By Gordon Ebanks, CNN (CNN) — As Americans prepare for the last holiday weekend of the summer, many are looking to cut travel costs as much as they can. Travelers are already paying less for domestic plane tickets, rental cars and hotel stays – the cost of which are all down compared to last year,
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Two decades ago, Jinul Abedeen left his family and moved to India’s capital where he spent a year learning Zardozi, an ancient and intricate threadwork technique he hoped would equip him to support his family for decades to come. The gamble succeeded. He landed
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia is alerting residents to a new email scam targeting people with short-term rentals or those applying for short-term rental permits. Scammers have been impersonating Clinton Smith, the city’s incoming Community Development Director. Smith, who officially begins his new role on September 29, has more than 17 years of
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By Reuters (CNN) — Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz lost his bid on Friday to overturn a ruling that dismissed his defamation lawsuit against CNN over the news channel’s coverage of remarks he made during President Donald Trump’s 2020 impeachment trial. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Dershowitz presented no evidence
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CNN By Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Ramishah Maruf, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s historic tariffs, saying he unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose the import taxes. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize tariffs like the ones Trump used the
Continue Reading By Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Ramishah Maruf, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s historic tariffs, saying he unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose the import taxes. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize tariffs like the ones Trump used the law
Continue Reading By Reuters U.S. no-frills pioneer Spirit Airlines filed for fresh Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Friday, as dwindling cash and mounting losses derailed its turnaround efforts since emerging from a previous Chapter 11 reorganization in March. The carrier, recognizable by its bright yellow jets, has struggled to steady operations since emerging from its first bankruptcy
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Tech stocks dragged the market lower on Friday and Wall Street wrapped up a wild summer on a relatively quiet note. The Dow fell 92 points, or 0.2%. The broader S&P 500 fell 0.64%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 1.15%. Despite the dip, the Dow, S&P and
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US consumers kept spending in July, even as inflation remained elevated that month, new data showed Friday. Consumer spending rose 0.5% from June, according to Commerce Department data released Friday. That’s slightly below expectations for a 0.6% bump but represented a slight pickup from the 0.4% increase notched in
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CNN, POOL, BLOOMBERG, FOX BUSINESS, GETTY IMAGES, AP IMAGES, KTVT, X|@PULTE By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — A Trump administration housing official has sent a new criminal referral to the Justice Department against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, as she sues the administration to fight the president’s efforts to fire her. The new criminal referral,
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Trump administration has just wreaked havoc on one of the greatest coping mechanisms of our time: online shopping. Many of the cheaper products that US customers like to buy used to fall under the de minimis exemption, which allowed items worth less than $800 to flow
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — A Trump administration housing official has sent a new criminal referral to the Justice Department against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, as she sues the administration to fight the president’s efforts to fire her. The new criminal referral, made late Thursday and revealed in a social media post by
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans soaking up the end of summer this holiday weekend will catch a break at the gas pump. Labor Day gas prices are expected to average $3.15 per gallon this year— the cheapest since 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to GasBuddy. That’s down modestly from $3.29
Continue Reading CNN, AAA By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans soaking up the end of summer this holiday weekend will catch a break at the gas pump. Labor Day gas prices are expected to average $3.15 per gallon this year— the cheapest since 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to GasBuddy. That’s down modestly
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — A big change to all the “cheap goods” Americans order just went into effect. For nearly a century, low-value packages of goods from abroad have entered the United States duty free, thanks to what’s known as the “de minimis rule,” which as of 2015 has applied to packages worth
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By Samantha Delouya, Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — After backing away from a controversial logo rebrand loudly opposed by many right-wing influencers, Cracker Barrel also quietly made changes to its website this week. The Tennessee-based roadside restaurant chain deleted a dedicated “Pride page” and scrubbed references to employee resource groups, including its LGBTQ+ and Diversity,
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday barred Kari Lake, an ally of President Donald Trump whom the president picked to lead Voice of America, from firing agency director Michael Abramowitz. Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia ordered Abramowitz’s reinstatement, saying the director must
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By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution announced on Thursday that it will print its final physical newspaper edition on December 31, making it the latest storied newspaper to discontinue offering its news in print. The changeup means the AJC will be a digital-only publication starting January 1, 2026. The AJC said the
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — As part of his effort to gain control over the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump is attempting to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook based on allegations that she may have committed mortgage fraud. No charges have been filed against Cook as of this writing. But just before Labor Day,
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The housing market this week largely shrugged off the turmoil at the Federal Reserve. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.56% for the week ending August 28, just slightly lower than last week’s 10-month low of 6.58%, according to data released Thursday by Freddie Mac. The relatively muted move
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