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A St. Louis man has pleaded guilty to a federal bank robbery charge in connection with a 2021 holdup in East St. Louis in which a security guard was shot dead, prosecutors said Thursday.Jaylan D. Quinn, 23, entered the plea Wednesday in federal court, prosecutors said.Wearing masks, Quinn and Andrew R. Brinkley, 21 of St. Louis entered First Bank in East St. Louis on Aug. 27, 2021, and gave a teller a note saying they had a bomb, court records say.ILLINOIS MAN ROBBED TWO BANKS WHILE ON COURT-SUPERVISED RELEASE FOR TWO OTHER BANK HEISTSAfter receiving money, the two men were…

Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said, as Russia’s war in Ukraine, drought and other factors drove up inflation and worsened hunger worldwide. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in the international prices of commonly traded food commodities, dipped by 1.9% in December from a month earlier, the Rome-based organization said Friday. For the whole year, it averaged 143.7 points, more than 14% above the 2021 average, which also saw large…

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Stay wary of tech Wait to buy Constellation Stick with Wells Fargo 1. Stay wary of tech stocks Stocks rose Friday on signs wage growth is moderating , signaling the Federal Reserve is making progress in its fight to rein in inflation through higher interest rates. The S & P 500 climbed 1.6% in midmorning trading. However, Jim Cramer cautioned Friday that investors should still be wary of mega-cap tech stocks – these remain difficult…

Commuters arrive into the Oculus station and mall in Manhattan on November 17, 2022 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesThe U.S. unemployment rate declined overall in December, but rose for Black women and Hispanic men, according to the latest nonfarm payrolls report.Black women saw unemployment increased to 5.5% last month, up 0.3 percentage points from 5.2% in November, data from the Labor Department showed Friday. Overall, Black employment held steady at 5.7%, while the unemployment rate for Black men actually declined to 5.1% from 5.4% last month.Meanwhile, Latino men saw unemployment rise to 4% in December, an increase…

Diana’s relationship with Edelstein began in the early 1980s. Anna Harvey—deputy editor of British Vogue at the time, and a fashion adviser to the princess—suggested she work with the couturier, who had recently left Christian Dior, to develop her style. The British designer eventually became one of the key shapers of her wardrobe: he designed the famous midnight blue dress she wore to waltz across the White House floor with John Travolta, as well as a strapless black evening gown worn to the premiere of Dangerous Liaisons. Today, he’s credited with helping Diana transition from girly 1980s looks to a more…

Chad’s government has foiled an attempt to destabilize the country and undermine the constitution, a government spokesman said in a statement.Eleven people conspired in the plot, including soldiers and a human rights activist, said Aziz Mahamat Saleh on Thursday. They were arrested last month and transferred to the high court in the capital, N’Djamena.”A judicial investigation has been opened against these people for undermining the constitutional order, criminal association, illegal possession of firearms and complicity,” said Saleh.WHITE HOUSE REMOVES AFRICAN NATION OF CHAD FROM TRAVEL BAN LISTThe accused were all military except for one human rights activist, Baradine Berdei Targuio,…

Two female best friends who describe themselves as “platonic life partners” are living together after they were each divorced from previous partners — and they claim that “you don’t need a man to be happy,” according to SWNS.Marissa Baker, 30, and Patty Kulak, 27, have declared they are “platonic soulmates” and will be in each other’s lives forever.The pair reportedly met on Jan. 1, 2021, at a birthday party.KIDS LEFT ALONE WITH BABY MONITOR: THERE’S ‘NO POINT’ IN SITTERS, ONE MOM SAYS, BUT EXPERTS SOUND THE ALARMIn May of that year, with both women separated from their husbands, they decided…

FIRST ON FOX: A Republican ally behind House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy in his quest for the speaker’s gavel said the chamber fight is “very personal” for Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., but warned that actions are “damaging” America.Rep.-elect Austin Scott, R-Ga., weighed in on Gaetz’s Thursday proclamation on the Ingraham Angle that he would “resign” if a moderate Republican is elected speaker with support from Democrats.”I’m on the floor, Laura, these 212 Democrats are going to vote for Hakeem Jeffries every single time,” Gaetz said. “He is a historic candidate for them, they’re not going to cleave off under any…

The Huobi crypto exchange logo displayed on a smartphone.Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto via Getty ImagesDigital currency exchange Huobi on Friday said it plans to reduce its global headcount by about 20%, in the latest round of layoffs to hit the beleaguered cryptocurrency industry.The Seychelles-based company is one of the largest crypto exchanges globally, handling about $370 million of trading volumes on a single day, according to data from CoinGecko.”The planned layoff ratio is about 20%,” Justin Sun, a Huobi advisory board member, told CNBC, adding the cuts have not yet been implemented.”With the current state of the bear market, a…

Baby Molly is now in the clear after a huge tumour was removed from her brain – but doctors say she was potentially days away from it being her lastThe mum of a baby whose brain tumour was caught in the nick in the time says she was potentially days away from not making it. Corinne Wardle says she noticed unusual changes in her daughter Molly Wardle-Hampton from just 12 weeks. The eagle-eyed mum spent months logging Molly’s symptoms, which included growths around the softest areas of her head where her skull hadn’t properly formed. Corinne, 38, said Molly also…