Tory Burch announces new program to empower female entrepreneurs
Ten women will be offered business education, mentoring and networking opportunities and grants
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Messaging app Slack aims to minimize emails in the office
CEO says app creates "lateral transparency" inside company, making employees' lives "simpler, more pleasant and more productive"
Stetson tries to ride the comeback trail
As the nation's oldest hat maker marks its 150th anniversary, the company is trying to make the iconic American brand cool again
Boeing CEO: Losing Export-Import Bank "means loss of jobs"
Dennis Muilenburg worries that without the financial backing Ex-Im provides airplane customers, Boeing will have to relocate
Stephen Ross tackles bullying and racism with sports
RISE aims to "harness the unifying power of sport to advance race relations and social progress"
Danny Meyer: Tip-free restaurants are "more sustainable"
Top restaurateur says even with the higher menu prices, your credit card bill will look just about the same
"Hospitality included": Danny Meyer restaurants eliminate tipping
The restaurant legend plans to bar patrons from tipping his staff, as gratuities are going away for his 13 restaurants
How one CEO is reimagining health care
Meghan Conroy, founder and CEO of CaptureProof, wants to change the way you visit your doctor
Catchafire: "A matchmaking service between talent and purpose"
Founder Rachael Chong has created a place for professionals and organizations with a social mission to start meaningful partnerships
Lands' End CEO: From supercars to American fashion
Federica Marchionni previously worked at Ferrari, but the iconic American casualwear label is now counting on her touch
What drives GM CEO Mary Barra?
The first woman to run a major automaker is on a journey to make General Motors a defect-free company
Airbnb CEO on global expansion and legal pushback
Co-founder Brian Chesky's hasn't been welcomed with open arms everywhere, but he has no reservations with his plan to continue growing
The world's youngest self-made female billionaire
Dropped out of Stanford at 19 and now runs a $9 billion company that hopes to revolutionize the health care industry
How Aetna CEO brings health and healing to workplace
After a near-death experience, Mark Bertolini was inspired to integrate yoga and meditation into the company culture
Welcome to Dean Kamen's cool world
The inventor who created new technologies to aid wounded veterans and purify water wants to inspire a new generation of young scientists
Target's mission: "be cool again"
With a new CEO and the data theft crisis behind them, Target is looking at ways to improve its reputation, and its sales
Goldman Sachs CEO: Income inequality is "destabilizing"
"Too much of the GDP over the last generation has gone to too few of the people," says Lloyd Blankfein
Richard Parsons: NBA's highest-profile draft pick
Former CEO of Time Warner and Citigroup comes out of retirement to take the reins of the scandal-tossed L.A. Clippers
Sam's Club CEO talks business' focus on "digital transformation"
Rosalind Brewer discusses her $100 billion goal for the company, small business growth
LinkedIn head on top CEO ranking: It's about walking the walk
Chief of social media site boasting 277 million members discusses importance of networking, "widening skills gap" in the U.S.
Steve Madden on putting his best foot forward
A career built on ladies shoes didn't end with a 2.5-year prison term; in fact, he says jail may have been the best thing that ever happened to him
Spirit Airlines CEO: We're the McDonald's of airlines
After last-place Consumer Reports ranking, Baldanza defends airline as best in price, says customers - like fast food chain's - know what they're getting
An eye-opening web-based eyewear retailer
The founders of Warby Parker rewrote the rules for selling eyeglasses - and for philanthropy
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Unemployment running out for millions: "Making absolute zero."
Many jobless workers are learning their benefits are expiring even as the job market remains tough.
Trump or Biden? Here's who Wall Street expects to win
Top market analysts are advising investors on who they think is likely to take the White House and Congress.
Holiday jobs: A list of who's hiring and what they pay
The pandemic is accelerating the demise of brick-and-mortar stores, with those engaged in e-commerce faring best.
Backlash to Facebook and Twitter clampdown on NY Post story
After accusations of censorship, Twitter has quickly changed its policy on sharing hacked materials with its users.
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by late November
Drugmaker won't have enough data on its vaccine's safety and efficacy until after presidential election.
Gyms are embracing the outdoors to escape COVID-19
Gyms and fitness studios once shuttered by the coronavirus are finding a lifeline in outdoor exercise.
Coca-Cola is calling time on iconic diet soda Tab
It was the beverage giant's first diet soft drink, but sales started sliding when Diet Coke came along.
Amazon employees petition to make Election Day a paid day off
Some of the country's largest employers have expanded paid time-off policies for Election Day, but Amazon has not.
1 in 4 U.S. workers are considering quitting
Some companies have increased benefits in the COVID-19 era but many workers say that's not the case for their employers.
Most employees prefer working from home, survey shows
Most employers recognize that a hybrid approach of working from home and the office may be the new norm.
Motel 6, Home Depot drop ad agency over "too Black" comment
Lodging chain "outraged" by statements reportedly made by founder of Richards Group regarding ad pitch.
CVS hiring 15,000 for flu season, COVID-19 second wave
U.S. drugstore chain says continuing pandemic only heightens its seasonal need for workers at its 10,000 pharmacies.
What's the status of a second $1,200 stimulus check?
President Trump left the door open to stimulus checks, but experts say the odds of a deal are dwindling fast.
Judge blocks Trump plan to cut food stamps for 700,000 adults
Judge Beryl A. Howell said the Trump administration was "icily silent" on the impact of such cuts during the pandemic.
Grim outlook for Black-owned businesses in need of federal aid
Less than half of Black respondents said they could last more than six months.
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Trump sent officials to Syria to try to negotiate Austin Tice's release
Sources say the president quietly sent senior officials to Damascus in a bid to get kidnapped journalist Austin Tice home before the election, but they couldn't make a deal.
U.S. charges 6 Russian military officers for massive cyberattacks
The indictment was unsealed in federal court Monday.
2,000-year-old cat figure carving discovered in Peru
The geoglyph of the feline measures 121 feet long.
Victim's photo found on phone of beheading suspect
Counter-terror investigators are building a profile of the 18-year-old Chechen who carried out the brutal attack on teacher Samuel Pety.
Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains
"It's not like taking a shovel to Gettysburg," said oceanographer David Gallo.
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Trump sent officials to Syria to try to negotiate Austin Tice's release
Sources say the president quietly sent senior officials to Damascus in a bid to get kidnapped journalist Austin Tice home before the election, but they couldn't make a deal.
Georgia's secretary of state encourages early voting ahead of election
"Vote absentee, vote early," says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
Amazon employees petition to make Election Day a paid day off
Some of the country's largest employers have expanded paid time-off policies for Election Day, but Amazon has not.
1 in 4 U.S. workers are considering quitting
Some companies have increased benefits in the COVID-19 era but many workers say that's not the case for their employers.
Writer details a year undercover on the white supremacist web
In the book "Cultural Warlords: My Journey Into the Dark Web of White Supremacy," writer Talia Lavin chronicles firsthand how white supremacists talk, act and even date amongst each other online.
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Trump sent officials to Syria to try to negotiate Austin Tice's release
Sources say the president quietly sent senior officials to Damascus in a bid to get kidnapped journalist Austin Tice home before the election, but they couldn't make a deal.
Georgia's secretary of state encourages early voting ahead of election
"Vote absentee, vote early," says Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
Amazon employees petition to make Election Day a paid day off
Some of the country's largest employers have expanded paid time-off policies for Election Day, but Amazon has not.
Trump calls Fauci a "disaster" but says it would be "a bigger bomb to fire him"
The president blasted the nation's top infectious diseases expert in a campaign call and said if the White House had listened to Fauci, the U.S. would have 700,000 to 800,000 deaths.
Supreme Court agrees to hear challenges to Trump immigration policies
The Supreme Court will likely hear the two cases in 2021, though a change in presidential administrations could render the disputes moot.
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Disney+ adds disclaimer about racist stereotypes
"Peter Pan" and "Aristocats" are among the Disney films that include racist stereotypes.
Peter Frampton on new memoir, David Bowie
In his new memoir, "Do You Feel Like I Do?" Grammy-winning guitarist Peter Frampton writes about his epic rise to fame and the overwhelming success that followed. He tells Anthony Mason how a lifelong friendship with David Bowie helped him through some of his hardest times.
Movie theaters in New York outside NYC can reopen October 23, with limits
Theaters have been closed since mid-March, when the state went into lockdown.
"Sunday Morning" Matinee: A tribute to Irving Berlin
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of Irving Berlin's 1935 musical "Top Hat," Concord Theatricals, in coordination with CLI Studios, debuts a new video series featuring modern renditions and brand-new choreography for Berlin’s timeless songs. This performance by The Powder Room of "Isn't This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)?" features dancers Jordan Betscher and Courtney Crain.
A tribute to monumental women
In New York City's Central Park, a statue has been unveiled honoring women's suffrage pioneers Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites
It was the first of two planned Starlink launchings in just three days.
Anti-abortion rights group says Facebook blocked ads over "debunked" facts
A conservative blog that marked the ads' claims as "partly false" has since posted an apology and retracted its fact check.
Twitter eases hacked materials policy after blocking Hunter Biden story
Twitter initially blocked a New York Post story based on alleged emails taken from his personal laptop.
YouTube cracks down on QAnon and other conspiracy videos
YouTube has tightened rules on QAnon and other conspiracy content "used to justify real-world violence."
Twitter suspends fake accounts claiming to be Black Trump fans
Several dozen "bot" accounts managed to reach more than 250,000 people in a short timespan, a researcher said.
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Plan to retrieve Titanic radio spurs debate on human remains
"It's not like taking a shovel to Gettysburg," said oceanographer David Gallo.
NASA spacecraft trying to bring asteroid sample back to Earth
The drama unfolds Tuesday as the U.S. takes its first crack at collecting asteroid samples for return to Earth.
SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites
It was the first of two planned Starlink launchings in just three days.
For many climate change finally hits home
With record wildfires and hurricanes ravaging the United States, the effects of extreme weather events made worse by climate change are becoming more visible, and costly, to more and more Americans
"Big pile" of eels dumped at lake in Brooklyn park
New York state and city officials say it's too soon to know how the eels in Prospect Park might affect local species.
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1 in 4 U.S. workers are considering quitting
Some companies have increased benefits in the COVID-19 era but many workers say that's not the case for their employers.
CVS hiring 15,000 for flu season, COVID-19 second wave
U.S. drugstore chain says continuing pandemic only heightens its seasonal need for workers at its 10,000 pharmacies.
As global infections pass 40 million, the COVID-19 fight goes local
Whereas springtime brought blanket lockdowns, this 2nd wave has seen more nations and states opt for targeted measures to curb the coronavirus' spread.
Movie theaters in New York outside NYC can reopen October 23, with limits
Theaters have been closed since mid-March, when the state went into lockdown.
How does coronavirus spread? When will a vaccine be available? Your questions, answered
Here are answers to some of your questions about COVID-19 as the U.S. sees a spike in new cases.
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Unemployment running out for millions: "Making absolute zero."
Many jobless workers are learning their benefits are expiring even as the job market remains tough.
Trump or Biden? Here's who Wall Street expects to win
Top market analysts are advising investors on who they think is likely to take the White House and Congress.
Holiday jobs: A list of who's hiring and what they pay
The pandemic is accelerating the demise of brick-and-mortar stores, with those engaged in e-commerce faring best.
Backlash to Facebook and Twitter clampdown on NY Post story
After accusations of censorship, Twitter has quickly changed its policy on sharing hacked materials with its users.
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by late November
Drugmaker won't have enough data on its vaccine's safety and efficacy until after presidential election.
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U.S. charges 6 Russian military officers for massive cyberattacks
The indictment was unsealed in federal court Monday.
Man arrested for allegedly threatening to kidnap Wichita mayor
Mayor Daniel Whipple said that from what he gathered in text messages read to him, the suspect was allegedly interested in trying to kidnap him and causing harm with a knife.
Rapper who bragged in video about benefits scam is arrested
Fontrell Antonio Baines, who is known online as Nuke Bizzle, faces up to 22 years in federal prison.
France denounces "Islamist terrorist attack" after teacher decapitated
The suspected attacker was shot to death by police after Friday's beheading.
Man who spent 23 years in prison for stealing hedge clippers gets parole
Fair Wayne Bryant had been serving a life sentence in prison for the crime.
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NASA spacecraft trying to bring asteroid sample back to Earth
The drama unfolds Tuesday as the U.S. takes its first crack at collecting asteroid samples for return to Earth.
SpaceX launches another 60 Starlink satellites
It was the first of two planned Starlink launchings in just three days.
Star dies by "spaghettification" as it's consumed by black hole
Astronomers recently spotted a black hole swallowing up a star like celestial spaghetti — and no, that's not science fiction.
NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts, rocket toward space station
Astronaut Kate Rubins is using NASA's last currently contracted Soyuz seat for a ride to the space station.
Blue Origin chalks up 13th successful test flight
Blue Origin, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is ramping up to begin launching paying customers.
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"Murder hornet" spotted in the United States
Growing up to two inches long, this killer insect can decapitate 40 honeybees per minute.
The 50 most popular baby girl names
Where does your favorite rank?
Music fans head to a "drive-in"
Live music performances were pretty much dead this year, but outside Chicago, fans of rock pianist Andrew McMahon enjoyed a socially-distanced concert in a baseball stadium parking lot
The most endangered species on Earth
Some of these animals could become extinct in your lifetime.
Biggest movie flops: The 42 biggest box-office bombs
Find out which films belong in this Hollywood hall of shame
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Mom carries daughter's baby as surrogate
After experiencing fertility issues, Breanna Lockwood decided to consider surrogacy. Her mother, Julie Loving, had been pushing the idea — and volunteered to carry Lockwood's baby. Now, the 51-year-old grandmother-to-be is giving her daughter an amazing gift by acting as her gestational surrogate.
Fauci not surprised Trump got COVID
In a wide-ranging "60 Minutes" interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses his frustration with a Trump campaign ad; explains why, early in the pandemic, masks were largely recommended for health care workers; and says whether he plans to vote in person.
Alexey Navalny describes being poisoned
The Russian opposition leader tells Lesley Stahl about what he went through after falling ill on an airplane this past August and why he won't let it stop him from the work he's doing against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
CBSN Originals: "Welcome to Pine Lake"
CBSN Originals presents its first feature documentary, "Welcome to Pine Lake." The film set out to tell the triumphant story of a progressive, women-run town — and ended up revealing the institutional racism at the city's core. The film is followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and an extended discussion with important voices and thought leaders on the problems and possible solutions to systemic racism in America today, hosted by CBSN's Anne-Marie Green.
Bike thefts on the rise across U.S.
Rates of bicycle theft have gone up in cities including New York and Denver as more Americans dust off their two-wheelers to safely commute and recreate during the pandemic.