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Netflix's password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan

10/19/2023 10:02pm
Netflix has disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed analysts' projections, signaling the video streaming service's crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers.

Elephant dies at St. Louis Zoo shortly after her herd became agitated from a dog running loose

10/19/2023 6:03pm
St. Louis Zoo officials say a female Asian elephant at the St. Louis Zoo died shortly after her herd became agitated from a small dog running loose. Rani (pronounced Rahn-ee) died Friday at age 27.

Jordan backs expanding interim speaker powers as third vote is scrapped

10/19/2023 4:31pm
(cnn) — Rep. Jim Jordan is vowing to stay in the race for speaker, but may now be poised to pivot strategy by endorsing

Sen. Mitt Romney raises concerns over nomination of Jack Lew as ambassador to Israel

10/19/2023 4:01pm
Sen. Mitt Romney raised concerns over President Joe Biden's decision to nominate former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to be the ambassador to Israel — a post that currently sits vacant.

Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other over pro-Palestinian social media post

10/19/2023 2:35pm
Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war.

Biden declares support for Israel and Ukraine is 'vital' for US security

10/19/2023 12:56pm
Addressing the nation from the Oval Office, President Joe Biden has made his case for major U.S. backing of Ukraine and Israel in a time of war. He said Thursday night that support is "vital for America's national security."

Sidney Powell vowed to 'release the Kraken' to help Donald Trump. She may now testify against him

10/19/2023 10:23am
Lawyer Sidney Powell, who famously vowed to unleash a mythical sea monster of litigation to prove that Donald Trump didn't lose the 2020 election, has now struck a deal with Georgia prosecutors admitting she conspired to wrongly interfere with the state's election results.

Republican Jim Jordan keeps up floundering fight to be US House Speaker

10/19/2023 9:34am
Hardline conservative Jim Jordan pressed ahead with his floundering bid for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, after his fellow Republicans abandoned a backup plan to allow the leaderless chamber to resume business.

Rep. Blake Moore encourages Egyptian authorities to fast-track aid for Gaza refugees

10/19/2023 7:20am
Utah Republican Rep. Blake Moore led over 100 House colleagues in sending a letter to Egypt's U.S. ambassador to ask that they facilitate the passage of humanitarian aid and refugees through Egypt's border with Gaza.