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Amazon becomes the 5th U.S. company to reach $2 trillion in stock market value
MPR News· 6 days agoAmazon joined the exclusive $2 trillion club Wednesday after Wall Street investors pushed the value of the e-commerce giant's stock past that threshold. Shares in Amazon.com Inc. finished the ...
Why the Supreme Court blew up the Purdue opioid settlement
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'Gotta gift 'em all.’ A Pokémon YouTuber tries to grow the community through kindness
MPR News· 2 days ago“I’m going to give you both of them,” Ross “Coop” Cooper says as he gifts yet another Pokémon to a child who was planning to buy one of the colorful trading cards. The kids come with their allowances ...
Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails
MPR News· 1 day agoIt’s one of the most high-stakes two-round votes in the history of postwar France. At stake is whether Marine Le Pen's National Rally party will gain an absolute majority in the National Assembly ...
Charlotte the 'Pregnant Virgin' Stingray Dies After Diagnosis of Reproductive Disease
Smithsonian Magazine· 20 hours agoCharlotte the stingray, whose mysterious pregnancy grabbed headlines earlier this year and earned...
Medical groups challenge Israel's ban on evacuations from Gaza. Is Israel relenting?
MPR News· 6 days agoIsrael has imposed new restrictions on medical volunteer missions it allows into Gaza while banning most critically ill and severely wounded patients from being evacuated for medical treatment ...
Marilyn Monroe’s Home Declared a Landmark, Kehinde Wiley Accuser Responds to Censorship Concerns,...
ARTnews· 5 days agoMARILYN MONROE’S MANSION in Los Angeles has been declared a landmark in a bid to save it from...
The Republicans who want to be Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
Toronto Star· 2 days agoIt’s not unheard of for a running mate to move beyond past disagreements with a presidential...
SCOTUS appears to post opinion allowing Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions
MPR News· 7 days agoA U.S. Supreme Court opinion erroneously — and briefly — posted on the court’s website seems to indicate that the court will temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, according ...
Health insurers cover fewer drugs and make them harder to get
MPR News· 6 days agoInsurance coverage isn’t what it used to be when it comes to prescription drugs. Insurance companies’ lists of covered drugs, called formularies, are shrinking. In 2010, the average Medicare ...