Business Stories from September 23, 2020 (Change date)
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eBay workers who sent spiders to couple to plead guiltySep 23, 2020 4:31 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Four former eBay Inc. employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in a campaign of intimidation that included sending live spiders and cockroaches...
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Asian shares take breather after Wall Street gainsSep 24, 2020 10:22 am - Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday as investors kept a wary eye on how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the economic outlook. Stocks slipped Wednesday in ...
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Indiana governor keeps mask order, drops other virus limitsSep 23, 2020 6:05 pm - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Most of Indiana's coronavirus restrictions on businesses and crowd sizes will be lifted this weekend, but people will still be required to wear masks...
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MIT professor wins top AI award for cancer, drug researchSep 24, 2020 6:49 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor using computer science to detect cancer and discover new drugs has won a new $1 million award f...
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China blasts US House bill, denies forced labor in XinjiangSep 24, 2020 6:49 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday lashed out at the passage of a bill by the U.S. House of Representatives that threatens sanctions over the alleged use of forced labor in...
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Grains lower, livestock higherSep 23, 2020 2:31 pm - Wheat for Dec. was lost 9 cents at 5.49 a bushel; Dec. corn was off .75 cent at 3.6850 a bushel, Dec. oats fell 1.25 cent at $2.8775 a bushel; while Nov. soybeans was do...
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Lawsuit asks court to force Facebook to ban militia postsSep 23, 2020 4:01 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Facebook can't be trusted to enforce its ban on violent rhetoric in the run-up to the November elections, as is evident by its refusal to remove a g...
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Wells Fargo CEO apologizes for comments about diversitySep 23, 2020 3:31 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Wells Fargo CEO Charles Scharf apologized Wednesday for comments he made suggesting it is difficult to find qualified Black executives in the financial i...
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FDA approves new Baxter clinical nutrition injectionsOct 01, 2020 6:28 am - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Baxter International Inc.'s new formulations of Clinimix (amino acids in dextrose) injections and Clinimix E (amino ac...
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College of DuPage names new general counselSep 23, 2020 3:08 pm - The College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn has a new lead lawyer. COD's board of trustees recently promoted Lilianna Kalin to be the college's general counsel, overseeing all l...