Juan Pablo Elverdin Nueva York (CNN Business) — El huracán Ian es la última catástrofe natural que afecta a los precios de los alimentos. La tormenta que azota Florida ya está obligando a los futuros del zumo de naranja a subir, y pronto podrÃa reducir el suministro de fertilizantes del paÃs, lo que podrÃa tener
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By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press States are spending billions of dollars of federal pandemic relief funds on infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges and public buildings. The American Rescue Plan law signed by President Joe Biden last year provided $350 billion to states and local governments to respond to the coronavirus
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By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press Standing 14 stories tall, the Docking State Office Building is one of Kansas’ largest and oldest state workplaces. It’s also largely vacant, despite a prime location across from the Capitol. So Kansas officials are planning to spend $60 million of federal pandemic relief funds to help
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Don’t look for Elizabeth Olsen to be riding a dragon anytime soon. The “Wandavision” star talked to “Entertainment Tonight” about speculation that she’s been cast on HBO’s “House of Dragons” (HBO is owned by CNN’s parent company). “I don’t know how things, like rumors like that, get started, and then
Continue Reading By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press Standing 14 stories tall, the Docking State Office Building is one of Kansas’ largest and oldest state workplaces. It’s also largely vacant, despite a prime location across from the Capitol. So Kansas officials are planning to spend $60 million of federal pandemic relief funds to help
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By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston was held out of a second straight practice because of a back injury. The move raises questions about whether Winston will be able to play against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. A day earlier,
Continue Reading The Associated Press Texas and West Virginia meet Saturday with both teams desperate to avoid an 0-2 start in the Big 12. West Virginia has recovered from a slow start to win its last two games behind a maturing run game led by freshman CJ Donaldson. Texas is still waiting to see if freshman quarterback
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By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist The sun has risen over the Sunshine State, and soon we will know more about the trail of destruction Hurricane Ian has left behind in southwest Florida. Many of the hardest hit areas lost all communications during the height of the storm, and we just don’t know yet how bad
Continue Reading By Judson Jones, CNN Meteorologist The sun has risen over the Sunshine State, and soon we will know more about the trail of destruction Hurricane Ian has left behind in southwest Florida. Many of the hardest hit areas lost all communications during the height of the storm, and we just don’t know yet how bad
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 11 Penn State and Northwestern resume Big Ten play Saturday in State College. The Wildcats won at Beaver Stadium in their most recent visit in 2014. The unbeaten Nittany Lions are looking for improved play after a ho-hum win over Central Michigan last week. They’ll have an open date next
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN While more Latinos say Democrats work hard to earn their votes than Republicans, about half of them don’t see a “great deal of difference” in what the two political parties stand for, a new poll shows. A Pew Research Center survey, published Thursday, analyzes Latinos’ political views and the issues they
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The third quarter is about to end — and investors are wishing the past nine months good riddance. Stocks fell Thursday, giving up much of Wednesday’s big gains. The Dow fell nearly 460 points, or 1.5%. The Dow is now back in a bear market, more than 20%
Continue ReadingBy Katrenia Busch Click here for updates on this story GENESEE County, Michigan (WNEM) — Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson is celebrating a new graduating class of the jail’s IGNITE program. The IGNITE Program enables inmates to receive a high school education or trade school certification. On Wednesday, some of them received their commercial driver’s
Continue ReadingBy Katrenia Busch Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — Student loan forgiveness will not be taxed in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement today. It will affect anyone who benefits from the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program or other student loan forgiveness. Whitmer says approximately 1.4 million Michigan residents
Continue Reading By JAMES ROBSON AP Sports Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United looked like a club in crisis just two weeks into the season, but ahead of Sunday’s first Manchester derby between Pep Guardiola and Erik Ten Hag, the picture is very different at Old Trafford. United has won its last four league games, beating
Continue ReadingBy Michele Fiore Click here for updates on this story WISCONSIN (WDJT) — Hurricane Ian hit the Florida coast today as a category four, packing winds up to 150 miles an hour. The concern is now for a storm surge that could flood the area with a wall of water up to 16 feet high.
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates surged for the sixth week in a row, moving closer to 7%. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.70% in the week ending September 29, up from 6.29% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That’s the highest level since July 2007. Mortgage rates have more than doubled since
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story EUGENE, Oregon (KPTV) — A native Floridian found refuge in Eugene from Hurricane Ian’s path, days before it made landfall near his hometown of Clearwater, Fla. Trevor Ackerman is no stranger to Oregon. He spent two years studying to get his master’s at the University
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The Arizona Wildcats and Colorado Buffaloes are both hunting for their first Pac-12 win when they meet Saturday in Tucson. The Buffaloes are winless and have lost all four of their games by at least 25 points. Arizona has won two games after finishing 1-11 last year. The Wildcats’ last home
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business High prices and rising interest rates are putting used cars out of reach for a growing number of car shoppers. That’s bad news for CarMax, the nation’s largest used car dealer. CarMax reported Thursday that its earnings plunged 54% as the number of cars it sold in the quarter fell
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