EA snaps up racing game developer Codemasters in $1.2 billion deal
Electronic Arts has leapfrogged one of its rivals with a $1.2 billion deal for UK video game developer Codemasters. EA said in a statement on Monday…
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Burger King’s India franchise soars 125% on stock market debut
Burger King’s Indian franchise has pulled off a whopper initial public offering. Shares in Burger King India opened at 112.5 rupees ($1.53) per…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine developer AstraZeneca agrees to buy rare disease firm Alexion for $39 billion
Leading Covid-19 vaccine developer AstraZeneca agreed on Saturday to buy Boston pharmaceutical firm Alexion for $39 billion. The acquisition is one…
Continue Reading The 30 retailers and restaurant chains that filed for bankruptcy in 2020
There’s no way to sugarcoat it: 2020 was a brutal year for restaurants and stores. The pandemic, massive amounts of debt and a shift in…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches and deploys satellite, days after another rocket crashed in Texas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched into space Sunday, successfully deploying a satellite for radio provider…
Continue Reading Why the video game boom is here to stay
In a year when industries that require the physical presence of their customers are on the ropes — from airlines and theme parks to…
Continue Reading SE Cupp: Fox News is Trump fan fiction
Right-wing news outlets, including Fox, Newsmax and OAN, are perpetuating the myth that President Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Why? To make…
Continue Reading Stelter: Fox destroys its credibility when it leads with Hunter Biden news
The news isn’t particularly appealing to Fox News viewers at the moment: President Donald Trump’s election loss and the pandemic are…
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Bill Gates says presidential transition is ‘complicating’ US efforts to distribute vaccine
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, whose foundation has been part of the effort to develop and deliver Covid-19 vaccines, said Sunday that the…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic unexpectedly aborts test flight of space plane
Virgin Galactic’s supersonic rocket plane was scheduled to fire into the upper atmosphere Saturday, but after climbing more than 40,000 feet…
Continue Reading The real cost of being the ultimate Apple fan: Nearly $80,000
Picture this: You are the ultimate Apple fan. You’ve got an unlimited budget. And you want all of the things: top-of-the-line devices, fancy…
Continue Reading The global effort to move Covid-19 vaccines has begun
Around the world, countries are issuing emergency approvals of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Now transportation and logistics companies face…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ brings out its own Dr. Fauci to talk about the coronavirus vaccine roll out
“Saturday Night Live” kicked off its latest episode with its own Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, who were trying to talk about…
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Virgin Galactic aborts historic manned suborbital flight from New Mexico Spaceport
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Virgin Galactic’s historic manned launch from Spaceport America was aborted Saturday morning after the…
Continue Reading New York City’s iconic 21 Club is closing down
New York City’s famed 21 Club restaurant will be “indefinitely ceasing operations,” a restaurant union president told CNN. Bill…
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With Congress stuck, states are stepping in with relief for residents and businesses
Maine is sending one-time $600 payments to certain jobless residents. New Mexico is providing $100 million in grants to small businesses. Kentucky is…
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Whistleblowers say armed Mexicans were smuggled in by El Paso company to guard border wall
EL Paso, Texas — Two whistle-blowers accuse an El Paso company of malfeasance with the construction of the border wall under the federal false…
Continue Reading These containers used to ship fresh tuna. Now they’ll deliver Covid-19 vaccines
It’s one of the biggest logistical challenges in modern history: How will millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses that must be kept at incredibly…
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Trump signs stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown at midnight
President Donald Trump signed a one-week stopgap funding bill, passed by the Senate earlier Friday, to avert a government shutdown at midnight. The…
Continue Reading Oracle is moving its headquarters to Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — Oracle is joining the growing exodus from Silicon Valley to Texas. The company will move its corporate headquarters to the…
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Customs officials seize more than 100,000 fake face masks bound for El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – More than 100,000 counterfeit surgical masks that were slated to be used by hospital workers were seized by Customs and Border…
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Senate passes stopgap funding bill to avert shutdown at midnight
The Senate on Friday passed a one-week stopgap funding bill by voice vote to avert a government shutdown at midnight. The bill will next go to…
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White House orders FDA chief to authorize Pfizer vaccine by end of Friday or resign
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House on Friday told the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to submit his resignation if the agency does…
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SISD’s internal computer network taken down due to virus
EL PASO, Texas — The Socorro Independent School District has been hit by a computer virus that a spokesman said Friday had prompted their Internet…
Continue Reading Elon Musk appears immune to criticism as Tesla ignores the media
Andy Cunningham, a longtime Silicon Valley communications professional who once worked with Steve Jobs and now leads her own marketing agency, the…
Continue Reading Biotechs working on breast cancer treatments see shares soar — then tank
Covid-19 vaccines are on everyone’s mind, including investors in pharmaceutical and biotech stocks. But while Pfizer, BioNTech and Moderna are…
Continue Reading Americans are feeling better about the economy as hopes for Biden administration outweigh pandemic worries
Consumer sentiment rebounded sharply — and surprisingly — in December on the heels of Joe Biden’s election win, which outweighed…
Continue Reading Disney stock hits all-time high thanks to streaming strength
If it wasn’t abundantly clear that content is king, especially in the Covid-19 era, Disney hammered that point home Thursday when it previewed…
Continue Reading Joe Biden and Kamala Harris named Time Person of the Year
Time magazine has named Joe Biden and Kamala Harris 2020’s Person of the Year. The two made history on November 7 when they beat Donald Trump…
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A mother’s dilemma: Pay the bills or buy Christmas presents?
Angela Kearney’s living room is filled with Christmas decorations. The lights on her tree illuminate her most prized ornaments. The room looks…
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