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  • Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House of Representatives hearing in 2018.
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    Plus, Google and Amazon in hot water in France. And, the business and technology of trying to adapt to climate change.

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  • Crates are stacked at Felixstowe Port on November 16, 2020 in Felixstowe, England. Shipping companies and retailers have complained of delays in unloading arriving freight, with one ship told it could wait up to 10 days for a berthing slot.
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    Google and Amazon fined for breaching French internet privacy rules. Brexit negotiations continue as deadline looms. And that chaos, combined with pandemic and holiday stockpiling, has caused backlogs at British ports.

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  • Faith Lee rehearses the role of Clara in the Maryland Youth Ballet’s 2020 version of “The Nutcracker.”
    Courtesy of the Maryland Youth Ballet

    Plus, a Trump administration COVID relief proposal. Also, new stocks from name-brand companies hit markets this week. And, a federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to fully restore DACA.

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  • Passengers on Gol's first Boeing 737 Max commercial flight since the plane was permitted to fly again.
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    Commercial flights will resume nearly two years after the plane was grounded following two deadly crashes. Plus, human rights organizations call on drugmakers to share their COVID-19 vaccine intellectual property to help developing countries.

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  • Nearly 25% of people with student loans working in nonprofits or public service have had a significant change in their work situation during the pandemic, according to a recent survey from TIAA.
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    Plus, DoorDash starts trading on stock markets for the first time today. Airbnb does the same tomorrow. And, the first airline to resume commercial flights with the Boeing 737 Max plane.

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  • How far a vaccine executive order could actually go
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    President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize vaccines to Americans over people from other countries. Plus, markets are in a holding pattern. And, what income inequality is taking from people’s paychecks.

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  • From the mid-1970s on, while the U.S. economy has grown, fewer people have reaped the benefits.
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    A new study from the RAND Corporation presents striking data that shows income inequality has cost the bottom 90% of workers about $2.5 trillion. And, negotiations on a $908 billion coronavirus relief bill appear stalled Tuesday morning.

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  • Margaret Keenan was given the vaccine at University Hospital in Coventry, England.
    BBC

    Britain becomes the first Western country to start a mass coronavirus vaccination program. Plus, the world’s largest air show in Paris is canceled. And, shares in JD Health surge in the company’s Hong Kong trading debut.

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  • That coronavirus relief on the horizon … is it a mirage?
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    Congress is under a lot of pressure to get a COVID-19 relief package passed, but it’s not a done deal. Plus, one of sticking points in those negotiations has been aid to state and local governments. And, what can small business owners expect from the Biden administration?

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