A TSA officer checks a man’s ID at a screening checkpoint at Orlando International Airport. Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration on Friday said it is assessing hundreds of people to determine whether they should be barred from flights as it steps up security […]
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Facebook blocks users from creating new events near White House, Capitol and state houses
Facebook’s logo displayed on a phone screen and keyboard. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Facebook said Friday it will block the creation of new Facebook events happening near the White House, the U.S. Capitol building and state capitol buildings through President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20. In […]
6,000 Amazon warehouse workers will hold union vote in Alabama on Feb. 8
Amazon fulfillment center warehouse. Getty Images Amazon warehouse workers at an Alabama warehouse can begin voting by mail in early February on whether to form a union, a National Labor Relations Board hearing officer ruled Friday. The ruling kicks off what will be a closely watched union vote at one […]
UnitedHealth launches employer virtual primary care service
In this arranged photo, a UnitedHealth Group health insurance card is seen in a wallet in this picture illustration October 14, 2019. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters UnitedHealthcare is expanding its telehealth offerings for employers with a new virtual primary care service that offers access to doctors with low or no […]
Manhattan district attorney expands criminal probe of Trump company to Westchester County property
President Trump’s Seven Springs estate in Mount Kisco, New York, seen here Sept. 30, 2020. Johnny Milano | The Washington Post | Getty Images The Manhattan district attorney’s office has expanded its criminal probe of President Donald Trump’s company to include a sprawling property in Westchester County, New York. A […]
QAnon ‘shaman’ Jacob Chansley held without bail after storming Senate during Capitol riot by Trump supporters
Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | Getty Images A self-described QAnon shaman was ordered held without bail Friday by a judge after prosecutors presented evidence he stormed into the Senate and left a […]
SoftBank Vision Fund is losing Jeff Housenbold, who led investments in DoorDash, OpenDoor and Wag
Jeff Housenbold, managing partner at SoftBank’s Vision Fund SoftBank SoftBank’s Jeff Housenbold, who led the Vision Fund’s investments in companies including DoorDash, OpenDoor and Wag, is leaving the firm later this year. SoftBank shook up the Silicon Valley investment world with the first Vision Fund in 2017, ultimately raising $100 […]
Cramer’s week ahead: Opportunities are abounding, but must be spotted first
Stocks fell Friday, despite a new coronavirus relief spending proposal that the incoming Biden administration hopes to pass, in a sign that Wall Street players received just what was expected, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said. President-elect Joe Biden, who is set to take office in five days, presented a $1.9 trillion […]
NASA says 2020 tied for hottest year on record — here’s what you can do to help
The report is in: 2020 tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, according to an analysis by NASA published Thursday. In 2020, the global average temperature was 1.84 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the mean global temperature for the years between 1951-1980 (which is used as a baseline), NASA […]
Trump to depart White House hours before Biden inauguration, flying Air Force One to Mar-a-Lago last time
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes as he boards Air Force One at Valley International Airport after visiting the U.S.-Mexico border wall, in Harlingen, Texas, January 12, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is expected to depart the White House for West Palm Beach, Florida, a few […]