Disney is still getting hammered by the pandemic, but Disney+ remains a star
Disney kicked off its 2021 fiscal year much as it spent most of 2020, with the pandemic hammering many of its businesses. But Disney+ continues to be…
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Lunar New Year celebrations will be largely virtual events this year. That’s more bad news for Chinatown USA
Friday marks the start of Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year. The 15- to 23-day celebration is usually big business for Chinatown…
Continue ReadingLearjet, once the go-to private plane for celebrities, is ending production
Learjet, the private plane brand made famous by stars like Frank Sinatra, is halting production later this year. The brand’s owner, Bombardier,…
Continue ReadingTop editor at The New York Times walks back controversial comment on race amid criticism
The top editor of The New York Times on Thursday, aiming to quell mounting scrutiny from both employees and outside critics, walked back a…
Continue ReadingGrape-Nuts will be back on shelves in March
The Grape-Nuts shortage that ground an already on-edge nation to a halt has been resolved. Grape-Nuts will start shipping at normal levels by…
Continue ReadingBBC News banned in China, one week after CGTN’s license withdrawn in UK
In an apparent tit for tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China’s National Radio and…
Continue ReadingUnions are becoming ubiquitous in digital media. Medium is the latest
Gawker Media made history five years ago for being the first digital news company to ratify a union contract, kicking off a wave of labor organizing…
Continue Reading‘He would be alive today’: Parents detail son’s desperate attempts to contact Robinhood before he killed himself
After their son’s death, Dan and Dorothy Kearns said they were horrified to learn that their panicked 20-year-old repeatedly tried and failed…
Continue ReadingMr. Peanut joins the Skippy family in a $3.4 billion sale
It’s been a chaotic few years for Mr. Peanut, who died in early 2020 and was reborn as a baby nut as part of a Super Bowl ad campaign. Now he…
Continue ReadingWhy Taylor Swift is rerecording her songs
Taylor Swift announced on Good Morning America Thursday that a rerecording of one of her first albums, “Fearless,” will be released on…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, wins privacy claim against newspaper over letter to her father
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has won a privacy claim in her case against a tabloid newspaper that published a handwritten letter to her estranged…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic leaves 27% of British adults struggling financially
The pandemic has left more than a quarter of British adults financially vulnerable, with too much debt or not enough savings to cope with a…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s big moment: Mastercard jumps on the bandwagon
Mastercard is bringing bitcoin to the checkout counter. The company announced late Wednesday that it will support “select…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic leaves more than half of British adults struggling financially
The pandemic has left more than half of British adults financially vulnerable, with too much debt or not enough savings to cope with a…
Continue ReadingAnother 793,000 Americans filed for initial unemployment benefits last week
America’s unemployment crisis shows no signs of letting up. Another 793,000 American workers filed for first-time unemployment benefits last…
Continue ReadingShell says its oil production has peaked and will fall every year
Royal Dutch Shell said its oil production and carbon emissions have peaked as it detailed plans to gradually wean itself off fossil fuels. Climate…
Continue ReadingColin Kaepernick gets in on Wall Street’s hottest trend
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Continue ReadingNew coronavirus variants are threatening the world’s economic recovery
New variants of Covid-19 sweeping the world aren’t just throwing a wrench in government vaccination plans and efforts to stay ahead of the…
Continue ReadingLarry Flynt, founder of Hustler magazine, dies at 78
Larry Flynt, the “Hustler” magazine founder and outspoken First Amendment activist who built an adult entertainment empire, died…
Continue ReadingAnger inside the New York Times as divided newsroom erupts in debate over recent controversies
The New York Times is familiar with breaking some of the biggest stories related to culture, race, and gender. But events over the past several weeks…
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