Lebanon bans 'Barbie' movie for 'promoting homosexuality'
The ban comes amid heightened anti-LGBTQ rhetoric by some politicians and government officials in Lebanon and the wider Middle East. #press
US investment curbs deal 'major blow' to Chinese startups
New constraints on US investments in advanced technology in China will exacerbate a slump in deals between the world's top two economies and deliver a "major blow" to Chinese startups, analysts and investors told CNN Thursday. #press
The latest on the Trump-related investigations
As Donald Trump moves ahead with his 2024 campaign bid, the former president faces a storm of legal uncertainty. Follow here for the latest live news updates. #press
Coach and Versace's parent companies are combining in an $8.5 billion deal
Michael Kors and Kate Spade are about to become siblings. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/investing/tapestry-capri-acquisition/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Consumer prices heated up in July, bucking a 12-month cooling streak
For the first time in more than 12 months, consumer prices heated up on an annual basis. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/economy/cpi-inflation-july/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Airlines will continue to fly fewer flights to New York and Washington as FAA faces staffing shortages
The federal government is allowing airlines to continue to run reduced flight schedules to major airports serving New York City and Washington in hopes of curbing flight cancellations and reducing the burden on short-staffed air traffic controllers. #press
Hackers take on ChatGPT in Vegas, with support from the White House
Thousands of hackers will descend on Las Vegas this weekend for a competition taking aim at popular artificial intelligence chat apps, including ChatGPT. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/tech/chatgpt-ai-hackers-las-vegas/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Who is Fernando Villavicencio, the anti-corruption candidate shot dead in Ecuador?
Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a tireless anti-corruption campaigner and investigative journalist. #press
Homeland Security report details how teen hackers exploited security weaknesses in some of the world's biggest companies
A group of teenage hackers managed to breach some of the world's biggest tech firms last year by exploiting systemic security weaknesses in US telecom carriers and the business supply chain, a US government review of the incidents has found, in what is a cautionary tale for... #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/politics/dhs-hacking-report/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Japan blooms just at the right time as the Nadeshiko looks to make new history at Women's World Cup
Four months before the 2011 Women's World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country's history. #press
The era of cheap streaming is officially over
It's the end of an era. #press
These factors are making it hard to combat the deadly Maui wildfires
The wildfires in Maui spread swiftly and turned deadly, stunning local officials who were quickly overwhelmed. #press
Michigan's fake GOP electors to be arraigned on state charges
Most of the 16 Michigan Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020 will be arraigned Thursday and are expected to plead not guilty to the first-of-their-kind felony charges. #press
It's not the 1970s but stagflation is back in the picture
For the past two years, economists have been worrying about the risks of high inflation rates. But far less attention has been given to inflation's sibling: stagflation. #press
UK retailer Wilko collapses, putting 12,000 jobs at risk
British discount retailer Wilko said it has fallen into administration on Thursday, a form of creditor protection that puts its 12,000 jobs in danger. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/economy/wilko-store-files-bankruptcy/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
A 300,000-year-old skull found in China may be from a new branch of the human family tree
An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. #press
The broadest look yet at Clarence Thomas' luxury travel bankrolled by wealthy friends reveals private jet and helicopter rides and VIP sporting event tickets
The list of gifts and hospitality Justice Clarence Thomas has received from wealthy friends is more extensive than previously known, according to a new ProPublica report. #press
Deadly wildfires burning across Maui prompt evacuations
At least 36 people have been killed in "unprecedented" wildfires that are raging across Hawaii's Big Island and Maui, officials said Wednesday. Follow here for live updates. #press
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/maui-wildfires-08-10-23/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Biden heads to Republican Utah to promote his bipartisan bonafides
President Joe Biden is turning to a reliably Republican state -- and its GOP governor -- to highlight one of his key bipartisan accomplishments he's trying to sell to voters heading into 2024. #press
Trump's co-defendants set to enter pleas on new charges in classified documents case
A Mar-a-Lago property manager and former President Donald Trump's personal aide are set to be arraigned Thursday morning in Fort Pierce, Florida, on new charges brought by the special counsel in the case regarding the mishandling of classified documents. #press
