The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday has risen to $1.1 billion, the second-largest in the 20-year history of the game, according to a news release.
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CNN, HLN By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Beyoncé says she will remove an ableist slur from her new album, “Renaissance,” after facing online backlash and criticism from disability campaigners. The 40-year-old singer received rave reviews when she debuted her dance-inspired seventh studio album on Friday, but she came under fire over the weekend when fans noticed
Continue ReadingBy Shanila Kabir Click here for updates on this story KAPOLEI, Hawaii (KITV) — This week marked the final shipment of coal into the islands. Many environmental experts said this is a historical step forward to clean-energy use. “Coal doesn’t have a place here in Hawaii, where the environment is so fragile. We need to
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Another key measure of inflation set a fresh 40-year high in June, a month marked by record-high gas prices. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, which measures the change in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers, rose by 6.8% in June as compared to the same period
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Business) –– Otra medida clave de la inflación se disparó a un nuevo máximo en 40 años en Estados Unidos durante junio, un mes que estuvo marcado por los precios récord de la gasolina. ANÁLISIS | ¿Está Estados Unidos en una recesión? Sí. No. Tal vez El Índice de Precios del Gasto de
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport police are looking for two or three men they believe are behind a string of carjackings that have taken place this week across the city. Nine incidents have been reported since early Monday morning. The carjackers were not successful in
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the US Capitol. Located at 100 Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC, it is the meeting place of the US Congress. Other Facts Throughout history, the US Capitol has been destroyed by fire, reconstructed, expanded and restored. The US Capitol Police (USCP) are charged with protecting Congress’ members,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of one of the most successful investment financiers in the world, George Soros. An active philanthropist, Soros has donated more than $30 billion to various causes over the years. Personal: Birth date: August 12, 1930 Birth place: Budapest, Hungary Birth name: György Soros Father: Tivadar Soros,
Continue ReadingBy Annette Weston Click here for updates on this story MOREHEAD CITY, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Town of Morehead City is working with two aquatic restoration groups to protect Sugarloaf Island from continued shoreline erosion. One of the methods being considered would use offshore wave attenuation devices – hollow concrete structures meant to flatten
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest public transportation system in the United States. The largest mass transit system in America is the MTA in New York. Facts The rail system is referred to as the “L” because most of
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When you think about a shrinking economy, what comes to mind? Factories shutting down. A wave of job losses and few open positions. Huge financial losses that batter most industries. That’s not what America is seeing right now, even though the country’s gross domestic product has declined for two consecutive
Continue Reading Opinion by Lakshman Achuthan and Anirvan Banerji for CNN Business Perspectives A couple of months ago, when the consensus outlook for the economy was fairly sanguine, we warned that the economy was “close to entering a recession,” but that there was still time to make hay in the jobs market. But now that a recession
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Después de días de inundaciones mortales que arrasaron con partes del este de Kentucky, el número de muertos aumentó a al menos 25. Los socorristas trabajaron el sábado para dar cuenta de los residentes desaparecidos, dijo el gobernador del estado. El gobernador Andy Beshear dijo que la cantidad de muertes “probablemente aumente”
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Five weeks after a fiery accident left him with second- and third-degree burns on 50% of his body, a Western North Carolina boy is making great strides in his recovery. Barrett McKim has been in the ICU at the burn
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong (CNN) — Un bailarín que se presentaba en un concierto en Hong Kong de la banda Mirror, agrupación de música popular cantonesa o cantopop, está en cuidados intensivos luego de que un panel gigante de video que cayó del techo lo golpeara. Cinco personas resultaron heridas cuando la pantalla, que
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, reestructuró este jueves su gabinete de ministros en respuesta a demandas de los integrantes de su coalición que le pedían “acción”. Sergio Massa, hasta ahora presidente de la Cámara de Diputados, asumirá al frente de un nuevo “superministerio” que es resultado de la combinación
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell had such a reputation for stopping Democratic legislation and keeping his conference together that he earned the nickname “the grim reaper.” But now he’s helped push through a string of major bipartisan victories that Democrats in particular are touting, splintering his own conference
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell had such a reputation for stopping Democratic legislation and keeping his conference together that he earned the nickname “the grim reaper.” But now he’s helped push through a string of major bipartisan victories that Democrats in particular are touting, splintering his own
Continue Reading CNN, WRAL, WTVD By Dianne Gallagher and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The mass exodus of an entire police department after the hiring of a Black town manager in North Carolina has opened a conversation about public safety and race relations in a small town of just over 1,500 residents. Last week, the entire police department in
Continue ReadingCNN, WRAL, WTVD By Dianne Gallagher and Jacquelyne Germain, CNN The mass exodus of an entire police department after the hiring of a Black town manager in North Carolina has opened a conversation about public safety and race relations in a small town of just over 1,500 residents. Last week, the entire police department in
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