By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Electric vehicles have reached a key milestone on the road to becoming ubiquitous. That’s because Toyota, America’s best-selling automaker, is now selling one. You might be surprised to learn that Toyota hasn’t, before now, sold a widely available, real electric vehicle in America. But they have not. Not really. Toyota,
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Opinion by Scott Galloway for CNN Business Perspectives It’s been about six months, since we first heard Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fever dream for a beautiful metaverse. But the metaverse could be so much more than one man’s quest for control over our virtual lives. Most would agree that the metaverse could be a series
Continue Reading Opinion by Scott Galloway for CNN Business Perspectives It’s been about six months, since we first heard Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s fever dream for a beautiful metaverse. But the metaverse could be so much more than one man’s quest for control over our virtual lives. Most would agree that the metaverse could be a series
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Gas prices have skyrocketed. Groceries and cars are more expensive. Housing costs are up. But health care charges? Not so much. While consumer prices are rising faster than they have in more than 40 years, health care inflation has remained rather muted. The Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% in the 12
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A Jefferson City man is facing charges of possessing and promoting child porn after a nine-month investigation into several emails sent and received of “apparent child sexual abuse material.”
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN The CMT Music Awards were held Monday in Nashville. Marvel star Anthony Mackie co-hosted with singer Kelsea Ballerini, who carried out her duties from home after she tested positive for Covid-19. It was a big night for Carrie Underwood, who won multiple awards, including video of the year with Jason
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By Amy Woodyatt and CNN Español Former Colombia soccer captain Freddy Rincón is in critical condition with severe head injuries after being involved in a car crash in Cali, the hospital treating him said in a statement. The 55-year-old Rincón was admitted to hospital on Monday following a car accident in the early hours of
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s inflation problem didn’t abate in March. Prices kept creeping up, hitting a fresh 40-year high, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% for the year ended in March, not adjusted for seasonal swings. That outpaced February’s elevated reading of 7.9% and
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The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is charging a Texas man with deceptive businesses practices after he allegedly took money from customers without giving anything in return.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La inflación no da tregua en Estados Unidos: en marzo, los precios siguieron subiendo y alcanzaron un nuevo máximo en 40 años, según datos de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales publicados este martes. El Índice de Precios al Consumidor subió un 8,5% para el año que finalizó en marzo, sin
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By PAUL WISEMAN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department’s
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MADRID (AP) — Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho does not want to extend his stay at the English club to a 10th year and plans to return to his native Brazil at the end of the season. The 36-year-old holding midfielder says his desire for more game time was behind his decision to leave City. Fernandinho
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By Shania Shelton, CNN The US State Department on Monday ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees and family members from its Shanghai consulate due to China’s strict Covid-19 mitigation measures. In a travel advisory, the State Department recommends reconsidering traveling to China due to “arbitrary enforcement of local laws and COVID-19-related restrictions” and
Continue ReadingBy Rhythm Sachdeva Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A major North American bakery is planning to replace its plastic bread bag clips with compostable cardboard ones in a move it says will eliminate 200 metric tonnes of single-use plastics annually. Bimbo Canada announced on Monday that all its bread
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Julian Lennon performed a cover of his father’s famous song “Imagine” for the very first time this week in support of fundraising efforts for Ukraine. A video of Julian performing the song was posted to his YouTube channel on Friday.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely featuring documentaries and some live games at the launch but it could eventually be a way for FIFA to broadcast World Cup matches itself at a cost. While increasingly
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — FIFA is getting into the streaming platform business with a soccer version of Netflix and Amazon Prime. The service is free and largely featuring documentaries and some live games at the launch but it could eventually be a way for FIFA to broadcast World Cup matches itself at a cost. While increasingly
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Autoridades investigan un posible ataque químico en la sitiada ciudad portuaria de Mariúpol, en el sur de Ucrania, según pudo saber este lunes CNN. CNN no puede verificar de forma independiente que haya habido algún tipo de ataque químico, o cuántas víctimas causó tal incidente. Esto es lo que sabemos:
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Netherlands’ data protection watchdog has imposed a record 3.7 million euro ($4 million) fine on the country’s tax office. The fine was for unlawfully processing and storing personal information in a “black list” used to detect fraud. Data Protection Authority’s Chairman Aleid Wolfsen said Tuesday the government’s Taxation Service
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN) — La adolescente Eya Guezguez, que representó a Túnez en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020, murió en un accidente mientras entrenaba este domingo, según un post de Facebook del Comité Olímpico de Túnez. Guezguez, de 17 años, fue sepultada este lunes en Ariana, Túnez, después de la oración de Asr, dijo
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