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PFIZER: COVID-19 SHOT 95% EFFECTIVE, SEEKING CLEARANCE SOON
Pfizer said this week that new test results show its coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective, is safe and also protects older people most at risk of dying — the last data needed to seek emergency use of limited shot supplies as the catastrophic outbreak worsens across the globe.
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November 21, 2020
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MAZDA NO. 1 IN CONSUMER REPORTS 2020 AUTO RELIABILITY SURVEY
Mazda beat traditional winners Lexus and Toyota to win top honors as the most dependable auto brand in Consumer Reports’ annual reliability survey.
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November 21, 2020
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HUAWEI SELLING HONOR PHONE BRAND IN FACE OF US SANCTIONS
Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its budget-price Honor smartphone brand in an effort to rescue the struggling business from damaging U.S. sanctions imposed on its parent company.
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November 21, 2020
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TIKTOK ASKS COURT TO INTERVENE AS TRUMP ORDER LOOMS
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene.
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US NUCLEAR LAB PARTNERING WITH UTILITY TO PRODUCE HYDROGEN
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded just under $14 million for an attempt to build a hydrogen-energy production facility at a nuclear power plant in Minnesota with the help of a nuclear research lab in Idaho.
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ONLINE SHOPPING SURGE COULD LEAD TO HOLIDAY DELIVERY DELAYS
Retailers and carriers are preparing for an online holiday shopping surge that could tax shipping networks and lead to delivery delays.
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COLDER MONTHS CAN BE PERFECT TIME TO PHOTOGRAPH GARDENS
The coronavirus has led more people to spend time outdoors, and many find themselves walking the same paths and gazing at the same trees or shrubs day after day.
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WALMART TEAMS WITH GM TO TEST AUTONOMOUS DELIVERIES
Walmart is teaming up with the General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit to test driverless delivery in Arizona.
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NEW BMW HAS CLASSIC GRILLE BUT FOR SENSORS, NOT AIRFLOW
German luxury automaker BMW on Wednesday gave an early look at a new battery-driven SUV that illustrates the company’s future plans for electric-powered driving.
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CALIFORNIA VOTERS REJECT REVAMP TO PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM
California voters rejected a proposal to partially dismantle the state’s 42-year-old cap on property taxes, a move that would have raised taxes for many businesses in a pandemic-hobbled economy.
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NEW DEVICE PUTS MUSIC IN YOUR HEAD — NO HEADPHONES REQUIRED
Imagine a world where you move around in your own personal sound bubble.
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APART BUT TOGETHER: TIPS FOR A COZIER ZOOM THANKSGIVING
We all know Thanksgiving is going to look different this year.
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AIRLINE ALLIANCES URGE TESTING OVER QUARANTINES
Three global airline alliances are urging governments to put into practice common guidelines for passenger testing and digital health pass technology, to help people start flying again.
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Alibaba Revenue Up 30% as Virus Drives Demand for E-Commerce
China’s biggest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding on Thursday reported a 30% jump in quarterly revenue, as China recovers from the virus and online shopping demand remains high.
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November 07, 2020
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FLASH OF LUCK: ASTRONOMERS FIND COSMIC RADIO BURST SOURCE
A flash of luck helped astronomers solve a cosmic mystery: What causes powerful but fleeting radio bursts that zip and zigzag through the universe?
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November 07, 2020
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MORE US PATIENTS TO HAVE EASY, FREE ACCESS TO DOCTOR'S NOTES
More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency.
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November 07, 2020
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SPACE STATION MARKING 20 YEARS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN ORBIT
The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you count.
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November 07, 2020
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GOOGLE AD COSTS, NOT ITS ALLEGED MONOPOLY, IRKS BUSINESSES
When asked about Google, Bryan Clayton voices a familiar lament among small business owners.
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November 07, 2020
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MARKET DEBUT OF CHINESE E-FINANCE GIANT ANT GROUP POSTPONED
The planned stock market debut of the world’s biggest online finance company, Ant Group, was suspended in Shanghai and Hong Kong, disrupting a record-setting $34.5 billion initial public offering that highlighted China’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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November 07, 2020
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IS IT SAFE TO STAY IN HOTELS DURING THE PANDEMIC?
Is it safe to stay in hotels during the pandemic?
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November 07, 2020
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DID SOCIAL MEDIA ACTUALLY COUNTER ELECTION MISINFORMATION?
Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. And they mostly did just that — though not without a few hiccups.
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November 07, 2020
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FBI INVESTIGATES ROBOCALLS WARNING VOTERS TO ‘STAY HOME'
Voters across the U.S. received anonymous robocalls in the days and weeks before Election Day urging them to “stay safe and stay home” — an ominous warning that election experts said could be an effort to scare voters into sitting out the election.
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November 07, 2020
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ARMY CORPS RECONSIDERING PERMIT FOR $9.4B PLASTICS COMPLEX
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering whether potential environmental impacts require it to change, suspend or revoke the permit for a $9.4 billion plastics complex planned in Louisiana by a Taiwan company, U.S. Department of Justice lawyers said Wednesday.
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November 07, 2020
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CLOUD GROWTH HELPS MICROSOFT BEAT WALL STREET EXPECTATIONS
Microsoft reported quarterly earnings this week that beat Wall Street expectations, as it continued to weather the coronavirus pandemic amid increased demand for its flagship software and services.
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SONY'S PROFITS RISE AS PANDEMIC HAS PEOPLE PLAYING GAMES
Profit at Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. more than doubled in the last quarter on healthy gains in its video game sector, as people stayed home during the pandemic, the company said this week.
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CHINA'S LEADERS VOW TO BECOME SELF-RELIANT TECHNOLOGY POWER
China’s leaders are vowing to make their country a self-reliant “technology power” as a feud with Washington cuts access to U.S. computer chips and other high-tech components, hampering Beijing’s industrial ambitions.
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NOKIA PROFIT UP, NEW CEO PLEDGES TO BOOST 5G INVESTMENTS
Finnish telecommunications company Nokia on Thursday reported improved third-quarter earnings largely in line with expectations but acknowledged it faced challenges in the race for 5G cellular networks.
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ITALIAN REGULATOR INVESTIGATES GOOGLE OVER DIGITAL ADS
Italian regulators opened an investigation this week into Google over alleged abuse of its dominant role in the country’s online ad market, adding to the global scrutiny that the Silicon Valley company is facing.
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HUAWEI SALES UP, BUT GROWTH SLOWS UNDER VIRUS, US PRESSURE
Chinese tech giant Huawei, one of the biggest makers of smartphones and switching equipment, said its revenue rose 9.9% in the first nine months of this year, but growth decelerated in the face of U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic.
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MOON HOLDS MORE WATER IN MORE PLACES THAN EVER THOUGHT
NASA’s astrophysics director Paul Hertz said it’s too soon to know whether this water — found in and around the southern hemisphere’s sunlit Clavius Crater — would be accessible.
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