Eddie Murphy’s return was SNL’s most-watched show in years
Eddie Murphy’s return to “Saturday Night Live” was a big hit: SNL scored its top-rated show in nearly three years. After a 35-year…
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Why Apple killed the floppy disk and headphone jack before you were ready to give them up
From the floppy disk to the headphone jack, Apple has a history of removing ubiquitous technology from its gadgets before people think they’re…
Continue Reading How AI came to rule our lives over the last decade
In 2010, artificial intelligence was more likely to pop up in dystopian science-fiction movies than in everyday life. And it certainly wasn’t…
Continue Reading Fake and dangerous kids products are turning up for sale on Amazon
The listing on Amazon described it as a “4 in 1 Baby car seat and Stroller” and featured images of a popular brand called Doona,…
Continue Reading Credit Suisse blames former executive for second spying scandal
Credit Suisse is blaming a former high ranking executive for placing a second top employee under surveillance earlier this year. The Swiss investment…
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Investors can bank on a year-end gift after a stellar 2019
Happy Monday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here.…
Continue Reading Tesco’s Chinese Christmas card maker denies using forced prison labor
A Chinese printing company has denied allegations that it forced prisoners to pack Christmas cards that were sold by British retailer Tesco. The…
Continue Reading China cuts some tariffs to boost trade and take heat out of pork prices
China will reduce import tariffs on hundreds of goods next week as it tries to boost trade, shore up its slowing economy and soften the impact of a…
Continue Reading ‘Watchman for truth:’ Why this Supreme Court Justice’s warning from 1945 is still relevant today
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. WaPo editor Marty…
Continue Reading Asian markets mixed as Hang Seng flirts with milestone
Asian markets were mixed on Monday. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened up 0.5% — briefly breaching 28,000 for the first time in nearly five…
Continue Reading QVC founder Joseph Segel dies at 88
Joseph Segel, the founder of QVC, died on Saturday, according to a news release from the company that owns the shopping channel. He was 88 years old.…
Continue Reading ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ caps off Disney’s big year with a big box office
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” capped off Disney’s landmark year, and the story of the Skywalkers, with a big opening weekend…
Continue Reading Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft makes safe landing after botched test flight
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft made a soft touch down in the desert of New Mexico early Sunday. It marked the end of a tense two-day effort to…
Continue Reading Tesco stops production at Chinese factory after prison forced labor claims
British supermarket Tesco says it has suspended production at a Chinese factory following allegations that prisoners were forced to pack charity…
Continue Reading ‘SNL’ takes on the latest Democratic debate and impeachment with the help of Alec Baldwin, Larry David and Maya Rudolph
It was a big week of news, so “Saturday Night Live” had a lot of ground to cover. The NBC variety show chose to split the difference and…
Continue Reading Macao might be China’s ‘good kid.’ But Hong Kong still has the financial clout
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s praise of Macao this week stands in stark contrast to Beijing’s irritation with the political turmoil in…
Continue Reading Now fake Facebook accounts are using fake faces
Artificially-generated faces of people who don’t exist are being used to front fake Facebook accounts in an attempt to trick users and game the…
Continue Reading Eddie Murphy’s enduring mark on ‘SNL,’ the show he helped save from the brink
In June of 1982, NBC held a lunch in Los Angeles to publicize its then 7-year-old series, “Saturday Night Live,” which had all but died…
Continue Reading Carnival Glory is headed back to New Orleans after colliding with another cruise ship in Mexico
The Carnival cruise ship damaged Friday in a collision with another Carnival vessel is on its way back to its home port in New Orleans, the cruise…
Continue Reading Writing a Christmas hit is big business — but most artists fall short
When Freddie Mercury decided his band Queen would record a Christmas song, he gave Jim Lea a call. “He was a very shy chap,” the bassist…
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Las Cruces school bus drivers still haven’t received agreed upon pay raise months after reaching labor pact
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces school bus drivers have yet to see their agreed upon pay increase months after a new labor deal was reached. The…
Continue Reading Two Carnival cruise ships collided in Cozumel, Mexico
The Carnival Glory and Carnival Legend collided Friday morning while at port in Cozumel, Mexico, leaving one passenger injured. Eyewitness video of…
Continue Reading You’ll have to wait for the Motorola Razr foldable phone
Motorola’s reboot of its legendary Razr flip phone reportedly isn’t going to arrive in 2019. The foldable smartphone was supposed to be…
Continue Reading How gay couples in TV commercials became a mainstream phenomenon
The Hallmark Channel last week decided to pull a Zola commercial off the air that featured a lesbian couple kissing during their wedding ceremony.…
Continue Reading ‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ looks to cap off Disney’s incredible year at the box office
Disney is about to end its landmark year with yet another box office milestone as the final chapter of the Skywalker saga storms into theaters this…
Continue Reading Google CEO Sundar Pichai gets a big pay raise as CEO of Alphabet
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is going to make a lot more money in his new expanded role as CEO of Alphabet. Earlier this month, Google co-founders Larry…
Continue Reading Investors may be overly complacent about 2020
There is an eerie sense of calm on Wall Street heading to the end of the year. It’s the inverse of last year’s December market panic.…
Continue Reading Joy to the world: Amazon users stream billions of hours of holiday music
‘Tis the season for holiday tunes, and Amazon Alexa users are here for it — billions of hours of it. So far this holiday season, Amazon…
Continue Reading The Rise of Iger: Disney stock is on fire this year, but who will be next CEO?
It’s been a magical year for Disney. The stock is up nearly 35%. The movie studio already has six billion dollar box office smashes, with…
Continue Reading Passengers watch Boeing Starliner launch from airplane windows
Xavier Cummings works with rockets every day in his job as a NASA contractor, but he’s never seen a launch like this. Cummings was on a…
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