Month: August 2020

A worker assembles a box for delivery at the Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 30, 2019. Clodagh Kilcoyne | Reuters Amazon is in discussions with mall-owner Simon Property Group about using some closed J.C. Penney and Sears stores for Amazon fulfillment centers, The Wall Street Journal said on Sunday. “For Amazon, more
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Once again, this show proves that it is in a different league when it comes to fleshing out characters.  NOS4A2 Season 2 Episode 8 put the spotlight on Chris McQueen, and it resulted in another terrific installment of this AMC drama. If you watch NOS4A2 online, you know Chris has not been the best father, but learning
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When the coronavirus pandemic forced restaurants to shut their dining rooms, many chains slimmed down their menus to make service smoother — and some of those changes may be permanent.  States and cities across the country are easing restrictions, but menus are unlikely to snap back to their pre-pandemic status. Bloated menus can overwhelm customers, slow
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Fresh product continued to rule in a distressed exhibition marketplace as RLJE Films’ Tax Collector grossed an estimated $317K at 129 theaters. Tax Collector is the third new title after Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls World Tour and IFC’s The Rental to top the box office since the pandemic began in mid-March. We’ll know for certain which film is No. 1 tomorrow, but it’s
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MTV and Barclays Center have decided to no longer hold the MTV VMAs 2020 at the Brooklyn arena, citing safety concerns, Page Six reports. The event will now be held at “various outdoor locations” in New York City. In a joint statement to Page Six, representatives for Barclays Center and MTV said “it became clear
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Warren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBC Berkshire Hathaway announced on Saturday it bought back a record amount of its own stock during the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic dented operations for Warren Buffett’s conglomerate.  The company said it repurchased a total of $5.1 billion worth in stock in May and June. Berkshire repurchased more than $4.6
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2Te3. Courtesy: Chinese Physics Letters“> Crystal structure of Bi2Te3. Courtesy: Chinese Physics Letters In 2019, researchers discovered that two intrinsically magnetic materials, MnBi2Te4 and MnBi2Te7, can behave as topological insulators – materials that are electrically insulating in bulk, but conduct electricity well on the surface. A team led by Yangpeng Qi from ShanghaiTech University has
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AMC Entertainment saw revenue plunge to $18.9 billion for the second quarter ended from in June from $1.5 billion the year before as it swung to the red, no surprise for the nation’s – and world’s — largest theater chain, that saw most locations shuttered completely for the entire three months. The company swung a
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