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Feature wine in space

March 24, 2021 7:53 PM Mercedes Martinez

Wine that was sent to space for a year is being tasted by…

Men’s Makeup

March 24, 2021 7:23 PM Mercedes Martinez

The makeup industry is targeting men as their new…

How Prince Harry got his new job

March 24, 2021 12:31 PM CNN

Prince Harry has found a new gig: The Duke of Sussex joined a startup called BetterUp as chief impact officer, which provides mental health services…

Elizabeth Warren grills Janet Yellen: Why isn’t BlackRock ‘too big to fail?’

March 24, 2021 12:10 PM CNN

Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to know why the Biden administration isn’t more concerned that BlackRock manages $9 trillion in assets —…

A top health official warned relaxing Covid-19 measures threatens progress. A day later, more states said they were easing restrictions

March 24, 2021 10:09 AM CNN

A top health official warned the US could see an “avoidable” Covid-19 surge if Americans let up on mitigation measures now. A day later,…

Work productivity lost during March Madness

March 24, 2021 10:04 AM NBC News, Cole Johnson

NBC’s Dan Scheneman…

Prince Harry lands new job as a tech executive

March 24, 2021 8:14 AM CNN

Prince Harry has officially arrived in California. The Duke of Sussex has joined Silicon Valley startup BetterUp as its chief impact officer, the…

World’s first digital NFT house sells for $500,000

March 24, 2021 3:48 AM CNN

Having spent so much time at home over the last year, many people are craving a change in their surroundings. But if a coat of paint or some creative…

Evanston, Illinois, approves the country’s first reparations program for Black residents

March 23, 2021 9:58 PM CNN

Officials in the Chicago suburb of Evanston voted Monday to release the first batch of funds in a program offering reparations to Black residents…

Free Pelotons and iPads: How Wall Street is fighting Covid burnout

March 23, 2021 12:18 PM CNN

To keep employees happy despite rampant stress and exhaustion during the pandemic, some Wall Street banks are handing out toys, gifts and perks.…

We flattened the curve. Now let’s end the pandemic

March 23, 2021 11:21 AM CNN

As we experience the pain of so many lives lost and the fatigue of what feels like an endless year of restrictions, it can be hard to appreciate the…

David’s Bridal says weddings are coming back — now with jumpsuits and short hems

March 23, 2021 10:52 AM CNN Newsource

Weddings across the country have been postponed or canceled in the pandemic, but couples are now signaling that they won’t have their love locked…

Citi launches Zoom-Free Fridays, but there’s a catch

March 23, 2021 8:37 AM CNN

Citigroup is launching “Zoom-Free Fridays” as a way to help the bank’s burned-out employees cope with stress a year into the…

Trump’s post-presidency: On the attack with the help of a cable propaganda machine

March 22, 2021 9:20 PM CNN

A long interview with a Fox News anchor. An even longer podcast with a Fox commentator. And a dinnertime phone call with a Newsmax TV personality.…

It’s been 2 weeks since Texas lifted its mask mandate. Here’s how business owners are handling it

March 22, 2021 7:38 PM CNN

Texas has been mask-free since the beginning of March, but it has created a standoff between business owners across the state trying to mitigate…

Fox News anchor wrongly reports DHS secretary had resigned during Trump interview

March 22, 2021 1:34 PM CNN

Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner made a serious and bizarre error on Monday, interrupting a live phone interview with former President Donald Trump to…

Turkey’s lira plunges after Erdogan fires central bank head

March 22, 2021 9:26 AM CNN

Turkey could be on the cusp of another currency crisis after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly fired the head of the country’s central…

A winery will pay you $10,000 a month to work and live rent-free in Sonoma

March 22, 2021 7:21 AM Dominique Newland, CNN

(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – If a post-work glass of wine is what you look forward to each day, maybe it’s time to quit your day job. This month, Murphy-Goode…

Kent Taylor, Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO, dies at 65

March 21, 2021 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

Texas Roadhouse founder and CEO Kent Taylor died Thursday, according to a post on the restaurant chain’s Facebook page. He was…

What will travel look like when the pandemic is over?

March 20, 2021 3:09 PM CNN

As the world ground to a halt last March, many travelers expected to be globetrotting again in a few months time. Here we are just over a year later.…