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Hard Rock buys iconic Mirage hotel in Las Vegas for over $1 billion
AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images(LAS VEGAS) -- Hospitality company Hard Rock International has bought The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from MGM Resorts International for approximately $1.08 bill...
Ayushi Agarwal, ABC News Dec 15, 2021

Apple could become 1st US company worth $3 trillion
PhillDanze/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Apple's stock on Tuesday morning was hovering just below the threshold required to reach a market capitalization of $3 trillion, a milestone no publicly traded U.S. comp...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

OSHA investigating after six killed by tornado at Amazon facility
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images(EDWARDSVILLE, Ill.) -- The Occupational Health and Safety Administration has launched an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon delivery station in Edwardsville, I...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

Twitter's new privacy policy was abused in predictable ways, experts say
DKart/iStock(NEW YORK) -- In late November, Twitter rolled out a new privacy policy it said was aimed at preventing the misuse of media to harass, intimidate or reveal the identities of individuals --...
Alice Chambers, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

Jan. 6 rally organizers sue Verizon to stop release of cell phone records
Sundry Photography/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Several organizers of the Jan. 6 rally near the White House filed a lawsuit Monday against Verizon to prevent the telecommunications giant from sharing cell ph...
John Santucci and Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News Dec 14, 2021

Huge Ma, Asian American activist and TurboVax founder, is running for state Assembly
iStock/JillianCain(NEW YORK) -- An Asian American software engineer who was lauded for creating a free website to help people find COVID-19 vaccine appointments, and using the platform to raise awaren...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Dec 13, 2021

Biden administration accelerates plans for a national EV charging network
baona/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Vice President Kamala Harris will announce the administration's EV Charging Action Plan on Monday to fast-track a nationwide charging network for electric vehicles. The pla...
Morgan Korn, ABC News Dec 13, 2021

Last-minute shipping dates for USPS, FedEx and UPS, plus Free Shipping Day details
Dmitry Vorobyev/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Have gifts to ship that you want to arrive by Christmas? Then taking a trip to the post office might be in your future! Each year, we spend time sweating over getti...
Jacqueline Laurean Yates and Casey DelBasso, ABC News Dec 13, 2021

Consumer prices jump at fastest pace since 1982
Moyo Studio/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Consumer prices are continuing to climb, causing new pain for Americans' pocketbooks, as inflation tightens its grip on the economy and hobbles the post-pandemic recove...
Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News Dec 10, 2021

Now-defunct e-cigarette company agrees to pay $50 million for marketing to minors
Marccophoto/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A now-defunct e-cigarette retailer has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve allegations it marketed and sold vaping products to minors by appealing to their social medi...
Aaron Katersky, ABC News Dec 10, 2021
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