Cruise Lines Can Sail Again From The U.S., But It's Not Clear How Soon The federal government has given the go-ahead for cruise ships to sail from ports in the United States. Officials stopped cruise lines in March as the coronavirus pandemic ramped up.
In Reversal, Walmart Puts Guns Back On Display Walmart is returning guns and ammunition back to display shelves after earlier citing "isolated civil unrest" as the reason for temporarily taking them out of view as a safety precaution.
Morning Edition News Brief: Final Electoral Map, Hidden Coronavirus Data, Stock Market NPR's final electoral map still shows plenty of uncertainty. Federal agencies are not sharing key hospitalization data with the public. And, Wall Street weighs in on the election and the stock market.
Walmart Yanks Guns Off Shelves Citing Rising Tensions The retail giant removed firearms and ammunition from its shelves saying it's a precautionary step amid the recent outbreak of civil unrest. But the weapons are still available, if you ask for them.
Morning Edition Halloween Must Have: 12-Foot-Tall Skeleton With Glowing Eyes According to the New York Post, the skeleton is one of the country's most popular Halloween decorations. It costs $300 and is sold at Home Depot — if you can find it.
Morning Edition Tupperware Benefits From More Home Cooking During The Pandemic Where are your dinner leftovers? In the fridge, in a Tupperware container? Tupperware's profits quadrupled this past quarter. Other companies thriving: Netflix, Peloton and board game maker Hasbro.
Billions In COVID-19 Relief Loans May Have Been Handed Out To Scammers, Report Says The Small Business Administration had to quickly disburse coronavirus relief loans. But some of that may have been handed out to fraudsters, an agency report says.
Stocks Sink As Rising Coronavirus Cases Deepen Fears About Economy The Dow tumbled more than 800 points as COVID-19 cases surge in the United States and Europe, while next week's election is only adding to the uncertainty over the economy.
Morning Edition Facebook Stops New Political Ads To Try To Limit Misinformation Facebook's ban on new political and issue ads starts on Tuesday, a week before Election Day. But that won't stop groups intent on reaching voters through the platform.
Stocks Tumble As Coronavirus Cases Spike Again In U.S. And Europe Investors are also discouraged by the lack of progress in talks between Congress and the White House over another coronavirus relief bill.
