By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Buying clothes has always been challenging for Ann Lindsay. As a plus-sized 41-year-old, she finds many stores’ plus-size offerings too matronly or too expensive. Lately, it’s gotten worse: Last month, she noticed that her local Target in Chicago removed plus sizes entirely. There were significantly fewer options
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Yang, CNN (CNN) — The dream of deploying humanoid robots in every home has created a new type of job. The only requirements are a head strap, a smartphone and a list of chores. With the evolution of artificial intelligence, humanoid robots have become the latest frontier in the race to dominate advanced
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By Isaac Tellechea, CNN (CNN) — This year’s Easter baskets will come with a higher price tag and a little less chocolate, despite lower cocoa prices. Cocoa — the key ingredient in chocolate — has been steadily falling in price from its all-time high in 2024, when cocoa beans were trading for over $12,000 a
Continue ReadingBy Isaac Tellechea, Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — In the early hours of March 7, two thieves smashed through a vinyl-lined window at a store in Graham, Washington. Alarms blared as they filled up several large bins with stolen goods. In less than two minutes, they made off with nearly $10,000 worth of
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Yang, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — One month into the war in Iran, a growing shortage of crude oil is threatening to morph into something worse: a shortage of nearly everything. The conflict in the Middle East has crimped oil and natural gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, reducing global supply by
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Drivers now have an extra week to prepare for repair work that will close the I-25 bridge over Garden of the Gods Road overnight for several weekends. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said that the repairs — originally scheduled to start Friday night — have been rescheduled to next
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Kraft Heinz is reinventing some of its well-known pantry staples that have fallen out of favor with consumer tastes. In the coming months, a new version of Kraft Mac & Cheese bolstered with nutrients is rolling out to a rival, fast-growing competitor; Capri Sun is cutting sugar
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By Hadas Gold, Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — OpenAI’s out-of-the-blue acquisition of TBPN, the buzzy online talk show, stunned the worlds of media and technology. But it’s a continuation of a pattern that dates back a hundred years, to 1926, when RCA created NBC in part to sell radios. Time and time again, pioneers of
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By John Liu, Kristie Lu Stout, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — If you thought paying $4 for gasoline was bad, spare a thought for this international financial hub which currently has the highest gas prices in the world. As average gas prices across the United States hit a record since 2022, residents of Hong Kong
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KGTV By Chris Isidore, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are grabbing the headlines, but jet fuel prices have doubled in the last two months. So far, air fares are only up modestly. But that could change in the next couple of months. “We are seeing prices for summer increasing as a result of
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Gas prices are grabbing the headlines, but jet fuel prices have doubled in the last two months. So far, air fares are only up modestly. But that could change in the next couple of months. “We are seeing prices for summer increasing as a result of higher
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The latest jobs report showed that the US economy likely added 178,000 jobs in March, nearly triple expectations. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3%. Forecasts had it holding steady at 4.4% or even rising to 4.5%. Health care and social assistance was once again the workhorse sector, accounting for
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By Hadas Gold, Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The next wave of AI-powered cybersecurity attacks will be like nothing we’ve seen before. That’s the message AI company Anthropic sent in a leaked blog post last week, in which it warned that its upcoming AI model, called Mythos, and others like it can exploit vulnerabilities at
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Thursday marks the third day for drivers to experience the new traffic changes at the south end of the 8th Street improvements project. As KRDO13’s The Road Warrior reported on Monday, traffic is reduced to one lane between Motor City Drive and Abbot Lane, and no left turns are allowed
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Average US mortgage rates climbed again for the fifth week in a row, making homebuying more expensive than it was just a few weeks ago, before the outbreak of war with Iran. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 6.46% this week, jumping from 6.38% the previous week
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By John Towfighi, Lucy Bayly, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks were volatile and oil prices soared Thursday as investors monitored developments in the Middle East and digested President Donald Trump’s pledge to intensify the war with Iran. The Dow fell 61 points, or 0.13%, paring losses after dropping by more than 650 points earlier.
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The March jobs report, due out Friday morning, could bring a much-needed reality check after two months of wild swings in the US labor market. But even if a level or baseline is achieved, and clarity is gained as to the health of the labor market, it’s a whole
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CNN By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Oil prices climbed and stocks slipped Thursday, after inflammatory remarks by US President Donald Trump and Iranian officials sparked fears that the conflict could still escalate significantly. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 7.4% in early trade to more than $108 a barrel. WTI, the US
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Oil prices climbed and stocks slipped Thursday, after inflammatory remarks by US President Donald Trump and Iranian officials sparked fears that the conflict could still escalate significantly. Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, rose 6.6% to $107.8 a barrel. WTI, the US benchmark, had surged to $113 a
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — In the summer of 2008, weeks before the investment bank Lehman Brothers imploded, oil prices skyrocketed to nearly $150 a barrel. Some oil watchers are warning of even higher prices this summer if the vital Strait of Hormuz doesn’t reopen soon. US oil prices have already spiked
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