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…
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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…
Continue Reading Solar CEO is relieved the next president isn’t a climate denier
America’s climate policy is about to undergo another radical reversal. For the past four years, President Donald Trump propped up fossil fuels,…
Continue Reading Nintendo is reviving Game & Watch, one of its oldest handhelds from the ’80s
Nintendo is feeling nostalgic lately, and it’s reviving a yet another ’80s relic. The Game & Watch portable console, first introduced…
Continue Reading Trump bans Americans from investing in Chinese firms he claims have ties to the military
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order banning Americans from investing in Chinese firms that the administration says are owned or…
Continue Reading Biden was at the center of efforts to save economy in 2009. What that means this time
By the time President-elect Joe Biden takes office on January 20, the US economy will likely still need significant help. That’s a lot like the…
Continue Reading The President hides from the public and fights for a job ‘he has no apparent interest in responsibly performing’
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Two years ago James…
Continue Reading UK department store John Lewis unveils Christmas commercial as pressure mounts on retailers
British department store chain John Lewis has released its much-anticipated 2020 Christmas TV commercial — an uplifting tale of kindness — during…
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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 Supermarket in China apologizes for chart that labels women who wear larger sizes ‘rotten’ and ‘terrible’
A supermarket chain in China has apologized for apparently featuring a chart in one of its stores that used disparaging language to refer to women…
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State appeals court strikes down El Paso County Judge Samaniego’s shutdown and curfew mandates
EL PASO, Texas — A divided Texas appeals court on Thursday evening issued a temporary emergency order effectively halting El Paso County Judge…
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El Paso book store owner says Walmart, Costco, Target should be barred from selling ‘non-essential’ items
EL PASO, Texas — With non-essential businesses recently the target of closures and so-called “big box” stores deemed essential, questions arise as…
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East El Paso Walmart is at least 6th store closed for deep cleaning over virus concerns
EL PASO, Texas — An eastside Walmart on Thursday afternoon became the latest of the retail giant’s El Paso stores to be abruptly closed for deep…
Continue Reading Google Photos hooked users with free unlimited storage. Now that’s changing
Google will restrict free usage of a very popular service. The company will phase out unlimited storage on Google Photos, it announced Wednesday. The…
Continue Reading Fired Amazon worker sues over pandemic working conditions
Fired Amazon worker Christian Smalls filed a class-action lawsuit against the e-commerce giant on Thursday, alleging that Amazon violated federal…
Continue Reading Nintendo Switch sales soared just before the PS5 and Xbox Series X debuted
Shiny new video game consoles from PlayStation and Xbox are flying off the shelves this week. But their competition, Nintendo, wants gamers to know…
Continue Reading Disney+ is up to nearly 74 million subscribers
Disney+ is bailing out Disney. The streaming service netted nearly 74 million subscribers by the end of the quarter, surpassing estimates and giving…
Continue Reading Shoppers trying to buy new PS5 report glitches on Walmart and Best Buy websites
Online shoppers trying to buy Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation 5 from Walmart and Best Buy reported error messages and glitches on the…
Continue Reading The economy as we knew it might be over, Fed Chairman says
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the economy to a screeching halt, and while it has started its long road to recovery, the economy we knew is probably a…
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The economy as we knew it might be over, Fed Chairman says
The Covid-19 pandemic brought the economy to a screeching halt, and while it has started its long road to recovery, the economy we knew is probably a…
Continue Reading Twitter says it labeled 300,000 tweets around the election
Twitter said it applied contextual labels to approximately 300,000 tweets for content that was disputed or potentially misleading during a two-week…
Continue Reading Judge dismisses Trump campaign’s lawsuit against CNN
A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit President Donald Trump’s campaign had filed against CNN for a 2019 opinion piece about former…
Continue Reading The housing market is sizzling, and Rocket Mortgage is cashing in
It’s an amazing time to be a mortgage lender. The pandemic has set off an epic rush to buy homes and an urgent need for mortgages. Rocket…
Continue Reading Hey, babe, what’s your sign? And what’s your burrito order?
People connect and find love over any number of interests: Love of music, sports teams, animals, traveling … but burrito orders? With social…
Continue Reading PlayStation 5 review: The exciting upgrade we hoped for
Sony’s new PlayStation 5 comes out on November 12, and it’s been hotly anticipated by gaming enthusiasts. The company’s last…
Continue Reading A side-by-side comparison of the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X
This holiday season will see a showdown between new consoles from two of the biggest names in gaming: Sony and Microsoft. Both companies have now…
Continue Reading Boeing issues surprisingly upbeat outlook for Chinese aircraft demand
Global demand for new aircraft is likely to be hurt for decades because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet Boeing just increased its industrywide Chinese…
Continue Reading Apple’s newest and tiniest iPhone feels like a throwback. You’ll either love it or hate it
Anyone thinking about upgrading their iPhone now has two more options to consider: smaller or super big. The iPhone 12 mini (starting at $699) and…
Continue Reading Trump voters are flocking to a TV channel that claims Biden is not president-elect
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. President…
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