New retail warehouse facility to be built in El Paso, create 950 jobs
UPDATE: City and county officials held a news conference Monday morning to officially announce plans for the Marmaxx Operating Corp. warehouse…
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Hunt family foundation to give $500K to fight poverty in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso businessman and philanthropist Woody Hunt and his wife announced a $500,000 investment over five years to help fight…
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Here’s where you can score free and cheap tacos for National Taco Day
There is no such thing as too many tacos. And since it’s National Taco Day on Sunday, now’s the perfect time to fulfill your intense but not-at-all…
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El Paso craft breweries getting creative to stay open amidst pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — While restaurants and other establishments are allowed to be open at a certain capacity, breweries in Texas are still shutdown…
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‘El Chuco Scavenger Hunt’ keeps El Pasoans active while promoting local businesses during pandemic
EL PASO, Texas– Annie Perez is hoping to bring fun and excitement to El Paso families during this pandemic with her ‘Chuco Scavenger Hunt.’ Perez is…
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U.S. House passes relief bill calling for another round of $1,200 payments to Americans
WASHINGTON, DC — Democrats controlling the U.S. House have narrowly passed a $2.2 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, a move that came as top-level…
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Spooky decoration sales on the rise as El Pasoans plan for Halloween at home
EL PASO, Texas — Spirit stores, which label themselves the Borderland’s Halloween headquarters, say they are selling a large quantity of home…
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Nearly 20,000 Amazon workers nationwide have tested positive for virus
NEW YORK, NY — Amazon says that nearly 20,000 of its workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes Covid-19.…
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Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet developed in Texas
HOUSTON, Texas — NASA’s first new space potty in decades — a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women — is getting a not-so-dry…
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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino pushes for gambling expansion in New Mexico
SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s commercial racetrack and casino venues have crafted a proposal for an expansion that would including…
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EU launches legal action against UK for breaching Brexit deal and international law
The European Union has launched legal proceedings against the UK after it failed to withdraw legislation that would breach the Brexit deal both sides…
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange says it will resume normal trading Friday after an all-day outage due to a technical failure
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Stock Exchange has announced it plans to resume normal trading Friday after it halted trading for the entire day due to what…
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EU announces it will start legal action against the UK for its plans to breach the Brexit withdrawal treaty
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has taken legal action against Britain over its plans to pass legislation that would breach parts of the legally…
Continue Reading Unemployment in Europe rises for 5th consecutive month in August, reaching 8.1% in eurozone as pandemic hits economy
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Unemployment rose for the fifth straight month in Europe amid concern that extensive government support programs won’t…
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Texas-based American Airlines says it will begin furloughing 19,000 workers due to no aid deal
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines says it will furlough 19,000 workers on Thursday because negotiations over more federal help for airlines…
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Longtime west El Paso watering hole Lloyd’s Pub reopens with Big Papa’s food truck
EL PASO, Texas — After being shutdown for nearly six months, with a month of business in between due to the governor’s brief reprieve, Lloyds Pub on…
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Walmart is redesigning its stores nationwide; El Paso’s Dyer Street store is what they’ll look like
EL PASO, Texas — Walmart is giving its massive stores a makeover, with a redesign that mimics its app so shoppers can more easily find what…
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‘I’m extremely grateful’: Las Cruces waitress gets $1,200 tip
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces waitress is walking home with the tip of a lifetime after two women rallied the community online to surprise…
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Disney laying off 28,000 workers at California, Florida theme parks due to pandemic
ORLANDO, Florida — The Walt Disney Co. is planning to lay off 28,000 workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida. The company has…
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‘The Apprentice’ transformed Trump’s finances as well as his career, New York Times reports
“The Apprentice” didn’t just give President Donald Trump a platform. It threw him a financial “lifeline,” according to…
Continue Reading Japan’s NTT Corp to spend $38 billion to buy out, take private its mobile unit NTT DoCoMo as it restructures for 5G era
MITO, Japan (AP) — Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, or NTT, says it will spend $38 billion to buy out and take private its…
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Las Cruces explores bringing back passenger flights to city’s airport
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Las Cruces City Council discussed at a meeting on Monday the possibility of attracting commercial passenger…
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Dow rallies to close up 410 points on stimulus package hopes
NEW YORK, NY — The stock market rallied on Monday, ignoring negative headlines that weighed on the market over the past few weeks in favor of hoping…
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Texas woman says Whataburger fired her for wearing Black Lives Matter mask
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas woman says she was fired by a Whataburger in Fort Worth for wearing a Black Lives Matter face mask to work, in what is…
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Uber wins court appeal against London license refusal, clears way for ride-hailing service to keep working in UK capital
LONDON (AP) – Uber can keep operating in London after the ride-hailing company won a court appeal on Monday against the refusal by transit…
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Judge blocks Trump order banning TikTok from mobile app stores
WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from…
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Famed Wienermobile makes tour stop in El Paso & you can request it for your next event
EL PASO, Texas — You may be used to seeing hot dogs on a grill, but people driving around El Paso might have caught a glimpse of a giant one on…
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United Airlines to offer Covid-19 testing for some passengers
United Airlines will become the first US airline to offer coronavirus testing to some of its passengers. In a pilot testing program that the airline…
Continue Reading Trump’s health care ‘vision’ punts on two major issues
President Donald Trump is touting what he calls his health care “vision,” but the executive orders he’s planning to sign Thursday…
Continue Reading Mark Cuban calls for $1,000 stimulus checks every two weeks through November
Mark Cuban is once again pushing the idea that every American household should receive $1,000 bi-weekly stimulus checks for the next two months. The…
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