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Covid-19: New York calls off 2020 car show

Bloomberg Organisers of the New York auto show who had postponed the event to August are now calling it off for this year. “Because of the uncertainty caused by the virus, we feel it would not be prudent to continue with the 2020 show,” Mark Schienberg, president of the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, said in a statement. The ...

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Theme parks buckle up for a summer that’s no fun

Bloomberg Memorial Day marks the start of the prime season for theme parks. From now through Labour Day, they typically welcome the lion’s share of guests and generate most of their annual revenue. But the coronavirus pandemic has left Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Cedar Fair LP and SeaWorld Entertainment Inc., three of the world’s largest theme-park operators by attendance, with ...

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Remote-controlled robonauts

Bloomberg As Japan’s second female astronaut to fly up in the Space Shuttle Discovery, Naoko Yamazaki didn’t expect to spend a quarter of her time dusting, feeding mice and doing other menial jobs. It can cost more than $430 million a year to keep an astronaut in orbit, according to three-year-old startup called Gitai Inc. It’s only possible to keep ...

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