By Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The chair of Ben & Jerry’s board of directors denies accusations of anti-Semitism in the wake of the company’s decision to stop selling its ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories. “This action is not anti-Semitic. I am not anti-Semitic.
Continue ReadingBy Jeremiah Rodriguez, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — It’s become harder for workers 45 years and older to secure jobs, according to a new study. Hiring managers perceived mid-career job seekers as having weaker skills compared to younger candidates, despite the former often outperforming the latter.
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Coffee prices are surging. But that won’t make a difference in how much you spend on a cup of joe at Starbucks. Higher input costs have been prompting companies across industries to charge their customers more. Household furnishings are more expensive. Cereal boxes are shrinking while prices stay the same
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Bob Odenkirk’s “Breaking Bad” co-stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul have sent well wishes to the actor after he collapsed on the set of his hit TV show “Better Call Saul.” The 58-year-old suffered a “heart related incident” that caused him to collapse, representatives for the actor told CNN Wednesday, adding
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Robinhood makes its Wall Street debut on Thursday. The fast-growing trading app has provided a new generation of everyday investors with access to financial markets, but it’s also highly controversial. What’s happening: The company’s initial public offering priced at $38 a share. On the low end of the expected range,
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By Kristen Holmes, Jen Christensen, Jeff Zeleny and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration insists it is working as quickly as possible to review applications for full approval of the Covid-19 vaccines as the number of cases continues to rise and vaccination rates decline across the country. Though the FDA has yet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One woman is seriously hurt after a crash in Pulaski County Wednesday afternoon. Official reports said the crash happened around 2:50 p.m. on Highway 28, two miles south of Dixon. Troopers said 23 year-old Ponni Fetterhoff went off the road, hit a culvert and rolled her car. This caused Fetterhoff to be ejected
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Collectors are paying record amounts of money for trading cards of top athletes, including LeBron James, Tom Brady and Mike Trout. They’re also trying to get their hands on all the Pokémon cards they can. Now, online auction giant eBay is looking for an even bigger piece of
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By Sara Spary, CNN Simone Biles, the US gymnast who withdrew from Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to prioritize her mental health, has thanked fans for their “love and support” amid an outpouring of praise and well wishes from people around the world. The 24-year-old, who is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, withdrew
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By Sara Spary, CNN Simone Biles, the US gymnast who withdrew from Tokyo 2020 Olympic events to prioritize her mental health, has thanked fans for their “love and support” amid an outpouring of praise and well wishes from people around the world. The 24-year-old, who is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time, withdrew
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By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A 12-year old Palestinian boy has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Mohammed Allamy was a passenger in a car being driven by his father when the incident happened at the entrance to the town of Beit
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Bob Odenkirk, estrella de los exitosos programas de televisión “Breaking Bad” y “Better Call Saul”, se encuentra en condición estable “después de experimentar un incidente relacionado con el corazón” que lo hizo colapsar en el set, dijeron el miércoles representantes del actor. Odenkirk estaba filmando “Better Call Saul” en Nuevo México cuando
Continue ReadingMariana Toro La Habana, Cuba (CNN) — Tras las protestas más generalizadas desde la revolución de Fidel Castro de 1959, los cubanos ahora se están preparando para una nueva réplica que sacudirá la isla dirigida por comunistas: los juicios en masa de quienes se atrevieron a salir a las calles para pedir un cambio. A
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Disney World y Disneyland, las dos joyas de la corona de la unidad de parques de Disney, volverán a requerir mascarillas en interiores. La compañÃa anunció el miércoles que estaba adaptando sus pautas de salud y seguridad basándose en “la orientación de los funcionarios de salud y gubernamentales”. Los
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Credit Suisse investment bankers allowed Archegos Capital to take “voracious” and “potentially catastrophic” risks that culminated in the US hedge fund’s spectacular collapse in March, costing the bank $5.5 billion and causing chaos on Wall Street, according to an investigation published Thursday. The Swiss bank published a report by law
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By Michael Warren, Dan Merica and Nicole Gaouette, CNN Democrats in South Florida, beleaguered by a tough 2020 election in the state, have been privately and publicly urging their party leaders to embrace the protests against Cuba’s communist regime that are roiling the island nation. Their reasoning is as much personal — these Democrats believe
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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Immigrant advocacy organizations that quietly agreed to work with the Biden administration to identify vulnerable migrants in Mexico amid border restrictions are pulling out of that effort, frustrated with the lack of clarity over when a Trump-era policy will be reversed. It’s the latest indication of tensions bubbling up between the
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By Eric Cheung and Ben Westcott, CNN China’s Foreign Minister met with senior leaders of the Taliban in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday in the latest sign of warming ties between Beijing and the resurgent Islamist group. During a meeting with Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who heads the group’s political
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Nueva York (CNN Business) — Después de meses de alentar a los empleados a vacunarse contra el covid-19, las empresas están comenzando a tomar una lÃnea más dura y a implementar mandatos, una escalada dramática del enfoque del Estados Unidos corporativo para detener la propagación del virus. El impulso a los mandatos de
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By Charles Riley, CNN Business The world’s largest food and beverage company is introducing even bigger price hikes as commodity and transportation costs surge. Nestlé, which sells everything from ice cream to coffee and cereal, said on Thursday that it would respond to higher input costs by raising prices in the second half of the
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