By Clare Duffy and Nicole Goodkind, CNN Thursday afternoon will round out what has so far been a sobering earnings season for the Big Tech giants. After several years of raking in profits thanks to strong demand for tech gadgets and services during the pandemic, the industry’s fortunes began to turn last year. Tech giants
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Happy Groundhog Day! This morning, many Americans woke up early to see whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, a sign that supposedly determines whether we can expect six more weeks of winter or an early spring. For what it’s worth, that’s according to a groundhog’s nonscientific forecast — and his accuracy
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Happy Groundhog Day! This morning, many Americans woke up early to see whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, a sign that supposedly determines whether we can expect six more weeks of winter or an early spring. For what it’s worth, that’s according to a groundhog’s nonscientific forecast — and his accuracy
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ZELL-AM-SEE, Austria (AP) — World Cup slalom standings leader Lucas Braathen says he left hospital after surgery for appendicitis ahead of the world championships. The 22-year-old Norwegian will miss a World Cup slalom on Saturday in France. He’s targeting races in two weeks’ time at the worlds in Courchevel and Meribel. Braathen writes in a
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson, Teele Rebane and Sophie Tanno, CNN Cardinal George Pell remains a divisive figure even in death, with angry protests at his funeral in Sydney on Thursday and a former prime minister describing him as a “saint.” The Cardinal’s funeral took place at St. Mary’s Cathedral, with police forced to intervene as protesters
Continue ReadingBy CNN Meteorologist Monica Garrett Punxsutawney Phil — the legendary groundhog weather watcher — woke up and saw his shadow Thursday morning, calling for six more weeks of winter. Each February 2, on Groundhog Day, the members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club make the pilgrimage to Gobbler’s Knob, Phil’s official home. The group waits for
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Subway says it had a record-setting year for sales in 2022, bolstered by a major menu revamp and store renovations. The company believes its plan to slice meat in front of customers could make 2023 another record year. A privately held company, Subway doesn’t typically release quarterly earnings but it gave
Continue Reading By Sophia Saifi and Julia Horowitz, CNN Muhammad Radaqat, a 27-year-old greengrocer, is worried. He doesn’t know how much an onion will cost next week, let alone how he’ll be able to afford the fuel he needs to heat his home and keep his family warm. “All we’re being told by the government is that
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Mientras cientos de miles de personas permanecen sin electricidad en Texas este jueves en medio de temperaturas gélidas y carreteras heladas, el noreste se prepara para una ráfaga de aire helado que los pronosticadores dicen que podrÃa ser el más frÃo sentido en décadas. Texas ha estado soportando la peor
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Issy Ronald, CNN It was a find of such magnitude that the amateur detectorist who discovered it was lost for words, and the expert who unraveled its mysteries spent two years researching it. Charlie Clarke had only been metal detecting for six months when, in 2019, he unearthed a gold pendant in Warwickshire, in England’s
Continue Reading By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Europe’s two largest central banks raised interest rates sharply on Thursday, opting for bigger increases than the US Federal Reserve as inflation in the region remains near historically high levels. The European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England lifted rates by another half a percentage point. Benchmark interest rates
Continue Reading Lianne Kolirin, CNN Gillian Anderson has called on women around the world to contact her anonymously about their sexual fantasies. Anderson, who plays forthright sex therapist Jean Milburn in the blockbuster Netflix series “Sex Education,” has posted a video on Instagram and explained that she’s “launching a major exploration of women and sex.” Seated on
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN A week that has been chock-full of economic data will be capped off Friday 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 the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, the Health Affairs Committee for the University of Missouri met to talk about renovations and expansion at the university. The projects are expected to cost nearly $70 million. One of several projects the committee is looking to discuss includes budgeting around $51 million for renovations to its medical science building. By the winter of
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Happy Groundhog Day! This morning, many Americans woke up early to see whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, a sign that supposedly determines whether we can expect six more weeks of winter or an early spring. For what it’s worth, that’s according to a groundhog’s nonscientific forecast — and his accuracy
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN Whether it’s a denim bralet hastily fashioned from a jean waistband or a pair of leather pants so low-slung they exposed her pubic bone, Julia Fox has become synonymous with daredevil dressing. But her wardrobe hasn’t always been this risqué. After rising to fame in 2019 after being cast in “Uncut Gems,”
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin, but a warming trend was forecast to bring relief from the deadly storm Thursday. More than 390,000 customers in
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior members of the European Union’s executive branch are in Ukraine looking to boost relations with the war-torn country and pave the way for it to one day join the bloc. But not all of the EU’s 27 member countries think Ukraine should join. At least not
Continue Reading By Jacopo Prisco, CNN After losing her house to a fire, Jo Ann Ussery had a peculiar idea: to live in an airplane. She bought an old Boeing 727 that was destined for the scrapyard, had it shipped to a plot of land she already owned, and spent six months renovating, doing most of the
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Top European Union officials arrived in Kyiv on Thursday for talks with the Ukrainian government as rescue crews dug through the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine that was struck by a Russian missile, killing at least three people and wounding 21 others. The
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