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Gannett-owned USA Today and The Tennessean‘s new openings for two journalists to solely cover music superstars Taylor Swift and Beyonce has created a heated debate about media priorities,  IBTimes reported  Despite laying off 6% of its news division in December and a...

SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFI) shares are up on Tuesday on the heels of a tentative debt limit agreement, which would reinstate student loan payments. What To Know: According to several reports, the debt ceiling deal terms that were tentatively finalized between President Joe...

This article was originally published in March 2022. It's no secret that secondhand tobacco smoke is a health hazard. It contains hundreds of chemicals known to be toxic or carcinogenic and causes over 41,000 deaths per year, according to the American Lung Association. The list of health...

By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo. At this stage of the game, the Friends series practically needs no introduction: 10 seasons on the air, 236 chapters, the payment of USD 1M per episode for its protagonists, and a record of 53 million viewers per installment. Starring stars like Jennifer Aniston,...

As the stigma around cannabis steadily fades, more and more professional athletes are opening up about its use cases, specifically as a natural remedy for pain management. Some of these athletes became cannabis entrepreneurs themselves. Among them is former National Football League (NFL) running...

As the White House continues to insist Brittney Griner is being “wrongfully detained” even after she pleaded guilty to entering a Moscow airport on February 17 with cannabis oil in her suitcase, the Biden administration hangs on tightly to its anti-legalization stance here in...

The wildfires came early this year. Flames are already raging across California, threatening cannabis cultivation operations as well as homes, individuals and many livelihoods. The high-pressure dome that continues to trap heat over much of the U.S., likely caused the fires to start...

Canadian blockchain startup Dapper Labs has raised $305 million in private funding, bringing the entire company's evaluation to $2.6 billion. What Happened: The most recent funding round, led by Coatue Management, also included several NBA superstars like Michael Jordan and Kevin Durant. "...

Shares of plant-based food maker Beyond Meat Inc (NASDAQ: BYND) tumbled after McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD) announced its own plant-based burger called the McPlant. McPlant: USA TODAY was first to report McDonald's expects to start testing its new plant-based burger in some markets...

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is rolling out a new feature that will let users avoid all political advertisements on its platform, Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg said Tuesday. What Happened "[For] those of you who've already made up your minds and just want the election to be over,...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is facing a class-action lawsuit with allegations that it didn't provide workers with adequate safety measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Reuters reported. What Happened The lawsuit was filed by five workers of the fast food chain in Chicago...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the nature of work and sparked demand for an ecosystem of products and services that facilitate remote work and social distancing. Demand for products such as webcams, computer accessories, PCs and notebooks has been on the rise since the outbreak...

Benzinga is covering every angle of how the coronavirus affects the financial world. For daily updates, sign up for our coronavirus newsletter. A longstanding member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Dick Pound, has said the 2020 Olympic Games would be postponed until next year....

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) has been falsely flagging posts as spam that are from a number of legitimate news organizations such as the BBC, Axios, The Atlantic and USA Today.  The issue seems to occur with posts that have too many external links, according to USA Today. It's not only...