NASA astronauts go on spacewalk for space station upgrades
HOUSTON, Texas — Change the batteries. It’s a task that sounds simple enough, unless you’re floating in outer space. Astronauts Chris Cassidy and…
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Dollar General is cheap, popular and spreading across America. It’s also a robbery magnet, police say
In the year before Dave Dukes killed a man who was trying to rob the store where he worked, he’d witnessed three other robberies. After each of…
Continue Reading White supremacists openly organize racist violence on Telegram, report finds
On June 5, a car full of White supremacists drove through the streets of Knoxville, Tennessee, harassing and abusing people attending a Black Lives…
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Virgin Galactic makes 2nd glide flight over New Mexico
UPHAM, New Mexico — Virgin Galactic on Thursday celebrated the second successful glide flight of its spaceship over Spaceport America in southern…
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Pandemic takes a bite, Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy
IRVING,Texas –Chuck E. Cheese – where kids could be kids while parents nursed headaches – is filing for bankruptcy protection. The…
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El Paso International Airport reports a steep descent of business due to pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — The outbreak of Covid-19 has affected life, all aspects of life to include business. Even big business has not been immune to the…
Continue Reading Ford’s powerful new F-150 offers fully reclining seats, a bottle opener, and a hybrid option
Looking to maintain its place as America’s best-selling truck, Ford revealed its new F-150 for the 2021 model year Thursday night. The new…
Continue Reading Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says
More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses and are not qualified to fly, the country’s aviation minister revealed…
Continue Reading Macy’s lays off nearly 4,000 employees
Macy’s is cutting roughly 4,000 back-office and management jobs as Covid-19 continues to hurt its bottom line. The layoffs, which account for…
Continue Reading Unemployment claims have fallen for 3 months, but millions still need jobless benefits
First-time claims for unemployment benefits have fallen in every report for the past 12 weeks. Still, the American jobs crisis is far from over:…
Continue Reading Dow drops 710 points amid poor economic outlook, virus case rise
NEW YORK, NY — The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 710 points, to close down 2.7% to 25,445.94, as news of a significant amount of new Covid-19…
Continue Reading The recession is much worse than the IMF expected and the hit to jobs ‘catastrophic’
The International Monetary Fund has slashed its global economic forecasts for 2020, saying the coronavirus pandemic is causing a much steeper…
Continue Reading Walmart stops displaying the Mississippi state flag in stores because of Confederate flag imagery
Walmart normally displays the local state flag in its US stores, but that is no longer the case in Mississippi. The retailer has stopped displaying…
Continue Reading The new electric Mini Cooper is a blast. Too bad it’s also impractical
By replacing the gasoline engine and transmission with batteries and electric motors, Mini has created the most all-around enjoyable Mini Cooper yet.…
Continue Reading The recession is much worse than the IMF expected and the hit to jobs ‘catastrophic’
The International Monetary Fund has slashed its global economic forecasts for 2020, saying the coronavirus pandemic is causing a much steeper…
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NMSU, ExxonMobil to partner on produced water research
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State University has signed an agreement with ExxonMobil to coordinate research focused on wastewater produced…
Continue Reading Wirecard’s former CEO Markus Braun arrested after $2 billion scandal explodes
Markus Braun, the Austrian tech entrepreneur who built Wirecard into one of Germany’s biggest companies, has been arrested after a $2.1 billion…
Continue Reading Las Cruces-based Virgin Galactic inks NASA deal for commercial space flights
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Economies aren’t just opening up on Earth. Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. has agreed to a deal with NASA to boost…
Continue Reading K-pop fans deserve credit for Trump rally activism
Trump’s under-attended rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday had an unexpected M. Night Shyamalan-esque twist: K-pop fans and Gen Z-ers had…
Continue Reading Apple is overhauling the iPhone homescreen and upgrading AirPods
Apple offered a glimpse into its new iPhone operating system, iOS 14, including updates to how you download apps and arrange them on your…
Continue Reading Wirecard says missing $2 billion never existed. Its stock is down 85% in 3 days
Scandal-plagued Wirecard has acknowledged that $2.1 billion its auditors were unable to locate probably never existed, deepening a crisis at the…
Continue Reading 4.3 million homeowners missed their mortgage payments last month
The number of people who failed to pay their mortgage last month rose to its highest level since 2011. In May, 4.3 million homeowners missed their…
Continue Reading A viral Black-owned business success and the shortcomings of the federal pandemic response
The owners of the Southwest Soda Pop Shop had run out of options. At the very moment their ice cream shop was set to ramp up for the summer season,…
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Mayor says El Paso face mask order taking effect Monday is not an ‘onerous burden’
EL PASO, Texas — Mayor Dee Margo said he does not think a new face mask order that takes effect Monday in El Paso is an “onerous burden,” but rather…
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2nd El Paso bar gets license suspended for alleged virus safety violations
EL PASO, Texas — A second El Paso bar is now among a dozen across Texas to have its liquor license suspended following Gov. Greg Abbott’s warning…
Continue Reading Bolton says his best seller about Trump is ‘a book about how not to be president’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. People have been…
Continue Reading Trump’s campaign was trolled by TikTok users in Tulsa
President Donald Trump didn’t fill his rally arena to the more than 19,000-person capacity Saturday night, despite bragging about 1 million…
Continue Reading Brands have been ignoring people of color for too long. He’s on a mission to change that
Editor’s Note: The content in this story is part of a “Risk Takers” TV special. It airs on CNN on Saturday, June 20 at 2:30 pm ET.…
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East El Paso bar’s license suspended for alleged virus safety violations
EL PASO, Texas — In the wake of Gov. Greg Abbott’s warning this week to bar and restaurant operators to follow state coronavirus protocols, an east…
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