TECHNOLOGY. Google to pay some publishers for news. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. Alphabet’s Google plans to pay $1 billion to publishers globally for their news over the next three years, its CEO said on Thursday, a step that could help it win …
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WAVY) — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting 2,086 new COVID-19 cases Thursday along with 47 additional deaths. The state hasn’t had new case numbers this high since Sept. 4 when there were …
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By the time Tampa International Airport rolled out on-site coronavirus testing at 8 a.m. Thursday, there were already 14 passengers in line. Within the hour, 35 had gone through. “We had a gentleman who was going to visit his daughter somewhere in the …
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Southwest Value Partners on Thursday announced the opening of Grand Hyatt Nashville downtown. Sitting at the intersection of 10th Avenue North and Broadway, the 25-floor, 591-room hotel offers retail, restaurants, bars and a cafe. Clark Construction …
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Nearly half of New York City bars and restaurants that were open pre-pandemic may close permanently within a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to an audit released Thursday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. If a third — about 8,000 …
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