By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business For your next important business trip, you can now rent a Ford Mustang from Hertz with a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 engine capable of producing more than 900 horsepower. For comparison, that’s 400 more horsepower than you get in a Chevrolet Corvette. It’s double the power you’d get in a regular
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are off to a higher start on Wall Street Wednesday and bond yields are rising after the government reported that the pace of inflation moderated last month but not as much as hoped. The S&P 500 shook off an early slide and was up 0.8%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite
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By Jamiel Lynch, Dakin Andone and Pete Muntean, CNN “I have no idea how to fly the airplane.” The pilot on his single-engine Cessna 208 had “gone incoherent,” the passenger was telling air traffic controllers Tuesday afternoon, according to audio from LiveATC.net. It was, he stressed, a “serious situation.” Air Traffic Controller Robert Morgan, a
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By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN Austin Williams likened the capture of Alabama fugitive Casey White, accused of killing Williams’ mother in 2015, to a “miracle,” saying Tuesday he did not expect White would be captured alive. Williams, 42, and his family had been hoping for the best for Vicky White, the jailer accused of helping
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Britain has signed a security assurance with Sweden which like its neighbor Finland is pondering whether to join NATO following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, pledging to “bolster military ties” in the event of a crisis and support both countries should they come under attack. British
Continue ReadingBy Tony Garcia and Joylyn Bukovac Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — A young man is breathing a little easier after nearly losing an engagement ring to a vehicle fire on Monday. According to Williamson County Fire Rescue, fire crews were dispatched to a car fire off I-840 on Monday
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By Majlie de Puy Kamp and Isabelle Chapman, CNN Their names are etched in stone alongside some of the most powerful people and companies in American history — the Rockefellers, the Walgreens, and the Coca-Cola company. They’ve sponsored fellowships at Ivy League schools, have educational centers named after them, and sit on the boards of
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The bitcoin crash is hitting Coinbase really, really hard. The cryptocurrency brokerage reported a first-quarter loss late Tuesday and revenue that fell 27% from a year ago, missing Wall Street’s forecasts. Coinbase shares plummeted more than 25% Wednesday and hit their lowest level ever. Coinbase stock is now
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at hurricane statistics. Notable Hurricanes in Recent US History August 26-September 1, 2021 – Hurricane Ida Category 4 storm. Made first landfall in Cuba as a Category 1 hurricane and hit the Louisiana coast near Port Fourchon as a Category 4 hurricane. The storm directly caused at least 55
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By Reuters Boeing Co. is feuding with Aerojet Rocketdyne, a key supplier for its Starliner spacecraft, as the U.S. aerospace giant races to test launch the uncrewed astronaut capsule and mend its reputation in the space sector, people familiar with the matter said. The CST-100 Starliner is scheduled for a May 19 Florida launch atop
Continue Reading By Reuters Boeing Co. is feuding with Aerojet Rocketdyne, a key supplier for its Starliner spacecraft, as the U.S. aerospace giant races to test launch the uncrewed astronaut capsule and mend its reputation in the space sector, people familiar with the matter said. The CST-100 Starliner is scheduled for a May 19 Florida launch atop
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El asesinato de Marcelo Pecci, fiscal anticorrupción de Paraguay, cuando estaba de luna de miel en una playa de Colombia, ha desatado la indignación internacional. Las autoridades unen esfuerzos para esclarecer el crimen y dar con los responsables. En la mañana de este miércoles, el director general de la Policía Nacional
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords who was seriously wounded in a mass shooting in 2011. Personal Birth date: June 8, 1970 Birth place: Tucson, Arizona Birth name: Gabrielle Dee Giffords Father: Spencer Giffords, El Campo Tire executive and a district school board member Mother: Gloria
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Leah Dolan, CNN Barbie, the 63-year-old American doll manufacturer, is releasing a new set of dolls in June as part of its ongoing efforts towards diversity and inclusion. From creating the brand’s first ever Barbie with hearing aids, to a Ken doll with the skin condition vitiligo, 2022’s Fashionista line up — which will be
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Amanda Seyfried as Karen Smith in “Mean Girls ” has a special place in the heart of pop culture. But the actress now says one of the most famous scenes from the 2004 film caused some uncomfortable moments for her. In a cover story with Marie Claire, Seyfried said she
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Philip Morris will attempt to step further into the smoke-free tobacco market, offering to buy the chewing tobacco company Swedish Match for about $16 billion in cash. Swedish Match, based in Stockholm, makes nicotine pouches, chewing tobacco and moist snuff, among other products. It derives more than 65% of
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By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Airbnb on Wednesday announced new ways to search for and book homes on the platform in response to the rise of remote work and the number of customers choosing longer stays. The new features include the ability to more easily divide trips between two homes when options for longer stays
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By Terry Ward, CNN Is there a food more humble yet universally adored than the sandwich? And while one person’s go-to hamburger snack might be another’s katsu sando or chivito, there’s hardly a country on the planet that doesn’t turn to some type of bread with something stuffed inside it to cure a craving. Traveling
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Low-income parents now have another chance to get the enhanced 2021 child tax credit without filing full tax returns. The Biden administration is relaunching its efforts to reach families whose incomes are so low they don’t have to file taxes and direct them to an online portal where they can submit
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ROME (AP) — Once is enough when it comes to beating Rafael Nadal on a clay court. Nadal has never lost consecutive matches on his favorite surface and the Spaniard extended that perfect record by beating John Isner 6-3, 6-1 to reach the third round of the Italian Open. Nadal was coming off a loss
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