Kylie Jenner faces backlash for promoting makeup artist’s GoFundMe
Kylie Jenner seeking support for a GoFundMe effort aimed at helping pay medical bills for makeup artist Samuel Rauda did not go over well. Jenner…
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Wall Street’s hot new bet: Betting on sports
The NCAA basketball tournament, aka March Madness, is nirvana for sports bettors. But it’s March Madness on Wall Street too, as the blue-chip…
Continue Reading Turkey’s lira plunges after Erdogan fires central bank head
Turkey could be on the cusp of another currency crisis after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly fired the head of the country’s central…
Continue Reading Trump is returning to social media in a few months with his own platform, spokesman says
Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on…
Continue Reading This startup aims to take the trash out of takeout
Like many New Yorkers, Adam Farbiarz eats a lot of takeout. But every time he finished a meal, he noticed he was left with a lot of garbage. In fact,…
Continue Reading What’s keeping America’s top economists up at night
There’s a reason economics is frequently called the “dismal science.” What’s happening: The US economy is on track for a…
Continue Reading Elon Musk responds to spying concerns in China: Trust us, we’re just like TikTok
Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company’s cars would never be used for spying in China, in response to reports that the country’s military…
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Children’s book on Dr. Anthony Fauci set for June
Dr. Anthony Fauci, who has served under seven US presidents and has guided the national response to Covid-19, will soon be immortalized in a…
Continue Reading The Capitol Hill riot’s long shadow is visible in day-by-day news coverage
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Despite the best…
Continue Reading Connie Chung: The media is miserably late covering anti-Asian violence
Media outlets are ramping up their coverage of anti-Asian violence following last week’s Atlanta shootings, but many Asian-American journalists…
Continue Reading Profit tumbled at Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil company
Saudi Aramco had a rough 2020, just like every other oil company. But Aramco isn’t any ordinary oil company — it’s the…
Continue Reading Donald Trump is creating his own social media network that will go live in a few months
Former President Donald Trump is coming back to social media — but this time with his own network, a Trump spokesperson told Fox News on…
Continue Reading Tim Cook and other Apple executives will testify against Epic in Fortnite trial
Apple and Epic are nearing their highly anticipated Fortnite trial and plan to bring forward some top executives to testify in-person. The case…
Continue Reading Ilhan Omar: The media is missing the point on the border crisis
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants the media to change the way it covers immigration. “I think that there are some failures that are taking place,”…
Continue Reading Ignoring CDC warnings, more than 1 million passengers have flown from US airports for 10 straight days
Spring break is here and people suffering from a year of cabin fever are throwing caution to the wind. Saturday marked the 10th straight day on which…
Continue Reading Kent Taylor, Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO, dies at 65
Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died Thursday, according to a post on the restaurant chain’s Facebook page. He was 65. “Our…
Continue Reading Investors love electric cars. They’re starting to like Volkswagen, too
A lot can change in a week. Just ask Volkswagen. Europe’s largest carmaker was nobody’s idea of a trendy stock a week ago. Then CEO…
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‘They can’t afford this’: Las Cruces residents protest anniversary of virus restrictions on businesses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After one year of virus restrictions and rolling closures in New Mexico, dozens of Las Cruces residents gathered downtown…
Continue Reading What will travel look like when the pandemic is over?
As the world ground to a halt last March, many travelers expected to be globetrotting again in a few months time. Here we are just over a year later.…
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Biden administration called out for lack of transparency with El Paso border visit
EL PASO, Texas — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso on Friday with a…
Continue Reading Teen Vogue’s new editor out of a job after backlash over old tweets
Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue even before officially starting, she and the magazine’s owner announced Thursday. The…
Continue Reading 5 big signs that travel is roaring back
Vacation deprivation is about to be replaced by a travel boom, according to Expedia CEO Peter Kern. He told CNN’s Julia Chatterley earlier this…
Continue Reading A more contagious coronavirus variant is spreading across the US. Can vaccines stop it?
A new, more contagious and potentially more deadly variant of the coronavirus is spreading across the US, and health officials are worried. The…
Continue Reading Amazon looks to expand its telehealth footprint
After helping to furnish your home office in 2020, Amazon now wants to help provide your healthcare. The tech giant is expanding Amazon Care —…
Continue Reading The Fed is yanking away big banks’ ‘get out of jail free’ card
Federal regulators said Friday they won’t extend a Covid relief provision granted to big banks, dashing Wall Street’s hopes for an…
Continue Reading Regulators reject Wall Street’s calls to extend Covid relief for big banks
Federal regulators said Friday they won’t extend a Covid relief provision granted to big banks, dashing Wall Street’s hopes for an…
Continue Reading Bikini waxes, lashes and blowouts: It’s time to return to our pre-pandemic selves
After months of sporting the “casual look” — in some cases surrendering fully to our inner shaggy and shabby — consumers are…
Continue Reading FedEx is still booming thanks to everyone buying stuff online
Despite taking a hit from lousy, snowy weather in February, FedEx is thriving thanks to online shopping. Shares of FedEx soared more than 6% Friday…
Continue Reading Superheroes are shifting to streaming. That could change everything
It’s a big weekend for comic book fans with two highly anticipated superhero premieres debuting. However, instead of heading to the multiplex,…
Continue Reading Why one Florida city wants to build a two-mile tunnel to the beach
Fort Lauderdale, Florida tourists may be just a few years away from arriving at the beach in a Tesla driven in a tunnel, provided that Elon Musk can…
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