By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans picked up the spending pace in January as the threat of omicron faded and there was some easing of supply shortages. Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 3.8% last month compared to the prior month when the number dropped a revised 2.5%. Sales at
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By Anneken Tappe and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Inflation is rampant in the pandemic economy, but that didn’t keep Americans from opening up their wallets last month. US retail sales rose by 3.8% in January from the month prior, adjusted for seasonal swings — more than the 2% increase economists had predicted. That puts the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Kamila Valieva, la patinadora artÃstica rusa que está en el centro de la polémica por un dopaje en diciembre que se descubrió en los Juegos OlÃmpicos de Invierno de Beijing, tenÃa tres sustancias que pueden ser utilizadas para ayudar al corazón en su muestra de análisis, según un reporte de The New
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By Brian Fung, CNN Two US senators are pushing to curb the potentially harmful impacts of social media on young people with a new bill targeting tech platforms’ handling of content surrounding issues such as eating disorders, substance abuse and suicide. The new bipartisan legislation, known as the Kids Online Safety Act, was introduced Wednesday
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN As municipalities around the country begin to relax their Covid-19 mandates, Coachella and Stagecoach have announced that they are dropping vaccination and mask requirements for concert goers. The two music festivals, which are held outside, will no longer require the Covid-19 safety requirements, including testing. “As we prepare to spend
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Defending champion Oleksandr Abramenko won Ukraine’s first medal of the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday and celebrated by getting a hug from Russian skier Ilia Burov at a time of rising tensions between the countries. Qi Guangpu of China won the men’s aerials event, while Abramenko took silver. Burov earned bronze for
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Mansfield man who showed no remorse during his trial last month for killing a motel desk clerk and attempting to kill a motel guest continued that defiance Monday during his sentencing. But it was DeSoto District Judge Amy Burford McCartney
Continue ReadingBy T.W. STARR Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — KTBS continues its look at infrastructure one year after that massive snowstorm paralyzed much of the ArkLaTex for more than a week. KTBS spent some time Tuesday at the Amiss Water Treatment Plant on Blanchard Road in Shreveport where Water and
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By Jack Guy and Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN At least 44 people have been killed after heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in Petropolis, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. It is unknown how many people are missing, according to the latest report by the Rio de Janeiro Fire and Civil Defense Department. The
Continue Reading The Associated Press Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, a day after a broad rally snapped a three-day losing streak. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% in the early going Wednesday. Technology companies did worse than the rest of the market, dragging the Nasdaq down 1.1%. Investors are keeping a close eye on the Russian
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By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a newly-hatched ghost shark which they say could inform their knowledge of the “mysterious” creature. The ghost shark was found at a depth of around 1,200 meters (about 3,900 feet) on the Chatham Rise, an area of ocean floor off the east coast of the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Finalmente, el inicio del juicio contra el empresario colombiano Alex Sabb será el 11 de octubre, según lo fijó este miércoles la audiencia realizada en el Distrito Federal de Miami. Saab fue extraditado a EE.UU. a mediados de octubre de 2021 desde Cabo Verde. El Departamento de Justicia de
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN Three San Francisco School Board members were removed from their positions by voters on Tuesday, CNN projects, following a tough recall campaign that pitted Democrats against Democrats as interlocking controversies over school closings and renamings fueled a well-funded backlash. The successful effort in one of the country’s most liberal cities is
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN “Teen Wolf” is getting the pack back together. Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) has announced the first joint production from MTV Entertainment Studios and MGM’s Orion Television will be a full-length “Teen Wolf” movie. The film will air on Paramount+ and will reunite original cast members Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Shelley Hennig
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of consumer advocate and former candidate for president Ralph Nader. Personal Birth date: February 27, 1934 Birth place: Winsted, Connecticut Birth name: Ralph Nader Father: Nathra Nader Mother: Rose (Bouziane) Nader Education: Princeton University, A.B., 1955, Harvard Law School, L.L.B., 1958 Military: US Army, 1959 Other
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at earthquakes worldwide. The US Geological Survey describes an earthquake as “the ground shaking caused by a sudden slip on a fault. Stresses in the earth’s outer layer push the sides of the fault together. Stress builds up and the rocks slip suddenly, releasing energy in waves that travel
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Detectives are investigating after a man was found shot to death Wednesday morning inside an apartment in Kansas City, Kansas. Television station WDAF reports that police were called to the apartment around 3:30 a.m. for reports of a shooting. Arriving officers found the body of a man who had been
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The City of Asheville will hire a consultant to help leaders address and manage the homeless crisis. The city asks consultants to submit proposals and associated costs in the next 45 days. A consultant will be chosen in April. In
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 2010 rescue of 33 miners from a collapsed mine in the Atacama region of northern Chile. Timeline August 5, 2010 – A collapse of the main ramp into the San Jose mine leaves 33 miners trapped 2,300 feet underground. Emergency officials are unable to communicate with the
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Quecreek Mine Rescue. From July 24 through 28, 2002, nine coal miners were trapped for 77 hours in the Pennsylvania mine. All survived. Facts Nine coal miners from Quecreek Mining Inc. in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, were trapped in a four-foot-high chamber 240 feet below the surface
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