U.S. health officials concerned mpox outbreak could continue into summer months – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 20 cases of mpox have been reported in the Chicago area since mid-April, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week it is concerned about a resurgence […]
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Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch and Vivek Ramaswamy met in late April
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy met with Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of Fox News’ parent company Fox Corp., in late April in New York, according to two people familiar with the meeting who were not authorized to discuss private events. One person described it as a “getting-to-know you session” and […]
United States returns ‘Earth Monster’ Olmec sculpture to Mexico
Mexico says a huge 2,500-year-old Olmec stone sculpture has been returned by the United States ByThe Associated Press May 19, 2023, 6:43 PM MEXICO CITY — Mexico announced Friday that a huge 2,500-year-old Olmec stone sculpture has been returned from the United States. The almost six-foot-tall (two-meter) “Monster of the […]
Microsoft says China approves its plan to buy video game-maker Activision Blizzard
Microsoft said Friday that China has unconditionally approved its plan to buy video game company Activision Blizzard even as the deal still faces antitrust opposition in the U.S. and United Kingdom ByThe Associated Press May 19, 2023, 5:43 PM Microsoft said Friday that China has unconditionally approved its plan to […]
Wisconsin man charged with hacking sports betting accounts
A Wisconsin man is charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts ByThe Associated Press May 19, 2023, 5:25 PM MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man has been charged in a plot to hack and steal from thousands of sports betting accounts, court documents […]
Agco CEO says food inflation is here to stay, even if the war in Ukraine ends tomorrow
CEO Eric Hansotia of agriculture-machinery manufacturer Agco told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday that elevated grain prices — and the high cost of food — will persist, even if Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ended tomorrow. Both Russia and Ukraine serve as major global grain suppliers, with the latter often referred […]
Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, dies at 59
Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, died Friday after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his publicity firm confirmed to CBS News. He was 59. Rourke died early Friday morning in New York City at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer […]
The original Chick-fil-A location is closing down, local reports indicate
America’s favorite fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A ranked America’s favorite fast food restaurant — again 01:55 Chick-fil-A’s first-ever location is closing down after 56 years of operation. The chicken sandwich restaurant is located in the Greenbriar Mall in Atlanta, Georgia. While the shop’s Facebook page indicates that it is already “permanently […]
Artificial intelligence gives real boost to U.S. stock market
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Recent advances in artificial intelligence are fueling optimism over how businesses can operate more productively in the years ahead. They are also providing a big boost to the stock market. Advertisement The S&P 500’s 9% rally this year has been driven by a […]
Blur’s Alex James on making new album: ‘It’s exciting and emotional’
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – Recording Blur’s first new album in eight years has been “exciting and emotional”, bassist Alex James says, as the band prepares for a series of gigs this summer where fans will get to hear their new tunes. Advertisement Blur, who exploded onto the British […]