ATLANTA – Marjorie Taylor Greene, an enterprising woman who has advocated for the far-right coalition theory QAnon and been criticized for a series of racist remarks, has won the Republican nomination for the 14th Congressional District of Georgia. Greene beat neurosurgeon John Cowan in a primary runoff for the open …
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Stein Mart filed for bankruptcy, plans to close most stores for good
A Stein Mart store in King of Prussia, PA. Google Earth Off-price chain Stein Mart announced Wednesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and plans to close most, if not all, of its stores permanently, adding to the turmoil in a retail sector that has been hammered …
Read More »If I do not buy the Xbox Series X, Microsoft will laugh all the way to the bank
Microsoft has convinced me thoroughly: I do not want to buy Xbox Series X. The games do not look “next-gen” enough. There are not enough titles I really want to play. Yesterday, the company announced its flagship game, Halo infinite, will not even arrive until 2021. In addition, almost all …
Read More »UK economy fell record 20 per cent in the second quarter
“The economy began to bounce back in June with stores reopening, factories beginning to increase production and housing construction continuing to recover,” ONS deputy national statistician Jonathan Athow said in the statement. The figures show that the hit for the UK economy was less than countries in Continental Europe such …
Read More »Facebook deleted seven million posts in the second quarter for false coronavirus information
(Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Tuesday that it deleted 7 million posts in the second quarter for sharing false information about the new coronavirus, including content that promotes false preventive measures and excessive cures. FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this …
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