Updated 18 aug. Article originally posted Aug 16 There’s no doubt that the hardware and software intended for Apple’s first ARM-powered MacBooks are impressive technical feats, but that all will mean nothing if Tim Cook and his team are unable to sell the machine. Fortunately, that’s one of Apple’s strengths. …
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Delay of Amazon Prime Day, uncertain back-to-school changes the store calendar
Shoppers may just count on end-of-summer offers and promotions after school this time of year, but the coronavirus pandemic has thrown the retail calendar out of the way, making year-over-year comparisons difficult. “Changes in expenditure on school / college are the latest factor comparison compared to last year. We are …
Read More »Lebanon needs two weeks to shut down after ‘shocking’ COVID-19 rise, says minister
PHILO PHOTO: Health workers take swab samples from passengers arriving at Beirut International Airport on their renewed day following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), in Beirut, Lebanon July 1, 2020. REUTERS / Aziz Taher BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon must shut down two weeks after a rise in coronavirus infections, the …
Read More »State Senator Accused of ‘Injury’ to Virginia Confederate Monument
The reaction of some of her fellow Democrats was rapid. “It’s deeply saddening that on the outskirts of Virginia going through long-awaited police reform, the first Black woman to serve as our First Chamber Pro Tempore suddenly comes up against very unusual charges,” Ralph Northam, a Democrat, tweeted Monday night. …
Read More »Honest, just personal voice – it’s safer than you think
Whether you are a Democrat, Republican, as an independent, the introduction of cuts to the U.S. Postal Service, during a pandemic election expected to break records for post-in-vote, is a nasty threat to American democracy. There is still some debate as to whether the service changes imposed by Postmaster General …
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