TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas are trying to prevent cities and counties from banning, limiting or even taxing plastic bags, straws and food containers. A bill prohibiting such local bans cleared the GOP-controlled Legislature on Monday and is headed toward Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s desk. Kelly hasn’t publicly said what she’ll do
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Brasil, Jair Bolsonaro, recibió este martes el alta médica tras ser ingresado en un hospital de Brasilia este lunes debido a dolores abdominales, informó CNN Brasil, afiliada de CNN. El ministro de Comunicación Fabio Faria señaló en su cuenta de Twitter que el mandatario está “superbien”. Su
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By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press Americans age 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an extra dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine for that age group and for certain younger
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to allow adults 50 and older to get a second booster as early as four months after their first booster dose of any Covid-19 vaccine. The move extends the availability of additional
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By Nathan Hodge, Daria Markina, Tim Lister, Niamh Kennedy and Lindsay Isaac, CNN Russia said it would “drastically reduce” its military assault on the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Chernihiv after talks took place between representatives of the two nations on Tuesday that appeared to show signs of progress towards an off ramp to the
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Official White House records from January 6, 2021, show a gap of more than seven hours in phone calls placed to or from then-President Donald Trump, and do not list calls between Trump and lawmakers while the attack at the US Capitol was ongoing that were later widely reported, The Washington
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks rose in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as talks on ending the war in Ukraine showed signs of progress. The S&P 500 rose 1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq rose 1.7%. Technology and communications stocks led the gains.
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The CEO of Alphabet Inc. and Google, Sundar Pichai says the IT companies are focused on providing reliable information about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pichai met with Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Warsaw on Tuesday to discuss ways of aiding war-torn Ukraine. Pichai and Morawiecki
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– CNN+, el nuevo servicio de streaming de CNN, está disponible desde este martes. Aquí te dejamos una guía con lo que debes saber. ¿Cómo me registro en CNN+? Visita cnnplus.com para explorar la programación y registrarse para una cuenta. ¿Por qué debería registrarme? Porque combina cobertura de noticias en vivo, una biblioteca
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Carolyn Smith, Will Smith’s mother, was gathered with family at her home in the Philadelphia suburbs Sunday night, excited to watch her son at the Academy Awards. And while she told CNN affiliate WPVI that she had immense pride that the actor won his first Oscar for his performance in
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Will Smith striking Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards will go down as one of the most shocking moments in Oscars history. And Brian Snyder was there to document it. The Reuters photojournalist was one of the photographers who captured the moment Sunday and his photo — which captured Smith
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence bounced back in March and remains high, though consumers’ short-term outlook is not quite as rosy. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index — which takes into account consumers’ assessment of current conditions and
Continue ReadingBy Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The Chicago Department of Transportation has plans to replace more than 400 light poles before the year is over – a pole that fell onto a sport-utility vehicle Friday in Streeterville is on the list. But it turns out when the pole
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Job openings stayed at a near-record level in February, little changed from the previous month, continuing a trend that Federal Reserve officials see as a driver of inflation. The Labor Department said Tuesday that there were 11.3 million available jobs last month, matching January’s figure and
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The worker shortage has been a hallmark of the pandemic economy — and it’s far from getting resolved. In February, US businesses had 11.3 million job openings to fill, slightly more than economists had predicted. The level of available positions was little changed from the start of the year but
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN The highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, causing more than half of all Covid-19 infections last week, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The new numbers come from the CDC’s genomic surveillance. Based on its models, the agency
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Bill Gross, founder of PIMCO, Pacific Investment Management Company. Personal Birth date: April 13, 1944 Birth place: Middleton, Ohio Birth name: William Hunt Gross Father: Sewell “Dutch” Gross, a steel company sales executive Mother: Shirley Gross Marriages: Sue (Frank) Gross (1985-2017, divorced); Pamela Roberts Gross
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Katy Perry was singing the perfect song for a wardrobe malfunction on “American Idol.” On Monday’s episode, Perry performed an impromptu version of her hit song “Teenage Dream” when she bent down in a dance move and split her pants at the seam. While the audience stared on in shock, Perry
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Brown Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, Missouri (KCTV) — Authorities are renewing their call for information regarding the death of Diana Ault, a young mother of two, on Jan. 31, 1994. On that day, Independence police officers received a call about an abandoned, red, late-1980s Pontiac Grand Prix at the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Phil Collins y Genesis realizaron un concierto final en la noche de este sábado en el 02 Arena de Londres. Collins, quien ha estado lidiando con problemas de salud, se unió al tecladista Tony Banks y al guitarrista Mike Rutherford para hacer el anuncio. Collins actuó sentado en el escenario.
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