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  • Verizon is raising prices on older cell phone plans

    Verizon is raising prices on older cell phone plans

     

    Verizon is raising the prices on some of its older cell phone plans, the company confirmed to CNN on Monday. The move is part of a broader effort to get more of its customer base on 5G plans.

    ​Verizon is raising the prices on some of its older cell phone plans, the company confirmed to CNN on Monday. The move is part of a broader effort to get more of its customer base on 5G plans. 

  • Paul Manafort agrees to pay $3.15 million to settle case with US government

    Paul Manafort agrees to pay $3.15 million to settle case with US government

     

    Paul Manafort has agreed to pay $3.15 million he owes to the US government over misrepresentations he made on his tax returns almost a decade ago, bringing to a close the former Trump campaign chairman’s financial tangles in court.

    ​Paul Manafort has agreed to pay $3.15 million he owes to the US government over misrepresentations he made on his tax returns almost a decade ago, bringing to a close the former Trump campaign chairman’s financial tangles in court. 

  • Republican senators ask US intelligence chief for evidence behind latest assessment of Covid-19 pandemic origins

    Republican senators ask US intelligence chief for evidence behind latest assessment of Covid-19 pandemic origins

     

    Eight Republican senators are pressing Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to provide them with the raw materials that informed the intelligence community’s latest assessment on the origins of Covid-19, according to a letter they sent Haines on Monday.

    ​Eight Republican senators are pressing Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines to provide them with the raw materials that informed the intelligence community’s latest assessment on the origins of Covid-19, according to a letter they sent Haines on Monday. 

  • After a record warm February, winter cold is returning

    After a record warm February, winter cold is returning

     

    For the last several weeks, high temperatures have been breaking records. Many of you may have kissed winter goodbye and already moved on to spring. But don’t get too used to the warmer weather. We could see a huge shift in temperatures next week, and this one won’t be subtle.

    ​For the last several weeks, high temperatures have been breaking records. Many of you may have kissed winter goodbye and already moved on to spring. But don’t get too used to the warmer weather. We could see a huge shift in temperatures next week, and this one won’t be subtle. 

  • FBI investigating ‘suspicious death’ of woman on Carnival cruise ship

    FBI investigating ‘suspicious death’ of woman on Carnival cruise ship

     

    The FBI is investigating the “suspicious death” of a female passenger onboard the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship, the agency announced in a news release Sunday.

    ​The FBI is investigating the “suspicious death” of a female passenger onboard the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship, the agency announced in a news release Sunday. 

  • NTSB sending investigators to the site of a Norfolk Southern train derailment in west central Ohio where officials reported no hazardous spills

    NTSB sending investigators to the site of a Norfolk Southern train derailment in west central Ohio where officials reported no hazardous spills

     

    The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to west central Ohio Monday after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed there over the weekend, prompting calls to shelter in place before authorities announced the wreck was not hazardous and there was no environmental harm.

    ​The National Transportation Safety Board is sending investigators to west central Ohio Monday after a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed there over the weekend, prompting calls to shelter in place before authorities announced the wreck was not hazardous and there was no environmental harm. 

  • Consumers keep spending. That might not be good news for them or the Fed

    Consumers keep spending. That might not be good news for them or the Fed

     

    US consumers kept spending last year despite historically high inflation, not only shelling out for necessities but also splurging on restaurants, travel and other experiences impeded by the pandemic.

    ​US consumers kept spending last year despite historically high inflation, not only shelling out for necessities but also splurging on restaurants, travel and other experiences impeded by the pandemic. 

  • 1 dead, 8 injured after what appears to be the ‘result of a large crowd pushing’ at a concert in Rochester, New York

    1 dead, 8 injured after what appears to be the ‘result of a large crowd pushing’ at a concert in Rochester, New York

     

    A 33-year-old woman is dead and eight others are injured “as a result of a large crowd pushing” during a concert Sunday night in Rochester, New York, police said.

    ​A 33-year-old woman is dead and eight others are injured “as a result of a large crowd pushing” during a concert Sunday night in Rochester, New York, police said. 

  • This developer is happy that new home construction is falling

    This developer is happy that new home construction is falling

     

    Recent headlines point to a slumping US housing market — as mortgage rates average near 7%, an increasing number of potential homebuyers are finding it difficult to finance homes.

    ​Recent headlines point to a slumping US housing market — as mortgage rates average near 7%, an increasing number of potential homebuyers are finding it difficult to finance homes. 

  • Toblerone can no longer claim to be Swiss-made

    Toblerone can no longer claim to be Swiss-made

     

    Toblerone bars, sold in over 100 countries, can no longer be called Swiss chocolate because the brand’s US owner is moving some production out of Switzerland.

    ​Toblerone bars, sold in over 100 countries, can no longer be called Swiss chocolate because the brand’s US owner is moving some production out of Switzerland.