Business Stories from June 20, 2020 (Change date)
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Owner of Eskimo Pie to change its 'derogatory' nameJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The owner of Eskimo Pie is changing its name and marketing of the nearly century-old chocolate-covered ice cream bar, the latest brand to reckon with rac...
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Asia Today: 67 new cases in S Korea, highest jump in 3 weeksJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus, the largest daily jump in about three weeks amid an upward trend in new infect...
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150 cannery workers forced into hotel quarantine without payJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - About 150 seasonal workers hired by a salmon cannery in Alaska are being forced to quarantine without pay at a hotel in Los Angeles after three of the...
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Ohio gets $8.9M to test smart truck tech along I-70 corridorJun 20, 2020 7:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A $4.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation will be used to advance smart transportation technology along a stretch of Intersta...
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Nobody reads privacy policies. This senator wants lawmakers to stop pretending we do.Jun 20, 2020 6:20 am - It's one of the internet's big little lies. When was the last time you actually read a privacy policy? Most of the time, clicking "I agree" is just a speed bump to getti...
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Hang on to your nickels and dimes - the pandemic has created a coin shortageJun 20, 2020 6:18 am - Here's a new crisis the coronavirus pandemic is responsible for: a nationwide shortage of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. The economic shutdowns to stem the spread...
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'Zoombombing' may be a thing of the past as Zoom rolls out end-to-end encryptionJun 20, 2020 6:18 am - Zoom will roll out secure end-to-end encryption for all users - even those who do not pay for the service, reversing course on a previous announcement. The videoconferen...
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'Covid baby bust' could lead to half a million fewer births next yearJun 20, 2020 6:15 am - In a new report, economists writing for the Brookings Institution estimate that the United States could see "on the order of 300,000 to 500,000 fewer births next year" a...
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Why 'digital taxes' are the new trade war flashpointJun 20, 2020 6:13 am - The U.S. decision to withdraw from international efforts to harmonize global tax rules for digital companies risks triggering a new trade war. The move came after the U....
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TikTok loosens grip on political speech for Black Lives MatterJun 20, 2020 6:12 am - In a massively popular clip on the video-sharing app TikTok, police snipers atop a Minneapolis police station point their guns at Black Lives Matter protesters. Demonstr...
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