Congress grilled the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Here are the big takeaways
The most powerful figures in tech were hit with tough questions and documents that raised concerns about their competitive tactics during a…
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El Paso Electric sale to JP Morgan fund completed, new CEO named
EL PASO, Texas – The $4.3 billion sale of El Paso Electric Company to an investment fund controlled by global financial giant JP Morgan officially…
Continue Reading Kodak’s stock soars nearly 300% and trips more than a dozen circuit breakers
The enormous rally in Kodak shares has no end in sight, after the Trump administration announced the company will be transformed into a…
Continue Reading Lamborghini’s new supercar isn’t legal to drive on public roads
Lamborghini has just unveiled a new supercar, known as the Essenza SCV12, that owners won’t be able to legally drive on public roads.…
Continue Reading Reopening of schools will provide insight into coronavirus’ spread as optimism grows for a vaccine by the end of the year
Students returning to school in the fall will likely teach the nation even more about the unknowns of Covid-19, the United States’ top…
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‘I’ve got the f**king virus’: Video shows Las Cruces man spit on officers trying to remove him from Walmart for no face mask
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly obtained police body camera video from earlier this month shows a tense and disturbing scene unfolding at a Las…
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Target, Walmart hand sanitizers are latest on FDA’s potentially toxic list
NEW YORK, NY – A new warning about potentially dangerous hand sanitizers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its…
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Virgin Galactic unveils comfy cabin for jet-setting to outer space from southern New Mexico
UPHAM, New Mexico — Passengers flying Virgin Galactic on suborbital trips into space will be able to see themselves floating weightless…
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Deadline looms for El Paso landlords to apply for rent help for tenants hurt financially by pandemic
UPDATE, July 28: The deadline for El Paso landlords to apply for rental assistance to help tenants hard hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic…
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Juarez approaches 4,300 virus cases, 650 deaths as Mexican businesses struggle in pandemic
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — As of Tuesday, Ciudad Juarez accounts for 4,288 of Chihuahua state’s 7,707 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 648 of its 885…
Continue Reading Trump abruptly ends briefing after being pressed over retweeting misinformation
Even amid an attempt by President Donald Trump’s aides to shift his focus back to coronavirus, he continues to hear from a wide range of…
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U.S. officials say Russia is using English-language websites to spread virus disinformation
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government has identified two suspected Russian military intelligence operatives who it believes are helping direct the…
Continue Reading The world’s most powerful tech CEOs are about to be grilled by Congress. Here’s what to expect
When Bill Gates went before Congress 22 years ago to respond to claims that Microsoft was unfairly muscling out its competition, he offered…
Continue Reading Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane will use 16 cameras to capture space tourists’ every move
When Virgin Galactic’s tourism customers take their quarter-million dollar ride to the edge of space, they’ll strap themselves into…
Continue Reading McDonald’s sales tumbled 30% last quarter, but it’s optimistic about a turnaround
McDonald’s is having a rough year, as shown in another dismal quarterly earnings report — but there are signs of recent improvement.…
Continue Reading Twitter temporarily restricts Donald Trump Jr.’s account after he posts video claiming masks are unnecessary
Twitter restricted Donald Trump Jr.’s ability to tweet after he posted a video featuring a doctor making false claims about coronavirus cures…
Continue Reading Social media giants remove viral video with false coronavirus claims that Trump retweeted
A video featuring a group of doctors making false and dubious claims related to the coronavirus was removed by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube after…
Continue Reading The video of my daughter’s murder is still on YouTube and Facebook. They should have to take it down
My daughter Alison was murdered on live television on August 26, 2015. To this day, the video of her murder is still being hosted on YouTube and…
Continue Reading Going back to work or school? An algorithm may warn you to keep your distance from others
At an acrylic fiber factory in Callao, Peru, surveillance cameras and artificial intelligence are tackling a pandemic-era challenge: making sure…
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El Paso City Council votes to keep property tax rate at same level
El PASO, Texas — El Paso homeowners struggling finacially during the pandemic can rest assured their property taxes will not go up. El Paso City…
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‘El Refinado’ seeks to give Borderland a refined dating experience
EL PASO, Texas — No question the Covid-19 pandemic can place a hardship on couples, making dating nearly impossible and putting a strain on even…
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Las Cruces Congresswoman defends extension of $600 weekly jobless benefit
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an exclusive interview on Monday, southern New Mexico’s congresswoman told ABC-7 that her constituents deserve a $600 boost in…
Continue Reading McConnell formally unveils $1 trillion Senate GOP stimulus proposal: ‘The American people need more help’
Senate Republicans on Monday formally unveiled their roughly $1 trillion stimulus proposal, which includes a $400 cut in enhanced unemployment…
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Gold price surges to record high of more than $1,926 per ounce on jitters over pandemic, economic recoveries
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is in the throes of a gold rush, as investors drive the price of the precious metal to new heights. The price of gold…
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White House to detail plan that offers $1,200 stimulus checks, but slashes jobless benefits
WASHINGTON, DC — White House officials and Senate Republicans are finalizing a bill that would offer $1,200 checks to many Americans and that would…
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Hundreds of Texas bar owners pledge defiance to Gov. Abbott’s order
FORT WORTH, Texas — Hundreds of Texas bar owners say they’ll defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s mandate that ordered them closed after a surge in coronavirus…
Continue Reading Bugatti is selling a $35,000 electric car for kids
Bugatti and the London-based Little Car Company have teamed up to make 500 miniature electric Bugattis for kids — and now a few of them have…
Continue Reading The art of a rover: Imagining Perseverance before it existed
The car-size Perseverance rover launching to Mars on July 30 is the heaviest and largest rover NASA has ever sent to the red planet. The plan for the…
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Republican ‘disarray’ over expiring unemployment benefits holds up stimulus bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Negotiations over a new Covid-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment…
Continue Reading Home sales jumped nearly 21% in June
After several months of plummeting sales caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the housing market came back to life in June, according to the National…
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