West African countries call to activate force 'to restore constitutional order' in Niger
West African leaders on Thursday ordered the activation of the regional group's standby force, following a coup last month in Niger. #press
Mortgage rates rise to just short of 7%
US mortgage rates remained elevated this week, rising for the third week in a row, but stayed just under the market's 7% threshold. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/homes/mortgage-rates-august-10/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Pedro Pascal visits UK art show dedicated to him, only to find he can't get in
When a Hollywood star like Pedro Pascal visits a small English coastal town like Margate, it should be a big deal. #press
Women's World Cup: How to watch as Spain faces the Netherlands and Japan takes on Sweden in huge quarterfinal clashes
The 2023 Women's World Cup quarterfinals get underway with two mouthwatering matches on Friday. #press
Taylor Swift reveals '1989 (Taylor's Version)' as her next drop, with 'insane' vault tracks
Taylor Swift capped off her sixth and final "Eras Tour" concert at Los Angeles's SoFi Stadium on Wednesday with a big announcement that Swifties had been speculating about for weeks. #press
X to auction off old Twitter items, from desk chairs to painting of Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar Selfie
Twitter is officially rebranding as X — so Elon Musk is holding a giant garage sale to purge the company's HQ of remnants of the past. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/tech/twitter-auction-items/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Former NFL wide receiver Henry Ruggs III sentenced to 3-10 years in fatal DUI case
Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was sentenced on Wednesday to three to 10 years in prison, after pleading guilty to charges stemming from a fatal DUI crash in November 2021 that killed a 23-year-old woman and her dog. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/us/henry-ruggs-sentenced-fatal-dui/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Credit card and car loan delinquencies pass pre-Covid levels as consumers get squeezed
More Americans are failing to make payments on their credit cards and auto loans, another sign of rising financial pressure on consumers. #press
New Thomas revelations unlikely to result in congressional passage of Supreme Court ethics reform
Calls to implement tougher ethics standards on Supreme Court justices are likely to be stirred again following the publication of a new report about Clarence Thomas' lifestyle, though sources in both parties say there's no chance that Congress will pass new legislation. #press
'Painkiller' veers off course with its fictionalized look at the opioid crisis
Covering the same terrain as "Dopesick" in too-precious fashion, "Painkiller" is a semi-fictionalized look at the opioid crisis and how Purdue Pharma cashed in on OxyContin at the expense of those who became hooked on the drug. Yet the tonal excesses and wild dramatic devices undermine this Netflix limited series in... #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/tv-shows/painkiller-review/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Meat drove grocery prices up in July
Grocery prices ticked up 0.3% in July, after staying flat in June, driven largely by rising beef prices. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/business/grocery-prices-meat-july/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Before-and-after satellite images show Maui wildfires damage
Catastrophic wildfires are raging across the Hawaiian island of Maui. See what the region looked like before and after the fires. #press
'High School Musical' series reveals the fate of Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens' characters
"High School Musical: The Musical: The Series" will reveal the fates of the original film franchise's many characters, including Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens' Troy and Gabriella. #press
'I haven't seen a tree in three years,' TV anchor jailed in China says in rare message
Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei, who will have spent three years in detention in China as of Sunday, said in a rare message that she misses her family and life in Australia. #press
Co-founder of Russia's equivalent of Google slams 'barbaric' invasion of Ukraine
The co-founder of Russian internet giant Yandex, Arkady Volozh, on Thursday condemned what he described as Moscow's "barbaric" invasion of Ukraine, days after criticism in Russia over his apparent efforts to distance himself from the country. #press
An author says AI is 'writing' unauthorized books being sold under her name on Amazon
An author is raising alarms this week after she found new books being sold on Amazon under her name — only she didn't write them; they appear to have been generated by artificial intelligence. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/tech/ai-generated-books-amazon/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Emmys 2023 have been pushed to January 2024, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The telecast of the 75th Emmy Awards has been pushed back to air in January, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Television Academy and Fox announced Thursday. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/entertainment/emmy-awards-new-date/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
The rising cost of shelter represented 90% of last month's inflation
The latest Consumer Price Index shows that shelter costs contributed 90% of total inflation last month — but there's a sharp turnaround ahead, say economic researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/homes/forecast-shelter-inflation/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
Natural gas prices are spiking again. Here's why
Natural gas prices have spiked again this week, just as Europe prepares for the heating season. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/energy/natural-gas-prices-spike/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
A devastating fire leveled their Maui home 5 years ago. Now it's happened again
When Mark Stefl and his wife Michele learned their Hawaii home was swallowed by vicious flames, it brought back a horrific feeling they knew too well. #press
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/10/us/home-destroyed-again-maui-fires/index.html?utm_source=press.coop
