In the first half of this year, with its business decimated by the pandemic, Airbnb cut a quarter of its workforce and reportedly slashed its valuation as part of a deal to secure more financing. Now, following a remarkable comeback, the home-sharing company is soaring in its long-awaited Wall Street debut just as the pandemic
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In the first half of this year, with its business decimated by the pandemic, Airbnb cut a quarter of its workforce and reportedly slashed its valuation as part of a deal to secure more financing. Now, following a remarkable comeback, the home-sharing company is soaring in its long-awaited Wall Street debut just as the pandemic
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Click here for updates on this story Liberty, MO (KCTV) — The driver of the FedEx truck that crashed through a guardrail on Kansas Highway 7 was a member of the Missouri National Guard and an avid outdoorsman, his family says. Christian Harris, 24, died Wednesday morning in the accident. The Kansas Highway Patrol is
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San Francisco (CNN Business) — El gobierno de Estados Unidos acaba de abrir otro gran frente en las investigaciones a las tecnológicas: un caso antimonopolio contra Facebook. Facebook fue golpeado con dos demandas por parte de la Comisión Federal de Comercio y fiscales generales de docenas de estados el miércoles, en uno de los desafíos
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The FDA has informed Pfizer it intends “to proceed towards an authorization” of the manufacturer’s Covid-19 vaccine, the US Health and Human Services Secretary told ABC on Friday, as the country is deep into a worsening health crisis. The statement also comes a day after an FDA panel recommended the agency grant an emergency use
Continue Reading The FDA has informed Pfizer it intends “to proceed towards an authorization” of the manufacturer’s Covid-19 vaccine, the US Health and Human Services Secretary told ABC on Friday, as the country is deep into a worsening health crisis. The statement also comes a day after an FDA panel recommended the agency grant an emergency use
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Department of Public Health announced 38 new coronavirus-related deaths Friday. The health department said the deaths did not occur on the same day, rather they happened over the past four months and the cause of death due to Covid-19 was just confirmed. It brings the death toll
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Harrison Ford will be grabbing his whip and ramming on his hat for a fifth “Indiana Jones” movie, Disney has confirmed — a mere 41 years after the first installment, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” was released. Disney said in a tweet on Friday that the movie would be produced by its production arm Lucasfilm
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Airbnb’s Wall Street debut was subject to plenty of hype and speculation. Even so, the startup’s first day of trading was nothing short of jaw-dropping. What happened: Airbnb shares opened on the Nasdaq Thursday at $146 apiece, more than double its $68 IPO price and valuing the company at more than $100 billion. The stock
Continue Reading Airbnb’s Wall Street debut was subject to plenty of hype and speculation. Even so, the startup’s first day of trading was nothing short of jaw-dropping. What happened: Airbnb shares opened on the Nasdaq Thursday at $146 apiece, more than double its $68 IPO price and valuing the company at more than $100 billion. The stock
Continue Reading As regulators around the world race to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, several other vaccine candidates have been ditched or delayed. On Friday, British and French pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi Pasteur said the release of their vaccine would be pushed to late next year, while one of Australia’s four vaccine candidates was axed after
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The US saw a major milestone on Thursday when vaccine advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization (EUA) to Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Christina Maxouris writes. FDA chief Dr. Stephen Hahn says the regulator is rapidly working “toward finalization and issuance” of an EUA. Americans shouldn’t
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The US saw a major milestone on Thursday when vaccine advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization (EUA) to Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Christina Maxouris writes. FDA chief Dr. Stephen Hahn says the regulator is rapidly working “toward finalization and issuance” of an EUA. Americans shouldn’t
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GoFundMe released its 2020 giving report, and it is spotlighting some of America’s biggest struggles: hunger, racism, and Covid-19. “Many millions of people across the US and the world are facing incredibly difficult circumstances,” said GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan. A year of need and generosity The crowdfunding platform is marking its 10th anniversary, and by
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic announced it will not launch its historic flight from Spaceport America on Friday. In a tweet, the company said: “Vehicles and flight crew are ready. Flight window is now open. We will fly no earlier than Saturday. We have range clearance through the weekend and can
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A hole-in-one is hard to come by at any level of golf. So what are the odds that two come on the same day at the same competition? Day one of the US Women’s Open Championship at Cypress Creek Course in Houston saw just that on Thursday. Amy Olson struck the first ace of the
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A hole-in-one is hard to come by at any level of golf. So what are the odds that two come on the same day at the same competition? Day one of the US Women’s Open Championship at Cypress Creek Course in Houston saw just that on Thursday. Amy Olson struck the first ace of the
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Brandon Bernard was executed by the federal government on Thursday at the Federal Correctional Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Bernard, 40, was one of five gang members convicted in Texas of killing Stacie and Todd Bagley — who were youth ministers — in 1999. The gunman, Christopher Vialva, was
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A hole-in-one is hard to come by at any level of golf. So what are the odds that two come on the same day at the same competition? Day one of the US Women’s Open Championship at Cypress Creek Course in Houston saw just that on Thursday. Amy Olson struck the first ace of the
Continue Reading Nueva York (CNN Business) — La revista Time nombró a Joe Biden y Kamala Harris como las Personas del Año 2020. Los dos hicieron historia el 7 de noviembre cuando derrotaron a Donald Trump en una dura elección que lo colocó en un pequeño club de presidentes que solo cumplieron un mandato. Ese día. Harris
Continue Reading Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the ready once they receive government clearance. The delicate, mind-boggling logistics of distributing the vaccines will be crucial. The challenges of moving millions of doses — over thousands of miles and
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — La Secretaría de Agricultura de México confirmó que hay cuatro casos de covid-19 en perros, no relacionados entre sí, en el país. ¿Podemos contraer el covid-19 por nuestras mascotas? A la fecha se han notificado 25 casos sospechosos de animales por posible contagio en el país: 16 perros, 7 gatos, un tigre
Continue Reading Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the ready once the they receive government clearance. The delicate, mind-boggling logistics of distributing the vaccines will be crucial. The challenges of moving millions of doses — over thousands of miles
Continue Reading The British pound could plunge by 10% or more if the United Kingdom does not finalize a trade deal with the European Union this weekend. Currency traders who once assumed a deal would be completed before a Brexit transition period ends on January 1 will be nervously watching events over the next 72 hours after
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las demandas sin precedentes presentadas contra Facebook el miércoles por funcionarios estatales y federales representan la amenaza regulatoria más grave que haya enfrentado el gigante de las redes sociales. Las demandas amenazan con rehacer el imperio de las redes sociales de Facebook al apuntar a dos de sus aplicaciones más populares, Instagram y
Continue Reading If your productivity fell off a cliff in 2020, Taylor Swift’s “Evermore” may not be the album for you. While the rest of us were playing virtual quizzes on Zoom, pop’s biggest star reinvented her sound and recorded two surprise albums — the second of which, “Evermore,” was released Friday mere hours after it was
Continue Reading A massive exoplanet orbiting in a double star system 336 light-years away may be similar to the alleged “Planet Nine” that may exist on the outskirts of our solar system, according to a new study. The exoplanet, or planet located outside of our solar system, is called HD106906 b and it’s 11 times the mass
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We are living in a tsunami of stress. Hospitals are flooded with patients as Covid-19 cases surge to unprecedented heights. Over half of all Americans know someone who has been hospitalized with the virus or has died. Small businesses are drowning. Millions are unemployed. Unemployment benefits are trickling away while Congress is in deadlock about
Continue Reading CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen is the cook in the family, and her husband is the baker, so they’re already trying out recipes for rib-eye roast, green bean casserole and gingerbread cupcakes for their holiday celebrations. Their 3-year-old is painting ornaments and will help his parents to decorate the family Christmas tree. He’s also
Continue Reading A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. In the first ten days of December, Discovery unveiled its streaming service; Warner Bros. said that its entire 2021 slate of films will be released on HBO Max and in theaters at the same time;
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