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London CNN — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees better odds that central banks will manage to tame inflation without tipping the global economy into recession, but it…
Read more The IMF sees greater chance of a ‘soft landing’ for the global economy | CNN BusinessCNN — Misinformation has run rampant on Elon Musk’s social media platform X in the 48 hours since Hamas militants’ surprise attack on Israel, with users sharing false…
Read more Elon Musk’s X adds to fog of war at outset of Israel-Hamas conflict | CNN BusinessCNN — The House speakership drama enters a new week under increased urgency as Israel declared war Sunday following unprecedented surprise attacks by Hamas. Kevin McCarthy’s unprecedented ouster…
Read more Pressure to fill House speaker vacancy builds amid crisis in Israel | CNN PoliticsCNN — A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria that was operating near US military personnel and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces,…
Read more US fighter jet downs a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey over Syria, officials say | CNN PoliticsNew York CNN — Taylor Swift’s concert film hasn’t even been released yet and it’s already toppling box-office records. Cinemark, a theater chain with about 500 locations, said…
Read more Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie hits a presale record for Cinemark | CNN BusinessCNN — Residents in Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii Gov. Josh Green to delay reopening West Maui to tourists this weekend, saying the community is still grieving and needs…
Read more ‘Our grief is still too fresh’: Lahaina residents petition to delay reopening West Maui to tourists after devastating fires | CNNLondon CNN — A slump in government bonds around the world has pushed up the cost of some nations’ debt to levels not seen in more than a…
Read more Why you should care about the global rout in government bonds | CNN BusinessCNN — The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry has been awarded to a trio of scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights…
Read more Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that changed everything from TV displays to cancer imaging | CNNCNN — Five people were shot Tuesday night at Morgan State University in Baltimore and police have yet to locate a suspect as the investigation into the shooting…
Read more 5 people were shot at Morgan State University and police have yet to locate a suspect, officials say | CNNNew York CNN — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing oral arguments in a case that will determine the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The…
Read more The fate of this consumer watchdog is in the hands of the Supreme Court | CNN BusinessCNN — Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” is coming to theaters. The “Break My Soul” singer, who wrapped up her tour in in Kansas City on Sunday, released a trailer for…
Read more Beyoncé announces ‘Renaissance’ concert film with new trailer | CNNWashington CNN — Millions of borrowers are required to make their monthly student loan payment for the first time in three-plus years in October, but there are several…
Read more How to choose the best student loan repayment plan | CNN PoliticsLondon CNN — Rishi Sunak will gather with members of his governing Conservative Party on Sunday for what is likely to be their final party conference before the…
Read more Britain’s PM seeks to rally his party ahead of an election they are tipped to lose | CNNCNN — Federal agencies are making final preparations with the government on the brink of a shutdown and congressional lawmakers racing against Saturday’s critical midnight deadline – as…
Read more Government on brink of shutdown ahead of midnight deadline as McCarthy slates last-minute vote | CNN PoliticsPlains, Georgia CNN — More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday. The wishes, posted in a digital mosaic created by The Carter…
Read more As he turns 99, Jimmy Carter’s hometown honors the former president as a global humanitarian — and a good friend | CNN PoliticsNew York CNN — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich remains “defiant” six months after he was detained in Russia on spying charges, which he and the Journal…
Read more Detained WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s parents describe what it was like seeing him in Russia | CNN BusinessWashington, DC CNN — US mortgage rates surged to their highest level in nearly 23 years this week as inflation pressures persisted. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.31%…
Read more US mortgage rates climb to 7.31%, hitting their highest level in nearly 23 years | CNN BusinessCNN — SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher is gearing up to resume negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers next week. Talks will resume between the…
Read more Fran Drescher ‘looking forward’ to talks resuming between actors’ union and Hollywood studios next week | CNNWashington CNN — An antitrust lawsuit from 17 states and the Federal Trade Commission this week against Amazon represents the US government’s biggest regulatory challenge yet against the…
Read more 5 takeaways from America’s landmark lawsuit against Amazon | CNN BusinessCNN — Travis Kelce was already famous, but now he is learning what it means to be Taylor Swift-adjacent-famous. The new episode of his podcast, “New Heights,” which…
Read more Travis Kelce talked Taylor Swift on his podcast | CNN
