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STATES WRESTLE WITH PLAYING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL AMID COVID

As heat waves rose from the crackling grass next to a cotton field that stretched far into the distance, Rick Porter watched his young football players struggle through a preseason practice.

RISE IN JOBLESS CLAIMS REFLECTS STILL-STRUGGLING US ECONOMY

The coronavirus recession struck swiftly and violently. Now, with the economy still in the grip of the pandemic five months later, the recovery looks fitful and uneven — and painfully slow.

PANDEMIC PUSHES EXPANSION OF ‘HOSPITAL AT-HOME' TREATMENT

As hospitals care for people with COVID-19 and try to keep others from catching the virus, more patients are opting to be treated where they feel safest: at home.

CHINESE ELECTRIC CAR BRAND NIO LOOKS AT EXPANSION ABROAD

Chinese electric car brand NIO plans to start expanding to Western markets next year and might export a battery-swapping service that could help it compete with rival Tesla, the company’s chairman said Thursday.

HIGH-ALTITUDE AIRSHIPS COMPANY PICKS NEW MEXICO FOR BASE

A technology company aiming to send up high altitude airships to monitor crops and bring broadband has chosen New Mexico for its U.S. production center, state Economic Development Secretary Alicia J. Keyes announced this week.

AIRBNB FILES PRELIMINARY PAPERWORK FOR PUBLIC STOCK OFFERING

Airbnb filed preliminary paperwork to sell company stock on Wall Street, undaunted by a global pandemic that has taken some wind out of its home-sharing business.

TELEMEDICINE SHINES DURING PANDEMIC BUT WILL GLOW FADE?

Imagine more contact with doctors or nurses but fewer trips to the office.

AMC TO OFFER 15-CENT TICKETS ON FIRST DAY OF REOPENING

AMC Theatres, the nation’s largest movie theater chain, will reopen in the U.S. on Aug. 20 with retro ticket prices of 15 cents per movie.

ACTORS AND DISNEY WORLD REACH DEAL AFTER VIRUS TESTING FIGHT

“As a reminder, testing is voluntary and Cast Members will not be paid for testing time,” the notice said.

CAPITAL ONE FINED $80 MILLION IN DATA BREACH

The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled a hack that accessed the personal information of 106 million of the bank’s credit cardholders.

MICROSOFT BACK IN THE SMARTPHONE BUSINESS WITH ITS NEW DUO

The Duo has two 5.6-inch displays and, when opened like a book, is a slim 4.8 millimeters thick, making it what the company says is the thinnest device on the market.

IN A FIRST, AIRBNB TAKES ACTION AGAINST GUEST FOR PARTY

For the first time, Airbnb is taking legal action against a guest for violating its ban on unauthorized parties.

ANDROID PHONES TO TRACK QUAKES; CALIFORNIA GETS ALERT SYSTEM

Android phones will be used to sense earthquakes around the world and may one day be able to provide global warnings, with the first mass alert system unveiled this week in California, Google announced.

FACEBOOK BEEFS UP ANTI-MISINFO EFFORTS AHEAD OF US ELECTION

Beginning this week, U.S. Facebook users who post about voting may start seeing an addendum to their messages -- labels directing readers to authoritative information about the upcoming presidential election.

NEW MEXICO'S LARGEST NEWSPAPERS COMBINE PRINTING OPERATIONS

The Albuquerque Journal and the Santa Fe New Mexican newspapers are partnering to print both publications at the The New Mexican’s production facility in Santa Fe in a cost-cutting move.

TRIBUNE CLOSING 5 NEWSROOMS INCLUDING NY DAILY NEWS

Tribune Publishing Company, which owns some of the most storied newspapers in American journalism, said that it is closing the newsrooms at five of them, including New York’s Daily News and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland.

DISNEY 3Q REVENUE DROPS 42%, MISSING EXPECTATIONS

Walt Disney Co. reported that its net income fell dramatically in the three-month period that ended in June when it most of its theme parks were shuttered and theatrical movie releases were postponed.

WEST VIRGINIA: WIFI HOTSPOTS TO ALLOW VIRTUAL SCHOOL OPTIONS

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that WiFi hotspots will be set up around the state to give students the option to take virtual classes when schools are scheduled to reopen in September.

COVID-19 RESHAPES AND REDUCES BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPENDING

For Michelle Lynn England, back-to-school shopping always meant heading to Target and the local mall with her two girls and dropping about $500 on each of them for trendy outfits.

SAMSUNG'S NEW PHONES TEST CONSUMER DEMAND FOR PRICEY GADGETS

Samsung aims to lift its sinking smartphone sales with three new models that will test consumer willingness to buy high-priced gadgets during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

PLUG IT IN: ELECTRIC CAR CHARGING STATION NUMBERS ARE RISING

When the electric car revolution arrives, will there be enough places to plugin?

GOOGLE UNVEILS BUDGET PIXEL PHONE AS PANDEMIC CURBS SPENDING

Google has started selling a long-delayed budget smartphone boasting the same highquality camera and several other features available in fancier Pixel models that cost hundreds of dollars more.

FACEBOOK LAUNCHES A NEW TIKTOK CLONE, INSTAGRAM REELS

Facebook’s Instagram is launching its answer to the hit short video app TikTok — Instagram Reels.

NINTENDO PROFIT ZOOMS AS VIRUS HAS HOMEBODIES PLAYING GAMES

Nintendo Co.’s profit multiplied more than sixfold in April-June as people stuck at home during the pandemic turned to playing video games.

GOOGLE BUYS $450M STAKE IN ADT TO GIVE NEST A NEW PERCH

Google is paying $450 million for a nearly 7% stake in longtime home and business security provider ADT Inc., a deal that will open new opportunities for one of the internet’s most powerful companies to extend the reach of its Nest cameras and voice-activated voice assistant.

HUAWEI: A GENUINE COMPETITOR TO APPLE AND GOOGLE

Now considered the poster child of China’s technology sector, Huawei has defied the odds in recent years amidst growing pressure from political leaders in the US and Europe.

GERMAN LASER TECH COMPANY SAYS GOV'T BLOCKS EXPORTS TO CHINA

A German company that specializes in laser communication says it is pulling out of uncompleted deals in China after the German government barred it from delivering hardware to the country.

AMAZON CLOSER TO LAUNCHING SATELLITES, UPPING INTERNET REACH

Amazon.com is one step closer to space.

RECORD SURGE IN DAILY SHIPPING VOLUMES FOR UPS IN 2Q

The pandemic-fueled boom in online shopping shows no signs of slowing down, providing more business for delivery companies like United Parcel Service Inc.

IN REVERSAL, CES GADGET SHOW WON'T BE IN-PERSON AFTER ALL

CES, one of the world’s biggest technology conferences, will be a virtual event in January due to the coronavirus pandemic, a reversal from May when organizers said it would go on as a smaller gathering in Las Vegas.