Ilhan Omar: The media is missing the point on the border crisis
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants the media to change the way it covers immigration. “I think that there are some failures that are taking place,”…
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Ignoring CDC warnings, more than 1 million passengers have flown from US airports for 10 straight days
Spring break is here and people suffering from a year of cabin fever are throwing caution to the wind. Saturday marked the 10th straight day on which…
Continue Reading Kent Taylor, Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO, dies at 65
Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died Thursday, according to a post on the restaurant chain’s Facebook page. He was 65. “Our…
Continue Reading Investors love electric cars. They’re starting to like Volkswagen, too
A lot can change in a week. Just ask Volkswagen. Europe’s largest carmaker was nobody’s idea of a trendy stock a week ago. Then CEO…
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‘They can’t afford this’: Las Cruces residents protest anniversary of virus restrictions on businesses
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After one year of virus restrictions and rolling closures in New Mexico, dozens of Las Cruces residents gathered downtown…
Continue Reading What will travel look like when the pandemic is over?
As the world ground to a halt last March, many travelers expected to be globetrotting again in a few months time. Here we are just over a year later.…
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Biden administration called out for lack of transparency with El Paso border visit
EL PASO, Texas — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso on Friday with a…
Continue Reading Teen Vogue’s new editor out of a job after backlash over old tweets
Alexi McCammond is out as editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue even before officially starting, she and the magazine’s owner announced Thursday. The…
Continue Reading 5 big signs that travel is roaring back
Vacation deprivation is about to be replaced by a travel boom, according to Expedia CEO Peter Kern. He told CNN’s Julia Chatterley earlier this…
Continue Reading A more contagious coronavirus variant is spreading across the US. Can vaccines stop it?
A new, more contagious and potentially more deadly variant of the coronavirus is spreading across the US, and health officials are worried. The…
Continue Reading Amazon looks to expand its telehealth footprint
After helping to furnish your home office in 2020, Amazon now wants to help provide your healthcare. The tech giant is expanding Amazon Care —…
Continue Reading The Fed is yanking away big banks’ ‘get out of jail free’ card
Federal regulators said Friday they won’t extend a Covid relief provision granted to big banks, dashing Wall Street’s hopes for an…
Continue Reading Regulators reject Wall Street’s calls to extend Covid relief for big banks
Federal regulators said Friday they won’t extend a Covid relief provision granted to big banks, dashing Wall Street’s hopes for an…
Continue Reading Bikini waxes, lashes and blowouts: It’s time to return to our pre-pandemic selves
After months of sporting the “casual look” — in some cases surrendering fully to our inner shaggy and shabby — consumers are…
Continue Reading FedEx is still booming thanks to everyone buying stuff online
Despite taking a hit from lousy, snowy weather in February, FedEx is thriving thanks to online shopping. Shares of FedEx soared more than 6% Friday…
Continue Reading Superheroes are shifting to streaming. That could change everything
It’s a big weekend for comic book fans with two highly anticipated superhero premieres debuting. However, instead of heading to the multiplex,…
Continue Reading Why one Florida city wants to build a two-mile tunnel to the beach
Fort Lauderdale, Florida tourists may be just a few years away from arriving at the beach in a Tesla driven in a tunnel, provided that Elon Musk can…
Continue Reading Goldman Sachs analysts say they work 95-hour weeks and endure ‘inhumane’ treatment
A workplace survey from a group of junior analysts at Goldman Sachs is about to make you feel a lot better about your job. About a dozen first-year…
Continue Reading Pandemic puts booming CEO pay under the microscope
The pandemic exposed the huge inequities baked into the global economy. That could make for a tense string of annual meetings this spring, as…
Continue Reading Starbucks shareholders reject CEO pay proposal in rare move
Starbucks shareholders voted against the company’s CEO pay proposal in a rare move that may indicate some shareholders think the chief…
Continue Reading US stock futures shrug off overseas slump
US stocks were poised to rebound on Friday as investors shrugged off an overseas sell-off and inflation fears receded. Dow futures were last up 27…
Continue Reading Social media platforms are going to war for online talent
When Katerina Horwitz started out as a social media influencer in 2016, she didn’t earn much money beyond a handful of sponsored posts. A few…
Continue Reading Robinhood is trying to go from PR nightmare to IPO. In this market, it might just work
It’s hard to imagine a more disastrous IPO rollout than the past few months for Robinhood. Regulators accused the app-only brokerage of…
Continue Reading China is raising the alarm over corporate surveillance. But it’s got a massive network of its own
A popular annual consumer rights show in China has sparked a national debate about privacy and surveillance and sent companies scrambling to stay on…
Continue Reading Asian stocks tumble following sell-off on Wall Street
Asian markets tumbled on Friday as investors appeared to be jolted by several issues, from the continued prospect of rising inflation to a volatile…
Continue Reading Exclusive: UBS quietly bans advisers from pitching booming SPACs to clients
UBS, a major player in the blank-check boom captivating Wall Street, has quietly banned its financial advisers from pitching SPAC stocks to wealth…
Continue Reading NFL signs more than $100 billion in media deals and gives Amazon exclusive games
The NFL is giving Amazon Prime Video exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football — part of its new 11-year deal with TV networks valued at more…
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Police say central El Paso bar worker stabbed drunk man who tried to choke him
UPDATE, March 18: Police said Thursday that a St. Patrick’s Day stabbing at a central El Paso bar involved an employee defending himself against a…
Continue Reading NFL gives Amazon exclusive Thursday Night Football games
The NFL is giving Amazon Prime Video exclusive rights to Thursday Night Football — part of its new 11-year deal with various networks. The new deal…
Continue Reading Treasury yields rise again, spooking the stock market
Wall Street stumbled on Thursday, with energy and tech stocks selling off, and the 10-year Treasury bond yield climbing to a new 13-month high. Just…
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