By DAN FRIO Edmunds Looking for a car to inspire adventure on the open road for spring break and beyond? Edmunds has gathered a few picks that can handle rocks, ruts and the highway rest stops with ease. For around $30,000 or less, you can find a used Honda Ridgeline, Jeep Wrangler, Lexus GX 460
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The soft landing that once looked nearly impossible for the Federal Reserve to pull off is still on track. That’s the message from Jan Hatzius, the chief economist of Goldman Sachs. “Certainly, it doesn’t look like the economy is anywhere close to a recession,” Hatzius told CNN.
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The original “Road House” has long been the guiltiest of pleasures, a movie that seems to be in a perpetual loop on cable, with Patrick Swayze as the philosopher-bouncer immortalizing lines like “Pain don’t hurt.” A 35-years-later update brings some of that allure to Amazon, with Jake Gyllenhaal
Continue ReadingBy SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet When discussing a multigenerational family trip, have a plan to avoid arguments around topics like when to travel, where you’ll go, what you’ll do there or how you’ll split bills. With groups, it’s often best for each family unit to book their lodging and transportation. Keep costs in line with
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Russian and Belarusian athletes will not participate in the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony – the first to be held along a river – scheduled for July 26, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board announced Tuesday. “AINs (Individual Neutral Athletes) will not participate in the parade of delegations teams
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — With no winner of the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, the jackpot for Friday’s drawing has climbed to an estimated $977 million, according to the lottery. While there was no big winner Tuesday, four players won at least $1 million, Mega Millions said. Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 24, 46, 49, 62,
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CNN By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — With no winner of the Mega Millions jackpot Tuesday, the jackpot for Friday’s drawing has climbed to an estimated $977 million, according to the lottery. While there was no big winner Tuesday, four players won at least $1 million, Mega Millions said. Tuesday’s winning numbers were: 24, 46, 49,
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Communist Party says Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong has resigned after a little over a year in the job. That makes him the latest senior official to leave office amid an intense anti-corruption campaign. The party’s Central Committee approved his resignation, writing in a statement
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By Mai Nishiyama, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Seven crew members who were taken to hospitals after a South Korean-flagged tanker capsized off Japan have died, according to officials. Among the nine crew members who were rescued from the stricken vessel, one was still alive, while the other’s condition was unknown, Ryoto Katamura, an officer at Moji
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s competition watchdog has hit Google with another big fine tied to a long-running dispute over payments to French publishers for their news. The French Competition Authority said Wednesday that it issued the $272 million penalty because of Google’s failure to comply with some commitments it made in a negotiating framework. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Sheriff candidate Victor Pitman released a statement after former sheriff Clay Chism’s peace officer license was revoked on Tuesday. Chism was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated in Randolph County in October 2022. In the statement from Pitman, he said that it is his responsibility to answer questions about
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Australia has postponed its T20 series against Afghanistan citing worsening ‘conditions for women and girls’ in the country under Taliban rule, the country’s national cricket body announced on Tuesday. The three-match series, which had been scheduled for August, was assigned to be hosted by Afghanistan but
Continue ReadingWEWS, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Strawberries topped this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list — a ranking of the fruits and vegetables contaminated with the most amount of pesticides. However, studies have found that levels of pesticides in adults and children can drop up to 95% after a switch to an organic diet. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Strawberries topped this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list — a ranking of the fruits and vegetables contaminated with the most amount of pesticides. However, studies have found that levels of pesticides in adults and children can drop up to 95% after a switch to an organic diet. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel says in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press the federal tax collector will expand its pursuit of high-wealth tax dodgers with new initiatives in the coming months. Werfel says the IRS is using tools like artificial intelligence to ferret out abuses and
Continue Reading By Sam Joseph and Coy Wire, CNN (CNN) — Welsh rugby union star Louis Rees-Zammit turned heads earlier this year when he announced that he would be leaving behind the sport he made his name in to try his luck at making it into the National Football League. After all, the 23-year-old was one of
Continue Reading By Max Foster, Pauline Lockwood, Niamh Kennedy and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom’s data watchdog is “assessing” reports that a staff member at a London hospital allegedly tried to access the private medical records of Catherine, Princess of Wales during her stay in January. The Daily Mirror tabloid reports The London Clinic
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “X-Men ‘97” at first seems like narrowly pitched made-for-streaming fare, reviving a cultish animated Saturday-morning series launched more than 30 years ago, basically picking up where that show left off. Look a little closer, though, and “X-Men” could offer clues, and signposts, as Marvel pivots into a next
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Kensington Palace isn’t just the home of the Prince and Princess of Wales. It is a carefully managed brand under the parent company of the British Monarchy, which has a millennium of practice spinning a good yarn. That’s partly why so many people find the palace’s
Continue ReadingBy YAYAN ZAMZAMI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast on Wednesday, according to local fishermen who rescued six people. The survivors said more people were still on the boat. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The six,
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