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House passes bill to increase $600 stimulus checks to $2,000. It now goes to the Senate.
The House passed a $2.2 trillion stimulus to help keep the US economy afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Nicholas Kamm/AFP ...
Florida and Texas have started vaccinating people 65 and older against the coronavirus, breaking with CDC guidelines
Vera Leip, 88, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the John Knox Village Continuing Care Retirement Community in Pompano Beach, Florida, ...
Almost 70% of the world’s soccer balls are made in one city in Pakistan – here’s what it’s like inside one of the factories
Nearly 70% of the world’s soccer balls are made in the city of Sialkot, Pakistan. Sialkot is home to at ...
The best meat thermometers in 2020
A meat thermometer is one of the best tools you can invest in to improve your cooking. After testing 12 ...
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee says another epic rally in stocks hit hardest by COVID-19 could be coming soon
Noam Galai / Contributor/Getty Images Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said stocks in sectors hit hardest by the pandemic like travel and ...
Trump was going to sign the stimulus bill on Christmas Eve as a gift to Americans but ‘changed his mind,’ costing millions of unemployed people $300
President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House on December 12, 2020. Al Drago/Getty Images President ...
The DOJ charged a man with sending death threats to a Maryland congressman over fears of his vote being taken away
Supporters of President Donald Trump protest on November 5 in front of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth capitol building. Reuters/Mark Kauzlarich A ...
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ stalled at the China box office with a 92% decline from last week
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman in “Wonder Woman 1984.” Clay Enos/Warner Bros. “Wonder Woman 1984” earned $1.5 million at the ...
Ford’s head of electric vehicles throws shade at Tesla, saying the new Mustang Mach E’s ‘roof doesn’t come off’
Ford reveals its first mass-market electric car the Mustang Mach-E, which is an all-electric vehicle that bears the name of ...
We mapped out the locations of ghost kitchens run by ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s CloudKitchen and competitor REEF Technology. See where the fight for ghost kitchen dominance is heating up.
Ghost kitchen startups are scooping up empty warehouses and parking lots around the US. Stephan Zirwes/Getty Images Matt Newberg is ...
The Air Force put on a display of airpower with fighter jets in Alaska on one of the shortest days of the year
Aircraft in formation at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, December 18, 2020. US Air Force/Senior Airman Keith Holcomb More ...
Raleigh retail market will outperform others nationally in 2021, new study says
Both the Raleigh and Charlotte metro areas haven’t lost as much retail foot traffic as other regions during the pandemic. ...
Several North Carolinians were among the top earners on YouTube in 2020
The top 10 YouTubers took home more than $200 million in 2020. MrBeast, from North Carolina, brought in the second ...
Raleigh retail market will outperform others nationally in 2021, new study says
Both the Raleigh and Charlotte metro areas haven’t lost as much retail foot traffic as other regions during the pandemic. ...
Several North Carolinians were among the top earners on YouTube in 2020
The top 10 YouTubers took home more than $200 million in 2020. MrBeast, from North Carolina, brought in the second ...
New York Post editorial board tells Trump it’s time to end the ‘undemocratic coup’ and secure his legacy by helping Republicans maintain control of the Senate
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. ...
Durham expands outdoor dining. Will it help downtown survive the winter?
The holiday season will be a tough time for restaurants at a popular Durham dining area. Powered by WPeMatico
Warren Buffett drinks 5 cans of Coke a day – here’s why he switched from Pepsi after nearly 50 years
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett Rick Wilking/Reuters Warren Buffett famously consumes five cans of Coke a day. However, Berkshire Hathaway’s ...
Durham expands outdoor dining. Will it help downtown survive the winter?
The holiday season will be a tough time for restaurants at a popular Durham dining area. Powered by WPeMatico
European Union nations have kicked off a mass effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to more than 450 million people
Medical personnel is given the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at the Favoriten Clinic in Vienna, Austria, on December 27, 2020. GEORG ...
Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch finally sold for less than 1/4 of its original price after more than 5 years. Look inside the 2,700-acre property that was once asking $100 million.
Jackson’s former property was listed for $100 million in 2015. Jim Bartsch Michael Jackson’s famed Neverland Ranch has finally sold ...
Taking stock of a remarkable year in asset and wealth management
For the wealth and asset management industries, this year was marked by widespread consolidation, fierce competition for financial advisor talent, ...
Trump signs bipartisan coronavirus relief bill after calling on Congress to approve $2,000 stimulus checks
President Donald Trump speaks during an event commemorating the repatriation of Native American remains and artifacts from Finland in the ...
Disney World is building a train station that will connect the parks with Orlando’s Airport, Miami, and more
Disney’s monorail might soon have a new coworker. GREGG NEWTON/Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images Disney World will connect to Orlando ...
CNN’s Jake Tapper and the White House’s Kayleigh McEnany spar after he says she ‘lies the way most people breathe’
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, May 1, 2020, in ...
What it takes to be a hand model who earns $75,000 a year
Parts models, who model their hands, feet, teeth, hair, and more, can earn up to $4,000 a day. We spoke ...
‘It might actually get worse’: Dr. Fauci warns of a ‘post-seasonal’ surge in COVID-19 cases
Dr. Anthony Fauci is seen testifying before the Senate on September 23, 2020. Fauci recently called Dr. Scott Atlas an ...
If Godzilla existed in real life, he wouldn’t be able to stand up
Since his debut in 1954, Godzilla has gotten bigger and bigger. In 2019’s “Godzilla: King of the Monsters”, he’s bigger ...
Sen. Bernie Sanders slams Trump as ‘unbelievably cruel’ for not signing coronavirus relief package and holding up unemployment benefits
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized President Donald Trump for not signing the coronavirus relief package and blocking unemployment ...
Amazon hired the lobbyist brother of close Biden ally days after the 2020 election
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in 2019. MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images Days after the 2020 presidential election, Amazon hired a ...
