Costco will start requiring customers to wear masks Monday
The company is the largest US retailer to enact the rule, which is aimed at helping prevent the spread of Covid-19. Costco said the face coverings must be worn “at…
Warren, AOC propose ban on mergers and acquisitions during the pandemic
The bill would freeze mergers made by firms with over $100 million in revenue. April 29, 2020, 5:21 PM 7 min read 7 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail…
Meat plant workers to Trump: Employees aren’t going to show up
“All I know is, this is crazy to me, because I can’t see all these people going back into work,” said Donald, who works at Tyson’s Waterloo, Iowa, facility. “I…
Stock market news today: Dow and S&P 500 updates
Oil prices skyrocketed Wednesdays on hopes that the collapse in demand for crude may finally be bottoming. US crude spiked 30% in early afternoon trading to $15.86 a barrel, marking…
Company says drug proved effective against virus in US study
A biotech company says its experimental drug has proved effective against the new coronavirus in a major U.S. government study that put it to a strict test By MARILYNN MARCHIONE…
Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone’s throw from Manhattan
One of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant in the New York City area will shut down Thursday night By MARY ESCH Associated Press April 29, 2020,…
Irrfan Khan, of ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ dies
Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s best-known exports to Hollywood, has died at age 54 April 29, 2020, 11:53 AM 3 min read…
Meat shortages may be coming at grocery stores soon. Here’s why
But meat processing plants, especially, are in a crisis. “We definitely can see shortage of products in the grocery stores,” said Jeff Sindelar, an associate professor at the University of…
Coast Guard: Duck boat changes needed after Missouri sinking
National federal safety regulators say actions by the owners of a tourist boat that sank in Missouri in 2018 and the U.S. Coast Guard contributed to the tragedy that killed…
Bangladesh reopens 600 apparel factories despite virus risk
Nearly a month after Bangladesh ordered garment factories shuttered to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the industry is reopening hundreds of them despite risks the disease might spread By…