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In this article DIS VIAC Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe star in “A Quiet Place Part II.” Paramount Pictures The box office is bouncing back. Over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, North American cinemas tallied nearly $100 million in ticket sales, the best performance since the start of the pandemic. Although less than

R.Tsubin | Moment | Getty Images The Biden administration wants to get tougher on tax cheats — and cryptocurrency is an area of interest. Virtual currencies like bitcoin and ethereum, which are collectively valued around $2 trillion, offer investors a way to shield income from tax authorities. In that way, the crypto economy contributes to

Ruins of the Greenwood District after the massacre of African Americans in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June 1921. American National Red Cross photograph collection. GHI | Universal Images Group | Getty Images A century ago this week, the wealthiest U.S. Black community was burned to the ground. At the turn of the 20th century, the Greenwood

Fashion has a polyester problem. It’s the most widely-used clothing fiber in the world, but as a synthetic material made from plastic, polyester needs a lot of energy to produce and is highly water and air polluting, according to the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The fashion industry is trying to tackle the issue,

Americans are expected to spend roughly $4.7 billion on gas during the Friday through Monday of Memorial Day weekend, according to GasBuddy, an app and website focused on finding real-time fuel prices. That breaks down to about $1.18 billion spent on gas each day, give or take $1 million, Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum

A bird flies by in the foreground as a Southwest Airlines jet comes in for a landing at McCarran International Airport on May 25, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images Southwest Airlines said it is delaying plans to resume serving alcoholic beverages, after one of its flight attendants was assaulted and

kali9 | E+ | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its public health guidance for summer camps Friday, saying fully vaccinated teens don’t need to wear face masks or stay 6 feet away from others. Fully vaccinated teens should still wear masks where required, including at local businesses and workplaces, according

In this article AMC Street performers in Minnie Mouse costumes pass in front of an AMC movie theater at night in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, Oct. 15, 2020. Amir Hamja | Bloomberg | Getty Images Investors shorting the meme stock AMC Entertainment are estimated to have lost $1.23 billion over the last

Incidents of unruly behavior from airplane passengers has risen to an unprecedented level this year, union leader Sara Nelson told CNBC on Friday, the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. “This is an environment that we just haven’t seen before, and we can’t wait for it to be over,” the president of the Association of

In this article NKE Lionel Bonaventure | Getty Images Nike‘s partnership with soccer superstar Neymar da Silva Santos Jr. — better known simply as Neymar — came to an end last year because of a sexual assault investigation launched by the company that involved the player and an employee, The Wall Street Journal reported late

In early May, Cybereason CEO Lior Div took his first trip back to Israel since before the pandemic to visit his 300 employees based there. It’s a journey he used to make every few months from Boston, where his company is headquartered. The visit was much more eventful than he’d anticipated. A few days into

In this article HCA Privacy laws in the U.S. need to be updated, especially after Google struck a deal with a major hospital chain, medical ethics expert Arthur Kaplan said Wednesday. “Now we’ve got electronic medical records, huge volumes of data, and this is like asking a navigation system from a World War I airplane

A hiring sign is displayed in a business window along a shopping street in lower Manhattan on July 05, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The labor shortage in the U.S. is lifting wages for workers and causing a “democratization” of the workforce and changing the face of “class warfare,” according

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday expressed confidence around the Biden administration’s efforts to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. In an interview on CNBC’s “Mad Money,” Raimondo said the global chip shortage that’s rattled a range of industries demonstrates the need for America to boost domestic production capacity and once again become a leader.

In this article MRNA A young man receives his Covid-19 vaccination at a vaccination clinic. People receive the Moderna vaccine in Milford, Pennsylvania. Preston Ehrler | LightRocket | Getty Images Moderna said Tuesday its Covid-19 vaccine was 100% effective in a study of adolescents ages 12 to 17, making it the second shot behind Pfizer‘s

A worker works on a production line to produce electrical products for domestic and Southeast Asian markets in Hai ‘an city, east China’s Jiangsu province, March 29, 2021. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images The Covid-19 resurgence in some parts of Asia could lead to a change in fortunes for China, according to an

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: Stocks set to rise after last week’s bitcoin-driven swings Bitcoin attempts a positive start to the week after wild plunges New U.S. Covid cases drop dramatically ahead of Memorial Day Judge in Epic Games-Apple case set to grill

Brian and Quentin at Ranch Rider Spirits. Source: Ranch Rider Spirits Ranch Rider Spirits’ cocktail line is about as Texan as you can get. Built and bred in the vibrant heart of Austin, Texas, the canned cocktails are the tradecraft of co-founders Quentin Cantu and Brian Murphy. Ranch Rider Spirits offers four distinctly Texan craft

Head Coach Quin Snyder of Team LeBron coaches during the 70th NBA All Star Game as part of 2021 NBA All Star Weekend on March 7, 2021 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Jesse D. Garrabrant | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Luceo Sports, a software company that digitizes and animates sports playbooks,