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Opinion by Senator Sherrod Brown and Peter Edelman for CNN Business Perspectives If you have kids, check your bank account on Thursday. There’s a pretty good chance you’ll see $250 or $300 in your account with the letters “CTC” in the line item. That’s because for the first time ever, we are recognizing raising kids

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business For most small business owners and sole proprietors, the economic fallout from the pandemic was hellish. CNN Business profiled a number of them over the past year and a half, and checked back with a few to see how they are faring today. He’s cautiously optimistic, despite a debt hangover

By Rodrigo Pedroso and Larry Register, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will be transferred to a hospital in Sao Paulo for additional tests to determine whether he needs emergency surgery, according to Brazil’s Special Secretariat for Social Communication. According to sources at the presidential palace, Bolsonaro felt abdominal pain at night, and he was admitted

Alexandra Meeks, CNN California officials are warning nearly all juvenile chinook salmon in the Sacramento River could die due to abnormally hot underwater conditions as heat waves continue to bake the West. There could be a “near-complete loss” of the young endangered species of salmon because temperatures above 100 degrees for extended periods of time

By Angela Fritz, CNN There are places within cities where summertime heat can soar, and giant swings in temperature are observed over a matter of blocks. Neighborhoods with little tree cover, few grassy areas and a lot of concrete can be as much as 15 to 20 degrees hotter than the surrounding areas. During heat

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Oregon and Washington state have moved into the highest level of wildfire preparedness as the largest wildfire in the United States continues to scorch hundreds of thousands of acres. The Oregon National Guard deployed Wednesday morning to help in the battle against the large Bootleg Fire, which was 5% contained. The

By Aya Elamroussi and Brisa Colon, CNN A small town in Northern California has been ravaged by a wildfire for the second time in less than a year. Residents of Doyle, a town of about 700 residents north of Reno, are evacuating from their homes again as extreme drought and heat waves leave the area

By Jackson Dill, CNN Severe weather — including possible tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds — will threaten more than 90 million people across the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday, according to forecasts. “Although large hail will be possible with [the thunderstorms], wind damage should be the more predominant severe threat,” according to the Storm

By Caitlin Hu, Etant Dupain and David Shortell, CNN Could the traveling pastor with a history of humanitarian work also have masterminded an intricate murder plot to seize power in Haiti? Christian Emmanuel Sanon, the latest American citizen to be arrested in connection to the assassination of Haiti’s President, has been accused by authorities of

By Paula Newton, CNN The Penelakut Tribe in British Columbia announced Monday that it had found more than 160 “undocumented and unmarked’ graves in the province’s Southern Gulf Islands, once home to the Kuper Island Residential School. The latest grim discovery follows other similar findings in British Columbia as well as in the province of

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Germany’s Volkswagen Group hopes to more than double its market share in the United States by 2030, and it’s counting on a cute electric remake of its classic VW Microbus to help it get there. The VW ID Buzz is expected to go on sale in 2023 in the US.

By Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business Ethel Lawrence normally doesn’t have a hard time covering her expenses. But when her husband was prescribed a new medication that cost almost $400 a month, she was in shock. “I was smacked in the face and low on cash. It wasn’t payday yet,” said the 72-year-old Oklahoma resident. “It’s

By Judson Jones and Hannah Gard, CNN The punishing heat wave continues in much of the West. However, for some in places in the Southwest including Arizona, the long-awaited monsoon will bring milder temperatures and rainfall. It may just arrive a little bit too fast, raising flash flooding concerns in the area. “Afternoon and evening

By Julia Chatterley, CNN Business Subway restaurants are getting a makeover. But they’re slapping on more than just a fresh coat of paint: Subway is updating its entire menu — the biggest change in its history. CEO John Chidsey says customers are looking for fresh ingredients and healthy options. That’s something people used to come