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Purell for $400? U.S. lawmaker urges Amazon to tamp down price gouging
Amazon.com Inc should stop third-party sellers from price gouging for items like Purell hand sanitizer as people seek to protect themselves from the coronavirus, U.S. Senator Edward Markey said in a letter to the online retailer on Wednesday.
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Ex-Uber self-driving head owes $179 million to Google in contract dispute
The former head of Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving technology unit must pay $179 million to Google to end a legal battle over his split from the Alphabet Inc unit, according to a court order on Wednesday.
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Passive smoking tied to adolescent depression symptoms
(Reuters Health) - Regular exposure to secondhand smoke is more common among nonsmoking teens with depression symptoms, according to a survey across 22 low- and middle-income countries.
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Gastric bypass may be best weight-loss surgery for diabetes remission
(Reuters Health) - Diabetics considering weight-loss surgery may want to opt for a procedure known as gastric bypass because it's the technique most likely to send their disease into remission, according to new research.
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U.S. senator wants to ban TikTok for federal workers, citing Chinese government ties
Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday said he will introduce legislation banning federal employees from using social media app TikTok on their devices and accused the company of sharing data with the Chinese government.
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Huawei pleads not guilty to new U.S. criminal charges in 2018 case
China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world's largest telecommunications equipment maker, on Wednesday pleaded not guilty in a New York federal court to new charges in a 2018 case against the company.
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GM takes aim at Tesla with 'Ultium' batteries and fleet of electric vehicles
General Motors Co Chief Executive Mary Barra said Wednesday the Detroit automaker will invest $20 billion by 2025 in electric and automated vehicles as it races to catch up with Elon Musk's Tesla Inc as vehicles go electric.
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Uber open to using self-driving tech from competition: CEO
Uber Technologies Inc's self-driving unit is open to using technology from competitors in the industry, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday.
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Cruise sees rapid improvement in self-drive data in California
General Motors Co's self-driving unit Cruise said its test vehicles experienced a rapid rate of improvement in the second half of 2019, enabling it to edge past Alphabet Inc's Waymo in data reported to California's Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Coronavirus likely to hit Uber ride-hailing, boost food delivery: CEO
Uber Technologies Inc's ride-hailing business will take a small hit due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the company's chief executive said on Wednesday, while its food delivery business will likely benefit from the epidemic.
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Singaporean defeats Chinese candidate to head U.N. patent office
A Singaporean beat a Chinese candidate in the race to lead the world patent office, heading off Beijing's bid for a fifth U.N. leadership role, much to the satisfaction of the United States.
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Coronavirus hits New York family as U.S. cases rise; lawmakers reach funds deal
Three family members and a neighbor of a New York man infected with the new coronavirus have also tested positive, officials said on Wednesday, and the number of cases increased across the United States.
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WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40% as the death toll from the respiratory illness mounted.
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Coronavirus hits New York family, U.S. cases rise; lawmakers near emergency funds deal
Three family members and a neighbor of a New York man infected with the new coronavirus have also tested positive, officials said on Wednesday, and the number of cases increased across the United States.
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Emergency coronavirus funding bill unveiled in Congress
Legislation funding emergency efforts to combat the spreading coronavirus was unveiled in the U.S. Congress on Monday and would total $8.3 billion, including money to develop vaccines and tests for the disease, according to a House of Representatives Democratic aide.
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Armenia charges former defense minister with embezzlement
Armenian investigators have charged a former defense minister with the embezzlement of more than $2 million in state funds, the spokeswoman for the state investigation service said on Wednesday.
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Hungary confirms first two coronavirus cases
Hungary on Wednesday confirmed its first two cases of the new coronavirus, both Iranian students in the country.
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Italy readies draconian new measures to try to contain coronavirus
Italy prepared new emergency measures on Wednesday to try to slow the spread of coronavirus in Europe's worst hit country, including the possible closure of all schools, universities, cinemas, theaters and most public events.
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Italy closes schools and universities until March 15 because of coronavirus
All Italian schools and universities will close from Thursday until March 15 as part of an effort to contain a growing outbreak of coronavirus, Education Minister Lucia Azzolina said on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court justices divided in abortion case; Roberts may hold key
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared divided on Wednesday as they weighed a major abortion rights case - a challenge to a Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on doctors that could make it harder for women to obtain the procedure, with Chief Justice John Roberts representing the potential decisive vote.
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