Connecticut woman wins $25K from scratch-off at Big Y
Connecticut woman wins $25,000 on $2 million Jackpot scratch-off ticket at Big Y Market Enfield, CT – A Windsor Locks woman is celebrating a major lottery win after scoring $25,000 from a…
Analysis-As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles big tech to control the narrative
By Elizabeth Culliford NEW YORK/MOSCOW – As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle took place online and over the airwaves. Moscow ramped up efforts to control the narrative playing…
Gold ETFs see big inflows on rising geopolitical concerns
By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Swati Verma – Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in gold and other precious metals have seen massive inflows as investors rush to shield themselves against the rising geopolitical…
Exclusive-Facial recognition company Clearview AI seeks first big deals, discloses research chief
By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK – Clearview AI, whose search engine for faces has become an unrivaled police tool, this year is aiming to win its first big U.S.…
Big Pine Key Man Choked Woman Several Times Causing her to Lose Consciousness
BIG PINE KEY, FLORIDA – A 48-year-old Big Pine Key man was arrested Friday for choking a woman and causing her to lose consciousness multiple times. Gary Milton Hill was charged with…
Big Lake Gas Ordered to Pay $3 Million Fine
A west Texas gas plant has been ordered to pay a $3 million criminal fine, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Big Lake Gas Plant L.P.,…
Senators Reveal Bipartisan Bill Targeting Big Tech Companies For Harms To Children
Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Democratic Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled a bipartisan bill Wednesday aimed at curbing online harms to children. The Kids Online Safety Act is the result of…
Marketmind: Ready for a big bang U.S. rate hike?
A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. An aggressive 50 basis point U.S. interest rate hike to contain inflation now appears like a no-brainer after the hottest inflation…
Consumers face years of high energy prices, Big Oil CEOs warn
By Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis LONDON – Consumers should brace for years of high energy prices, heads of top oil and gas companies said, in what would pile pressure on governments…
Big European nations likely to gain the most from EU chip push
By Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS – The European Commission’s plan to make the continent more lucrative for investing in semiconductor factories will likely skew the benefits towards larger countries…
Self-proclaimed ‘Crocodile of Wall Street’ snagged in big Bitcoin bust
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON – Heather Morgan is a would-be corporate influencer who raps about entrepreneurship, designs handbags inspired by ketchup squirts, and signs off from her motivational YouTube videos with the…
Three from New Jersey win lottery Super Bowl LVI jackpot, a trip to the big game
TRENTON – Three lucky New Jersey residents were called about their state lottery prize, tickets to the Super Bowl. One didn’t believe the caller from the state lottery commission, thinking it was…
Scientists, Paralyzed Man Take Big Step Toward Curing Paralysis
A paralyzed man became the first person to walk again after having his spinal cord completely severed. Michel Roccati, who was paralyzed for five years after a motorcycle accident, took his first…
Olympics-Peng Shuai makes Games appearance as Gu wins Big Air gold
By Julien Pretot and Tony Munroe BEIJING -Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai was on hand on Tuesday to watch China’s Eileen Gu as she won gold https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/freestyle-skiing-chinas-gu-wins-gold-medal-womens-big-air-2022-02-08 in the Big Air competition…
Olympics-Freestyle skiing-Gu lands Big Air gold, China moves to top of medals table
By Julien Pretot and Krystal Hu BEIJING -China’s Eileen Gu got her maiden Olympics off to a dream start as the U.S. born teenager landed a tricky jump to become the first…
Analysis-Trump’s Truth Social app, self-proclaimed foe of Big Tech, needs Apple and Google to survive
By Julia Love and Helen Coster – With just weeks to go before an expected launch, Donald Trump’s new media venture is trying to strike a delicate balance with its app: giving…
Olympics-Lack of big cauldron and flame was innovation – ceremony director
BEIJING – A snowflake instead of a huge cauldron and a “micro-flame” in place of a roaring fire at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics were an “innovation” celebrating the human…
Blackburn, Klobuchar Join Forces To Pass Bill Targeting Big Tech ‘Monopolists’
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill Thursday aimed at tackling the dominance of major tech companies, particularly Apple and Google, in mobile app stores. The Open App Markets Act, introduced in…
Big miners plug into battery metals joint ventures
By Clara Denina and Zandi Shabalala LONDON – Big miners, under pressure to increase their exposure to minerals needed to drive the electric vehicle revolution, have so far opted for the cautious…
Dollar to stay dominant, but big Fed push needed to climb higher: Reuters Poll
By Hari Kishan and Shrutee Sarkar BENGALURU – The U.S. dollar will reign supreme for at least another 3-6 months, a Reuters poll of strategists found, saying it will take a significant…
Whoopi Apologizes after mischaracterizing the Nazi agenda during the holocaust
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg apologized for her statement on Monday’s show, where she said “Holocaust isn’t about race.” “On today’s show, I said the Holocaust ‘is not about race, but about…
Jury Convicts Big Cabin Man of Sexual Abuse and Strangulation
A Big Cabin man was found guilty late Friday for sexually assaulting and strangling a former dating partner, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. The jury convicted Christopher Michael Guinn, 23, of aggravated…
In the 1980s, shooting tourists with water pistols and drive-by water gun shootings was a big problem in Seaside Heights
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – Imagine when the biggest disturbance for police officers in a seaside resort town was the local teenage and young adult population shooting people randomly with water pistols, mostly…
Bargain hunters study stock valuations after big declines
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK – A steep slide in U.S. stocks has investors gauging equity valuations to determine whether now is the time to scoop up shares at a bargain. The…
The big rotation: European tech in biggest monthly drop in 13 years
By Joice Alves LONDON – European technology stocks fell into bear territory on Friday and were on track for their biggest monthly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis amid worries the…
Unvaccinated Must Be ‘Accompanied At All Times’ While Shopping At Big Box Stores, Canadian Health Ministry Says
Unvaccinated residents of the Canadian province of Quebec must be accompanied while shopping at big box retailers to ensure they only purchase pharmaceutical products, the province’s health ministry announced Sunday. Quebec instituted…
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