Minecraft hosts uncensored library full of banned journalism
A popular video game has become home to a virtual library where players can lay eyes on censored news articles from around the world. In a virtual…
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Shoppers rush to east El Paso Costco store to stock up in wake of virus, creating long lines and low supplies
EL PASO, Texas — With the spreading coronavirus comes fears, and lots of stockpiling. Long lines outside the doors and into the parking lot of an…
Continue Reading Online sales of hand sanitizer and other ‘virus protectors’ spiked over 800% this year in the US
American shoppers have been racing to stock up on hand sanitizer and other supplies as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. Online sales of “virus…
Continue Reading AT&T tells employees to work from home
Wireless giant AT&T, the owner of CNN, is directing employees to work from home if they can, joining some of the country’s other biggest…
Continue Reading Apple’s massive WWDC developer event will be online-only this year
Apple is shifting its annual Worldwide Developers Conference to an online format because of the coronavirus outbreak, it announced Friday. WWDC…
Continue Reading Bitcoin has lost 30% of its value this week
Bitcoin remained highly volatile Friday — even as the stock market posted a solid rebound. The price of one bitcoin fell 3% in early morning…
Continue Reading Finding God online: People turn to live-streaming religious services during coronavirus pandemic
In a typical year, Purim is a festive occasion. The Jewish holiday, which took place earlier this week, is marked by the reading of the Megillah, or…
Continue Reading Global stocks pull back from the edge after historic sell-off
A historic wave of selling in global stock markets eased on Friday as nervous investors looked to central banks and governments for support as the…
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One man lost his life savings in a SIM hack. Here’s how you can try to protect yourself
Robert Ross was sitting in his San Francisco home office in October 2018 when he noticed the bars on his phone had disappeared and he had no cell…
Continue Reading One man lost his life savings in a SIM hack. Here’s how you can try to protect yourself
Robert Ross was sitting in his San Francisco home office in October 2018 when he noticed the bars on his phone had disappeared and he had no cell…
Continue Reading The great shutdown of 2020: How newsrooms and media companies are adapting
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. September 11.…
Continue Reading Wall Street had a dreadful day. More may be on the way
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. It was a day…
Continue Reading It took three years, but here’s how she got 14,000 McDonald’s stores to switch to fresh beef
If you’ve eaten a McDonald’s Quarter Pounder recently, you may have noticed that it tastes better than it used to. That’s because…
Continue Reading CEO of huge UK company says he has coronavirus
The chief executive of BT, Britain’s biggest telecoms group, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will work remotely over the next…
Continue Reading Cruise lines Princess and Viking halt all cruises as coronavirus spreads
Princess Cruises will halt global operations of its 18 cruise ships for two months, after two of its ships carried passengers who were diagnosed with…
Continue Reading Walt Disney World closes, paralyzing the company’s tourism empire
Disney’s tourism business has come to a halt because of the coronavirus. Disney is closing Walt Disney World, its flagship theme park resort in…
Continue Reading Pentagon ‘wishes to reconsider’ $10 billion contract given to Microsoft over Amazon
The US Department of Defense on Thursday said it wishes to re-evaluate its decision to award the Pentagon’s multibillion-dollar cloud contract…
Continue Reading How Fox News misled viewers about the coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country over the last several weeks, television viewers — especially those supportive of President Donald…
Continue Reading Meet the woman fighting coronavirus misinformation online
A global network of researchers and journalists spanning 40 countries has issued more than 800 fact checks related to the coronavirus in just seven…
Continue Reading Cybercriminals are trying to cash in on the coronavirus, experts warn
Criminals are exploiting the public’s fears about the coronavirus to try to break into their email, social media, and banking accounts,…
Continue Reading How this county’s paychecks jumped 18%
Paychecks are growing fatter in Boulder County, Colorado, than in 354 of the nation’s largest counties. The region northwest of Denver got an…
Continue Reading Disney delays ‘Mulan’ because of the coronavirus outbreak
Disney’s “Mulan,” potentially one of the biggest blockbusters of the year, has been delayed because of the coronavirus. Disney…
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‘This is bad’ — Dow has worst day since 1987, down over 2,300 points due to virus fears
NEW YORK, NY — The escalating coronavirus emergency sent the stock market Thursday into its worst slide since the Black Monday crash of 1987,…
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Disneyland closing on Saturday in California amid virus fears
ANAHEIM, California — Disneyland has announced that it’s shutting down its California theme parks on Saturday over concerns about the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Disneyland closes because of the coronavirus outbreak
Disney is closing Disneyland and California Adventure, its theme parks in Anaheim, California, because of the coronavirus outbreak. “While…
Continue Reading Poof. A huge chunk of stock market gains under Trump are gone
Wall Street’s love affair with President Donald Trump is officially over. The president’s prime time speech failed to assuage fears about…
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Poof. A huge chunk of stock market gains under Trump are gone
Wall Street’s love affair with President Donald Trump is officially over. The president’s prime time speech failed to assuage fears about…
Continue Reading NY Fed vows to pump in $1.5 trillion to fight coronavirus-linked ‘highly unusual disruptions’ on Wall Street
The New York Federal Reserve is taking out the big guns to calm panicky financial markets. The NY Fed announced plans Thursday to inject vast amounts…
Continue Reading US stocks enter bear market territory after Trump’s travel ban
US stocks plummeted into a bear market Thursday after President Donald Trump used a national address on the coronavirus to announce a ban on most…
Continue Reading Big tech firms ramp up remote working orders to prevent coronavirus spread
Big tech companies are asking more employees to work from home as the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. Facebook, Google, Twitter and…
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