By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Tech giant Baidu announced Monday that it has obtained permits to operate fully autonomous taxis without any human assistants on board in two of China’s megacities, marking a first for the country. Baidu, which operates China’s largest search engine, said it received the regulatory approvals for its autonomous ride-hailing service
Continue ReadingBy Rhythm Sachdeva Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As more children under the age of 18 use the internet, a majority of Canadian parents trust them to go online without supervision, but have concerns about their safety, according to a new global survey. According to the 2022 Norton Cyber
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Algunas temperaturas máximas récord diarias se establecieron este martes y miércoles en varios estados cuando el calor extremo abrasó el centro-sur de EE.UU., como parte de una ola de calor que afectó aún más al país el jueves. Estos son algunos de los récords que se establecieron el 20 de
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Millions are grappling with high temperatures reaching the high 30s and humidex values possibly hitting 40 or higher. Staying cool can be a challenge, especially for seniors or those working from home who do not have an air conditioner or convenient
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By Carmen Lofton Click here for updates on this story SEATTLE, Washington (KTBS) — The Social Media Victims Law Center announced Wednesday that it has filed three lawsuits—one against Meta Platforms, Inc., and two against Meta, Snap, Inc. and ByteDance—for the wrongful deaths of three Louisiana children. The lawsuits allege that Meta Platform’s Facebook and
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business American and United airlines both reported their first operating profit since the start of the pandemic, as strong demand for air travel and high fares allowed the carriers to overcome rising fuel prices. But the good news for airline investors was bad news for airline passengers. The amount passengers paid
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix lost roughly a million customers last quarter — the most in the company’s 25-year history. But it stopped the bleeding in a nightmarish year, and the company believes that its new long-term initiatives will boost sales and subscribers. Those efforts — which include cracking down on password sharing and
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– An An, el panda gigante macho más viejo del mundo en cautiverio, murió este jueves a los 35 años, tras sufrir problemas de salud. Al panda le practicaron la eutanasia para evitar que siguiera sufriendo, según informó Ocean Park de Hong Kong en un comunicado. Se le extrañará por su “inteligencia y
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Verónica Cruz says she’s been getting frantic calls from women in the United States. Abortion clinics have canceled their appointments, and they’re scared, she says. “As soon as the Supreme Court decision came out, they were left without service. There are many people who call us crying, very desperate,” Cruz
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By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story SWANNANOA, North Carolina (WLOS) — A local family is hoping someone will come forward with information involving a deadly hit-and-run earlier this month in Swannanoa. According to Highway Patrol, Terence “Duane” Weaver was driving a motorcycle the night of July 7, 2022, on U.S. 70
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By Anjali Patel Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A lawsuit has been filed against the Biltmore Estate after a fallen tree crashed onto a family’s car last month, leaving a father of two dead. “It’s been 32 days, and it’s just kind of been just kind of a
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business In a bold attempt to get inflation under control, the European Central Bank on Thursday announced it would hike its key interest rate by a half percentage point. That marks the first time since 2011 that the ECB has raised rates, and takes Europe’s main rate back to zero. Rates
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By Jack Guy, CNN Spanish police have detained a pair of professional thieves accused of stealing more than $1.6 million worth of wine from a hotel in the south of the country. The man and woman evaded capture for almost nine months before being arrested on the Montenegro-Croatia border on Tuesday for stealing 45 bottles
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By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN A growing number of Republicans are openly cheering for a competitive primary field in 2024 and encouraging candidates to jump into the race, as some in the GOP get increasingly anxious about the idea of Donald Trump becoming their presidential nominee again — especially amid damning revelations about
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States — at certain music festivals, pool parties and bathhouses — and now public health officials in areas with a lot of infections want more vaccines made available to help control transmission, which appears to happen when people touch intimately,
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By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry says the United States has shown disrespect for Russian law by characterizing basketball star Brittney Griner’s jailing on drug charges as “wrongful detention.” Griner has been jailed since she was arrested in mid-February at a Moscow airport after vape canisters containing
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By Carlotta Dotto, CNN Above the green hills of the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy, an agile farmer leaps across terraced lemon groves overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Balancing between one wooden pole and another, the not-so-young acrobat defies gravity, bending to pick lemons and transport them in crates weighing more than 25 kilograms (55 pounds)
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Washington (CNN) — La investigación federal sobre las actividades comerciales de Hunter Biden se acerca a una coyuntura crítica, ya que los investigadores sopesan los posibles cargos y los fiscales confrontan las pautas del Departamento de Justicia para evitar, en general, acercar los casos políticamente delicados a las elecciones de mitad de
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers are taking the first steps toward building a privately-funded sports and entertainment arena. The team’s managing partners on Thursday announced the creation of a new development company to create its future home in the city’s Fashion District. They say 76 Place is anticipated to cost about $1.3 billion. Josh
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Baidu has unveiled plans for an electric self-driving car with a removable steering wheel, marking another step forward in the fast-moving robotaxi race in China. The Chinese tech giant, the country’s answer to Google, revealed the Apollo RT6, its sixth-generation autonomous vehicle, at its annual flagship conference on Thursday. Baidu’s
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