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Amazon has purchased Zoox, a developer of autonomous vehicles, for $1.2 billion. According to Forbes, the retail and technology giant has invested in several self-driving start-up companies, including Aurora Innovation and Rivian Automotive. However, the acquisition of Zoox on June 26 is its first acquisition in the space. Zoox has …

BOSTON, MA – MARCH 13: A passenger wearing rubber gloves pulls her luggage in the international terminal of Logan Airport. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images) BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for …

Photo: Spiroview Inc (Shutterstock) Princeton announced Saturday that it was striking the name of former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson from its public and international affairs school as well as a residential building, citing his “racist thinking and policies” during his time in office, as well as his tenure as president …

As each of the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with the death of George Floyd appeared in court on Monday (June 29), the presiding judge issued a warning that he may change the venue because of public officials making statements about the case. Hennepin County Judge Peter …

Photo: Adam Berry (Getty Images) The deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd have turned the words “I can’t breathe” into an infamous phrase inextricably linked to the issue of excessive force used by police on Black citizens. Both Garner’s and Floyd’s altercations with police were recorded and posted on …

A group of Black Lives Matter protesters trapped a Fox News reporter in his vehicle outside of the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) on Monday (June 29) after he refused to apologize for shoving a woman protester. The incident occurred just hours and feet from where two Black teens were …

Share0 Omari McQueen (Image via @dipaliciousltd/Instagram) Vegan food has become tremendously popular across the United States with sales continuing to surge in the market. The new culinary food trend is also influencing the next generation of young chefs looking to make a name for themselves in the industry like Omari …

Photo: Shutterstock I’m honestly starting to think Facebook won’t crack down on racists because they’re the company’s target demographic. Seriously, how many stories have you read about a mayor/police officer/random white guy who works at the post office losing his job because of something racist posted on Facebook? Mark Chambers, …

“This week, a friendly interviewer asked in the gentlest of terms what Trump has in mind for America if he wins,” our White House correspondent, Peter Nicholas, reports. “He gave no real answer.” And he’s struggling to run against Joe Biden, a white man. “For the past few months, Trump …

The rap game lost one of the real ones early Monday morning when Curtis Denton, better known as Young Curt, passed away at the young age of 27 years old. Young Curt had long been a legend in the Bay Area rap scene, putting out hits like “B.A.Y.,” “No …