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Amazon asks for block on shareholder hate speech proposal
Seattle-based Amazon.com, Inc. has asked federal regulators to block multiple shareholder proposals addressing criticism of company stances on curbing hate speech, diversity in hiring, workplace conditions and surveillance technologies.
Jan 28, 2021 9:29 AM
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WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
WUHAN, China — A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jan 28, 2021 9:13 AM
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US economy shrank 3.5% in 2020 after growing 4% last quarter
WASHINGTON — Stuck in the grip of a viral pandemic, the U.S. economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 and shrank last year by the largest amount in 74 years.
Jan 28, 2021 9:10 AM
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U.S. whiskey bolstered by liquor store sales in 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — American whiskey absorbed some setbacks but showed resilience in the face of pandemic-related clampdowns on bars and restaurants as liquor sales benefited from enduring demand for a good stiff drink.
Jan 28, 2021 8:32 AM
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New home sales rise in December after sharp November drop
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Sales of new homes rose 1.6% in December after a big decline in November that was even worse than previously thought.
Jan 28, 2021 7:35 AM
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At Sundance, pandemic dramas unfold on screen and off
NEW YORK — Peter Nicks had for months been documenting the students of Oakland High School, in California, when the pandemic hit.
Jan 28, 2021 7:24 AM
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Interest continues to grow in inaugural poet Amanda Gorman
NEW YORK — Within hours of Amanda Gorman's reading of the inaugural poem last week, bookstores were hearing from their customers.
Jan 28, 2021 7:04 AM
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Chinese singer says mother's bribery charge dismissed
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Chinese-Canadian singer says a Chinese corruption charge against her mother, who has been held in custody for six years, has been withdrawn but she remains in detention.
Jan 28, 2021 7:04 AM
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US jobless claims drop; still at 847,000 as pandemic rages
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell but remained at a historically high 847,000 last week, a sign that layoffs keep coming as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage.
Jan 28, 2021 7:03 AM
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Far-right extremist convicted of murdering German politician
BERLIN — A far-right extremist in Germany was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a regional politician who had advocated helping refugees — a brazen killing that shocked the country.
Jan 28, 2021 4:35 AM
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