Wall Street headed for 4-week streak of gains
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose broadly on Wall Street late Friday, adding to weekly gains for the major indexes. The S&P 500 was up 1% as of 12:37 pm Eastern with nearly 90% of the benchmark’s stocks gaining ground. He is on track for his first four-week winning streak since last year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 258 points, or 0.8%, to 33,594 and the Nasdaq rose 1.4%. Small company stocks also posted big gains in a sign that investors are confident in the economy. The Russell 2000 rose 1.5%. Technology and communications stocks had some of the…
Read More »Vanessa Bryant called out CBD brand claiming $600 million worth Kobe Bryant had cancer
Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa Bryant is taking to social media to dispel rumors that Kobe was a cancer patient who endorsed a CBD oil company. Vanessa Bryant, the widow of Kobe Bryant, seems determined not to let anyone who insults her late husband fall. Kobe died on January 26, 2020. He was hailed as one of the greatest players of all time. On January 26, Kobe and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were among the nine people who died aboard the NBA Star helicopter. The helicopter crashed into a hill in Calabasas, California on its way to the Mamba Sports Academy,…
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Breaking News: Two Car Accident Sends Vehicle Through the Front of Dodici’s Shop in Washington | KCII Radio
Breaking News: Two-car crash sends vehicle through front of Dodici’s Washington store | KCII Radio: Who to Count on A two-car accident caused a car to go through the front of Dodici’s store in Washington around 11:30 a.m. No structural damage was reported at the adjacent Cafe Dodici, but the restaurant was closed due to the accident. Bystanders say a car was backing out of a parking spot in front of Dodici’s on S. Iowa Ave. when a northbound vehicle collided with the car before crashing into the front of the cafe. No injuries were reported and it is not…
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CDC Loosens COVID-19 Guidelines As Connecticut’s Positivity Creeps Up
Credit: Courtesy of DPH The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened its COVID-19 guidelines on Thursday, freeing schools and businesses from requiring students and workers to self-quarantine at home if they have been exposed to the virus. The changes mean that anyone exposed, vaccinated or unvaccinated, can wear a mask for 10 days, instead of being quarantined at home. The CDC previously advised that people who were not vaccinated or who had not received their booster shots should self-quarantine for five days after exposure. Quarantine could end at this point after the fifth day if no symptoms appear. The…
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Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York
Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing drew death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked and apparently stabbed in the neck on Friday by a man who rushed the stage as he was about to to give a lecture in Western New York. #SalmanRushdie just hit the stage a @chq @NBCNews @ABC @cnnbrk pic.twitter.com/I1XT6AmkhK — Charles Savenor (@CharlieSavenor) August 12, 2022 An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and begin punching or stabbing him 10 to 15 times as he was being introduced. The perpetrator, 75 years old, was pushed or…
Read More »Cannabis-infused foods exploding in popularity despite uncertain legal future
Thanks to increasing acceptance by consumers and lawmakers, cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), as well as foods and beverages containing them, are increasing in popularity. Eleven states have now legalized marijuana recreationally and 33 allow it for medicinal use. CBD sales, now legal in some form in 46 states, reached $5.3 billion in 2021, up 15% from the previous year, and are forecast to reach $26 billion in 2026, according to cannabis research and data firm Brightfield Group. And IBIE will feature its first central cannabis pavilion, where attendees can explore the growing world of cannabis-infused foods. “I think the…
Read More »Feds agree to honor Connecticut pardons, stop deportations | News
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal officials have agreed to recognize Connecticut pardons as legally valid again and stop deporting people who have been pardoned for their crimes by a state board, reversing a tough stance by the Trump administration, the authorities announced. Friday. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said the Justice and Homeland Security departments under Trump had abandoned six decades of practice singling out Connecticut and refusing to recognize his pardons, because they are issued by a board rather than the governor. Five other states — Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, South Carolina and Utah — have similar pardon systems, but…
Read More »Russia-Ukraine War: Latest Crimea News
A Ukrainian artillery unit firing from a front-line position near the town of Bakhmut on Wednesday.Credit…David Guttenfelder for The New York Times BAKHMUT, Ukraine — On a recent morning, Ukrainian soldiers ran around the shell in a field. In a flurry of activity, a man brought a 106-pound explosive shell from a truck to the gun. Another, using a wooden stick, pushed him into the breach. “Loaded!” the soldier shouted, then knelt on the ground and covered his ears with his hands. The gun went off with a thunderclap. A cloud of smoke rose. Leaves were falling from nearby trees….
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