Borderland restaurants become grocery stores, selling fresh produce to customers
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — With sources of revenue being shut down due to the Borderland’s stay-at-home mandates, local restaurants are opening up…
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Truckload of nearly 10,000 highly-coveted respirator masks arrives at UMC & El Paso Children’s Hospital
EL PASO, Texas — The N95 respirator mask is in short supply amid high demand at hospitals across the nation and globally due to the coronavirus…
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Americans are panic buying food for their pets, but El Paso’s Pet’s Barn says no shortage here
EL PASO, Texas — Along with toilet paper, hand sanitizer and groceries, shoppers are stockpiling food for their pets during the coronavirus…
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Krispy Kreme is giving out a free dozen doughnuts to healthcare workers
Mondays may have just gotten a little sweeter, particularly for healthcare workers battling the ongoing coronavirus epidemic. Starting March 30,…
Continue Reading Instacart shoppers plan strike over treatment during pandemic
Some Instacart shoppers are planning to strike on Monday, accusing the company of not providing them enough protections during the coronavirus…
Continue Reading French Laundry restaurateur Thomas Keller sues insurer for coronavirus losses
Thomas Keller, the famed chef behind restaurants including The French Laundry and Per Se, is seeking a court judgment to confirm his insurance…
Continue Reading SeaWorld is temporarily furloughing over 90% of its employees
SeaWorld is temporarily furloughing over 90% of its employees as of April 1 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Its workers won’t be paid…
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Some Nebraska schools are donating their 3D printers to make supplies for a hospital
Five school districts in northeastern Nebraska will use their new 3D printers to print out personal protective equipment for nearby health care…
Continue Reading Softbank-backed satellite startup OneWeb files for bankruptcy
OneWeb — which for years chased a multibillion-dollar dream of beaming cheap, high-speed Internet from space — filed for bankruptcy on Friday.…
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Trump signs $2.2 trillion virus relief bill into law after swift Congressional vote
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and…
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El Paso daycares feel the pinch during coronavirus emergency
EL PASO, Texas — “It was in our best interest and in our families, our clients and children to make that decision to close,” said Nick Frescas, a…
Continue Reading In the race to secure medical supplies, countries ban or restrict exports
The European Union announced on March 15 it was restricting exports of personal protective equipment, including face shields, surgical masks and…
Continue Reading Venmo and Cash App want to deliver government stimulus payments
Online payment services like Venmo and Cash App have exploded in popularity over the past few years, but they haven’t quite hit the legitimacy…
Continue Reading Wealthy real estate developers like Trump score a huge tax break in the stimulus bill
The $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by the Senate provides aid for average consumers and small businesses — but there’s also…
Continue Reading The ride hailing industry is getting turned on its head by coronavirus
Just days after President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that all travel from Europe to the United States would be temporarily suspended…
Continue Reading Fox Business parts ways with Trish Regan, host who dismissed coronavirus as ‘impeachment scam’
The Fox Business Network announced on Friday that it had parted ways with Trish Regan, the conservative news host who ignited controversy earlier…
Continue Reading ESPN’s NBA analyst Doris Burke tested positive for coronavirus
Doris Burke, who works as an NBA analyst for ESPN, says she is now symptom-free, after testing positive for coronavirus earlier this month. Burke…
Continue Reading Automakers are racing to make ventilators. But it’s not that easy
US automakers have come to the rescue when the nation has faced supply shortages during wartime in the past. Ford built heavy bomber airplanes and GM…
Continue Reading Google is donating $800 million to help with the coronavirus crisis
Google is committing to donate more than $800 million to support businesses, organizations and healthcare workers as part of its coronavirus response…
Continue Reading $50 billion airline bailout won’t be enough to save US industry
The $50 billion airline bailout passed by the Senate will help keep the airlines alive, but it won’t solve the industry’s most severe…
Continue Reading American craft brewers were already in trouble. Then came coronavirus
America’s craft brewers were headed for a rocky spell before the coronavirus pandemic. Now, many are worried their livelihoods could be doomed.…
Continue Reading Trump in crisis mode uses Hannity interview to attack the media and Democratic governors
President Trump’s media allies and social media attack dogs are deflecting criticism of the federal government’s response to the…
Continue Reading Boeing will seek federal help — but won’t give taxpayers a stake
Boeing still expects to get some help from the federal government. Just not the same kind of help that the airlines are set to receive. Although the…
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Stocks close lower on Wall Street following big 3-day rally
NEW YORK, NY — Wall Street closed lower Friday but still notched big gains for the week as investors held out hope that a $2 trillion rescue package…
Continue Reading Why Walmart is seeing increased sales for tops, but not bottoms during the coronavirus crisis
With more and more people working from home, Walmart has picked up on an interesting trend: Tops have seen an increase in sales, while bottoms…
Continue Reading From the brink of bankruptcy to a 1,300% stock gain: How this CEO turned around her company.
Even though the company was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy, becoming chief executive of chip maker Advanced…
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From the brink of bankruptcy to a 1,300% stock gain: How this CEO turned around her company.
Even though the company was bleeding money, laden with debt and staring down a potential bankruptcy, becoming chief executive of chip maker Advanced…
Continue Reading Hundreds of journalists are being laid off, right when the public needs them the most
2020 was supposed to be a banner year for digital media. BuzzFeed, Group Nine, and Vice each indicated that this year they would be profitable, a…
Continue Reading Apple releases coronavirus screening app and website in partnership with CDC
Apple on Friday released a website and an iOS app that allows users to screen themselves for coronavirus symptoms, marking another response to the…
Continue Reading How governments are using text alerts to fight the coronavirus pandemic
For people living in South Korea, emergency texts from officials now come about three to five times a day. They detail the exact locations and…
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