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What happened last week? Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, Parler sued Amazon, and Loews Hotels cancelled a fundraiser for a senator. Riots

What happened last week? Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, Parler sued Amazon, and Loews Hotels cancelled a fundraiser for a senator.

What happened last week? President-elect Joe Biden introduced a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. Parler filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging antitrust violations. Loews Hotels said it cancelled a February fundraiser for Senator Josh Hawley. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. What happened last week? As Washington last week readied…
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January 17, 2021
Report: Texans’ Jack Easterby Thinks Patriots’ Kraft Family Fueled Bad Press Riots

Report: Texans’ Jack Easterby Thinks Patriots’ Kraft Family Fueled Bad Press

Elsa Houston Texans Executive Vice President of Football Operations Jack Easterby reportedly believes New England Patriots chairman Robert Kraft and his family are behind negative stories published about him by Sports Illustrated. According to Greg Bishop and Jenny Vrentas of Sports Illustrated, sources said Easterby has told people, including the…
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January 16, 2021
The Capitol riots highlighted corporations’ hypocrisy on climate denialism Riots

The Capitol riots highlighted corporations’ hypocrisy on climate denialism

Last month, I co-published an article with the newsletter Popular Information exposing six corporations that “talk green but spend dirty.” Like so many articles we’ve written before, the piece showed how corporate America markets itself as a friend to the climate while directly funding climate deniers. Our reporting didn’t change…
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January 16, 2021
High-Profile Businesses Severing all Ties with the Trump Organization Riots

High-Profile Businesses Severing all Ties with the Trump Organization

Business Insider has compiled a list of businesses that are cutting ties with not only President Trump but the entire Trump organization.  After the riots in the U.S. Capitol on January 6th, followed by Trump’s second impeachment by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, prominent business entities are fleeing the brand…
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January 15, 2021
‘A Fireable Offense.’ Law Enforcement Agencies Grapple With Police Officers’ Involvement in U.S. Capitol Riots Riots

‘A Fireable Offense.’ Law Enforcement Agencies Grapple With Police Officers’ Involvement in U.S. Capitol Riots

A New Hampshire police chief; a Philadelphia detective; two Seattle Police Department officers who traveled cross-country, to name just a few. In the aftermath of the historic insurrection that took place in Washington D.C. last week, which left five people—including a Capitol police officer—dead, police departments across the U.S. have…
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January 14, 2021
Black and white still define America as Biden prepares to take office, country deals with Capitol riots aftermath Riots

Black and white still define America as Biden prepares to take office, country deals with Capitol riots aftermath

Charisse Jones   | USA TODAY For many Americans who watched the violence engulf the U.S. Capitol last week, the treatment of the rioters came down to a matter of Black and white. Law enforcement officers responded slowly, and in some cases passively, as a largely white crowd that supported President Donald Trump trashed…
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January 14, 2021