By AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The first child tax credit from the IRS seems to have had a big impact on American families. If you got one, you may want to check your account — the second installment is scheduled for today. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with
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By Aya Elamroussi and Rebekah Riess, CNN People in New Orleans will be required to show either proof of vaccination or a recent negative Covid-19 test to enter certain indoor places starting Monday, according to the city. The new rule will apply to those who want to visit bars, restaurants, breweries, gyms, fitness centers, sports
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By Natasha Bertrand, Phil Mattingly, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The security situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated faster than President Joe Biden and his most senior national security officials had anticipated, leaving the White House rushing to stave off the worst effects of a Taliban takeover. The Biden administration launched a dramatic series of
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By Clarissa Ward, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of other provincial capitals, as the insurgent group accelerates its rapid advance towards the capital Kabul. Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday that Kandahar had been taken. The city, which
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By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Desperate, frightened and begging for help, they emerge from the darkness: a group of Yazidi migrants, lost in the forests of eastern Europe. It’s a surreal sight — and one that has been repeated over many recent nights. Having survived persecution by ISIS at home in Iraq, here on the
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Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives The US economy’s immediate prospects appear inextricably tied to how the wave of infections and hospitalizations set off by the Delta variant of Covid-19 plays out. While it seems unlikely that the variant would become so disruptive that it undermines the recovery, there are mounting reasons to
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN The medal-bite is a familiar photo opportunity for winning athletes at the Olympic Games. But one Japanese mayor took it a step further after he bit a softball player’s gold medal without permission, causing widespread public outrage. Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura was shown removing his covid-mask and biting into the medal
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By Deidre McPhillips and Naomi Thomas, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States have been growing for more than a month, and at the current pace — more than 2,500 patients added each day over the past week, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services — the US will surpass
Continue Reading By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday, as the insurgent group continues its rapid advancement toward the capital Kabul. Kandahar, which lies in the south of the country, has been besieged
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By Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Steve George, CNN After spending nearly 1,000 days in a Chinese jail cell, Canadian businessman Michael Spavor has finally received his court verdict — yet there is still no clarity on how much longer he will actually remain behind bars. Spavor, an entrepreneur with business ties in North Korea,
Continue Reading By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan Member of Parliament Gul Ahmad Kamin told CNN on Friday, as the insurgent group continues its rapid advancement toward the capital Kabul. Kandahar, which lies in the south of the country, has been besieged
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By Katia Hetter, CNN With the Biden administration expected to announce that booster doses will be needed for most people who received the Covid-19 vaccine, many people have questions: Are boosters safe? Does the fact that we may need boosters mean that the vaccine isn’t working? And who should get them? To get the answers,
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The US presence in Afghanistan, often lamented as the “forgotten war,” is front of mind right now. The lead story on the NYTimes.com home page is “Afghanistan collapse accelerates as
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By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN “It is an outrage,” wrote Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown. His statement was in reaction to a federal judge’s decision to release the man accused of supplying the gun that was used to fatally shoot a Chicago police officer and critically wound another over the weekend. “When I
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team already has the first six practice of fall camp in the books and head coach Eli Drinkwitz said that Connor Bazelak just continues to improve. You can watch extended highlights from Thursday’s practice in the video player below. https://youtu.be/1fgLlsSxAzw It will be Bazelak’s first year as the definite
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Missouri’s annual state fair is set to kick off as the opening ceremony is expected to begin at 11 a.m. Thursday.
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