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A "Retail Space Available" sign is displayed in the window of a closed JPMorgan Chase & Co. branch in the Bronx borough of New York, on Feb. 22, 2019. Banks have been closing branches, a trend that has accelerated during the pandemic as more people manage their accounts online.

'What Are We Going To Do?': Towns Reel As Banks Close Branches At Record Pace

Banks closed a record number of branches last year as the pandemic pushed more customers to online and mobile banking.

The cruise liner Crystal Symphony leaves the harbor in Charleston, S.C. , in 2013. A 2022 trip by the ship ended in a lawsuit-fueled detour.

A luxury cruise ship rerouted to the Bahamas over an arrest warrant for unpaid fuel

The Crystal Symphony was supposed to dock in Miami, but ended up in the Bahamas after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the ship as part of a breach-of-contract lawsuit.

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch are helping to test the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against coronavirus variants.

A Texas Lab Performs Crucial Testing For Pfizer's COVID Vaccine

The lab has access to a high-security facility that Pfizer needed to prove its COVID-19 vaccine was working. Now the scientists there are testing the vaccine's effectiveness against viral variants.

Amidst Global Troubles, MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners 'Provoke And Inspire'

This year's MacArthur Fellows — recipients of what's commonly called the Genius Grant — include artists, scientists, dancers and more. They'll each receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 award.

Cubans line up to buy food in Havana on March 3. The island nation is working to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. If successful, the island nation hopes to produce 1 to 2 million doses a month.

Cuba's Revolutionary Dream: Making Its Own COVID Vaccine

Cuba is going it alone. No contracts with big drug makers, no support from WHO's vaccine program. If successful, Cuba will be the first producer of a vaccine in Latin America.

The (not-so) secret second life of your Amazon returns

People order pallets of online returns, knowing either something or next to nothing about what they're getting, and then they open the pallets for the benefit of YouTube viewers.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., is seen here speaking during the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

Post-Confederate law bars Jan. 6 speaker Rep. Cawthorn from office, challengers argue

The North Carolina Republican is accused of engaging in insurrection, which would make him ineligible for office under a provision in the 14th Amendment.

Amidst Global Troubles, MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Winners 'Provoke And Inspire'

This year's MacArthur Fellows — recipients of what's commonly called the Genius Grant — include artists, scientists, dancers and more. They'll each receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 award.

York's Family Dollar store is centrally located in town. The closure has created a shopping challenge for residents without cars.

A rodent infestation shut down Family Dollar stores. How one Alabama town is coping

A Family Dollar in York, Alabama is one of the few shopping options in town. But it's shuttered due to a warehouse rodent infestation.

Powerball and Mega Millions lottery and Florida Lotto jackpots are displayed at a retailer, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in North Miami Beach, Fla.

$2.7-Million-Plus Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold in San Diego

A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Powerball number, for Wednesday's drawing of the multi-state Powerball lottery was sold at a gasoline station in San Diego and is worth $2,768,497, the California Lottery announced.

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