Being cooped up at home is no fun for humans, but bears are making the most of the extra space at California’s shuttered Yosemite National Park… Read more
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Mnuchin, Schumer Rev Up Talks As Small Business Aid Runs Dry
With a key coronavirus rescue fund nearly exhausted, negotiations are accelerating in Washington over President Donald Trump’s $250 billion emergency request to help smaller employers… Read more
Apple Rolls Out Cheaper iPhone As Pandemic Curbs Spending
Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their spending… Read more
Hundreds Protest Michigan Governor’s Social Distancing Order
Hundreds of flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s orders… Read more
Students Could Take SAT At Home If Schools Remain Closed
A home version of the SAT college entrance exam is being prepared in case schools remain closed into the fall, College Board officials said Wednesday as they announced the cancellation of June testing… Read more
Commissioners Tell VP No Football Before Campuses Open
The commissioners of the nation’s major college football conferences held a 30-minute conference call Wednesday with Vice President Mike Pence… Read more
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Idaho’s Transgender Sports Ban
Two civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new Idaho law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, the first such law in the nation… Read more
Pentagon: $10B Cloud Contract That Snubbed Amazon Was Legal
A government watchdog agency said Wednesday the Pentagon’s process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft was in line with legal and government purchasing standards… Read more
Factory Shutdowns Near WWII Demobilization Levels In US
Manufacturing and overall industrial production posted the biggest declines since the United States demobilized after World War II… Read more
Warren Becomes Latest Ex-Presidential Rival To Back Biden
Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him as the Democratic Party moves to project unity… Read more
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With No Tourists Around, Animals At Yosemite Are ‘Having A Party’
Being cooped up at home is no fun for humans, but bears are making the most of the extra space at California’s shuttered Yosemite National Park… Continue Reading
Mnuchin, Schumer Rev Up Talks As Small Business Aid Runs Dry
With a key coronavirus rescue fund nearly exhausted, negotiations are accelerating in Washington over President Donald Trump’s $250 billion emergency request to help smaller employers… Continue Reading
Apple Rolls Out Cheaper iPhone As Pandemic Curbs Spending
Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their spending… Continue Reading
Hundreds Protest Michigan Governor’s Social Distancing Order
Hundreds of flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s orders… Continue Reading
Students Could Take SAT At Home If Schools Remain Closed
A home version of the SAT college entrance exam is being prepared in case schools remain closed into the fall, College Board officials said Wednesday as they announced the cancellation of June testing… Continue Reading
Commissioners Tell VP No Football Before Campuses Open
The commissioners of the nation’s major college football conferences held a 30-minute conference call Wednesday with Vice President Mike Pence… Continue Reading
Federal Lawsuit Challenges Idaho’s Transgender Sports Ban
Two civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new Idaho law banning transgender women from competing in women’s sports, the first such law in the nation… Continue Reading
Pentagon: $10B Cloud Contract That Snubbed Amazon Was Legal
A government watchdog agency said Wednesday the Pentagon’s process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft was in line with legal and government purchasing standards… Continue Reading
Factory Shutdowns Near WWII Demobilization Levels In US
Manufacturing and overall industrial production posted the biggest declines since the United States demobilized after World War II… Continue Reading
Warren Becomes Latest Ex-Presidential Rival To Back Biden
Elizabeth Warren endorsed Joe Biden on Wednesday, the latest of the former vice president’s onetime White House rivals to back him as the Democratic Party moves to project unity… Continue Reading