How one bold decision made ‘Trolls World Tour’ the most important movie of 2020
Delaying a Fast & Furious movie is no easy feat. For starters, it involves finding a new release date for a film with a $250 million production…
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China tells Ant Group to quickly overhaul its business
China has ordered the country’s biggest online payments platform to overhaul large swaths of its operations as regulators continue their…
Continue Reading What the #)$*#@)($ is happening with Bitcoin’s insane record run?
Bitcoin is crashing — upward. It just passed $28,000 and shows no signs of stopping. The digital currency has a market value north of $500…
Continue Reading ‘Wonder Woman 3’ is coming soon after Warner Bros. calls ‘1984’ a hit
The box office numbers are in, and Warner Bros. says “Wonder Woman 1984” is a hit. The “Wonder Woman” sequel debuted at an…
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Jim Acosta: I’m not the only White House reporter who got death threats
It’s a been a whirlwind four years for reporters covering Donald Trump’s presidency, a time marked by a never-ending campaign of attacks…
Continue Reading Holiday retail sales jumped 3% as more people shop for decor and furniture for their homes
When you’re stuck at home for a year, you’re probably going to get bored of staring at the same old couch, and those creaks and quirks…
Continue Reading An alarming number of Americans are ignoring health officials and traveling for the holidays
The Transportation Security Administration says it screened 1,128,773 people at airports nationwide on Saturday, the latest sign traveling public is…
Continue Reading More than half a million people flew in America on Christmas Day
The Transportation Security Administration screened 616,469 people at airport security checkpoints across the United States on Christmas Day, the…
Continue Reading China turns off the lights in ‘Christmas town’ as officials race to meet energy targets
For months, factories in the city of Yiwu, known as China’s “Christmas town,” have been cranking out most of the tinsel,…
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‘Deepfake’ Queen delivers alternative Christmas speech, in warning about misinformation
A fake Queen Elizabeth danced across TV screens on Christmas as part of a “deepfake” speech aired by a British broadcaster. The real…
Continue Reading Nearly a million people flew in America on Christmas Eve
After air travel broke a pandemic record on Wednesday, the TSA says it screened 846,520 people at airports nationwide on Thursday. The Christmas Eve…
Continue Reading SEC sues Ripple and two executives for selling XRP crypto: A $1.3 billion illegal security offering
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for illegally selling…
Continue Reading Rush Limbaugh says he didn’t expect to be alive in an emotional last show of 2020
Rush Limbaugh wrapped up his final show of 2020 with an emotional outpouring of gratitude for the support he’s received during his battle with…
Continue Reading Brexit is finally done. It will leave the UK poorer
The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed on a trade deal, closing the book on more than four years of uncertainty over how the country…
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Brexit trade deal is reached between UK and European Union with just days to spare
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The United Kingdom and European Union have reached a post-Brexit trade agreement after months of fraught negotiations, the…
Continue Reading Joe Biden holds court with newspaper columnists in ‘old-fashioned’ approach
The contrast between President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden was a daily story in 2020 — and Wednesday was an excellent example.…
Continue Reading These were the deadliest jobs in the US last year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Work-related deaths reached a 12-year high in 2019 at more than 5,300, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A worker died every…
Continue Reading ‘Wonder Woman’ vs. ‘Soul’: 2020’s biggest blockbuster battle is on streaming
December has always been one of Hollywood’s blockbuster months. Hit films like The Lord of the Rings trilogy, “Avatar” and…
Continue Reading Biden’s post-election stock market bump is easily beating Trump’s
The Biden era is off to a roaring start on Wall Street, even surpassing the euphoria following President Donald Trump’s upset victory in 2016.…
Continue Reading China launches antitrust investigation into Alibaba
China has launched an antitrust investigation into Alibaba as it steps up scrutiny of the country’s rapidly growing internet firms. The State…
Continue Reading ‘Perfect storm’ of high package volume, employees out with COVID slowing USPS deliveries before Christmas
A historic amount of packages and rising employee Covid-19 rates are causing significant backlogs at US Postal Service processing facilities before…
Continue Reading Visa continues its ban on Pornhub but will allow payments on some of its parent company’s sites
Visa said Wednesday it will allow customers to make payments on some adult websites owned by Pornhub’s parent company, MindGeek. The allowed…
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A Delta passenger who slid out of a moving plane with his dog says ‘I have panic attacks’
As a Delta Air Lines plane taxied to the runway at LaGuardia Airport on Monday, a flight attendant saw a man and woman walking through the aisle.…
Continue Reading Nikola and Republic Services scrap their electric garbage truck
Nikola Motor Company’s plans to mass produce garbage trucks for Republic Services, one of the nation’s largest waste management service…
Continue Reading SEC sues Ripple and two executives for selling XRP crypto: A $1.3 billion securities fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for orchestrating…
Continue Reading Another 803,000 Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week
Claims for unemployment benefits fell across most categories in Wednesday’s Labor Department report. Still the job market recovery has stalled…
Continue Reading It’s OK if you’ve used your phone too much this year
As a tech reporter, I’ve probably spent too much time with devices over the years, but I always tried to put in place some boundaries: no phone…
Continue Reading Lufthansa airlifts fresh food to England as UK border chaos continues
Germany’s Lufthansa operated a special cargo flight to airlift fruit and vegetables to England on Wednesday as shortages of food and other…
Continue Reading Marc Benioff of Salesforce is the CNN Business CEO of 2020
The year 2020, to put it mildly, was a challenging one for Corporate America. Still, some high-profile companies — and their leaders —…
Continue Reading KFC launches game console that keeps your chicken warm
Fast-food chain KFC has launched a new Intel-powered games console that comes with a built-in “chicken chamber” to keep your snacks warm.…
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