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Greenland's ice sheet melts by record amount due to climate change, study shows
If Greenland's ice sheet is melted away completely, global sea levels could rise by as much as 23 feet, raising serious concerns for coastal communities across the world.
Comcast subscribers may have to wait two weeks to get access to Peacock, NBCUniversal says
New apps and services roll out to Xfinity customers over the course of two weeks, NBCUniversal said.
Pentagon watchdog says White House didn't influence decision to deny Amazon $10 billion cloud contract
The Pentagon's Office of the Inspector General on Wednesday released findings from its review of the JEDI cloud contract.
WHO 'regrets' Trump's decision to withhold funding, says focus is on saving lives in coronavirus pandemic
The World Health Organization is turning to other countries to help fill any gaps in financing its Covid-19 response work after Trump said the U.S. would withhold contributions.
McDonald's relationship with US franchisees is fraying over coronavirus relief
The coronavirus pandemic is straining McDonald's relationship with its U.S. franchisees once again.
Manual transmission cars are disappearing, but purists prefer to drive a stick shift
Once common in cars and still beloved by many auto enthusiasts the manual transmission is dying out. Automatic transmissions are improving and the small but growing share of electric cars need no multi-gear transmission at all.
Fed Beige Book says economy contracted 'sharply and abruptly' due to coronavirus
Economic activity has fallen sharply due to measures taken during the coronavirus scare, with leisure and hospitality as well as retail the hardest-hit so far, according to the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book report.
New York City struggles to get accurate coronavirus fatality count as more people die at home
The New York City Department of Health estimates that there have been 3,778 probable Covid-19 deaths since March 11 that were originally left out of its official fatality count.
Trump critic and ex-GOP Rep. Justin Amash will decide soon whether he will run for president
Rep. Justin Amash, a former Republican who voted to impeach Trump, is getting close to making a decision about a third-party bid, his campaign said.
Elizabeth Warren endorses Joe Biden for president
Warren's endorsement follows Barack Obama's and Bernie Sanders' moves to support Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
An Indiana firefighter was waiting for his stimulus check, but found $8.2 million in his account instead
Charles Calvin was waiting for his $1,700 government stimulus check. What he saw on his bank balance made him do a double take.
Missouri city offers $1 billion in incentives for Tesla Cybertruck factory
Tesla isn't running an Amazon-style public contest to find the location for a new plant to build Cybertruck electric cars, but one public bid has already rolled in.
Oracle's Larry Ellison calls Zoom an 'essential service' as coronavirus forces remote work
Ellison said he believes Zoom will continue to be an important to businesses once workers return to the office.
Instagram announces new features for small businesses including gift cards, food orders and fundraisers
Starting Wednesday in the U.S. and Canada, Instagram users can tap on a gift card or food order to make a purchase through a company's site. Fundraisers created by a business or its supporter open on Facebook.
Homebuilder confidence index takes biggest monthly dive ever as coronavirus slams economy
This month's HMI survey was conducted from April 1 to April 13, after millions of Americans had been issued orders to stay home to stem the spread of the virus.
Bill Gates calls Trump's decision to halt funding for WHO 'as dangerous as it sounds'
Bill Gates said the White House should not withhold funding for the World Health Organization during a global pandemic.
Goldman's profit tumbles 46%, but bank posts strongest bond-trading results in 5 years
The Wall Street bank benefited from greater turmoil and activity in markets in the quarter.
Watch live: WHO holds press conference on the coronavirus pandemic after Trump says US will halt funding
A day earlier, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would suspend funding to WHO while it reviews the agency's response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
2-year Treasury yield falls to more than 8-year low after record drops in retail, manufacturing
Treasury yields plunged on Wednesday as investors assessed the potential economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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