West El Paso coffee house battles virus, road work to try and stay afloat
EL PASO, Texas — The Coffee Emporium has been a west El Paso staple for more than 30 years. For the first time in three decades the business is now…
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Gun sales surge in El Paso during virus pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Demand has been high for many household goods during the pandemic. You might expect shoppers to clear store shelves of hand…
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Texas bar owners sue Gov. Abbott to reopen amid pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — A group of Texas bar owners filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to overturn Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that closed their businesses to…
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Texas and Florida bar owners closing their doors a second time fear crushing impacts
The Houston bars Scott Repass co-owns had been open about three weeks before the governor shut down their business again in response to a surge in…
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‘Exhausted’ by guests refusing to wear masks, a popular L.A. taco spot temporarily closes its doors
LOS ANGELES, California — At first, the attacks directed at Hugo’s Tacos were mainly childish comments made by people who appeared…
Continue Reading WarnerMedia plans to sell CNN Center
CNN’s parent company has made a big decision: CNN Center, the network’s landmark building in Atlanta, is going up for sale. The…
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‘Spread love, not a virus’: With troubling spike in Doña Ana County, more business owners push for masks
DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – With Doña Ana County accounting for 20 percent of the state’s new virus cases on Monday, elected officials are…
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Little Caesars fires 2 employees after couple found a swastika made of pepperoni on their pizza
CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Ohio couple say they were shocked and disappointed when they opened their ready-made pizza to see pepperonis arranged in…
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Nearly 60,000 lbs. of chicken nuggets being recalled because they may contain a rubber material
Pilgrim’s Pride is recalling about 59,800 pounds of chicken breast nuggets because they may be “contaminated with extraneous materials,…
Continue Reading The Facebook ad boycott is starting to rattle investors
After several days of largely shrugging off news about a growing Facebook advertiser boycott, investors now appear to be taking notice. Shares of…
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Shaquille O’Neal and Papa John’s have teamed up to launch an extra-large Shaq-a-Roni pizza
Calling all pizza lovers! Papa John’s and Shaquille O’Neal have launched a new extra-large “Shaq-a-Roni” pizza, made with…
Continue Reading Multiple people dead after attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi
At least five people have died after shots were fired at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, according to rescue officials on Monday. Policemen…
Continue Reading Students using Instagram to reveal what it is like to be ‘Black at’ private high schools
In high school, Aigner Picou was an honor student, held a job, led a club, participated in community service and played an instrument. But she says…
Continue Reading Pro-Trump media outlets are in denial as many states report new surge in coronavirus cases
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Coronavirus denialism…
Continue Reading Facebook VP on ad boycott: We have ‘no incentive’ to allow hate speech
Facebook is facing an advertising boycott unlike anything the company has experienced in recent history. A growing list of advertisers have signed…
Continue Reading This teen invented a watch that warns you about touching your face so you don’t catch coronavirus
We touch our faces for many reasons: to groom, to gesture, to scratch. The act can even be soothing in times of stress. But in the midst of a…
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‘You’re leading us to die’: Texas bar owner criticizes Gov. Abbott’s ‘terrible experiment’
HOUSTON, Texas — The din of conversation and music that normally fills The Cottonmouth Club in downtown Houston fell silent when the owners shut it…
Continue Reading This bot will send you free recommendations of books by Black authors
Liz Moy, a 29-year-old programmer based in Brooklyn, wanted to help people educate themselves about anti-racism by reading more books by authors of…
Continue Reading Facebook takes down videos targeting California public health officers
Facebook has removed at least four videos posted by a group accused of targeting California public health officers over their directives to stay home…
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‘We did not expect to be closed this long’: New Mexico bar owners brace for extended shut down
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Friday nights in downtown Las Cruces before the pandemic, Rad Retrocade used to be packed with patrons. “Rad was very…
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Gov. Abbott tells ABC-7 he let bars re-open too soon as 5,000 Texans now hospitalized for virus
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas surpassed 5,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time Friday afternoon as Gov. Greg Abbott acknowledged in an…
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Gov. Abbott issues order closing down bars, reducing restaurant capacity as virus surges in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott shut down bars in Texas again on Friday and scaled back restaurant dining to 50% capacity, the most dramatic…
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Dow ends down 730 points as Texas, Florida economies stall due to virus
NEW YORK, NY — The Dow and the broader U.S. stock market tumbled Friday as investors grew increasingly worried as the great reopening of the economy…
Continue Reading Facebook and Twitter stocks dive as Unilever halts advertising
Shares of both Facebook and Twitter were down more than 7% in mid-day trading Friday after Unilever said it would pull its advertising from the…
Continue Reading Ford Foundation president: Many White CEOs are blind to the Black talent around them
Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, has worked on Wall Street and now runs one of the best known philanthropic organizations in the…
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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…
Continue Reading 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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