By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The last piece of official inflation data to land before the Federal Reserve’s policymaking meeting next week was a shutdown-delayed report that showed the pace of price hikes remained stubborn in September and consumer spending waned from the month before. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — the inflation
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PARIS (AP) — French officials are investigating an illegal drone overflight of the Atlantic coast base for France’s nuclear-armed submarines, authorities said Friday. French media reported that several drones were detected Thursday night over the Île Longue base in Brittany, western France, but military authorities wouldn’t detail their number or type. The base is the
Continue ReadingBy RYAN J. FOLEY and JULIO CORTEZ Associated Press ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Northwest Arkansas has emerged as a hot spot in the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the result of one county’s partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and aggressive traffic stops by police. The region offers a window into what the future
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 6 AUTO RACING 5:25 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Practice, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 8:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Formula 1: Qualifying, Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ACCN — Southern
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Germany’s president laid a wreath Friday at Coventry Cathedral in central England, symbolically atoning for the atrocities of World War II as his country and the United Kingdom seek to bolster an alliance to combat the new war raging in Europe. Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s pilgrimage commemorates the Nazi
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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer Darlene Love will never stop thinking of her holiday classic, “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” At this time of year, she couldn’t if she tried. “The post office, grocery store, elevator,” she says with a laugh, listing a few locations where she keeps hearing the song. “It just feels
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 17 5 .773 — 7-3 L-1 8-2 8-3 13-5 New York 14 7 .667 2½ 7-3 W-1 11-1 3-6 11-7 Toronto 15 8 .652 2½ 7-3 L-1 8-3 7-5 13-4 Orlando 14 9 .609 3½ 7-3 W-1 9-4 5-5 11-7
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 15 7 .682 — Toronto 15 9 .625 1 Boston 14 9 .609 1½ Philadelphia 13 9 .591 2 Brooklyn 5 17 .227 10 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 14 9 .609 — Miami 14 9 .609 — Atlanta 13
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Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv06-07 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 8 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 8 p.m. SECN — Southern U. at Texas COLLEGE SOCCER (WOMEN’S) 7 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA College Cup: TBD, Championship, Kansas City, Mo. NBA BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Phoenix at Minnesota NFL FOOTBALL 8:15
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By The Associated Press A federal judge in Florida ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell on Friday. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith said a recently passed law ordering the release of records related to the cases overrode a federal rule prohibiting the
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — Vice President JD Vance said he and second lady Usha Vance are largely amused by the online chatter dissecting their marriage, including a recent spate of headlines over photos of her without a wedding ring. “I think that we kind of get a kick out of it,” Vance told
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix struck a deal Friday to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and HBO Max, in a $72 billion deal that would bring together two of the biggest players in television and film and potentially reshape the entertainment
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has set forth a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere. The document released Friday by the White House is sure to roil long-standing U.S. allies in Europe for
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By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — The White House quietly released President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy late Thursday, a 33-page document that elevates his “America First” doctrine and sets out the administration’s realignment of US foreign policy, from shifting military resources in the Western Hemisphere to taking an unprecedentedly confrontational posture toward Europe.
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By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas Friday at farmers attempting to block the main access road to the international airport in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city, as protests escalated over delays in the payment of European Union-backed agricultural subsidies. Irate farmers have deployed thousands of tractors and other
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Since Sydney Sweeney starred in a controversial American Eagle ad this summer, which some viewers interpreted as promoting eugenics and White supremacy, it seems like the actor’s every move has been under public scrutiny in an effort to figure out where exactly she falls in the political divide. Her
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By The Associated Press Ukraine has condemned two-time Olympic diver Sofiia Lyskun’s switch to represent Russia amid the ongoing war and will try to strip her of awards. The 23-year-old Lyskun told the Russian newspaper Izvestia this week that “coaches’ incompetence” was a factor in her decision. “Most of our coaches are gymnasts or trampoline
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By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s White House is taking on the role of media critic and asking for help from “everyday Americans.” The White House launched a web portal it says will spotlight bias on the part of news outlets, targeting the Boston Globe, CBS News, The
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By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations
Continue Reading By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations
Continue Reading By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations
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CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Netflix has triumphed in the bidding war for Warner Bros. and HBO, announcing a deal that could combine two of the three biggest streamers with one of the largest traditional movie and television studios. If the deal goes through, it will fundamentally reshape Hollywood at a precarious time
Continue Reading By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Netflix has triumphed in the bidding war for Warner Bros. and HBO, announcing a deal that could combine two of the three biggest streamers with one of the largest traditional movie and television studios. If the deal goes through, it will fundamentally reshape Hollywood at a precarious time for
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By NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — French first lady Brigitte Macron caught up with an old friend — a giant panda born in France — at the tail end Friday of a visit to China with President Emmanuel Macron. At a panda reserve in southwest China that Yuan Meng now calls home,
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Ben Summers lights up with a smile the moment he talks about the “Batman” theme song or the afternoons he spends playing the piano at his grandmother’s house. Just a few years ago, Ben could not hear music, laughter or any sounds at all. But today, the 6-year-old revels
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — “Sex and the City” star Kim Cattrall has married her longtime partner, Russell Thomas, in an intimate wedding ceremony in London. The actress and the British audio engineer tied the knot at Chelsea Old Town Hall in the presence of just 12 guests on Thursday, according to People magazine.
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By Ali Halit Diker, CNN Istanbul (CNN) — For years, the Botter Apartment was easy to miss. On İstiklal Avenue — Istanbul’s busiest pedestrian street, where a vintage red tram rattles past music shops, cafes, and boutiques — most people never looked up. Above the shopfronts, a graceful Art Nouveau façade, once at the forefront
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