane’s engine ignite sending the billionaire into outer space. CNN’s Kristin Fisher describes the moment from the ground.
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson has boldly gone where no space baron has gone before, when he rocketed to more than 50 miles above Earth in the space plane from his rocket venture, Virgin Galactic. Branson’s brief joy ride was more than two decades in the making. He founded Virgin Galactic in 2004
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Marvel saved the day again. And this time it was in theaters and on Disney+. “Black Widow,” the latest film from Disney’s blockbuster Marvel Studios, brought in an estimated $80 million in its North America opening this weekend. That was around what the industry was expecting and was also a
Continue ReadingBy Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Dozens of people prayed and shared memories near the area where 3-year-old Olivia Jansen was found dead one year ago. In July 2020 Olivia’s father had reported she’d disappeared from the Kansas City, Kansas, home where they lived. Her mother
Continue ReadingBy Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It’s the Milwaukee Bucks’ turn to have home court advantage, an advantage the Bucks President said the team could very much use after losing the first two games of the NBA Finals in Phoenix. It’s also an advantage for the city,
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, CNN projects. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and analyst Harry Enten discuss.
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By Chandelis Duster, CNN New York City Democratic Mayoral candidate Eric Adams on Sunday criticized Democrat lawmakers efforts to curb gun violence are “misplaced” talks in Congress to overhaul the nation’s policing laws continue to stall. “I believe those priorities, they really were misplaced. And it’s almost insulting what we have witnessed over the last
Continue ReadingBy Alejandra Palacios Perez Click here for updates on this story MOUNT PLEASANT, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The elderly woman who police say was repeatedly punched by a 17-year-old Walmart employee on Wednesday, July 7, is speaking out about the incident, saying this situation could have been avoided. “It has been quite a journey and why
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Sanders Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A 12-year-old was found dead after getting swept away by floodwaters in north St. Louis County Saturday overnight. Around 1:30 a.m., police said a woman and three children were inside a car traveling on eastbound Interstate 70 near the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Sanders Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The steeple on top of a downtown St. Louis church collapsed during the vigorous Saturday morning storms. Just before 2 a.m., the St. Louis Fire Department blocked Pine and North 17th streets near the Centenary United Methodist Church where the damage
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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson will travel to space on a rocket-powered plane. CNN’s Rachel Crane reports from New Mexico where the launch will take place.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci says that according to the data the FDA and CDC have, Americans don’t need a booster shot for the Covid-19 vaccine, but they are continually getting more data and that guidance could change.
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that the US government is not yet telling Americans who are fully vaccinated that they need a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, based on the current data, despite Pfizer saying it might be time for
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Sharks have called the Earth’s oceans home for hundreds of millions of years and adapted to thrive in harsh environments. While these top hunters of the deep blue have evolved to survive cold and dark climates, sharks are no match for the ultimate predator — humans. That’s why Shark Week, running
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By Jacob Lev, CNN The NFL’s Atlanta Falcons terminated the contract of linebacker Barkevious Mingo after police in Arlington, Texas, said he was arrested on one count of indecency with a child – sexual contact last week. “After being made aware today of allegations involving Barkevious Mingo and gathering information on the matter, the Atlanta
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Story and photographs by Kara Fox, CNN Niamh Burns is organizing a special 20-year reunion for her schoolmates this year. But while the accomplishments of the “Courageous Classes of 2001” are worth celebrating, the date they are commemorating is not. Over the course of 12 weeks in 2001, Burns and the other pupils at north
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By Maeve Reston and Sara Murray, CNN As Texas’ battle over voting rights continues to unfold during the special session in Austin, the outrage stoked by former President Donald Trump’s false 2020 election claims was still on full display Saturday a few hours north at the major gathering of conservative activists where Trump will be
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CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan spoke with supporters of former President Donald Trump while covering the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, not all of whom believe Joe Biden lost the election.
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By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist California’s Death Valley is known to be a hot place, but it hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) Friday for only the fifth time in recorded history — that’s only five days out of more than 40,000 days on record. Interestingly, it could happen again Sunday, and perhaps even
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