PNC to raise base wages to $18 an hour, latest bank to do so
PNC Bank is the latest large U.S. financial services company to increase wages in a bid to keep and attract…
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Coffee prices haven’t been this high in 4 years
After surging in the spring, the prices of goods like lumber, corn and soybeans have come back down to Earth. Coffee is headed in the opposite…
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New research reveals how to reduce risk of airborne​ COVID-19 spread during musical performances
As concerts and live theatre begin to return, a new study says that safety measures such as time limits, social distancing and putting a mask over…
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5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably won’t…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for August 30: Ida, Afghanistan, Covid-19, North Korea, California
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Pandemic unemployment benefits expire this coming weekend in the 26 states still offering them. But that probably…
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Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid
By REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVES Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks have brought hundreds of…
Continue Reading Four young children hiding in a Kabul apartment have landed in the US — and will soon reunite with their mother
CNN, US STATE DEPT, TWITTER, SHAFI KARIMI, ASHBAL KLAFA, Twitter/Shafi Karimi By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding…
Continue Reading Nicole Gee, Marine killed in Kabul attack, described as a ‘light in this dark world’
By Madeleine Fitzgerald, Paul P. Murphy and Susannah Cullinane, CNN “There was an explosion. And just like that, she’s gone.”…
Continue Reading Four young children hiding in a Kabul apartment have reunited with their mother in the US
By Christina Maxouris, CNN Four young siblings who had been hiding alone in an apartment in Afghanistan’s capital reunited with their mother on…
Continue Reading September 11 Commission Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 9/11 Commission, whose report was released on July 22, 2004. Facts The Commission was created to…
Continue Reading September 11 Victim Aid and Compensation Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. Facts The Foreign Intelligence…
Continue Reading Witnesses describe life inside R. Kelly’s ‘Chocolate Factory’
By Sonia Moghe, CNN About 25 miles outside of Chicago in the village of Olympia Fields sits a mansion that R. Kelly once lived and worked in. The…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Jacob Blake speaks out a year later. ‘I have not survived until something has changed’
By Omar Jimenez, CNN During the Fourth of July weekend, Jacob Blake says he called 911 over what he later realized was an anxiety attack. The…
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Hurricane Ida lashes Louisiana, knocks out New Orleans power
A Louisiana sheriff’s office has reported the first death from Hurricane…
Continue Reading A soon-to-be father, a beloved brother and a state champion among US service members killed in Kabul attack
CNN, KCBS By Paul P. Murphy and Madeleine Fitzgerald, CNN The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who were…
Continue Reading States making up the SEC have low vaccination rates, but stadiums will be at 100% capacity as college football kicks off this weekend
By Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson, CNN As football season kicks off this weekend, stadiums across the Southeastern Conference (SEC) return to full…
Continue Reading A teacher is building confidence in her students — one heartwarming look in the mirror at a time
By Faith Karimi, CNN The fourth-graders walk up to a full-length mirror — one after the other — at a school in southwest Atlanta.…
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