A ring with 12,638 diamonds sets a Guinness World Record
How many diamonds can fit in a single ring? The answer, according to the new Guinness World Records book, is 12,638. Harshit Bansal, founder of…
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Here’s how El Paso renters can get up to 6 months of relief if hurt by the pandemic
EL PASO, Texas – Tenants in El Paso can receive up to six months of future rent relief, thanks to the Texas Home Program and the nonprofit…
Continue Reading Fanduel suffers widespread outage on last day of NFL’s regular season
Fanduel, the fantasy sports and online sports betting company, experienced outages on Sunday — the last day of regular season NFL games —…
Continue Reading Media should call GOP election fight an attempted coup, historian says
The Republican effort to contest the presidential election results on the Senate floor this week is raising questions about how media outlets should…
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Golf is booming because of the pandemic
The pandemic has popularized a lot of unexpected activities. Remember when everyone was doing puzzles and baking bread? Thanks to social distancing,…
Continue Reading Saying goodbye to a wild year for stocks
We’re hoping to shelve the word ‘unprecedented’ for a while as 2021 gets underway — but first, one final look at a 2020. The Dow…
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El Paso lifts virus order that mandated 10 p.m. restaurant closing time after Texas high court ruling
EL PASO, Texas – The Texas Supreme Court has struck down rules banning Austin-area restaurants from offering late-night dine-in service,…
Continue Reading Larry King has been hospitalized with Covid-19
Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19, according to a source close to the family. King, 87, has been…
Continue Reading Miami cafe starts the new year with a shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip
A cafe and juice bar in North Miami Beach started out the new year in shock after a customer left a $2,021 tip. Kelly Amar told CNN that her family…
Continue Reading Tesla hit half-million car target in 2020
Tesla hit its goal of building a half-million cars in 2020, a first for the company, it reported Saturday. The completed deliveries to customers,…
Continue Reading Bitcoin soars past $33,000, its highest ever
Bitcoin has been flirting with the $30,000 mark for weeks, and finally passed that record-setting level Saturday. The virtual currency is now valued…
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New Year brings New Mexico minimum wage hike, raises age to 21 to buy tobacco
SANTA FE, New Mexico — State authorities are increasing oversight of tobacco and e-cigarette businesses to prevent child access with the start of…
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Gov. Abbott tells restaurants to defy virus orders in El Paso & Austin banning late night dine-in services
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed restaurants to ignore local curfews — specifically in El Paso and Travis counties —…
Continue Reading Dow and S&P 500 end 2020 at record highs
The Dow and the S&P 500 started and ended this unprecedented year at all-time highs — with a lot of volatility along the way. All three major…
Continue Reading FDA issues pet food alert after 28 dogs are reported dead from toxin
The Food and Drug Administration is alerting pet owners about high levels of aflatoxin in some pet foods after 28 dogs reportedly died and eight…
Continue Reading Microsoft says hackers viewed its source code
Microsoft said Thursday that the suspected Russian hackers behind a massive US government security breach also viewed some of the company’s…
Continue Reading Markets started 2020 riding high, and they’ll end it even higher
The stock market’s wild 2020 ride is finally coming to an end. Stocks are at record highs once again, just like they were at the start of this…
Continue Reading Reflecting on the essential role of the news media in 2020, and looking ahead to 2021
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The year 2021 is…
Continue Reading Hedge fund Alden Global seeks to buy Tribune Publishing
Alden Global Capital, the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, said Thursday it offered to take full control of the newspaper chain in a deal…
Continue Reading Target recalls infant and toddler clothes because of a possible choking hazard
Target is recalling some infant and toddler clothes because of snaps that could be a choking hazard. The snaps on the Cloud Island infant rompers and…
Continue Reading What Times Square will look like after the pandemic
New York City tourism and real estate officials are hoping Thursday night’s New Year’s Eve celebration will mark a turning point for…
Continue Reading US gas prices end the year near a pandemic-era high
This is normally the time of the year that gas prices fall to their low point. Not this year. Gas prices are now close to their highest point since…
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Another 787,000 Americans filed first-time claims for jobless benefits last week
Another 787,000 Americans filed first-time claims for jobless benefits during the Christmas week, factoring in seasonal adjustments, the Labor…
Continue Reading These 20 states will raise their minimum wage by January 1
Come Friday, many low-wage workers across the US are getting a pay bump. Twenty states are raising their minimum wage rates — some by pennies,…
Continue Reading Tesco and Pizza Hut ‘shamed’ for not paying the UK minimum wage
Britain’s largest supermarket chain Tesco underpaid almost 80,000 of its workers, the UK government has revealed, as it “named and…
Continue Reading These five patents offer hints about what an Apple car could look like
Talk of a possible Apple car is back. Apple hasn’t commented publicly on its plans for the project, nicknamed Titan, so it’s not clear…
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ABC-7 exclusive: An inside look at efforts to stop human trafficking at illicit El Paso massage parlors
EL PASO, Texas — They are located in strip malls appearing like a legitimate storefront, but behind closed doors some El Paso massage parlors become…
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East El Paso daycare owner is fed up about illegal dumping on her property, blames city recycling cuts
EL PASO, Texas — Blanca Gonzalez, the owner of Little Footsteps Daycare and Learning Center in east El Paso, is fed up with the increase of illegal…
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Beloved Las Cruces restaurant chain Burger Time closes after 48 delicious years
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The clock has unfortunately struck midnight on Burger Time. The popular southern New Mexico restaurant chain has closed the…
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Watch Boston Dynamics robots dance to ‘Do you love me’
Boston Dynamics’ robots are back to let you know they can really shake ’em down. In a stunning dance video that’s part celebration…
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