Remember when AT&T told customers that their phones would stop working and encouraged them to buy new ones during a pandemic? According to reports, an internal T-Mobile document shared that T-Mobile will also send some messages like that as well, but it seems the company could do it a little …
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S&P 500 Index Falls 40 Points: Worst Day Since June As Unemployment Claims Rise, Coronavirus Cases Send Shares Of Apple, Tesla And Microsoft Down
the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^ SPX) it lost 40.4 points, or 1.2%, on July 23, breaking a streak of positive days in the second half of the month. Today’s mass sale came after the Labor Department reported that 1.42 million people applied for unemployment last week. That’s 100,000 higher than …
Read More »Robert E. Lee High School in Virginia to be renamed by the late Representative John Lewis
A Virginia high school named after Confederate War General Robert E. Lee will be renamed to honor the late civil rights icon, Representative John Lewis. The Fairfax County School Board voted in favor of the change that will take effect for the 2020-21 school year, according to an announcement Thursday. …
Read More »COVID-19: Alert issued after employee in area store tests positive
A public health notice was issued after a worker at an area store tested positive for COVID-19. Dutchess County Department of Behavioral Health and Community Health (DBCH) Commissioner Dr. Anil Vaidian announced Thursday, July 23 that the Ashley Home Store worker at 1895 South Road (Route 9) in Town Poughkeepsie …
Read More »Throw the kraken! Seattle’s new hockey team will have a catchy, mythical name
The Seattle Kraken will hit the ice late next year after the NHL expansion franchise took advantage of a fearsome and mythical sea creature by its catchy name on Thursday. Seattle received the 32nd NHL franchise in late 2018, and team officials said they analyzed some 1,200 suggestions before choosing …
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