Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant’s star performers
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Comcast is spinning off into a new company many of the cable television networks that were once at the…
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Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces five new lawsuits
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Five new lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs have been filed by both male and female accusers who…
Continue ReadingStained-glass Tiffany window sells for record $12.48 million at auction
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A stained-glass Tiffany window originally designed for an Ohio church has sold for $12.48 million at auction.…
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Tracking Rain From Bomb Cyclone
Not quite as cold this morning with more moisture streaming in from the bomb cyclone to our north. Clouds will thicken with slight rain chances…
Continue ReadingThey relocated to Spain six years ago. Now this couple say they’d be ‘very depressed’ if they ever had to move back to the United States
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — After continually moving further and further south in search of sunshine, Gail and Greg Warner, both…
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Sheetz is slashing gas prices by 40 cents a gallon
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Sheetz, the gas station and convenience store chain, is slashing prices at some of its pumps ahead of…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu offers $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone returning a hostage
By Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday offered $5 million and safe passage out of Gaza to anyone…
Continue ReadingMiddle East latest: US vetoes a Gaza cease-fire resolution
The United States has vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. That’s because the U.S. said…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s Imran Khan gets bail in a graft case but will stay behind bars on other charges
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The lawyer for Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says he has been granted bail in a graft case…
Continue ReadingUN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children. Experts hope it will help make immunizations more…
Continue ReadingCambridge Dictionary’s word of the year 2024 is all about thinking positive
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Cambridge Dictionary has put it out to the universe, naming “manifest” as its word of the year for 2024.…
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Shake-up at the top of AFC? Season over for Jets and Cowboys? Struggles for kickers? NFL Week 11 takeaways
By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Between the reigning Super Bowl champions losing their first game of the season and former contenders continuing…
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Target sounds the alarm bell on holiday shopping
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is expecting a surprisingly weak holiday shopping season, a potential warning sign for the…
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Remote work crackdown: How Trump’s DOGE could push federal workers to quit
By Rene Marsh, Kristen Holmes and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, a…
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New threat emerges as atmospheric river combines with once-in-a-decade bomb cyclone on the West Coast
CNN By Mary Gilbert, Karina Tsui and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A historically strong bomb cyclone killed at least two people and caused a…
Continue Reading‘We don’t want to leave anyone behind,’ says Google’s Alex Okosi on the company’s drive to cut data costs in Africa
By Gertrude Kitongo, CNN (CNN) — In 2021, Google announced $1 billion of investment in Africa, aiming to enhance connectivity, drive innovation…
Continue ReadingEdmunds: Four fun wintertime vehicles for under $40,000
Edmunds Driving in the snow isn’t enjoyable for many people. It’s cold, the roads are slick, and city traffic is often slow going. But there are…
Continue Reading So long, Fifth Avenue. The world’s most expensive shopping street is now in Milan
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Milan’s Via Monte Napoleone has beat out New York’s Fifth Avenue to become the world’s most expensive…
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Un famoso anónimo presenta una demanda de extorsión contra el abogado que representa a denunciantes de Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Una celebridad masculina anónima dice que es víctima de un esquema de extorsión y está demandando a un poderoso…
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5 things to know for Nov. 20: SpaceX, Russia, Trump transition, Bomb cyclone, Bitcoin
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys, an annual survey found. The…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for Nov. 20: SpaceX, Russia, Trump transition, Bomb cyclone, Bitcoin
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year amid reduced demand for turkeys, an annual survey found. The…
Continue ReadingA tale of two retailers: Target reports sluggish spending while Walmart has a stellar quarter
AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Target has reported sluggish sales and slumping profits in the fiscal third quarter as inflation-weary customers…
Continue Reading Indian international students in the US outnumber Chinese for the first time in 15 years
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For more than a decade, Chinese students have flocked to the United States, drawn by the prestige of an…
Continue Reading How much of Musk’s wealth comes from tax dollars and government help?
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk is the world’s richest person partly due to his companies’ impressive innovations. But his…
Continue Reading Exintegrantes de One Direction se reúnen en el funeral de Liam Payne
Julia Hernández Amersham, Inglaterra (CNN) — La familia, los amigos y los antiguos compañeros de banda de Liam Payne se reunieron para rendir…
Continue ReadingPope to make late Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint on April 27
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis said he will canonize Carlo Acutis next April, setting the eagerly awaited date for the late teenager to become the…
Continue Reading Boston Celtics end Cleveland Cavaliers’ unbeaten start to the season, Lakers rookie makes history and more from the NBA
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Boston Celtics handed the Cleveland Cavaliers their first defeat of the season on Tuesday, holding off a…
Continue Reading La agonía de una madre: lo que Allyson Phillips soportó durante el juicio del hombre acusado de matar a su hija, Laken Riley
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Para la madre de Laken Riley, la angustia de perder a una hija en un espantoso ataque se ve amplificada por el horror…
Continue ReadingClimate change goosed hurricane wind strength by 18 mph since 2019, study says
AP Science Writer BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — A new study says human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 mph stronger in the last…
Continue ReadingAustralia won’t force social media users to share their personal details when child ban takes effect
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian communications minister says the government won’t force social media users to hand over…
Continue Reading Catastrophic damage closed swaths of the Appalachian Trail. Now thousands are working to restore it
By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — For Terry Wise, the Appalachian Trail was so special that he made it his home. But now, with Hurricane Helene…
Continue ReadingEvery hurricane this season was turbocharged and made more intense than it should have been, study finds
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Record-breaking ocean temperatures, fueled by planet-warming pollution, have turbocharged dozens of Atlantic…
Continue ReadingBig week in women’s basketball ahead with chance at wins record and pair of top 6 showdowns
AP Basketball Writer It’s a huge few days in women’s basketball with two top six showdowns in Los Angeles over the weekend and UConn…
Continue ReadingSnack judgment: Spanish court slaps supermarket that fired a worker for eating a croquette
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Spanish court has upheld a ruling that a supermarket worker was unlawfully fired for having eaten a croquette that was…
Continue Reading Can the sporty be Godly? Why the Vatican is in the race to become a global sporting presence
By George Ramsay and Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Rien Schuurhuis never expected to win this year’s cycling world championships, nor come…
Continue Reading Susan Smith, who killed her 2 young children 30 years ago, denied parole
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Susan Smith, who has served 30 years of a life sentence for drowning her two young sons in 1994, was unanimously…
Continue Reading Jay Leno ‘all black and blue’ after falling down a hill
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Jay Leno is “black and blue” after falling down a 60-foot hill on his way out for dinner. The former…
Continue Reading One Direction stars gather for funeral of ex-bandmate Liam Payne
By Rob Picheta and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Amersham, England (CNN) — Liam Payne’s family, friends and former bandmates came together to pay…
Continue Reading Republican’s effort to block first transgender House member from using women’s bathrooms brings campaign issue to the Capitol
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — On one side of the Capitol, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace vowed to “stand in the way” of Democratic Rep.-elect…
Continue Reading Cheaper turkeys help bring down Thanksgiving dinner costs this year
By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving dinner will cost less this year than last but will still be 19% higher than before the pandemic,…
Continue ReadingJapan says it will watch China’s military activity after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials say they are closely watching to see if China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of…
Continue ReadingRussian lawmakers endorse bill to ban adoptions by gender-transition countries
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s upper house of parliament has endorsed a bill banning adoption of Russian children by citizens of countries where gender…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | A Trump le toca disfrutar de la gloria reflejada de Musk
Julia Hernández (CNN) — Este martes, todas las miradas deberían haber estado puestas en el cielo de una plataforma de lanzamiento en Texas,…
Continue ReadingSkirmishes erupt between Serbian police and opposition urging arrests over deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Skirmishes have erupted for a second day in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad between police and opposition protesters…
Continue ReadingRussia arrests a German national accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top domestic security agency says it arrested a German national it accused of planning to sabotage energy facilities on…
Continue ReadingPakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan has detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s…
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Evento de luces mágicas “Magic of Lights” regresa para iluminar al valle de Coachella
Hernán Quintas Estas fiestas decembrinas serán aún más brillantes, alegres y coloridas con el regreso de Magic of Lights (Magia…
Continue ReadingUS to give antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to help slow the Russian advance
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.S. defense chief says the Biden administration will give Ukraine antipersonnel land mines to help it…
Continue ReadingGreece hit by general strike as thousands of workers protest over the high cost of living
Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Large protests have been held in Greece as part of a 24-hour nationwide general strike called by labor…
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