The Associated Press Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as the market continues an unsettled period of trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. The S&P 500 gave back 0.3% in the early going Wednesday. The benchmark index, which set a record high last Thursday, was weighed down by losses in technology
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The Associated Press Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street as the market continues an unsettled period of trading ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. The S&P 500 gave back 0.3% in the early going Wednesday. The benchmark index, which set a record high last Thursday, was weighed down by losses in technology
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By Stella Chan, CNN San Francisco declared a water shortage emergency and is calling for a 10% reduction across its regional system, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday. “With California still experiencing devastating drought and the uncertainty around this rainy season, we need to make tough decisions that will ensure that our water source continues to
Continue Reading By Stella Chan, CNN San Francisco declared a water shortage emergency and is calling for a 10% reduction across its regional system, Mayor London Breed announced Tuesday. “With California still experiencing devastating drought and the uncertainty around this rainy season, we need to make tough decisions that will ensure that our water source continues to
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By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Migrants from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador spend $2.2 billion every year trying to reach the United States, and most of that money goes to smugglers, according to a new report. The estimate of annual costs over the past five years, derived from surveys of thousands of households in those
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La incidencia mundial de casos de covid-19 ha aumentado durante más de un mes, según la última actualización epidemiológica semanal de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), publicada este martes. Entre el 15 y el 21 de noviembre, se reportaron poco menos de 3,6 millones de casos, lo que
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Vietnam have expressed serious concern about any unilateral actions aimed at altering the status quo in the South China Sea, and agreed to work together to sustain free and open sea lanes as tensions escalate in the region amid China’s rise. Vietnamese
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Este jueves marca el segundo Día de Acción de Gracias (Thanksgiving) durante la pandemia de coronavirus. Muchos abuelos están planeando con entusiasmo ver a sus nietos. Los amigos están vistiendo sus mesas de comedor para el pavo y sus seres queridos. Algunas personas tienen vuelos reservados o viajes por carretera programados. Pero
Continue Reading By GEIR MOULSON and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s would-be governing parties are vowing to modernize Europe’s biggest economy and step up efforts against climate change. They announced an agreement Wednesday that leaves center-left leader Olaf Scholz poised to replace longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel within weeks. The coalition will shift Germany’s leadership
Continue Reading DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating Shalanda Young to head the Office of Management and Budget. He’s also nominating Nani Coloretti to serve as Young’s deputy. Biden made the announcement in a video released Wednesday by the White House. It would be the first time
Continue Reading DARLENE SUPERVILLE and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating Shalanda Young to head the Office of Management and Budget. He’s also nominating Nani Coloretti to serve as Young’s deputy. Biden made the announcement in a video released Wednesday by the White House. It would be the first time
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 17-year-old suspect is now charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the shooting death of an 18-year-old in Des Moines. Authorities on Tuesday announced the charges against Quarian Deonte Moore. He was arrested Thursday on several warrants unrelated to the killing. Police say further investigation led to the
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Los ocho partidos restantes de la jornada 5 de la Champions League, correspondientes a la fase de grupos, se juegan este miércoles. El encuentro que se destaca por sobre el resto es el que sostendrán el Machester City y el PSG en Inglaterra, equipos que tienen 8 y 9 puntos, respectivamente,
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign that the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last year’s coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 71,000 to 199,000, the lowest since mid-November
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century, another sign that the U.S. job market is rebounding rapidly from last year’s coronavirus recession. Jobless claims dropped by 71,000 to 199,000, the lowest since mid-November
Continue Reading By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The jury is deliberating for a second day in the trial of three white man charged with the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in coastal Georgia. The mostly white jury resumed its deliberations Wednesday morning. It spent about six hours deliberating Tuesday before adjourning without a verdict.
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The island kingdom of Bahrain has announced plans for over $30 billion in spending to spur investment and build up infrastructure over the next several years. The plans include creating five brand-new cities on man-made islands. The project detailed Wednesday signals the government’s efforts to drive growth after the
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder may be one of Hollywood’s longest standing “marriages.” Reeves has once again addressed talk that he and Ryder are actually married, thanks to actual priests officiating the wedding scene performed in Romania for the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola directed drama “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” “We did
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Video by Sofia Barrett, CNN Business The supply chain crisis means last-minute gift buyers may have little choice but to go shopping the old-fashioned way this holiday season. High demand, combined with supply chain delays, materials’ shortages and troubles hiring workers, are shrinking the availability of items both online and
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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business If you’re the kind of shopper who holds out for the bigger and better year-end deals after Christmas, you could be out of luck this season. Come January, those ridiculously-deep clearance sales might be much harder to find. Blame the messed up global supply chain. January is the golden month
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