By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has placed a popular African destination in its “high” Covid-19 risk category for travelers. South Africa — renowned for its stunning vistas, wildlife, wineries and culture — is now at Level 3. In total, the CDC moved up four destinations
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN A federal judge has signed off on a legally binding agreement between the United States Food and Drug Administration and the baby formula manufacturer Abbott Nutrition, the company at the heart of a nationwide formula recall. The 33-page agreement lays out steps the manufacturer must take to restart production at its
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Columbia Public Schools’ motion to dismiss the mask mandate lawsuit filed by the attorney general is expected to be taken up Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Taras Zadorozhnyy, CNN The Russian army’s performance in Ukraine has been less than impressive according to Western intelligence assessments — and that viewpoint is gaining ground among some in Russia itself. Three Russian military bloggers have suddenly launched into damning criticism of the operation, and especially the debacle of a failed
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TONIGHT: Monday evening remains clear and dry with temperatures falling out of the low 80s into the low 60s and high 50s by Tuesday morning. TOMORROW: Tuesday, temperatures will climb back to near 80 by the afternoon, despite increased clouds and chances for showers through the evening. The chance for rain from 3 pm to
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business After Jason Moore, from Portland, Oregon, saw headlines from national news sources on Google News about the Buffalo shooting at a local supermarket on Saturday afternoon, he did a quick search for the incident on Wikipedia. When no results appeared, he drafted a single sentence: “On May 14, 2022,
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By CNN’s Rob Picheta, Kareem Khadder, and Amir Tal, and journalist Lauren Izso Israel’s fragile government lost its parliamentary majority on Thursday after an Arab-Israeli lawmaker resigned from the ruling coalition, accusing its leaders of fueling tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and condemning the violent intervention of police at the funeral of slain journalist Shireen
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Was Machine Gun Kelly trying to tell us something? During his performance of the song “Twin Flame” at Sunday’s 2022 Billboard Music Awards, Kelly said “I wrote this song for my wife.” He and actress Megan Fox got engaged in January. The awards show happened a day before Fox’s birthday
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Katherine Dillinger and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it is making it easier to import certain infant formulas as it works to address a nationwide shortage. The US ordinarily produces 98% of the infant formula it uses, with imported formula primarily coming from Mexico, Ireland
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business The stock market selloff hit pause Friday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average couldn’t avoid its longest weekly losing streak in nearly a century. The Dow ended Friday nine points higher but finished the week down about 3%. This was its eighth-straight weekly loss, the longest weekly losing streak since
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist By this evening, damaging winds, large hail and even tornadoes will tear through the country’s most densely populated region and could raise havoc with the evening commute. One forecaster from the Washington, DC National Weather Service (NWS) office said on the phone this morning “As far as the coverage of
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A total lunar eclipse caused the moon to glow red Sunday night into Monday morning.
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in a case involving the use of campaign funds to repay personal campaign loans, dealing the latest blow to campaign finance regulations. The court said that a federal cap on candidates using
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN White House Correspondent The Biden administration is confronting a barrage of questions and criticism for the national baby formula shortage that has anxious and angry parents hopping from store to store in search of baby food. The White House was unable to point to federal guidance last Thursday on what parents
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The mood hanging over financial markets is anxious and gloomy, whether you’re a professional investor or a casual trader. The CNN Business Fear & Greed Index is in “extreme fear” territory. According to the most recent survey from the American Association of Individual Investors, 49% of members think the stock
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By Eric Levenson and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A California family and sports medicine doctor with a deep interest in building community was praised as a hero after he died confronting a gunman at a church service Sunday. Dr. John Cheng, 52, was the lone person killed in the mass shooting at the Geneva Presbyterian Church,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: Paternity leave has been changed to parental leave to encompass both maternity and paternity leave. The Columbia City Council is expected to vote on multiple agenda items Monday night including roll carts, paid parental leave for the council, and salary increases for Columbia employees. Roll Carts City council members are
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By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The US job market has not yet fully recovered from the pandemic, but things appear to be turning around. Despite a record number of Americans quitting their jobs, hiring is outpacing quits in every sector. And experts broadly attribute employees’ exits to the potential for better opportunities. Here’s what you need
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The US job market has not yet fully recovered from the pandemic, but things appear to be turning around. Despite a record number of Americans quitting their jobs, hiring is outpacing quits in every sector. And experts broadly attribute employees’ exits to the potential for better opportunities. Here’s what you need
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The US job market has not yet fully recovered from the pandemic, but things appear to be turning around. Despite a record number of Americans quitting their jobs, hiring is outpacing quits in every sector. And experts broadly attribute employees’ exits to the potential for better opportunities. Here’s what you need
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