[ad_1] Minneapolis CNN — When the coronavirus pandemic ground the transportation industry to a screeching halt in early 2020, the US government doled out more than $54 billion in aid to help pay employees and keep the systems from buckling. Southwest Airlines received more than $7 billion from that program. …
Read More »Tom Brady: ‘I’m going to take my time’ before deciding on retirement
[ad_1] CNN — It’s a question that keeps getting asked of the 45-year-old Tom Brady. In February, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brady announced he was retiring from the NFL. His decision proved short lived, and just weeks later the seven-time Super Bowl champion changed his mind and returned for his …
Read More »Mike Sievert of T-Mobile is the CNN Business CEO of the Year
[ad_1] New York CNN — Investors saw a lot of red in 2022. But a company known for its magenta logo was a stock market darling this year. Shares of T-Mobile (TMUS) rose about 20% in 2022, even as rivals AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) tumbled. Ma Bell was down …
Read More »Buffalo family who became stranded in blizzard conditions spend Christmas at firefighters’ firehouse
[ad_1] CNN — When the blizzard first hit Buffalo, New York, a family of six packed up their bags and headed to a local hotel after they lost power at their home – but they ended up celebrating Christmas somewhere a little more surprising. Demetrice and Danielle, along with their …
Read More »Three foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees
[ad_1] CNN — Three foreign aid groups said Sunday that they were moving to temporarily suspend their operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred female employees of non-governmental organizations from coming to work. “We cannot effectively reach children, women and men in desperate need in Afghanistan without our female staff,” …
Read More »White House cautiously optimistic over economy in 2023: ‘Absolutely no sign’ job growth will tumble or unemployment will spike
[ad_1] CNN — As Wall Street and Main Street fret about a potential recession, White House officials are projecting confidence about the economy’s ability to weather the storm in 2023. “We’re feeling cautiously optimistic because we are starting to see some real concrete measurable signs of progress,” Aviva Aron-Dine, deputy …
Read More »Media outlets push fears of officers overdosing from fentanyl exposures. Doctors say it doesn’t add up.
[ad_1] New York CNN — The body-cam footage is harrowing. A Florida police officer, who had discovered what she believed to be fentanyl during a routine traffic stop last week, is seen lying on the ground and struggling to breathe. After a fellow officer administers medication that is used to …
Read More »After Twitter users voted to oust Elon Musk as CEO, he wants to change how polls work
[ad_1] New York CNN — When Elon Musk polled Twitter users about whether to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s account, he quickly followed through on the majority’s wish to do so. “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” he pronounced via tweet, Latin for “the voice of the people is the voice of …
Read More »‘This was a hate crime’: Interracial family may soon be homeless as authorities still search for the cause of fire that engulfed their home last year
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: In this series finale of “This is Life with Lisa Ling,” the show profiles interracial couples. The series airs this Sunday at 10 p.m. ET. CNN — A year after his Tennessee home was burned down and a racial slur was spray-painted on his property, Alan Mays …
Read More »As more men leave the workforce, women are stepping in to fill those jobs
[ad_1] New York CNN — A typical morning at the Schnitzler household starts with David and Allison feeding their 17-month-old Winston. Allison, 33, and David, 32, play with Winston as they both get ready to go to work. Allison heads out the door — to her family medical practice — …
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