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Bezos tells employees, “One day, Amazon will fail” and to stay hungry

Alex Wong | Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, founder of space venture Blue Origin and owner of The Washington Post, participates in an event hosted by the Air Force Association September 19, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland.  Just days before Amazon announced the big winners of its HQ2 sweepstakes, …

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Deadline passes in contentious statewide recounts in Florida

Joe Raedle | Getty Images Florida Governor Rick Scott greets people as he makes a campaign stop at Chico’s Cuban Restaurant where he received an endorsement from the Florida Police Chiefs Association on June 14, 2018 in Hialeah, Florida.  The deadline for recounting ballots in three contentious statewide races in …

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Facebook creating independent body for content removal appeals

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday said the company will establish an independent body to oversee user appeals of content removal, one day …

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Facebook claims progress against fake news after NYT report

Christophe Morin/IP3 | Getty Images News | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc. attends the Viva Tech start-up and technology gathering at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on May 24, 2018 in Paris, France.  Facebook on Thursday released its latest report on the …

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UK leader Theresa May pledges to fight for her Brexit deal

Parbul TV | Reuters TV A still image from a video footage shows Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaking during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, in central London, Britain November 14, 2018.  U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May defended her draft plans to withdraw the United Kingdom from …

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Kevin McCarthy wants to work with House Democrats on infrastructure, taxes

Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters following his election to House minority leader for the next Congress with Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) (L) and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 14, 2018 …

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Bernie Sanders targets Walmart, calls for $15 minimum wage

Drew Angerer | Getty Images Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks during a press conference to discuss legislation for a 15 dollar minimum wage, on Capitol Hill, May 25, 2017 in Washington, DC. 31 Democrats have pledged to support the legislation so far.  In his latest broadside against big business, Sen. …

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Brexit may harm ‘unstable’ Italy, says Enrico Letta

Jack Taylor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Pro-EU protesters demonstrate against Brexit with flags outside the House of Parliament on November 13, 2018 in London, England.  The former prime minister of Italy has told CNBC he fears for stability in Europe, and Italy in particular, should there be …

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Japan’s minister of cybersecurity admits he’s never used a computer

JIJI PRESS | AFP | Getty Images Yoshitaka Sakurada, 68, the deputy chief of the government’s cyber security strategy office has provoked astonishment by admitting he has never used a computer in his professional life. In a stunning admission, Japan’s new minister in charge of cybersecurity has admitted that he …

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Democrat Harley Rouda ousts longtime Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher

Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Harley Rouda, Democrat running for California’s 48th Congressional district seat in Congress, listens to speakers during his campaign rally in Laguna Beach, Calif., on May 20, 2018.  Democratic candidate and businessman Harley Rouda is the apparent winner in a hotly contested …

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