(Bloomberg) – China has purchased more than $ 1 billion in US cotton in the past three months. And you don’t even need it. The purchases, made as part of the phase one trade agreement between Washington and Beijing, are hitting just as the pandemic closes clothing stores, decimating demand. …
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Australia hotel bans Rowdy Emus for misbehavior
(CNN) – Two cheeky emu brothers named Kevin and Carol were kicked out of a hotel in Australia’s Outback for bad behavior. Located in a small, isolated township of the same name in west central Queensland, the small Yaraka Hotel has just four rooms, as well as camps and a …
Read More »NASA Perseverance Rover Launch To Mars – How To See Live
Perseverance is locked inside the ULA Atlas V and ready for launch NASA / Joel Kowsky This story is part of Welcome to mars, our series exploring the red planet. the third mission to Mars in two weeks it is ready for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in …
Read More »This is what it was like inside Oracle Park for the first SF Giants home game
It was a premiere night at Oracle Park to remember. Throughout the night, the noise of the crowd cheered for the San Francisco Giants when they met in their opening season opener of the local season against the San Diego Padres, hanging on each flyball and a base hit. However, …
Read More »Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg exits the script, criticizes Apple and Google in antitrust hearing
“In many areas, we are behind our competitors,” said Mark Zuckerberg at an antitrust hearing. During today’s testimony before an antitrust panel in Congress, Mark Zuckerberg went off the script a bit, at least the script we were expecting, noting how Facebook Inc. lags behind various competitors, including Alphabet Inc., …
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