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80,000 furloughed as bus industry grinds to a halt

October 24, 2020 4:10 pm CNN

Clarence Cox took over a 35-year-old motorcoach business from his father and uncle and had hopes of one day giving it to his daughters. But with a $5…

‘SNL’ has Baldwin’s Trump and Carrey’s Biden go head to head in the final debate

October 24, 2020 9:31 pm CNN

“Tonight we have a mute button because it was either that or tranquilizer darts.” That’s how Maya Rudolph — as moderator…

The newspaper that gave Black Britain a megaphone

October 24, 2020 9:15 pm CNN

When clashes between residents and police erupted onto the streets of Brixton in 1981, in the heart of London’s African-Caribbean community,…

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies after long illness

October 24, 2020 7:29 pm CNN

Lee Kun-hee, the chairman of South Korean electronics giant Samsung, died Sunday at the age of 78, the company said. He had been comatose since…

80,000 furloughed as bus industry grinds to a halt

October 24, 2020 4:10 pm CNN

Clarence Cox took over a 35-year-old motorcoach business from his father and uncle and had hopes of one day giving it to his daughters. But with a $5…

Nearly 70% of US motorcoach employees furloughed, desperate for federal assistance

October 24, 2020 3:11 pm CNN

Clarence Cox’s business, Georgia Coach Lines, was handed down to him by his father and uncle. He was hoping to hand it down to his children.…

Jay-Z launches his very own cannabis line called Monogram

October 24, 2020 12:00 pm CNN

You could say that Jay-Z is on fire. To be blunt, there’s not much that the Grammy Award-winning billionaire rapper and entrepreneur…

New York’s famous Strand bookstore says it could become a Covid casualty

October 24, 2020 9:51 am CNN

The Strand has survived almost a century as perhaps New York’s most famous bookstore, with its “18 Miles of Books” earning diehard…

Is your local McDonald’s ice cream machine broken? A new map has the answer (finally).

October 24, 2020 8:27 am CNN

The world is one step closer to solving one of fast food’s stickiest mysteries: Is the McDonald’s ice cream machine broken or not? With…

First-time buyers fuel pandemic-related surge in gun sales

October 24, 2020 7:57 am CNN

It’s been an unprecedented year for the firearms industry, which has seen a steady, pandemic-related surge in sales since Covid-19-related…

What’s new in fast food: Spicy donuts and cheeseburger pizzas

October 24, 2020 6:14 am CNN

From a new cheeseburger pizza to a spicy donut, Americans’ taste buds were taunted with culinary delights — and a few disasters —…

More than 63 million people watched the final presidential debate

October 23, 2020 4:24 pm CNN

More than 63 million people watched Thursday night’s debate between President Trump and Joe Biden, according to Nielsen TV ratings. For…

A government agency just paid a record $114 million to an anonymous whistleblower

October 23, 2020 3:23 pm CNN

Someone just scored a $114 million payday — without playing the lottery or stepping into a casino. Instead, the check was signed by Uncle Sam.…

A year ago, this company had 750 customers. Today it has 6,000

October 23, 2020 10:04 am CNN

Subscription services can bear a resemblance to the story of Goldilocks: Sometimes you end up with way too much of what you ordered, risking…

Meet the woman who could lead the Treasury in a Biden administration

October 23, 2020 9:48 am CNN

The US election is still more than a week away, but speculation about who might lead the Treasury Department under a Biden administration is already…

A fourth-grader walked to school to use its WiFi because he didn’t have internet at home

October 23, 2020 8:58 am CNN

A fourth-grader in Roswell, New Mexico, has been walking to his shuttered elementary school to do his classwork over the building’s WiFi…

Recession risk grows as Covid-19 cases continue to surge

October 23, 2020 4:59 am CNN

The world’s top economies took huge steps in recent months to recover from the worst recession in a generation. Now, with coronavirus cases…

Japanese craft breweries are turning unsold beer into gin

October 22, 2020 9:55 pm CNN

This was going to be a big year for Japan. With the Summer Olympics due to be hosted in Tokyo, the island nation expected 40 million tourists to…

Both left and right praise debate moderator Kristen Welker while Trump keeps fact-checkers busy

October 22, 2020 9:35 pm CNN

A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. The very first…

Trump fails to get the game-changing moment he wanted in final debate with Joe Biden

October 22, 2020 9:32 pm CNN

President Donald Trump heeded the pleas of his advisers when he took the debate stage Thursday night, delivering a much more restrained performance…