CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Charles “Charlie” Munger, business partner of Warren Buffett. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1924 Death date: November 28, 2023 Birth place: Omaha, Nebraska Birth name: Charles Thomas Munger Father: Alfred C. Munger, lawyer Mother: Florence “Toody” (Russell) Munger Marriages: Nancy (Barry) Munger,
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TODAY: Skies remain mostly cloudy throughout the afternoon with partly cloudy skies into the evening hours. Highs top out into the mid to lower 40s as winds remain out of the southwest at 4-8 mph. TONIGHT: Another round of showers is expected tonight, but all precipitation should remain liquid. Temperatures fall to low 30s by
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Keith Richards, musician and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Personal Birth date: December 18, 1943 Birth place: Dartford, Kent, United Kingdom Birth name: Keith Richards Father: Bert Richards, factory worker Mother: Doris (Dupress) Richards Marriage: Patti Hansen (1983-present) Children: with Patti Hansen:
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Secretary of State John Kerry. Personal Birth date: December 11, 1943 Birth place: Aurora, Colorado Birth name: John Forbes Kerry Father: Richard Kerry, a Foreign Service officer Mother: Rosemary (Forbes) Kerry Marriages: Teresa Heinz (1995-present); Julia Thorne (1970-1988, divorced) Children: with Julia
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of France’s President Emmanuel Macron. Personal Birth date: December 21, 1977 Birth place: Amiens, France Birth name: Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron Father: Jean-Michel Macron, professor of neurology Mother: Françoise Noguès-Macron, physician Marriage: Brigitte (Trogneux) Macron (2007-present) Education: Université Paris Nanterre; Institut d’Études Politiques
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin is once again having a moment. On Monday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency soared past $41,000 for the first time in over a year and a half — and marking a 150% rise so far this year. The recent rally for volatile bitcoin coincides with the prospect of exchange-traded funds being
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the College Football Playoff (CFP), a seeded postseason format which began for the 2014 season and replaced the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). January 20, 2025 – The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff National Championship game in
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CNN, KOMO, KHON, ALASKA AIRLINES By Eva Rothenberg and Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Air (ALK) on Sunday announced it will buy rival Hawaiian Airlines (HA) for $1.9 billion. The acquisition was the culmination of “several months” of negotiations, according to Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci. It will include $900 million in
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By Stephanie Halasz and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — The corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restarted Monday after a two month pause that followed the state of emergency declared after the October 7 Hamas attacks. Israeli Minister of Justice Yaris Levin lifted the state of emergency effective December 1. Netanyahu’s corruption trial
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look back at the events of 2023. Notable US Events January 3 – Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker of the House in three rounds of voting. On January 7, McCarthy is elected House speaker after multiple days of negotiations and
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Tesla and SpaceX. Personal Birth date: June 28, 1971 Birth place: Pretoria, South Africa Birth name: Elon Reeve Musk Father: Errol Musk, engineer Mother: Maye (Haldeman) Musk, nutritionist and model Marriages: Talulah Riley (2013-2016, divorced for
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 2024 presidential candidates and key dates in their campaigns. Republican Candidates Donald Trump – 45th president of the United StatesPrimary Campaign Committee – Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc.Website – https://www.donaldjtrump.com/November 15, 2022 – Trump announces that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination
Continue ReadingBy Dan Evans Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSTU) — Utah contributes about 1.2 billion pounds of food waste per year and one company is trying to use the trash to bring power to residents in the community. Momentum Recycling has been gathering bins full of food waste since
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — A judge is dismissing felony charges against a former northern Virginia elections official accused of misconduct in the 2020 elections. State prosecutors now say a key witness in the case has changed his story. The judge dismissed the felony charges against former Prince William County Registrar
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — Electric vehicles have 79% more problems than other vehicles, according to Consumer Reports’ latest annual auto reliability survey. But the problem isn’t really because they’re electric, said Jake Fisher, director of the group’s auto testing center. The problems arise because electric cars are mostly new models, and
Continue ReadingKANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — A Hawaii official says landing gear from a U.S. Navy jet pulverized coral when it landed in a bay after overshooting a military runway. The plane has been moved from a coral reef in an environmentally sensitive bay where it had been stuck for nearly two weeks. A team worked
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Donald Trump está poniendo de relieve la profunda disyuntiva a la que podrían enfrentarse los votantes el año que viene, con amplias afirmaciones sobre un poder presidencial sin controles junto a una retórica antidemocrática cada vez más descarada. Una afirmación hecha el fin de semana por el expresidente, que se negó
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A storm is dropping a mix of rain and snow on parts of New England, with some locations recording more than a half-foot of snow to start the week. More than 25,000 homes and businesses in Maine and more than 11,000 in Vermont were without electricity at the peak Monday as
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Chess player Vaishali Rameshbabu followed in the family tradition by becoming a grandmaster on Friday. Vaishali, 22, became only the third woman in India to earn the title, but she is not the first in her family to achieve such a feat. Her brother, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, became one of
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say a man who had tried to steal merchandise from a department store returned 15 minutes later and stabbed two security guards, killing one and injuring the other. The attack at the Macy’s store occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Monday. Police say store security guards saw the man attempting to
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