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SMALL GYMS DEVASTATED BY CORONAVIRUS FEAR, RESTRICTIONS
There’s little evidence of Americans’ passion for fitness at the tens of thousands of small and independent gyms around the country.
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3 SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL PHYSICS PRIZE FOR BLACK HOLE RESEARCH
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics for establishing the all-too-weird reality of black holes — the straight-out-of-science-fiction cosmic monsters that suck up light and time and will eventually swallow us, too.
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MORGAN STANLEY BUYING EATON VANCE IN DEAL VALUED AT $7B
Morgan Stanley will buy the investment management firm Eaton Vance in a deal valued at about $7 billion.
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NICE KNOWING YOU: LONDON HEATHROW'S FAREWELL TO BA'S JUMBOS
British Airways’ last two Boeing 747 planes at the airline’s historic base of London’s Heathrow Airport made their final flight Thursday, the fleet’s retirement having been brought forward by the coronavirus pandemic.
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MALCOLM JENKINS STARTS VENTURE CAPITAL FUND WITH NFL PLAYERS
Malcolm Jenkins has teamed with fellow NFL players to launch a venture capital fund.
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HAWAII PUSHES FORWARD WITH TOURISM DESPITE SAFETY CONCERNS
Despite increasing coronavirus cases across the U.S., Hawaii officials hope to reboot tourism next week by loosening months of economically crippling pandemic restrictions, including a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arriving travelers.
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FRENCH COURT: GOOGLE MUST OPEN PAYMENT TALKS WITH PUBLISHERS
A French appeals court upheld an order for Google to open negotiations with French publishers over payments to use their news content.
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2 SCIENTISTS WIN NOBEL CHEMISTRY PRIZE FOR GENE-EDITING TOOL
The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to two researchers Wednesday for a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized science by providing a way to alter DNA, the code of life — technology already being used to try to cure a host of diseases and raise better crops and livestock.
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FACEBOOK BRACES FOR CONTESTED ELECTION, VOTER INTIMIDATION
Facebook said it’s readied new safeguards for the 2020 U.S. elections that have it better prepared to deal with candidates who prematurely declare victory or contest official results and the possibility of voter intimidation by alleged — and potentially armed — “poll watchers.”
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German Privacy Watchdog Fines H&M $41M For Spying On Workers
A German privacy watchdog said Thursday that it is fining clothing retailer H&M 35.3 million euros ($41 million) after the company was found to have spied on some of its employees in Germany.
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October 03, 2020
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Amazon To Kick Off Holiday Shopping With October Prime Day
Amazon is aiming to kickstart the holiday shopping season early this year.
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October 03, 2020
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‘BORAT' SEQUEL TO BE RELEASED BY AMAZON BEFORE ELECTION
Borat is back. Sacha Baron Cohen has filmed a sequel to his 2006 film “Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” that Amazon plans to release before the election.
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October 03, 2020
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HIGH DEMAND FOR FLU SHOTS? EXPERTS HOPE TO AVOID ‘TWINDEMIC'
October is prime time for flu vaccinations, and the U.S. and Europe are gearing up for what experts hope is high demand as countries seek to avoid a “twindemic” with COVID-19.
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October 03, 2020
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WALMART LOOKS TO AIRPORTS AS INSPIRATION OF NEW STORE LAYOUT
Walmart is getting inspiration from the airport terminal as it revamps the layout and signage of its stores to speed up shopping and better cater to smartphone-armed customers.
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October 03, 2020
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US LAYOFFS REMAIN ELEVATED AS 837,000 SEEK JOBLESS AID
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer.
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October 03, 2020
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FAA CHIEF TESTS CHANGES TO BOEING'S GROUNDED 737 MAX
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, a former military and airline pilot, said Wednesday that he liked what he saw during a two-hour test flight of Boeing’s revamped 737 Max jetliner, a key step as the agency considers whether to let the plane return to flight after two deadly crashes.
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October 03, 2020
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JUSTICE DEPT. EXPECTED TO FILE ANTITRUST ACTION VS. GOOGLE
The Justice Department is expected to bring an antitrust action against Google in coming weeks, focusing on its dominance in online search and whether it was used to stifle competition and hurt consumers, a person familiar with the matter told.
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October 03, 2020
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FACEBOOK TIGHTENS POLITICAL AD BANS AS US ELECTION NEARS
With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on political advertising, including new bans on messages claiming widespread voter fraud.
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October 03, 2020
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AMAZON SEES BROAD AUDIENCE FOR ITS PALM RECOGNITION TECH
Amazon has introduced new palm recognition technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees a broader potential audience in stadiums, offices and other gated or secured locations.
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October 03, 2020
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Finland Deploys Coronavirus Sniffing Dogs At Main Airport
Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at the Nordic country’s main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method that could become a cost-friendly and quick way to identify infected travelers.
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September 26, 2020
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BYU Students Make Glasses to Help Autistic Kid's Eye Contact
Heidi Kershaw was sitting in on a therapy session with her 7-year-old son, who has autism, when she noticed he kept getting distracted from the therapy exercises.
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September 26, 2020
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eBay Workers Who Sent Spiders to Couple to Plead Guilty
Four former eBay Inc. employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in a campaign of intimidation that included sending live spiders and cockroaches to the home of a Massachusetts couple who ran an online newsletter critical of the auction site, federal prosecutors said.
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September 26, 2020
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TESLA CEO ELON MUSK'S NEXT BIG BET RIDES ON BETTER BATTERIES
Tesla is working on new battery technology that CEO Elon Musk says will enable the company within the next three years to make sleeker, more affordable cars that can travel dramatically longer distances on a single charge.
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September 26, 2020
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SCIENTISTS COMBAT ANTISEMITISM WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
An international team of scientists said it had joined forces to combat the spread of anti-Semitism online with the help of artificial intelligence.
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September 26, 2020
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TIKTOK'S OWNER APPLIES FOR CHINESE LICENSE TO CLOSE US DEAL
TikTok’s owner said Thursday it has applied for a Chinese technology export license as it tries to complete a deal with Oracle and Walmart to keep the popular video app operating in the United States.
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September 26, 2020
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MICROSOFT WILL BUY VIDEO GAME MAKER ZENIMAX FOR $7.5 BILLION
Microsoft is buying the company behind popular video games The Elder Scrolls, Doom and Fallout.
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September 26, 2020
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NEW MEXICO UTILITY, LAB PARTNER TO MAKE GRID MORE RESILIENT
New Mexico’s largest electric utility and one of the nation’s premiere federal research laboratories will team up on a series of projects aimed at making the electric grid more resilient as the state prepares to add more renewable energy to the mix, officials said.
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September 26, 2020
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FACEBOOK OVERSIGHT BOARD TO START OPERATING IN OCTOBER
Facebook’s long-awaited oversight board that will act as a referee on whether specific content is allowed on the tech giant’s platforms is set to launch in October.
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September 26, 2020
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AMERICANS LOAD UP ON CANDY, TRICK OR TREAT - OR NOT
Americans may not know if trick or treating will happen this year because of the pandemic, but they’re buying a lot of Halloween candy while they wait to find out.
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September 26, 2020
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WHEN CAN I SHRED THIS CHECK? ANSWERS TO ONLINE BANKING FAQ
As the COVID-19 pandemic leads banking customers to lean into online technology to manage their money, those trying online banking for the first time may find themselves with questions about how to handle things previously done in person or with paper documents.
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