By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Michael Kors and Kate Spade are about to become siblings. Tapestry Inc., which owns Kate Spade and Coach, announced Thursday that it’s acquiring Capri Holdings, the parent company of Michael Kors and Versace. The $8.5 billion deal could help them better compete against their higher-end European rivals.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — With apologies to Nathaniel Hawthorne and admirers of “The Scarlet Letter,” Dav Pilkey has a name for the next installment of his multi-million selling “Dog Man” children’s books series about a canine superhero. “Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder,” will be published March 19. Previous “Dog Man” titles, shameless puns all, include
Continue ReadingBy AHMED El-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Security officials and an eyewitness say they suspect an Al-Qaida attack in southern Yemen killed a military commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group. The men said the attack occurred on Thursday while the commander and soldiers were traveling in a convoy through the south
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By Ben Morse and Eru Ishikawa, CNN (CNN) — Four months before the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country’s history. The earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant, a disaster that’s still being felt to this day. The
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Sydney Sweeney es consciente de los rumores que corren sobre ella y a veces, admite, todo le afecta. “A veces me siento golpeada por ello”, dijo a Variety la actriz de “Euphoria”, que también tiene en desarrollo un reboot de “Barbarella”. Las declaraciones las hizo en un artículo de portada
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — New constraints on US investments in advanced technology in China will exacerbate a slump in deals between the world’s top two economies and deliver a “major blow” to Chinese startups, analysts and investors told CNN Thursday. The Biden administration announced Wednesday it would restrict investments by
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Las autoridades de Líbano y Kuwait decidieron prohibir la película “Barbie” en todos los cines de sus países por ofender los “valores morales”. La película estaba programada para estrenarse en ambos países a fines de agosto. El ministro de Cultura de Líbano, Mohammad Mortada, citado por el noticiero NNA estatal de
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University denounced a few football coaches and staffers who wore shirts appearing to pay tribute to former head coach Pat Fitzgerald at practice on Wednesday. Fitzgerald was fired from the school in July after allegations of hazing within the Wildcats football program, in which the university faces several lawsuits. The shirt reads
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The Columbia Mall continues to draw crowds when malls in other areas are shutting their doors.
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By Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — The federal government is allowing airlines to continue to run reduced flight schedules to major airports serving New York City and Washington in hopes of curbing flight cancellations and reducing the burden on short-staffed air traffic controllers. The Federal Aviation Administration is extending the relaxed requirements it
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Empujado de nuevo entre los arbustos, más allá de Bradleys destruidos y Humvees envejecidos, el T72 de la era soviética baja su torreta para disparar. Sus objetivos son las posiciones rusas, en peligro por el avance de Ucrania hacia el sur, justo después del edificio en el horizonte. Tres rondas
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By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — finally launched its first space tourists to the edge of the cosmos, a major step toward delivering on decades of promises. The company’s rocket-powered space plane, VSS Unity, took off at 8:30
Continue ReadingBy NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — “Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film over its themes on gender and sexuality have raised questions about how widely it will be released. Kuwait said it banned the
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The space plane glided back to a runway
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tapestry, parent company of luxury handbag and accessories retailer Coach, is buying the owner of fashion brands including Michael Kors, Versace and Jimmy Choo, Capri Holdings. The approximately $8.5 billion deal will strengthen Tapestry’s foothold in the luxury space as it looks to take on
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — For the past two years, economists have been worrying about the risks of high inflation rates. But far less attention has been given to inflation’s sibling: stagflation. Stagflation is the combination of high inflation and a slowing economy. Historically, low rates of unemployment compensate for some of the
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By David Close, CNN (CNN) — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan cited “anxiety” as the reason he took an unexpected break from his role, following the PGA Tour’s proposed partnership with Saudi’s Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) – the backers of LIV Golf – and the European-based DP World Tour. “I was dealing with anxiety,
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a tireless anti-corruption campaigner and investigative journalist. A 59-year-old lawmaker in the National Assembly, he had been outspoken about corruption and the violence caused by drug trafficking in the country, telling CNN En
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin 🔁 Haz clic aquí para ver las actualizaciones más recientes Un bote calcinado yace en el paseo marítimo quemado después de que los incendios forestales devastaran la ciudad de Lahaina en Maui el 9 de agosto de 2023. (Crédito: de Mason Jarvi/Reuters) The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The wind-whipped fires in Maui spread swiftly and created a deadly tinderbox, overwhelming residents and local officials in one of the nation’s deadliest wildfires. “It’s very strange to hear about severe wildfires in Hawaii – a wet, tropical island – but strange events are becoming more common with climate
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