[ad_1] CNN — Any discussion of “Emancipation” will inevitably be clouded by the Will Smith of it all, and Apple’s decision to release the movie into the teeth of awards season. The focus will thus skew toward Smith and lingering fallout from “the slap” during last year’s Oscars, and away …
Read More »Key inflation measure shows price pressures cooled off in November
[ad_1] New York CNN — Another key inflation measure shows price pressures cooled off last month, a hopeful sign that American consumers may soon see the end of decades-high price hikes. The Producer Price Index, which measures prices paid for goods and services by businesses before they reach consumers, rose …
Read More »GCAP: Japan, Britain and Italy team up to build sixth-generation fighter jet
[ad_1] CNN — The United Kingdom, Japan and Italy announced Friday they are teaming up to build a sixth-generation fighter jet, designed to rival or eclipse the best warplanes now employed by the likes of China and Russia – and possibly even the United States, the main ally of the …
Read More »Bankruptcy worries swirl around used car retailer Carvana
[ad_1] New York CNN — Used car retailer Carvana, facing a cash crunch, could be headed towards bankruptcy, according to both published reports and a bearish analyst’s call that slashes its share-price target to $1. In mid-afternoon trading, Carvana, best known for its auto vending machine concept, stands at about …
Read More »As more in North Carolina regain power, investigators probe domestic terrorism and threats against power infrastructure across the US
[ad_1] CNN — A growing number of reported threats to power infrastructure are under investigation following attacks on substations in the South and on the West Coast as electricity becomes a more critical need in winter. Even before the gun assaults Saturday in Moore County, North Carolina, wiped out power …
Read More »A Virginia superintendent is fired after a state report into handling of sexual assaults at school
[ad_1] CNN — A Virginia school superintendent was fired Tuesday, a day after a report from the state accused him of lying about a sexual assault involving a student in May 2021. The special grand jury report, conducted by the office of Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, also criticized former …
Read More »This CUNY college student was among the ‘invisible’ homeless. Now, a creative housing fix is helping her stay in school
[ad_1] New York CNN — Nineteen-year-old Isabella Zaldaña dreams of becoming a nurse. And as a student at this city’s selective Manhattan Hunter Science High School, she was on her way. But she often had to pinch herself to stay awake in class. “I would nap throughout the day, instead …
Read More »Reuters: Former Theranos COO sentenced to nearly 13 years
[ad_1] CNN Business — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former chief operating officer of failed blood testing startup Theranos, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 13 years in prison for fraud. It marks an end to the stunning downfall of a high-flying Silicon Valley company that resulted in the rare convictions of two tech executives. “There …
Read More »Xi Jinping: Chinese president lands in Saudi Arabia amid tensions with US
[ad_1] CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh on Wednesday for a multiple-day visit, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported, amid frayed ties between the two countries and the United States. Saudi state TV showed Xi walking down the steps of his presidential aircraft …
Read More »Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she is finally earning as much as her male co-star
[ad_1] CNN — Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she is finally earning as much as her male co-star, after two decades in the movie industry. In an interview with the BBC, the actress and activist revealed that she never had “pay parity” in all the years she worked in Bollywood. Chopra …
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