By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Hundreds of homes near Flagstaff, Arizona, have been evacuated as a fast-moving wildfire threatened hundreds of structures Wednesday after destroying at least two dozen buildings, officials said. The Tunnel Fire in northern Arizona’s Coconino County had burned more than 19,700 acres as of Wednesday afternoon, according to InciWeb, a US clearinghouse
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By Michelle Toh, Jake Kwon and Lizzy Yee, CNN Business Hong Kong’s Covid-19 curbs are continuing to severely limit travel into the city, with only one flight from outside the Asia Pacific region landing on Tuesday and Wednesday. The government recently allowed flights from nine countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States,
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HONG KONG (AP) — YouTube has taken down the campaign channel of Hong Kong’s sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against the former No. 2 official. Lee had set up a Facebook page and a YouTube channel to promote his campaign, even though he is running
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business April is typically a pretty eventful month for the cannabis industry, with 4/20 celebrations bringing abundant attention — and sales. But things have been heating up much earlier this year. In the first four days of April, the US House of Representatives (once again and narrowly) passed a bill to
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business The price of goods leaving German factories has passed an eye-watering milestone. German annual producer price inflation topped 30% in March, the country’s Federal Statistics Office said on Wednesday. That’s its highest level since the agency began collecting data 73 years ago. The biggest culprit? Energy prices, which rose nearly
Continue Reading By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet The subscription pricing model is trending in the travel industry. Though it might be a familiar payment option for your favorite streaming platform or at-home meal kit, it’s taking new shapes in tourism. Alaska Airlines recently launched a subscription service for West Coast flyers, offering 1-cent flights (on top of
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Podría decirse que la subvariante más exitosa de ómicron hasta la fecha ha sido la BA.2, pero esta no se ha dormido en los laureles. La subvariante BA.2 ha estado produciendo mutaciones, a veces cambiando a versiones más elegantes e, increíblemente, incluso más rápidas que sí misma. Los rastreadores de
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In the city’s most recent city council meeting, Columbia’s city council passed a motion 4-3 allowing the council to consider and vote on repealing the ban on roll carts.
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By Liam Reilly, CNN A multimillion-dollar settlement between the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey, and victims of child sexual abuse by members of the clergy has been announced by the diocese and a survivors committee. About 300 victims who experienced child sexual abuse will share an $87.5 million trust established by the diocese
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By Dakin Andone, CNN The family and advocates of the only Hispanic woman on Texas’ death row are fighting to stop her looming execution, arguing she was wrongfully convicted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter in 2007. “We don’t want our mother executed,” Melissa Lucio’s oldest son, John, told CNN. “We already lost our
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The early stages of the pandemic took a massive toll on jobs, but luckily, the latest employment numbers are now offering a glimmer of hope about America’s economic recovery. Some of the most dramatic and sustained job gains in the US are occurring in the Rocky Mountain states of Utah, Idaho
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The early stages of the pandemic took a massive toll on jobs, but luckily, the latest employment numbers are now offering a glimmer of hope about America’s economic recovery. Some of the most dramatic and sustained job gains in the US are occurring in the Rocky Mountain states of Utah, Idaho
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The early stages of the pandemic took a massive toll on jobs, but luckily, the latest employment numbers are now offering a glimmer of hope about America’s economic recovery. Some of the most dramatic and sustained job gains in the US are occurring in the Rocky Mountain states of Utah, Idaho
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The early stages of the pandemic took a massive toll on jobs, but luckily, the latest employment numbers are now offering a glimmer of hope about America’s economic recovery. Some of the most dramatic and sustained job gains in the US are occurring in the Rocky Mountain states of Utah, Idaho
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By Barbara Starr and Zachary Cohen, CNN The US military is keeping a constant watch on Russia’s nuclear arsenal as the war in Ukraine continues and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is being briefed two or three times a week by the top US general who oversees US nuclear weapons and defenses, according to multiple defense
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El fundador de Wikileaks, Julian Assange, quedó un paso más cerca de su extradición a Estados Unidos este miércoles después de que un juez británico emitiera la orden, que ahora está sujeta a la aprobación de la ministra de Interior del Reino Unido, Priti Patel. Assange puede apelar el fallo
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By Rob Picheta and Amy Cassidy, CNN WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has moved one step closer to being extradited to the United States, where he is set to be tried under the Espionage Act, after a London court sent his handover order to the British government for approval. The court issued a formal extradition order
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La visita del presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden al crítico estado cambiante de Nueva Hampshire para vender su agenda interna se vio ensombrecida por nuevas señales que advierten sobre turbulencias económicas por cómo la invasión rusa de Ucrania está creando una mayor incertidumbre y volatilidad en la economía mundial,
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Stocks have advanced in Europe after a mixed session in Asia. Authorities in Shanghai allowed 4 million people to leave their homes, easing a stringent shutdown that added to worries over the slowing Chinese economy. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices gained. The dollar remained
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia dijo el martes que apelará un fallo judicial que anuló el mandato del gobierno federal sobre el uso de mascarillas para los viajeros, pero solo si los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC) determinan que el mandato sigue siendo necesario
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