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Walmart to expand health care centers in 2024
FILE – The Walmart logo is displayed on a store in Springfield, Ill., May 16, 2011. Walmart plans to add more than two dozen health care centers to some of its stores in 2024, as […]
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GOP senators: Computer chip money underwriting ‘woke’ agenda
FILE – President Joe Biden speaks during an event to support legislation that would encourage domestic manufacturing and strengthen supply chains for computer chips in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, March […]
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WWE leaning in to social media ahead of possible sale
File – Spectators watch fire works during the World Wrestling Entertainment “WWE” Crown Jewel matches at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. WWE, an organization that is already king […]
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What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?
FILE – The Microsoft Internet Explorer logo. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are […]
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Biscuitville’s Jennings elected NCRLA chair
Biscuitville Executive Chairman Burney Jennings GREENVILLE — The North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association (NCRLA) has elected Biscuitville FRESH SOUTHERN Executive Chair Burney Jennings to serve as board chair for the 2023 term. Jennings has […]
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Source: Dutch, Japanese join US limits on chip tech to China
FILE – Netherland’s Prime Minister Mark Rutte, left, speaks with U.S. President Joe Biden during a round table meeting at a NATO summit in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2022. Biden is set to host Dutch […]
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Puerto Rico to privatize power generation amid outages
FILE – Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority workers repair distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19, 2017. Puerto Rico announced Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, that […]
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Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract among 4 companies
FILE – This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagon’s $9 billion contract to […]
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Musk to remaining Twitter staff: Go “hardcore” or leave
The headquarters for the social media company Twitter is seen in San Francisco, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) NEW YORK — Elon Musk says Twitter is a software and […]
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Fed’s Kashkari: Jobs report shows why more rate hikes needed
FILE – Minneapolis Federal Reserve president Neel Kashkari speaks the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in New York. The solid U.S. jobs report for October underscores why the Federal Reserve […]