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Missouri Southern, Crowder College Announce Mask Policies

July 9, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – Citing a need to create a safe environment for all students, faculty and staff, Missouri Southern State University and Crowder College in Neosho, MO have announced plans to require masks when fall […]

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Twitter Signals Interest in Developing Subscription Service

July 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Twitter Signals Interest in Developing Subscription Service
The social-media company has a team working on a subscription service that could give it a new revenue source as it faces pressure to boost earnings.

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Wirecard Under Criminal Scrutiny in Probe of Alleged Bank Fraud

July 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Wirecard Under Criminal Scrutiny in Probe of Alleged Bank Fraud
The Justice Department is examining whether scandal-plagued German payment company Wirecard played a critical role in an alleged $100 million bank-fraud conspiracy connected to an online marijuana marketplace, according to people familiar with the investigation.

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United Warns It May Cut Almost Half Its U.S. Workforce

July 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on United Warns It May Cut Almost Half Its U.S. Workforce
United Airlines said it could be forced to shed almost half its U.S. workforce, telling 36,000 employees that they could be furloughed from Oct. 1 because of the pandemic-driven slump in passenger demand.

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TikTok, Once an Oasis of Inoffensive Fun, Ventures Warily Into Politics

July 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on TikTok, Once an Oasis of Inoffensive Fun, Ventures Warily Into Politics
The app started allowing U.S. protest videos and pulled out of Hong Kong amid a new national-security law, while facing flak in Washington over its Chinese parent company. With a new American CEO, it is trying to find the right balance between control and free expression.

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Brooks Brothers, Hurt by Casual Friday and Virus, Files for Bankruptcy

July 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Brooks Brothers, Hurt by Casual Friday and Virus, Files for Bankruptcy
Brooks Brothers, which dressed the American business class in pinstripes for more than 200 years, survived two world wars and the shift to casual dressing. But it was no match for the coronavirus pandemic.

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Allstate to Buy Rival Insurer National General for $4 Billion

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Allstate to Buy Rival Insurer National General for $4 Billion
Allstate says the all-cash deal will help boost its business in the personal property-liability sector.

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Civil-Rights Groups Express Disappointment With Facebook Meeting

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Civil-Rights Groups Express Disappointment With Facebook Meeting
Advocates came out of a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying they didn’t make progress on their demands over how the social-media giant polices the platform.

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AMC Nears Financing Deal to Avert Near-Term Bankruptcy

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on AMC Nears Financing Deal to Avert Near-Term Bankruptcy
The cinema chain is nearing a restructuring deal that would help stave off a near-term bankruptcy filing while turning down a competing financing offer from senior lenders including Apollo.

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The Coronavirus Redraws the Car Market’s World Map

July 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Coronavirus Redraws the Car Market’s World Map
The global auto market is splitting three ways, complicating efforts by the industry’s main players to recover from their deepest crisis in years.

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