Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ July 21 The Washington Post on the recent hacking of several high-profile Twitter accounts: “Tough day for us at...
July 22, 2020
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ July 22 The Miami Herald on unemployment benefits for Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic: Gov. DeSantis says that he hasn't been following the debate...
July 22, 2020
Two Mississippi cities are among the worst places to rent in the U.S., according to a new analysis. A new WalletHub report ranks Gulfport and Jackson among the worst cities...
July 22, 2020
Olympic gold medalist Justin Olsen retired from bobsled on Wednesday and immediately got hired by USA Bobsled and Skeleton as one of its start coaches. Olsen and fellow Olympic medalist...
July 22, 2020
Amazon has opened a delivery center in a former Massachusetts candy factory famous for making Sweethearts and other classic confections. The Seattle-based tech giant said Wednesday that some 200 people...
July 22, 2020
The CEOs who leaked a “racist” map used at an internal Red Bull presentation have been fired. Quite right, too. While the map was wrong, people don't want woke politics...
July 22, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court should reject Idaho Gov. Brad Little's request to put on hold an online signature-gathering effort during the coronavirus pandemic, backers of an education funding initiative say....
July 22, 2020
Incarcerated people and their families said they are closely watching congressional debates about the next COVID-19 relief bill for proposed legislation that would drastically push down the cost of prison...
July 22, 2020
Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart is expected to return to the City of Miami on Thursday. Representatives of the Coconut Grove-based all-girls school are seeking approval from city commissioners...
July 22, 2020
The call from ex-Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith to ban video-sharing platform TikTok over Chinese access to private data is more to do with pleasing Donald Trump than any...
July 22, 2020
Applications are open for a Miami-Dade County loan that is giving priority to small businesses that have not received federal or state stimulus aid to recover from the economic impact...
July 22, 2020
Voters in Atlanta's most populous suburban county will get another chance in November to vote on a sales tax to fund mass transit expansion. Gwinnett County commissioners voted 4-1 Tuesday...
July 22, 2020
A Georgia man's lawsuit against Miami-based Burger King, claiming that the fast food company's plant-based Impossible Whopper deceived vegans, proved an impossible dream for the seven plaintiffs. A Fort Lauderdale...
July 22, 2020
A nuclear plant bailout law should be repealed immediately, Democratic members of the Ohio House announced Wednesday as a bribery scandal involving one of the state's most powerful lawmakers unfolded...
July 22, 2020
The House of Commons report into Russia demonstrates that the British elites are brain dead. In his famous 1946 essay, ‘Politics and the English language', George Orwell argued that lazy...
July 22, 2020
Passengers wishing to board a United Airlines flight will have to wear face masks at ticket counters and in its airport lounges, or risk a flight ban from the carrier....
July 22, 2020
A worker at an ArcelorMittal steel mill in northwestern Indiana died after he was struck by a vehicle, the company said. The man died Tuesday after being hit by a...
July 22, 2020
Grain futures were mixed on Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Sept. delivery fell .02 cent at $5.2920 a bushel; Sept. corn rose 1...
July 22, 2020
Restaurants helped revive the U.S. economy after the Great Recession of 2007-2009. This time? Don't count on it. As the nation struggles to rebound from a now-resurgent coronavirus, restaurants seem...
July 22, 2020
The New York Islanders have reached a 20-year naming rights deal for their new arena with wealth management service UBS. The facility on the grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack...
July 22, 2020
The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels, sometimes for weeks, before deporting them to their home countries under policies that have effectively shut down...
July 22, 2020
Workplace chatting service Slack has filed a complaint in the EU against Microsoft, accusing the software company of anti-competitive behavior. Slack says Microsoft illegally bundles Microsoft Teams messaging product, which...
July 22, 2020
Stocks are drifting slightly higher in early trading Wednesday as tensions between the U.S. and China flare up again. Major indexes edged up about 0.1% in the first few minutes...
July 22, 2020
Procter & Gamble will use its Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship to campaign for racial equality after extending its backing of the games through 2028. The brutal death of George Floyd...
July 22, 2020
The European Union bailout announced this week won't be enough, and it'll be the obedient EU taxpayers who have to pick up the tab for future packages. Britain should be...
July 22, 2020
The Women's British Open is keeping its title sponsor and getting a slightly different name. The R&A announced Wednesday that AIG, a New York-based finance and insurance group, has extended...
July 22, 2020
If the outbreak roars back in New York City, Anil and Joyce Lilly will not be sheltering again in their Bronx apartment. They just bought a house an hour north...
July 22, 2020
The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property" and the private information of Americans. China strongly condemned...
July 22, 2020
The United States said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property" and the private information of Americans. China strongly condemned...
July 22, 2020
South Florida still has an oversupply of condos but that's anticipated to change by 2021 or 2022 thanks to population growth. The number of active listings continues to decline for...
July 22, 2020
MHR Brands and sister company InHe Manufacturing recalled 36 human hemp oil products and 15 pet hemp oil products after the Florida Department of Health found lead in some of...
July 22, 2020
The U.S. said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston “to protect American intellectual property and American's private information.” China condemned the move, which comes...
July 22, 2020
Kentucky Downs says it is adding more than 600 historical racing machines and a 30,000-square-foot gaming hall in early September. The opening is set to occur as its live September...
July 22, 2020
A Florida postal clerk stole mail and passport applications as part of an identify theft scheme, federal prosecutors said. Jasmine Wynne, 30, of Ruskin, was arrested Monday, according to court...
July 22, 2020
People who've been laid off or furloughed from their jobs now have significantly more time to decide whether to hang on to their employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a recent...
July 22, 2020
On a scorching summer day in northern India, Ajay Singh sat next to his water pump and scanned his 10 acres of farmland. He once used to grow rice each...
July 22, 2020
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Waymo are moving well beyond developing self-driving minivans together. In a dramatic expansion of their four-year-old partnership, FCA and Waymo, once known as Google's Self-Driving Car...
July 22, 2020
Like a SpaceX rocket lofting a Tesla Roadster into orbit, Tesla stock is on a vertical trip into outer space. Since March, the electric car maker's share price has more...
July 22, 2020
Like a SpaceX rocket lofting a Tesla Roadster into orbit, Tesla stock is on a vertical trip into outer space. Since March, the electric car maker's share price has more...
July 22, 2020
McDonald's Corp. was accused of firing an employee who led strikes over a lack of critical safety equipment during the coronavirus pandemic, an allegation the chain denies. The Service Employees...
