Instagram unveils biggest changes to home screen in 10 years
Navigating Instagram is about to look a little different. On Thursday, the Facebook-owned company unveiled the first major change to its app’s…
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Another 709,000 Americans filed for unemployment claims last week
America’s jobs recovery is slowing down. While many have been able to return to work, millions remain unemployed. Another 709,000 Americans…
Continue Reading Why a vaccine isn’t a quick fix for oil markets or the economy
After a dismal year, the oil market needs a savior. And while a vaccine may play that role eventually, investors just got a tough reminder of how far…
Continue Reading This week’s oil price rally is built on shaky ground
Oil prices have surged this week on hopes that an effective coronavirus vaccine could be approved before the end of the year. The rally is starting…
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5 things to know for November 12: Transition, Covid-19, Eta, Mozambique, Ethiopia
Robots are joining the fight against the coronavirus — because we need all the help we can get. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to…
Continue Reading Disney+ was the future. Now it’s Disney’s present
Last year, Disney’s then-CEO Bob Iger called Disney+, the company’s nascent streaming service, “a bet on the future of this…
Continue Reading Europe is coming for Big Tech. Biden’s victory won’t change that
Europe has turned itself into the cop on the Big Tech beat, repeatedly enforcing its rules and hitting the industry’s top American companies…
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Many Wall Street bonuses are expected to take a hit this year
While the coronavirus pandemic certainly caused some mayhem in the markets and hurt plenty of companies’ balance sheets this year, those…
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El Paso gym defies shutdown order, fund raises from customers to pay costs of multiple citations
EL PASO, Texas — One El Paso gym continues to operate after receiving multiple citations and warnings for defying the county’s shutdown order. ABC-7…
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YouTube video platform outage reported nationwide
EL PASO, Texas — YouTube users in the Borderland and throughout the U.S. experienced an outage Wednesday evening with the popular video sharing…
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Texas Supreme Court declines to grant emergency order against Samaniego’s shutdown mandate
EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant an emergency order aimed at halting El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s…
Continue Reading Gold is still inching toward record high levels despite volatility
Gold prices tumbled on Monday after the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine news sparked a broader market rally. Investors fled safe haven assets…
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UPS ends ban on beards and natural Black hairstyles
UPS is getting hairier — and more inclusive. The shipping company is lifting several of its longstanding strict rules on the personal…
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‘Do not report to work’: El Paso employees grapple with dilemma of working while sick or losing pay
EL PASO, Texas — Quarantine and lose pay, or work to put food on the table? It’s a scenario many El Pasoans may find themselves in during the…
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City officials say pandemic’s full economic impact on El Paso won’t be known until next year
EL PASO, Texas — There are about 50,000 operating businesses in El Paso. Of those, about 26 percent of them have closed due to the pandemic, but…
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EL Paso Hispanic Chamber offers $170K in grants to struggling business
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced a plan to help businesses struggling to implement safety measures during the…
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El Paso Children’s Hospital gets high-tech sterilization machine in battle vs. virus
EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Children’s Hospital is one of 10 children’s hospitals in the nation to receive a high-level sterilization machine meant…
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Cielo Vista Walmart latest closed for deep cleaning due to virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — The Cielo Vista Walmart, scene of the Aug. 3 shooting massacre, is the latest of the retail giant’s El Paso stores to be abruptly…
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Court denies emergency order after southern New Mexico’s Stampede Meat sues to halt virus closure
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A federal judge on Tuesday denied issuing an emergency order sought by a southern New Mexico meat processing plant…
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U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to keep Affordable Care Act despite challenge from Texas, other states
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Supreme Court seems likely to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for…
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NMSU professors developing face covering that removes 97% of airborne particles
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Two New Mexico State University engineering educators are developing reusable innovative technology that they say will…
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Dow closes up 835 points on Pfizer vaccine news, Biden victory
NEW YORK, NY — It was a wild day on Wall Street with stocks surging on Monday after Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective and Joe Biden…
Continue Reading Half-dozen worker infections prompted closure order for southern New Mexico’s Stampede Meat plant
UPDATE, Nov. 9: There were at least a half-dozen employees reported infected with Covid-19 at Stampede Meat over a four-day period, which prompted…
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Socially-distanced Santa taking appointments with children in west El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — The pandemic can’t stop Christmas. Socially distant Santa arrived at Cabela’s in west El Paso on Saturday, long before most of the…
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Claims that dead people voted went viral. These are the facts
To hear some people tell it — including a handful of prominent Republicans, such as members of President Trump’s family and supporters…
Continue Reading State court rules El Paso County Judge’s Covid-19 shutdown order is valid; EPPD will now enforce it
EL PASO, Texas — A state court has refused to halt El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s recently mandated two-week shutdown of nonessential…
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Survey shows 70% of El Paso small businesses are dealing with revenue loss from pandemic
El Paso, Texas– The El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce released a survey asking businesses how they feel about County Judge Ricardo Samaniego’s…
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4 El Paso liquor licenses suspended for Covid-19 health order violations
EL PASO, Texas — Four El Paso bars and restaurants had their liquor licenses suspended by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission last week for…
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Texas reinstates work search requirements for jobless benefits; why El Pasoans don’t have to worry yet
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s unemployment rate has improved since this spring, but it’s still more than double what it was before the pandemic…
Continue Reading Court to decide by Friday whether to issue injunction halting EP County Judge Samaniego’s shutdown order
EL PASO, Texas — The state’s 34th District Court indicated it planned to rule by Friday morning on a request by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton…
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