Widespread Internet Outage Affects Google, Amazon, Other Major Websites
Some of the largest websites in the world were knocked offline at around midday Thursday, July 22.
The outage rendered financial, travel, retail, and gaming sites unavailable for a brief amount of time.
Google, Amazon, Fidelity, Costco, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, and Capital One -- and even the official Olympic website -- were all affected.
Content delivery network provider Akamai reported the outage at 12:10 p.m.
At around 12:45 p.m., it issued an update saying, "We have implemented a fix for this issue, and based on current observations, the service is resumi…
What's Open On Christmas Eve? Local Grocery, Retail Store Hours
If you need a last-minute item on Christmas Eve, many stores will be open until 6 p.m. with some exceptions staying open later.
The following is a list of store closing times for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2020, according to USA Today and retail websites.
Aldi, 4 p.m.
Best Buy, 7 p.m.
Big Lots, 10 p.m.
Big Y, 6 p.m., pharmacy closes at 4 p.m.
BJ’s Wholesale Club, 6 p.m.
Costco, 5 p.m.
CVS, most stores are open regular hours on Christmas Eve and Day, pharmacy hours vary
Dollar General, 10 p.m.
Fresh Market, 7 p.m.
Home Depot, 5 p.m.
Home Goods, 6 p.m.
Kohl’s, 6 p.m.
Lowe’s, 6 p.m.
Market Baske…
