Aldi and other big grocers threaten to boycott Brazil over deforestation in the Amazon
Some of Europe’s biggest supermarkets and food companies have threatened to stop buying agricultural products from Brazil if a bill they say…
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Facebook Oversight Board upholds Donald Trump’s suspension from the platform
Facebook can keep blocking former President Donald Trump from using its platform but must revisit the decision within six months, the social…
Continue Reading GM earnings jump even as sales sink during the global chip shortage
General Motors posted strong first-quarter earnings and said it’s on track to hit the high end of its full-year profit target despite the…
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El Paso Electric customers can get instant rebates on electric cars at Las Cruces dealership
EL PASO — El Paso Electric customers can save money on a new electric vehicle at a new participating Borderland dealership. According to El Paso…
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Reopening map shows almost every New Mexico county, including Dona Ana, is now low risk
SANTE FE, New Mexico — All but three counties in New Mexico are now in the least restrictive ‘Turquoise’ level according to the latest map released…
Continue Reading Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to auction ticket for first space tourism flight
Blue Origin — after spending more than six years developing its space tourism rocket, New Shepard — has finally set a date for its first…
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Peloton recalls all treadmills after a child’s death and 70 injuries
Peloton recalled its Tread+ and Tread treadmills Wednesday, and the company admitted it was wrong to fight the Consumer Product Safety…
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ETFs are the latest market mania Wall Street can’t avoid
With stocks enjoying a strong start to 2021, investors are continuing to plow more money into exchange-traded funds — especially ones that are…
Continue Reading A shortage of these metals could make the climate crisis worse
The world won’t be able to tackle the climate crisis unless there is a sharp increase in the supply of metals required to produce electric…
Continue Reading Facebook Oversight Board upholds decision to ban Donald Trump
SAN FRANCISCO, California — Former President Donald Trump won’t return to Facebook — for now. The social network’s…
Continue Reading Janet Yellen just proved markets can’t handle the truth
When Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks, investors listen. And on Tuesday, they didn’t like what they heard. The details: At an event…
Continue Reading These bracelets help restaurant workers show they got their Covid-19 vaccine
A Philadelphia restaurant is trying to make customers feel more comfortable by making clear its employees are vaccinated. Most of the staff members…
Continue Reading Companies scramble to protect their workers from India’s Covid surge
Big banks and accounting firms do most of their business in New York, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo. But they wouldn’t be able to function…
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Places to grab food and drink specials for Cinco de Mayo in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — Every year on the fifth of May, Mexican-American heritage and pride is celebrated. The U.S. Congress issued a proclamation in 2005…
Continue Reading A timeline of Bill and Melinda Gates’ relationship
Bill and Melinda Gates announced the end of their 27-year relationship Monday, shocking the business and philanthropic worlds. “After a great…
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Las Cruces makeup brand founder featured on Tamron Hall TV show
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Cece Meadows of Las Cruces, founder of Indigenous makeup brand Prados Beauty, started her career in finance and was making…
Continue Reading Ethereum’s 27-year-old creator is now a billionaire
Vitalik Buterin, a 27-year-old Russian-Canadian programmer, created ethereum in 2013 when he was 19. The cryptocurrency launched in 2015, and now…
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Movie theaters reopen in Doña Ana County after 14 months in the dark
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For the first time in fourteen months, Las Cruces film aficionados can snack on buttery popcorn, unwrap their 3D glasses and…
Continue Reading Gun background checks soared in April
Editor’s note: This story and headline have been corrected. An earlier version overstated the number of gun sales that have been recorded in…
Continue Reading Krispy Kreme files IPO paperwork
Krispy Kreme is preparing to go public. The doughnut company said on Tuesday that it has confidentially filed paperwork related to a public offering…
Continue Reading Epic Games and Apple spar over consoles and walled gardens on opening day of trial
Epic Games and Apple kicked off their high-profile trial on Monday, beginning a legal battle that is expected to run for at least two weeks and has…
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El Paso shops, restaurants offer giveaways, deals to teachers for appreciation week
EL PASO, Texas — It’s National Teacher Appreciation Week and local businesses throughout El Paso are showing their gratitude by offering free…
Continue Reading Conan O’Brien ends his long run in late night next month
An era in late night television is coming to an end next month. “Conan,” Conan O’Brien’s show on TBS, will end its run on…
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Taco Bell giving away free crunchy tacos in honor of the ‘Taco Moon’
EL PASO, Texas — The last quarter moon will shine like a big, cheesy taco in the sky Tuesday night, and Taco Bell is celebrating the lunar phase by…
Continue Reading Ethereum is leaving bitcoin in the crypto dust
Hunter S. Thompson once wrote, “There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether…
Continue Reading Anyone can use this powerful facial-recognition tool — and that’s a problem
You probably haven’t seen PimEyes, a mysterious facial-recognition search engine, but it may have spotted you. If you upload a picture of your…
Continue Reading American factories are desperate for workers. It’s a $1 trillion problem
Demand for goods is skyrocketing as the US economy reopens from the pandemic. But there’s a big problem: American factories can’t find…
Continue Reading Attorneys in Gates divorce also worked on Bezos split
You can’t make this stuff up. Two of the attorneys on opposite sides of the Bill and Melinda Gates divorce case also represented the opposing…
Continue Reading What you need to know about the board deciding Trump’s fate on Facebook
The question of whether former President Donald Trump should be allowed back on Facebook is the biggest, most contentious and most controversial…
Continue Reading Why Amazon and Alphabet may need to split their high-priced stocks
Amazon and Google owner Alphabet are two of the most valuable companies on the planet. They dominate their industries, generate tons of cash and are…
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