Federal safety regulators investigating AmazonBasics products highlighted in CNN report
The federal agency responsible for overseeing consumer product safety is investigating Amazon-branded electronic products highlighted in a CNN…
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The West is uniting to confront China. How worried should Beijing be?
Editor’s note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know…
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Attorney general will discuss Trump administration media probe with leaders of CNN, WaPo, NYT
Leaders from CNN, The New York Times and The Washington Post will meet with US Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday to discuss the Trump…
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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…
Continue ReadingE3 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…
Continue Reading‘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…
Continue ReadingInvestors 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 ReadingGM 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 ReadingWhere 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…
Continue ReadingGB 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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Oregon eviction moratorium ends June 30; Brown extends mortgage foreclosure moratorium
As Oregon nears its vaccination target to reopen the economy, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday she is extending the state’s mortgage foreclosure…
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Bend Chamber, other biz groups urge state to fund ‘modest’ return-to-work bonuses, to ease hiring crunch
The Bend Chamber has joined a consortium of business advocates in a letter to Gov. Kate Brown’s office, recommending the use of some federal…
Continue ReadingNewsmax 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 ReadingFAA’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 ReadingCar 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 ReadingPulitzers 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 ReadingAmerican 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 ReadingMcDonald’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 ReadingLGBTQ+ 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…
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