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Jay Siebold

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  • Jan 22, 2021

    Google threatens to pull its search engine out of Australia

    Google is the dominant search engine in Australia, where the government argues it has little competition.
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    From the BBC World Service: Proposed laws that would require tech giants share royalties with news publishers were called “unworkable” by Google’s boss for Australia. Plus, U.K. retailers warn they could destroy goods stuck in the EU. And, why 2021 will be a year of change for cinema.

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  • Jan 22, 2021

    Some fresh pandemic relief from the White House

    President Joe Biden signs executive orders on Thursday, January 21, 2021.
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    President Joe Biden has signed some more executive actions and other measures to bolster economic relief and protections for workers. What’s included? Plus: A dramatic clash between Google and Australia. And, how $15 billion in federal support for arts venues is being received around the country.

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  • Jan 21, 2021

    Biden’s eviction moratorium

    President Joe Biden sits in the Oval Office as he signs a series of orders at the White House in Washington after being sworn in at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021.
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    Extending the freeze on evictions through the end of March. Plus, more evidence of the U.S. economy’s K-shaped recovery. And, the Biden administration has advanced two pieces of legislation so far. Economic relief is one, and the other deals with immigration reform.

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  • Jan 21, 2021

    Google, French news publishers reach deal on paying for content

    New rules in Europe mean publishers can demand payment from search engines for displaying their content.
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    Two French newspapers, Le Monde and Le Figaro, have agreed to a paid deal so Google can show excerpts of their stories in search results. Plus, Norwegian Air’s survival plan. And, the economics of Irish soft power.

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  • Jan 21, 2021

    On Day 2, Biden takes aim at COVID

    President Joe Biden prepares to sign a series of executive orders at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office just hours after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Biden will implement one tool for fighting COVID-19 that the previous administration used sparingly: the Defense Production Act. Plus, why some banks are lending less during the pandemic. And, the economic landscape in the U.S. as Biden takes office.

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    Outgoing Trump administration embraces lobbying

    President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Marine One as they depart the White House on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Plus, the Biden administration considers a new antirust czar position. Also, banks are optimistic about the economy going forward. And, euphemisms that companies come up with for low-wage workers and how they’re part of a business model.

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    What Biden plans to do and undo right away

    American flags decorate the "Field of Flags" at the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol early morning ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20, 2021 in Washington.
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    Plus, Biden picks Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. And, in advanced economies, just how many people are actually worse off than their parents?

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  • Jan 20, 2021

    Europe welcomes “new dawn” in U.S. ahead of inauguration

    People prepare the inaugural platform for the presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 in Washington.
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    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined hopes for cooperation with the U.S. as a new administration is installed. Plus, a look at how the Biden administration’s planned immigration policies will affect migrants from Central America. And, we ask what the Biden administration could learn from Big Macs.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Rigging a game of Monopoly to illustrate economic inequality

    A psychology experiment using a rigged Monopoly game reveals how inequality replicates itself.
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    An academic study featuring the board game shows that random success goes to our heads, with implications for widening economic inequality. Plus, Biden’s pick to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And, Janet Yellen’s confirmation hearing to become the next secretary of the treasury begins.

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  • Jan 19, 2021

    Trump, Biden go back and forth on U.S. travel restrictions

    Incoming White House press secretary Jen Psaki tweeted that the Biden administration plans to "strengthen public health measures around international travel."
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    The incoming Biden team plans to quash a last-minute proclamation from President Trump to lift travel restrictions from the Europe, the U.K. and Brazil. Plus, scaled-back inauguration festivities. And, the confirmation hearing for Biden’s nominee to be secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen.

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