Skip to Content

Month: January 2024

The European Commission launches an in-depth look at competitive costs of the Lufthansa deal for ITA

By COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer MILAN (AP) — The European Commission has announced an in-depth investigation of German airline Lufthansa’s planned takeover of Italian carrier ITA Airways citing competitive concerns. Lufthansa signed a deal last year for a 41% minority share in the long-struggling ITA Airways formerly Alitalia. The deal calls for a 325-million-euro

Continue Reading

Missouri secretary of state pushes back at a state audit claiming a violation of state law

By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is on the defensive after the state auditor claimed he violated state law by withholding records. Ashcroft is accused of failing to turn over cybersecurity reviews of Missouri’s 116 local election authorities. Ashcroft on Tuesday

Continue Reading

The Missouri secretary of state pushes back at a state audit claiming a violation of state law

By The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is defending himself against the state auditor’s claim that Ashcroft violated state law. Ashcroft is accused of failing to turn over cybersecurity reviews of Missouri’s 116 local election authorities. Ashcroft on Tuesday refuted what he called “false accusations” made by

Continue Reading

Joel Embiid anota con 70 puntos, el máximo de su carrera, rompiendo el récord de la franquicia de los 76ers en la victoria por 133-123 sobre los Spurs

Sol Amaya (CNN) — El actual MVP de la NBA, Joel Embiid, tuvo una noche histórica anotadora este lunes, convirtiéndose en el noveno jugador en la historia de la liga en anotar más de 70 puntos cuando los Philadelphia 76ers derrotaron a los San Antonio Spurs, 133-123. Embiid registró un récord personal tanto en puntos

Continue Reading

Customers have soured on self-checkout, and a new study says there’s proof

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — From theft to scanning errors, retailers are running into headaches with self-checkout after rolling out the technology aggressively over the last decade. Now, research finds another problem with self-checkout: fading customer loyalty. A newly-released study by researchers at Drexel University published in the Journal of Business Research

Continue Reading

Canada is preparing for a second Trump presidency. Trudeau says Trump ‘represents uncertainty’

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canada’s government is preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump could reach the White House again. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told a Cabinet retreat that Trump “represents uncertainty.” But he said his government was able to manage Trump previously by showing that Canada and the U.S.

Continue Reading

“La sociedad de la nieve” está nominada a mejor película internacional. ¿Qué películas españolas han ganado el Oscar?

urielblanco (CNN Español) — “La sociedad de la nieve”, película española dirigida por Juan Antonio Bayona, se encuentra bajo los reflectores gracias a sus recientes nominaciones a premios cinematográficos. Apenas hace unos días, el filme —que retrata la llamada “tragedia de los Andes” de 1972— se llevó la nominación al premio BAFTA a mejor película

Continue Reading

Connie Britton and more speak out against antisemitism in ‘New Year, New Voices’ campaign

By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — A group of entertainment industry figures are joining forces to launch a new campaign amid rising antisemitic incidents. Connie Britton, Cindy Crawford, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jenna Dewan and Scooter Braun are among those participating in the “New Year, New Voices” campaign, which aims to combat antisemitism and launches on social

Continue Reading
Skip to content