Tech companies crack down on extremist accounts after Charlottesville
After Charlottesville, major tech firms including Google Facebook and PayPal ban violent extremist groups and individuals for violating terms. Apple donates 2 million to SPLC and ADL, matching employee gifts two-for-one as part of Tim Cook's anti hate effort.
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L L Bean expands Lewiston boot production facility
L L Bean opens a 106 000 square foot Lewiston center adding a second molding machine to boost duck boot output. The expansion creates about 160 more production jobs across Maine, bringing total workers above 700 as annual pairs near 750 000 this year with aim at 1 million next year.
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Stocks drop as tech and Walmart weigh markets in broad decline
U S stocks fell sharply with Cisco aiding losses in tech and Walmart retreating after its quarterly report. Banks declined as bond yields slid for a second day with the Dow off about 274 points and the S&P 500 near its lowest close since July. About 95 percent of S&P 500 members ended lower while high dividend names lagged only slightly. A Lithuanian businessman extradited to the United States faced wire fraud and related charges in Manhattan federal court, accused of defrauding Google and Facebook of over 100 million dollars.
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FDA approves Responsa for rare leukemia cancer
The FDA authorized Pfizer Inc. to market Responsa for a rare rapidly progressing form of advanced acute lymphoblastic leukemia after other treatments failed. In trials with 218 patients, 36 percent saw cancer vanish for eight months, while 17 percent had complete remission for a median five months. Drug costs about 168,300 dollars for a typical nine week course.
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