E3 2021: Xbox and Bethesda finally unveil release date for ‘Starfield’
Square Enix, maker of the popular “Final Fantasy” franchise, got off to a rough start with its Sunday afternoon E3:2021 showcase of new…
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E3 2021: Here’s what’s happening on Day 2 of the video game industry’s biggest trade show
E3 2021 rolled into its second day Sunday when Microsoft and Bethesda made their highly anticipated joint showcase debut, nine months after their…
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New vintage-style drive-in movie theater opens in central El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — A new vintage-style drive-in movie theater gives El Pasoans a taste of what it was like to pull up to a movie night in the 1950s.…
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‘In the Heights’ notches a lackluster box office opening
“In the Heights” did not reach the box office heights some thought it would. The film, which is based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony…
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Take a video tour as new food court options open up at Sunland Park Mall
UPDATE: In the video player above you can catch a glimpse of the new food court at Sunland Park Mall, which has added seven eateries among 12 new…
Continue Reading Investors and the Fed aren’t freaking out about inflation. Should they?
There is a gigantic disconnect between Main Street and Wall Street when it comes to inflation. Something’s got to give. The US government…
Continue Reading Lack of oil tank truck drivers in El Paso & the nation slows transport, hikes gas prices
EL PASO, Texas — With a nationwide shortage of skilled tanker truck drivers, fleets of transport vehicles sit idle in their lots. That’s according…
Continue Reading Twitter needs India and Nigeria to grow. It’s running into trouble in both
Twitter is under siege in two countries that are critical for its global growth plans. The social media giant has been ensnared in a battle with the…
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NASA asks UTEP space program to help with Moon exploration
EL PASO, Texas — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has tapped the University of Texas El Paso as one of six universities to…
Continue Reading GM shareholders have never had it this good
Mary Barra — and GM shareholders — is about to have the best shareholder meeting of her seven-plus year tenure on Monday. At last…
Continue Reading Where inflation is taking a breather: Your doctor’s office
Prices are rising rapidly in every corner of the economy as it emerges from the pandemic. But some areas are bucking that trend. Medical care…
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Massive Juarez factory fire lights up sky, visible in El Paso
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — A factory that makes wooden pallets in Juarez caught fire late Friday night. It lit up the night sky and sent plumes of…
Continue Reading GB News launches in Britain to take on ‘woke warriors’
GB News wants to make one thing very clear: The upstart TV channel does not see itself as the British Fox News. “That is an easy, inaccurate…
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New downtown El Paso gastropub, entertainment venue opening
EL PASO, Texas — It’s one of downtown El Paso’s newest venues: The Reagan. The gastropub and entertainment spot is located off Mills Avenue and…
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Supply shortages impacting Starbucks menu
SEATTLE, Washington — If you like hazelnut syrup in your coffee, you may be disappointed the next time you order your favorite drink at Starbucks.…
Continue Reading Lyft has yet to disclose sexual assault incidents as cases grow
More than three years after ridehail companies Uber and Lyft first pledged to release safety reports disclosing incidents of sexual assault and abuse…
Continue Reading CA: LYFT DRIVER ASSAULTED BY UNRULY PASSENGER
A Lyft driver Wednesday credited employees at a La Puente gas station for saving him from a passenger after a ride turned…
Continue Reading House lawmakers introduce Big Tech bills that could break up Amazon, Google and others
Tech giants including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google could be forced to make sweeping changes to their businesses under a series of new bills…
Continue Reading New Mexico governor unveils unemployment system reforms
SANTA FE, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held a news conference Friday afternoon to announce a series of reforms to New Mexico’s…
Continue Reading Newsmax portrays Facebook as an enemy of conservatives. Behind the scenes, it’s spending millions on Facebook ads
If you were to judge Newsmax’s views about Facebook by what its hosts say on-air, you would probably be under the impression that the…
Continue Reading FAA’s new cleaning methods at air traffic towers aim to curb flight delays
A new cleaning regimen is cutting back on flight delays as the skies grow busier this summer. But the new procedures aren’t for planes or even…
Continue Reading Car prices are soaring, and they’re not going to stop
Car dealer lots have only a fraction of the vehicles — both new and used — that they typically have. That’s helping send prices to record…
Continue Reading Pulitzers give special award to Darnella Frazier, who filmed George Floyd’s murder
The Pulitzer Prizes recognize some of the year’s most important journalism. This year, someone who isn’t a professional journalist, but…
Continue Reading American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic order electric air taxis from UK startup
Vertical Aerospace, a UK electric aircraft manufacturer, has won the backing of American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and Microsoft in its bid to make…
Continue Reading McDonald’s hit by data breach
McDonald’s is the latest high-profile company to be affected by a data breach, leading to the exposure of private information of customers and…
Continue Reading LGBTQ+ Americans aren’t fully counted by the government. That’s a big problem
Government data help policymakers find and fix problems for people in need. But that’s tricky if some groups aren’t represented in the…
Continue Reading ‘In The Heights’: It’s Lin-Manuel Miranda’s turn to save the box office
The theater industry has gotten help from a lot of sources so far this year. First, it was a radioactive lizard fighting a giant ape, then it was…
Continue Reading Climate, taxes and China: Investors are watching the G7
As leaders of most of the world’s largest economies gather in Cornwall, England, expect political fanfare and lots of attention on US President…
Continue Reading Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi files for US IPO
Didi, China’s giant ride-hailing company, filed paperwork for an initial public offering in the United States with the Securities and Exchange…
Continue Reading The Americans locked up in Myanmar’s notorious Insein prison
It was supposed to be an exciting trip home to surprise his parents in the United States, his family said. But on May 24, before he boarded the plane…
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