By Alicia Wallace, CNN The US economy expanded again during the fourth quarter, registering solid growth to end 2022 even as consumers and businesses battled historically high inflation and rising interest rates. Gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — increased at an annualized rate of 2.9% from October to December last
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El núcleo de la Tierra es uno de los componentes más misteriosos del planeta y que muchos cientÃficos han estudiado durante años para saber cómo afecta la vida diaria de los millones de personas que habitan el planeta. Y un nuevo estudio sugiere que pudo haberse detenido e incluso
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By Amanda Davies and Amy Woodyatt, CNN American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin is having quite the 2023 — and it could get even better before the end of January. Earlier this week, the two-time Olympic gold medalist secured her 83rd World Cup win to break compatriot Lindsey Vonn’s record for the most wins in women’s
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN) — Los votantes de California decidirán el próximo año en un referéndum que podrÃa revocar una nueva ley estatal que establece condiciones laborales y salarios mÃnimos de hasta US$ 22 por hora para los empleados de comida rápida en el estado más grande del paÃs. Chipotle, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, In-N-Out Burger y
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By Kevin Flower and Jack Forrest, CNN Video and audio recorded last year during the attack on Paul Pelosi in the San Francisco home he shares with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be released on Friday, according to the San Francisco Superior Court. The released material will include 911 audio calls, police body camera
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By Eric Levenson, Melissa Alonso, Jamiel Lynch and Christina Maxouris, CNN Five former Memphis police officers who were fired for their actions during the arrest of Tyre Nichols earlier this month were indicted on charges including murder and kidnapping, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced Thursday. The former officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — What all seemed so different, so daunting, even, about trying to win a Grand Slam title to Elena Rybakina a little more than six months ago is now coming rather naturally. And if she can win one more match, she will add a championship at
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials have conceded that two of the people most responsible for overseeing the state’s lethal injection drugs testified incorrectly under oath that they were testing the chemicals for bacterial contamination. The revelation from a court filing last week follows an independent report that found Tennessee
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street was mixed in muted trading early Thursday as investors waited for more U.S. economic data amid rising hope that Western economies can avoid a recession despite higher interest rates meant to cool inflation. Futures for the Dow were off less than 0.1% before the
Continue Reading By FADI TAWIL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Scores of protesters have scuffled with riot police in Beirut as they try to break into the chief offices of Lebanon’s judiciary. The demonstrations came after Lebanon’s chief prosecutor moved Wednesday to cripple the probe into a massive port explosion that wreaked havoc on
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN A panel of independent experts that advises the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions voted unanimously Thursday to update all Covid-19 vaccines so they contain the same ingredients as the two-strain shots that are now used as booster doses. The vote means young children and others who haven’t
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Wall Street analysts are holding their breath and crossing their fingers this morning as they await gross domestic product numbers for the final quarter of 2022. Traders have recently been celebrating dismal economic news in the hopes that it will prompt the Federal Reserve to pivot away from rate hikes and
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN A week that has been chock-full of economic data will be capped off Friday morning with the first US jobs report of 2023. Economists estimate that 185,000 positions were likely added in January, according to Refinitiv. That would be a considerable drop from the 504,000 jobs added in January 2022 and
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NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle midfielder Joelinton has been banned from driving and fined $36,000 after admitting to driving under the influence of alcohol. The 26-year-old Brazilian failed a breath test after police stopped his Mercedes in the early hours of Jan. 12 in Newcastle. A district judge banned him from driving for one year
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia’s path to sending a team to the Paris Olympics next year has become clearer amid fierce objections from Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee indicated on Wednesday it favors officially neutral teams from Russia and its ally Belarus at the 2024 Olympics despite a plea from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — What all seemed so different, so daunting, even, about trying to win a Grand Slam title to Elena Rybakina a little more than six months ago is now coming rather naturally. And if she can win one more match, she will add a championship at
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By Zayn Nabbi and Angus Watson, CNN The Australian Open told CNN it has “briefed and reminded” players and their entourages about the tournament’s “policy regarding flags and symbols” on Thursday after video emerged on Wednesday of Novak Djokovic’s father, Srdjan, pictured at a demonstration with fans holding Russian flags, voicing his support for Russia.
Continue Reading By Amanda Davies and Amy Woodyatt, CNN American skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin is having quite the 2023 — and it could get even better before the end of January. Earlier this week, the two-time Olympic gold medalist secured her 83rd World Cup win to break compatriot Lindsey Vonn’s record for the most wins in women’s
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Ukraine has urged the West to get military hardware into the hands of its troops as quickly as possible, as Russia fired missiles toward Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities just hours after Germany and the US announced their plans to provide modern tanks to the country. Russia launched 55 missiles at
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, CNN Ukraine has urged the West to get military hardware into the hands of its troops as quickly as possible, as Russia fired missiles toward Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities just hours after Germany and the US announced their plans to provide modern tanks to the country. Russia launched 55 missiles at
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