Business Stories from June 27, 2020 (Change date)
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Young novice protest leaders help drive US wave of dissentJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - Before George Floyd stopped pleading for air beneath a police officer's knee, 19-year-old Weidmayer Pierre was planning to work at Wal-Mart during his summer break from ...
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Nile countries agree to restart talks over disputed damJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - The leaders of Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agreed late Friday to return to talks aimed at reaching an accord over the filling of Ethiopia's new hydroelectric ...
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Small businesses turned to technology to survive the pandemic. But it may not be enough.Jun 27, 2020 6:25 am - Everything about Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books was designed to be experienced in person. Flipping through the pages of its carefully chosen selection of books, milling...
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New from Apple at WWDC: Hand washing alerts, iPhone widgets and privacy 'nutrition labels'Jun 27, 2020 6:24 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Coming this fall, your Apple gear will look a little different. The iPhone home screen will look more like an Android phone. The Mac will look kind of li...
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Segway stops production, marking the end of a scooter eraJun 27, 2020 6:20 am - SAN FRANCISCO - The Segway PT, that two-wheeled vehicle that makes riders lean forward, will soon be no more. Segway-Ninebot said this week that manufacturing for its mo...
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Tesla gave workers permission to stay home rather than risk COVID-19. Then it sent termination notices.Jun 27, 2020 6:16 am - SAN FRANCISCO - When he defiantly reopened the company's Fremont plant against county orders last month, Elon Musk promised Tesla employees they could stay home if they ...
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Seeing isn't always believing: Google starts fact-checking imagesJun 27, 2020 6:09 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Photos aren't always quite what they seem, and Google is trying to make it easier for people to identify phony or manipulated pictures online. Google sai...
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Pandemic internet aid is ending, but digital divide remainsJun 27, 2020 6:00 am - In March, Rakia Akter was confronted with a serious parenting problem. As the coronavirus pandemic grew worse, schools in Buffalo, New York, where she lives, were shutti...
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