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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business What began as a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Magazine cover story, the 1619 Project has now produced two books: one for adults, “A New Origin Story” and a children’s book, “Born on the Water.” But even though the 1619 Project books were just released earlier this week, states such

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In 1984, “Ghostbusters” became one of the most popular comedies in film history. Now, nearly four decades later, audiences answered the call at the ticket booth for a new sequel in the spooky franchise. “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” — which stars Paul Rudd, Mckenna Grace and Finn Wolfhard — took in an

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business Even among the generally youthful demographic of Starbucks workers unionizing in Buffalo, New York, 17-year-old Maya Panos is younger than most. In her short stint as a member of the labor market, the high school senior says she lost economic stability — Panos was laid off from her first job

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Late this summer, drive-thru times slowed by about 26 seconds compared to last year, according to a study. That may not seem like much — but in the world of fast food, every moment counts. “Mere seconds can be a make-it or break-it in terms of where a consumer decides

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business For months, there have been warnings to shoppers: Get through your holiday to-do list early. Wait until Black Friday or later, and you may not be able to find what you want. But as stores prepare for the peak of the most important season for retailers, bigger companies are starting

By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business There was a lot of news to cover from this week, and “Saturday Night Live” had its Judge Jeanine take it all on. The Fox News personality, who was played by Cecily Strong, opened Saturday night’s episode of the NBC variety show. “Good evening, I’m Judge Jeanine Pirro, and if

By Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN Uthra’s mother found her daughter lying motionless in bed at the family home, her left arm dotted with blood. Her family rushed her to the local Kollam hospital in the southern Indian state of Kerala, but the 25-year-old was already dead. A post-mortem on May 7, 2020, confirmed

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Gas prices are skyrocketing, and Americans want to save at the pump. That plays right into the hands of Costco, BJ’s Wholesale Club and Sam’s Club. The national gas price average jumped to $3.41 a gallon Friday, according to AAA, 61% higher than the average at the same time last

One of the perks of owning a Tesla is using your smartphone as a key to open and drive your car. It does away with carrying a separate key fob in your pocket. But what if your smartphone app glitches? You could be stuck not being able to use your car, which seems to be

By Matt Egan, CNN Business The Marriott hotel in Prague refused to host a conference this month aimed at drawing attention to alleged human rights abuses in China, the hotel chain confirmed to CNN on Friday. The Prague Marriott cited “reasons of political neutrality” for its decision to decline to host the World Uyghur Congress,

By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business Natalie Morales said farewell on Friday to her viewers and colleagues on “Today” after 22 years at NBC. Morales, who worked as an anchor for “Today” and correspondent for “Dateline NBC,” is leaving the network to join CBS as a host of its afternoon program, “The Talk.” On Friday, “Today”