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Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is trying to limit the impact of a bill aimed at fighting child labor in China, according to a Washington Post report.  What Happened: The lobbying firm Fierce Government Relations hired by the tech giant has had meetings with government representatives...

Montana has become the 14th U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana.  A majority of voters in the Treasure State, 58%, voted in favor of the initiative during the Tuesday election. According to Marijuana Business Daily, citing data from the Washington Post, Montana...

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) will be launching its long-speculated Walmart+ subscription service nationwide on Sept. 15, the company announced Monday. What Happened: Walmart was rumored to be rolling out a subscription plan earlier this year but the idea was put on hold. ...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Thursday said it will no longer sell its facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States until a law regulating its use is enacted at the federal level, the Washington Post reported. What Happened "We will not sell facial-...

China’s ruling Communist Party signaled on Thursday it is bringing Hong Kong further under its control, reports Washington Post, citing a top official. What Happened Beijing has plans to change the system that previously allowed Hong Kong to maintain a level of autonomy for 23 years. The...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday warned that rapid novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing kits developed by Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) are frequently returning false negatives, according to preliminary data. What Happened The regulatory agency said it continues to evaluate...

Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic could combine with the annual seasonal flu in the U.S. in winter and could be more threatening. What Happened The coronavirus outbreak, together with the annual seasonal flu...

President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized governors of Washington and Michigan for what he said were unhelpful responses to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Inslee, ‘A Failed Presidential Candidate' Trump told Fox News in a telephonic interview that Washington Governor Jay...

The United States senators and White House officials reached an agreement on the $2 trillion novel coronavirus (COVID-19) stimulus package early Wednesday, the Washington Post reported. Benzinga is covering every angle of how the coronavirus affects the financial world. For daily updates, sign up...

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The United States Senate remained divided along party lines over an economic stimulus package to counter the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak again on Monday. Votes Divided On Party Lines The senators voted 49-46 in favor of the stimulus, falling well short of the required 60 votes. Alabama...

Expressing her disagreement with Boeing's (NYSE: BA) government bailout, Nikki Haley resigned from the company's board of directors. What Happened Former governor of South Carolina and former ambassador to the United Nations left Boeing's board of directors after the company sought a $...

Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) on Sunday marked a video retweeted by President Donald Trump as "manipulated media," in one of the first such enforcements under its updated policy. What Happened The White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino had posted the video where Democratic...

The United States health workers who were assigned to meet the first cohort of evacuees from the coronavirus (COVID-19) hit Wuhan city in China were themselves exposed to the deadly virus, a whistleblower has alleged. What Happened The Department of Health and Human Services didn't provide...

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) will stop giving out direct loans for fossil fuel extraction projects in the Arctic, the company announced Monday. What Happened The New York-based banking giant would also stop giving out loans to companies who make the majority of their revenues from coal, the...