During CNN Business’ live event series, Foreseeable Future, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared how the tech giant is trying to retain workers and what the pandemic has taught him.
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Want to buy a new coat without shelling out the entire cost upfront? For shoppers, that’s becoming an increasingly popular payment option — generating a windfall for the handful of companies that facilitate such services. What’s happening: Square, which owns the Cash App, announced Sunday that it’s buying Afterpay for
Continue Reading Jack Dorsey’s payment company, Square, is spending $29 billion on the buy now, pay later company Afterpay. CNN’s Richard Quest discusses what this investment means for global payments with MoffettNathanson partner Lisa Ellis.
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced two bills Friday that are intended to create a grant program to fund local income pilots, a national guaranteed income program, and to establish a new economic model that measures well-being. Omar formally introduced the Sending Unconditional
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Union Square Hospitality Group CEO Danny Meyer explains the company’s policy requiring employees and diners to be vaccinated.
Continue ReadingBy KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (KTVT) — The U.S. Department Justice Department sued Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday, July 30, over Abbott’s executive order restricting transportation of undocumented migrants. Gov. Abbott’s order, issued Wednesday, July 28, prohibits anyone from providing ground transportation to migrants detained by U.S.
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Rapper DaBaby has apologized for the false and disparaging comments he made about gay men and HIV during a performance at a Miami music festival. The move comes days after his comments were largely condemned by prominent musicians, members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. “I want to apologize to the
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The spread of the Delta variant has rekindled a debate that raged in the Supreme Court last term as houses of worship charged that state Covid-related restrictions were violating their religious liberty rights. By and large, the justices ruled against the states and set fresh precedent in
Continue Reading CNN’s Harry Enten looks at the data around the Covid-19 vaccine that shows that you have a 25 times greater chance of dying from Covid-19 if you are unvaccinated and that those who are vaccinated have more than a 99% chance of surviving a infection.
Continue Reading Conservative states with low vaccination rates are where the new surge is hitting hardest, but many Republican leaders defy or mock covid precautions.
Continue ReadingBy WBBM Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago is honoring the achievements of one historic woman whose dreams took flight more than 100 years ago. Friday, a new display commemorating aviator Bessie Coleman was unveiled at O’Hare International Airport. Coleman was the first African American, Native American woman to
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Andy Slavitt, the former White House senior adviser for COVID-19 response, discusses vaccine mandates and the delta variant with CNN’s Phil Mattingly.
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN For those who are refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine, there are a lot of legal ways for public and private actors to make that decision painful. Such vaccine requirements will undoubtedly be challenged in court — and a few already have. But so far, as long as those vaccine mandates
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By Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN The Tokyo Olympics have marked the return of fan-favorite events like swimming and gymnastics. But viewers also are being treated to a number of sports — such as karate, skateboarding and sport climbing — new to the Games. And to better understand and enjoy these sports, casual viewers
Continue ReadingBy Da Lin Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO, CA (KPIX) — The residents of a San Francisco Bayview neighborhood continued to wrestle with emotions Saturday night after a teenage girl was gunned down while sitting on a skateboard in the middle of the street. Investigators said the shooting happened on Friday
Continue ReadingBy KGO Staff Click here for updates on this story VALLEJO, California (KGO) — A driver sped the wrong way down a freeway in Vallejo in a desperate effort to escape police on Saturday night. A California Highway Patrol helicopter captured every turn. Vallejo police say they stopped pursuing the driver when he began driving
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By Livia Borghese and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Hackers have attacked and blocked an Italian Covid-19 vaccination booking system, a source from Italy’s cybercrime police told CNN on Monday, marking the worst cyberattack the country’s health service has ever seen. An investigation has been opened into the “very serious” attack on the IT system of the
Continue ReadingBy Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story KNIGHTS LANDING, CA (KOVR) — The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office turned to underwater robots to find the body of 18-year-old Ahmir Watson, who went missing in the Sacramento River this week while saving his younger brother. “That’s my baby, I just want my baby back,”
Continue ReadingBy Elliott Polakoff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK, KPHO) — The Justa Center is a resource and day center in Phoenix specifically open for the elderly. And even though it doesn’t house people overnight, the end of the eviction moratorium has already created several headaches. “We’re going to see an increase
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Visitors at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo will get to see a new wildlife friend in the African Adventure exhibit. The zoo welcomed a new three-year-old female Masai giraffe named Kiden to the savanna. Kiden was previously at the Oregon zoo. Zoo
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