By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom has announced that it will scrap a 225-year-old rule that has allowed many of its richest residents to pay hardly any tax on their vast foreign earnings — a benefit enjoyed at one point by the prime minister’s wife. The axing of the non-domiciled tax regime
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Protesters have commandeered a pickup truck and used it to ram down the wooden doors of Mexico City’s National Palace. They battered down the doors and entered the palace, where the president lives and hold his daily press briefings, before they were driven off by security agents. The demonstration Wednesday was
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTIAN WARDLAW Edmunds Gas prices regularly fluctuate. When they’re down, people often forget they will inevitably go back up. And when they’re up, people scramble to find a way to save money at the pump. If fuel costs are stressing your monthly budget, you can reduce the financial strain by getting a hybrid SUV
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Stone tools unearthed in a quarry in Ukraine belonged to ancient humans who used them more than a million years ago, according to new research. The fresh dating analysis of the artifacts reveals the earliest known presence of hominins in Europe, said Roman Garba, an archaeologist at the Czech Academy of
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CNN By Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her. “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans
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CNN By Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her. “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans
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A roundup of the illnesses doctors say are spreading around Mid-Missouri.
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — A student group seeking to host a drag show at a Texas university asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to overrule a decision by the school’s president to prohibit the performance, which he described as “derisive, divisive and demoralizing.” Spectrum WT and two student leaders of the LGBTQ group
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Astronomers have spotted the oldest “dead” galaxy ever observed while studying the cosmos with the James Webb Space Telescope, and it’s one of the deepest views into the distant universe made with the observatory to date. The galaxy existed when the universe was only about 700 million years into
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Beleaguered regional lender New York Community Bank (NYCB) is receiving a more than $1 billion equity investment. The majority of the investment, $450 million, is coming from former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s firm, Liberty Strategic Capital. The remaining sum will come from Hudson Bay Capital, Reverence Capital
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One in six teachers want leave the profession because of safety concerns, according to the Missouri State Teachers Association.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has put America on notice – his second term would be even more disruptive and turbulent than his first. The new presumptive Republican nominee booked his place in a general election rematch with President Joe Biden when his distant, last-remaining rival Nikki Haley conceded to reality
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of musician, music producer and philanthropist, Quincy Jones. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1933 Birth place: Chicago, Illinois Birth name: Quincy Delight Jones Jr. Father: Quincy Delight Jones Sr., a carpenter. Mother: Sarah Frances (Wells) Jones Marriages: Peggy Lipton (1974-1990); Ulla Andersson (1967-1974);
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Madonna is talking about how serious her health emergency was last summer. She told the crowd at the opening of a five-night run for “The Celebration Tour” in Los Angeles that her doctor, Dr. David Agus, and more of her medical team were in the audience. “It was a
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco’s ruler on July 12, 2005, following the death of his father, Prince Rainier. Personal Birth date: March 14, 1958 Birth place: Monte Carlo, Monaco Birth name: Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi,
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Two Filipino seafarers are among the dead after a Houthi ballistic missile struck a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden, marking the first fatal attack by the Iran-backed militant group in its ongoing assaults in the Red Sea. At least three crew members were killed and four others injured in the attack
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. In 2024, Ramadan is expected to begin at sundown on March 10 and end on April 9. (Dates may vary slightly by country depending on the first sighting of the crescent moon.) Facts Ramadan is the ninth month
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By Marlon Martinez Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KSHB) — A henna artist in Kansas City is making an impact on the lives of women battling cancer or alopecia by offering free henna crowns. Bertha Thomas battled alopecia since a very young age. Alopecia is a disease that causes hair
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican governor of South Carolina. Personal Birth date: January 20, 1972 Birth place: Bamberg, South Carolina Birth name: Nimrata Nikki Randhawa Father: Ajit S. Randhawa, professor and business owner Mother: Raj Kaur
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of writer and activist Gloria Steinem. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1934 Birth place: Toledo, Ohio Birth name: Gloria Marie Steinem Father: Leo Steinem, an antique dealer Mother: Ruth (Nuneviller) Steinem Marriage: David Bale (2000-2003, his death) Education: Smith College, B.A., 1956 Other Facts
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