By Lisa Respers France, CNN Like many people who watched the encounter that ended with Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage Sunday at the Academy Awards ceremony, Oscars lead producer Will Packer thought it was a planned bit. But as Smith — angered by a joke Rock told about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is poised to open higher Friday after the government reported another month of robust hiring in the U.S., while a resurgence in Russian attacks dashed hopes for a cessation of widespread violence in Ukraine. Futures for the Dow industrials and S&P 500 rose 0.5% in premarket trading and prices
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of GameStop are surging after the video game retailer announced that it would attempt its first stock split in 15 years. The Texas company said in a regulatory filing late Thursday that it wants to increase its share count to 1 billion, from 300 million. A stock split
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By Jamiel Lynch, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The seat of a teen who fell to his death from an amusement park ride in Florida last week was still locked, according to an accident report from the state. Tyre Sampson, 14, fell last Thursday from the FreeFall drop tower that takes riders up 430
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer America’s employers extended a streak of robust hiring in March, adding 431,000 jobs in a sign of the economy’s resilience in the face of a still-destructive pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine and the highest inflation in 40 years. The government’s report showed that last month’s job growth helped shrink
Continue ReadingBy Brooklyn Neustaeter Click here for updates on this story ROME/TORONTO (CTV Network) — Pope Francis has apologized to a group of Indigenous delegates for the Catholic Church’s role in Canada’s residential school system and asked for forgiveness. After private meetings between Pope Francis and First Nations, Inuit and Metis delegates this week, all parties
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — Alejandro DomÃnguez fue reelecto este viernes por unanimidad como presidente de la Conmebol para el periodo 2023–2027, en una votación que se realizó durante el 75° Congreso Ordinario de la institución en Doha, Qatar, antes del sorteo del Mundial. El ecuatoriano Francisco Egas, el argentino Claudio Tapia y el
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street was poised to open higher Friday as investors await monthly jobs data for March, while a resurgence of Russian attacks dashed hopes for any quick end to the war in Ukraine. Futures for the Dow industrials and S&P 500 were 0.5% higher in premarket trading and prices for U.S.
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The epicenter of the latest effort to raise money for Ukraine was a bare-bones office above a bakery in north London. Isaac Kamlish, Nathan Cohen and Isaac Bentata — ages 23 to 25 — gathered around their laptops earlier this week and helped launch the first-ever sale of one-of-a-kind digital
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The epicenter of the latest effort to raise money for Ukraine was a bare-bones office above a bakery in north London. Isaac Kamlish, Nathan Cohen and Isaac Bentata — ages 23 to 25 — gathered around their laptops earlier this week and helped launch the first-ever sale of one-of-a-kind digital
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Dyson, the company made famous for its bagless vacuum cleaners and pricey hair dryers, has revealed its new set of noise-cancelling headphones that come paired with a unique feature — air purifiers. Called the Dyson Zone, the headphones purify airflow to
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN A high-speed police chase of a kidnapping suspect ended in the death of a 5-year-old child, the Jacksonville, Florida, Sheriff’s Office said early Friday morning. Officers received a call about a kidnapping in progress Thursday night, spokesperson Christian Hancock said at a press conference. An officer spotted the vehicle and attempted
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The Grammys are happening this Sunday — a little later than usual — but happening nonetheless! Pushed from January due to a surge in Covid-19 cases, the 64th Grammys are set in Las Vegas this year. Expect performances from Gen Z stars and nominees Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and perennial
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By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Vladimir Putin’s deadline has come and gone and Russian natural gas is still flowing to Europe. The Russian president delivered an ultimatum Thursday to “unfriendly” nations to pay for their energy in rubles starting April 1 or risk being cut off from vital supplies. Was that a bluff? It’s too
Continue Reading By Mark Thompson, CNN Business Vladimir Putin’s deadline has come and gone and Russian natural gas is still flowing to Europe. The Russian president delivered an ultimatum Thursday to “unfriendly” nations to pay for their energy in rubles starting April 1 or risk being cut off from vital supplies. Was that a bluff? It’s too
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The US stock market just logged its most tumultuous quarter since the start of the pandemic, as rising inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spooked investors and encouraged companies to think twice about pursuing mergers or Wall Street debuts. What’s happening: The S&P 500 fell almost 5% between January and
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By Daniella Diaz, CNN Rep. Filemon Vela, a Texas Democrat, officially resigned from Congress on Thursday night to take a position at a law and lobbying firm in Washington, DC, starting the process to set up a special election to replace him. Vela is joining Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. “I write to inform
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — General Motors is recalling nearly 682,000 small SUVs because the windshield wipers can fail.The recall covers the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain from the 2014 and 2015 model years.Ball joints in the wiper module can rust, causing one or both wipers to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.Dealers will inspect the
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Ford is issuing two recalls covering over 737,000 vehicles to fix oil leaks and trailer braking systems that won’t work. The oil leak recall includes the 2020 through 2022 Ford Escape SUV and the 2021 and 2022 Bronco Sport SUV with 1.5-Liter engines. A housing can crack and oil can leak onto
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By Anna Cooban, CNN Business Britons were hit Friday by a huge rise in energy bills, compounding the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. About 22 million households will see their annual bills soar to about £2,000 ($2,626) after the UK’s energy regulator lifted its price cap by 54% — the biggest jump since it
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