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4 astronauts launch to International Space Station in historic NASA-SpaceX mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for…
Continue Reading Walmart will start counting customers again as coronavirus cases reach record levels
Walmart has resumed counting and monitoring the number of customers that enter and leave it stores. This comes as coronavirus cases in the United…
Continue Reading Available at Costco: Your own private jet membership
It looks like you really can buy anything at Costco. The wholesale retailer is offering its members a 12-month subscription to private jet service…
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After $200 million California brawl, Uber and Lyft’s gig worker fight is far from over
Uber and Lyft scored a big win when Californians voted in favor of their ballot measure that allows them to continue treating their drivers as…
Continue Reading After $200 million California brawl, Uber and Lyft’s gig worker fight is far from over
Uber and Lyft scored a big win when Californians voted in favor of their ballot measure that allows them to continue treating their drivers as…
Continue Reading Trump’s coal rescue was doomed from the beginning
Coal giant Peabody Energy emerged from a near-death trip through bankruptcy in April 2017, just in time to benefit from President Donald…
Continue Reading A wall of money is ready for the post-pandemic economy
There’s at least one thing the pandemic hasn’t changed: Private equity firms entered the Covid-19 crisis flush with cash, and…
Continue Reading Next-gen consoles are here. So are the games
It’s been a busy week in video games, as the long-awaited next-gen consoles from Xbox and PlayStation made their way to people’s homes.…
Continue Reading Cracker Barrel apologizes for a noose-like cord found hanging in a Connecticut restaurant
The Cracker Barrel restaurant chain is apologizing after guests saw a decoration that looked like a noose hanging from the ceiling of a Connecticut…
Continue Reading Conservatives find home on social media platforms rife with misinformation.
Among tweets containing baseless claims about election results, Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo echoed a rallying cry of many prominent…
Continue Reading Stop the Steal’s massive disinformation campaign connected to Roger Stone
It is an internet battle cry: Stop the Steal has swept across inboxes, Facebook pages and Twitter like an out-of-control virus, spreading…
Continue Reading Here are the fast food winners and losers for breakfast
The morning routine has been obliterated because of coronavirus. That has dragged down breakfast sales at major fast food restaurants, which was a…
Continue Reading This company conquered the ice cream market. Home delivery is the final frontier
Thomas Wall had a problem. It was the summer of 1913 and business was flagging at T. Wall & Sons, his family butcher shop in London. Overheated…
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Appeals court orders injunction to halt El Paso County’s shutdown order; AG calls Samaniego ‘a tyrant’
EL PASO, Texas — A state appeals court late Friday found that a lower court erred when it declined to grant a temporary injunction halting El Paso…
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New Aggie whiskey is ready for NMSU fans hands
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University has unveiled its own officially licensed whiskey, making it the first college to do so as…
Continue Reading The Trump-Fox News relationship is coming to a head. Here’s what might be coming next
The leaders of Fox News will never say this out loud, but they believe that their media empire is bigger than President Trump. And they have billions…
Continue Reading Weather delay moves SpaceX-NASA astronaut launch to Sunday
Four astronauts are slated to ride into orbit aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule this weekend, kicking off what NASA hopes will be years of SpaceX…
Continue Reading Elon Musk may have Covid-19, should quarantine during SpaceX astronaut launch Sunday, NASA says
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on social media last night that he took four Covid-19 tests in one day, two of which were positive and two of which were…
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El Paso Water customers who need help with bills have until Nov. 30 to apply
EL PASO, Texas – The deadline to apply for help in paying your past due water bills in El Paso is fast approaching. Both residential and small…
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We’re finally there — Will Smith reveals new ‘Fresh Prince’ trailer and release date
Now this is a story all about how “Fresh Prince” is back — mark this date down. Ever since “The Fresh Prince of Bel…
Continue Reading Bumble is reportedly planning for a 2021 IPO
Bumble is swiping right on Wall Street. The female-focused dating app is planning for an initial public offering as early as the first quarter of…
Continue Reading Stocks rally as investors shake off worries about infections and the economy
Wall Street rallied into the close on Friday, finishing the day sharply higher as investors shrugged off worries over the economic recovery and the…
Continue Reading It’s the ‘golden age’ of sports betting
Several more states voted to legalize sports betting last week, and the good news for the gambling industry continues: DraftKings and the owner of…
Continue Reading Trump’s Fed pick nears confirmation despite unorthodox views
Nearly a year after being nominated, President Donald Trump’s controversial Federal Reserve board nominee is now within striking distance of…
Continue Reading Zuckerberg: Bannon’s beheading comments aren’t enough to ban him from Facebook
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff at a company meeting on Thursday that Steve Bannon suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci and FBI Director…
Continue Reading SEC charges former Wells Fargo executives over fake-accounts scandal
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf and a top lieutenant with misleading investors about the…
Continue Reading TikTok granted two more weeks to reach a deal for US business
After seemingly blowing past the Trump administration’s deadline for TikTok to find a new owner, the US government has quietly given the…
Continue Reading Food delivery giant DoorDash files paperwork to go public
DoorDash, the on-demand food delivery company, is preparing to go public at a time when its services are in high demand due to the ongoing pandemic.…
Continue Reading The post-Covid economy will leave some workers behind
Investors are hungry for a Covid-19 vaccine that can deliver a return to normal. That day may never come. “We’re recovering, but to a…
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