NFL’s Redskins to change name after sponsor pressure over racism: reports
(AFP) The NFL’s Washington Redskins will announce Monday they are changing their name, US media reported, following pressure from sponsors over a moniker widely criticized...
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Wall Street’s Big Tech enthusiasm getting stronger
(AFP) Tech stocks were going strong even before COVID-19, but behavioral shifts during the pandemic have lifted the sector further into the stratosphere, leaving the...
US town grows money from trees during pandemic downturn
(AFP) Tenino had become a ghost town, and small businesses were struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic, so local officials revived an unconventional idea...
US unveils tariffs on France over tech tax but delays collection
(AFP) The United States on Friday unveiled heavy import duties on France in retaliation for the country’s tax on American tech giants, but will hold...
Facebook bans content promoting ‘conversion therapy’
(AFP) Facebook on Friday said it is banning content that promotes “conversion therapy,” which is based on the unfounded notion that gays can change their...
Twitter’s Dorsey donates $3 mn to test universal basic income
(AFP) Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey has said he will donate $3 million to a group of US mayors to experiment with the creation of...
Washington visit ‘very intense’: Mexican president
(AFP) Mexico’s president said Thursday his visit to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump was “very intense” and important for both countries. President Andres Manuel...
Another 1.3 mn workers file for US jobless benefits
(AFP) Another 1.3 million US workers filed for unemployment benefits last week, as the slowdown in the pace of layoffs amid the coronavirus crisis continued,...
Fortnite superstar ‘Ninja’ takes gameplay to YouTube
(AFP) Fortnite superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins returned to the streaming world Wednesday with a match on YouTube, after Microsoft pulled the plug on the Mixer...
United Airlines says could lay off as many as 36,000 employees
(AFP) United Airlines said Wednesday it could lay off as many as 36,000 workers on October 1 as the US carrier fights for survival amid the coronavirus crisis....
