By James Briggs and Jack Guy, CNN Business British supermarket chain Waitrose will change the name of one of its products to remove a racial slur used in South Africa during apartheid, the company announced Wednesday. The product, formerly known as “Kaffir Lime Leaves,” will have new packaging under the name “Makrut Lime Leaves.” Waitrose
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN More than 100 people at the US Embassy in Kabul have Covid-19, one person has died, and several have been medically evacuated as a wave of the deadly pandemic hits Afghanistan and the US military withdrawal from the country continues. “COVID-19 is surging in the Mission,” an Embassy management noticed dated
Continue ReadingBy Blake Summers Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man was arrested Wednesday night after he jumped from the pedestrian bridge in Nashville into the Cumberland River just after 8 p.m. Donald A. Finnegan, 31, told police at the scene he was looking for a “thrill and adrenaline rush.”
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN Just a 25-minute car ride from Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport, a constantly shifting hiking trail winds over two miles to a view of what’s quite possibly the greatest show on Earth right now. Iceland’s newest active volcano, Geldingadalur, rumbles up into a fountain of bright orange lava that cascades over the
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — A 33-year-old Davenport man on probation until 2023 for breaking the windows of a Davenport Wells Fargo branch in September is facing a robbery charge after he allegedly walked into a Davenport credit union Wednesday and demanded money. Arnordo Corderrel
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, Connecticut (WFSB) — A suspected cocaine dealer and his girlfriend were arrested when investigators executed a search warrant on Tuesday. Josiah Cadette, 28, and Nysha Sanchez, 26, face charges. The East Central Narcotics Task Force said it ended a lengthy undercover investigation that targeted
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 legal authorization for the war in Iraq, marking what the bill’s backers hope is a first step to curbing the President’s expansive war powers enacted after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The House voted 268-161 to repeal the authorization, with 49 Republicans
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Geyer Click here for updates on this story DAVENPORT, Iowa (Quad-City Times) — Davenport police and the Iowa State Patrol arrested five boys early Wednesday in two separate stolen vehicle incidents. At 12:33 a.m. Wednesday police saw a Toyota Camry that had been reported stolen traveling at speeds in excess of 80 mph.
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Rosman man, who faces dozens of animal cruelty charges after more than 50 animals were seized from his property, says he’s adopted more dogs since his arrest. Rob Haas told a News 13 reporter on Wednesday that the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Ai-jen Poo and Dawn Gearhart for CNN Business Perspectives When the pandemic shut down the US economy, the domestic work sector was devastated. The nannies, house cleaners and caregivers who provide essential services in our homes were suddenly unable to go to work, finding themselves without jobs, without paid leave and with no
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By Eric Cheung, CNN Business Hong Kong police declared the Apple Daily newspaper office a crime scene Thursday, after 500 officers descended on the premises to arrest executives and top editors and seize journalistic materials under the city’s national security law. Apple Daily said Thursday that the company’s CEO Cheung Kim Hung, COO Chow Tat
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The Affordable Care Act remains the law of the land. The Supreme Court’s dismissal Thursday of the latest Republican-led challenge to the landmark health reform law, widely known as Obamacare, leaves in place the existing system. The act, which has survived multiple Republican attempts to tear it down in the 11
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Father’s Day is coming up this weekend and a new report indicates it could be a record in terms of how much people spend on gifts and other items for dad.
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic foster care agency that refused to work with same-sex couples as potential foster parents because the agency believes that marriage should be between a man and a
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Lawmakers are working on legislation that calls for various public and private entities to notify the government within a day of a cyber-attack.
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Thursday said that Philadelphia violated the First Amendment when it froze the contract of a Catholic Foster Care Agency that refused to work with same-sex couples as potential foster parents. Read the opinion here:
Continue ReadingBy Daniella Diaz, CNN House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized President Joe Biden’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying in a statement on Thursday that Biden “gave Vladimir Putin a pass.” “The American people suffered massive disruptions because of Russia-linked cyber-attacks,” McCarthy said in a statement released Thursday. “Two Americans, both Marine veterans, are
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN A therapy dog has played a role in saving a woman who was considering taking her own life on a bridge over a highway in the UK, first responders attending the scene have said. Digby normally helps firefighters in therapy sessions deal with trauma. But in a change to his usual
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YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Thursday will be sunny and hot, with a high near 118. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Brawley is experiencing unhealthy air quality conditions. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion. Everyone else should reduce prolonged
Continue ReadingBy Elissa Strauss, CNN The pressure to stand out plagues us all. Even if we don’t really want that job, that body, that car, that trip or that kitchen, we’re aware of the attention given to those who have them — on Instagram, TikTok and even in real life. And we might feel bad for
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