Spending more on DoorDash and UberEats? This fee may be why
Late last year, some DoorDash customers started getting hit with a puzzling new fee on their order total just before checkout. The extra roughly $1…
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Larry King: An appreciation of his legacy from CNN president Jeff Zucker
Larry King, who died Saturday at the age of 87, “had a history-making career spanning radio and television,” CNN president Jeff Zucker…
Continue Reading NBC Sports Network to shut down by the end of the year
NBC Sports Network is shutting down at the end of this year, the company said on Friday. The cable network will cease operation and USA Network will…
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Exclusive: Trump advisor calls on Congress to approve Biden’s rescue plan
Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the…
Continue Reading Tom Brokaw retiring from NBC News after 55 years with the network
Tom Brokaw is formally retiring from NBC News after an extraordinary 55 years with the network. Brokaw, 80, is best known for anchoring the…
Continue Reading Ford will recall 3 million vehicles for airbag problems, after losing fight with safety regulator
Ford is recalling 3 million US and Canadian vehicles with airbags manufactured by the same company whose devices have been linked to at least 18…
Continue Reading Volkswagen made $12 billion in 2020 despite the pandemic
Volkswagen is walking away from 2020 with a profit of more than $12 billion despite the coronavirus pandemic that torpedoed car sales and snarled…
Continue Reading Wall Street can relax, moderates have the mandate
Stocks have surged since Election Day and are near record highs. Wall Street is clearly a fan of President Joe Biden’s new administration…
Continue Reading Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming sites offer more diverse shows than cable, study finds
Americans want more diversity on TV, and they’re increasingly finding more of it on streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney+ than on…
Continue Reading Local reporters are a lifeline helping readers find the vaccine
A Tallahassee man in his nineties begs for his 70-year-old caretaker to be bumped up in the vaccination queue. A woman over 75 in Raleigh asks what…
Continue Reading Walmart will expand Covid-19 vaccinations to more states
Walmart is rolling out the Covid-19 vaccine in more states as the Biden administration tries to accelerate distribution. The company has been…
Continue Reading ‘No Time to Die,’ the new James Bond film, is delayed once again
“No Time to Die,” the latest film in the James Bond series and one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, has been delayed again. The…
Continue Reading Two tech stalwarts fail to impress Wall Street
Tech companies have been an investor favorite during the pandemic. But Wall Street is keeping its distance from two industry stalwarts after their…
Continue Reading Taxi drivers and airline workers forced to brink of starvation as travel is at a standstill
Joseph Palma holds up his work uniform with pride and despair. He hasn’t put it on since he was laid off in March. He worked as a customer…
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Biden’s Covid plan has to work. The economy depends on it
The fate of the economic recovery is riding on President Joe Biden’s mission to speed up the lackluster rollout of coronavirus vaccines. While…
Continue Reading Woman who made Bernie Sanders’ mittens says she has no more to sell
The Vermont school teacher behind the cozy mittens worn by Senator Bernie Sanders during President Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday said…
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Executive orders aren’t a solution. They’re a symptom
President Joe Biden’s raft of executive actions are designed to represent a U-turn from the Trump administration’s policies on everything…
Continue Reading From Keystone XL to Paris Agreement, Joe Biden signals a shift away from fossil fuels
America’s energy policy is getting an extreme makeover. President Joe Biden is wasting no time undoing the Trump administration’s efforts…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Trump economist backs Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue plan
Former Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett broadly supports President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion rescue package as a way to keep the…
Continue Reading Volkswagen CEO joins Twitter and immediately trolls Tesla and Elon Musk
Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess is new to Twitter, but he made a splash with his very first tweet — going after master troll and Tesla CEO Elon…
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