ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ finale is the end of an era — and hopefully the beginning of a new one
ABC’s ‘Modern Family’ finale is the end of an era — and hopefully the beginning of a new one
Shocking drop in wholesale gas prices signals more refinery cutbacks and gasoline under $1
Wholesale gasoline prices are collapsing, a sign that more refineries will cut back and prices at the pump could sink to under $1 a gallon in more places.
Minority-owned small businesses face unique, steep hurdles amid coronavirus cash crunch
Tuan Ngo seemed to be at a dead end this weekend as he tried to apply for emergency loans for his nail salon business in Washington state, which has been shuttered since the novel coroanvirus pandemic struck and social distancing measures were implemented to stop the spread. Like so many small-business owners across the country,…
Lawmakers Sidelined by Coronavirus Exit Quarantine
WASHINGTON—By the time Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R., Fla.) recovered from the new coronavirus and emerged from his quarantine, he had six bags of accumulated trash piled up in his Capitol Hill apartment. Mr. Diaz-Balart, one of the first members of Congress to test positive for the virus that causes the respiratory disease known as Covid-19,…
Amazon to suspend delivery service that competes with UPS, FedEx
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-to-suspend-delivery-service-that-competes-with-ups-fedex-11586296112 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22808410 Points: 16 # Comments: 4
Airbnb Paying More Than 10% Interest on $1B Financing Announced Monday
Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/articles/airbnb-paying-more-than-10-interest-on-1-billion-financing-announced-monday-11586297484 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22808397 Points: 5 # Comments: 1
10 things in tech you need to know today
Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday. WeWork board members are suing SoftBank for backing out of a plan to buy $3 billion of shares. The committee wants to force SoftBank to complete the tender offer or to give the committee mon…
In 2017, a journalist predicted that Trump’s Hurricane Katrina would be ‘a deadly pandemic.’ He tells us why he made that prediction.
In 2017, Wired writer Steve Silberman predicted that “Trump’s Katrina will be a deadly pandemic.” A best-selling author, Silberman told Business Insider that it was his expertise on autism — which President Donald Trump once incorrectly suggested is caused by…
Voice Actor Yuki Kaji Opens YouTube Channel for Reading Aloud
34-year-old voice actor Yuki Kaji, best known as the voice of Eren Yeager in the Attack on Titan anime franchise, opened his official YouTube channel for reading aloud on April 7. The channel has attracted 11,600 subscribers in one day. At the same time, he posted a message on his official Twitter account, “What…
Listen to Bladee’s Third Studio Album ‘EXETER’
Bladee has released his third studio album, EXETER. The project comes after a variety of loose singles the Drain Gang-affiliated artist has released over the past month, including the Ecco2K-featuring “Girls just want to have fun” and “Undergone.” EXETER is Bladee’s first full-length since 2018’s Red Light and 2016’s Eversince, as well as 2019’s collaborative…