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A Target store destroyed during Minneapolis protests will reopen after what the company says is one of its 'fastest rebuilds' ever
"We want the Lake Street community to view this store as a part of itself," Target Senior Group Vic…
Irene Jiang
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Urban Outfitters pulls USPS-themed products — including a $250 hoodie and a $125 T-shirt — after customers discover none of the proceeds supported the government agency
"These products were designed, sold, and distributed by an independent vendor. They are being remov…
Bethany Biron
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Why are the protests so much more intense?
The reasons for the intensity of the protests following George Floyd's death rang from the militari…
Henry Blodget,David Plotz
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Scam-hit PMC bank depositors are inspired by Shaheen Bhag protests
Scam-hit PMC Bank's depositors from Delhi staged a protest outside the Reserve bank of India here o…
PTI
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People are gobbling up USPS merch, hoping capitalism will help save the democracy. Spoiler alert: It won't.
A campaign is afoot to save the post office — or the election. But as Barack Obama just said, democ…
Dominic-Madori Davis,Nick Lic…
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Times are changing
Public approval of the Black Lives Matter movement has improved historically fast and it shows just…
David Plotz,Henry Blodget
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Jeff Bezos shared a profanity-laced email from a customer angry about the Amazon CEO's support for the Black Lives Matter movement, saying the man was 'the kind of customer I'm happy to lose'
"This sort of hate shouldn't be allowed to hide in the shadows," Bezos said of why he chose to publ…
Rosie Perper
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'Being silent is not an option': Inside McDonald's response to the George Floyd protests, as executives speak out and 1,100 restaurants face closures due to curfews and looting
McDonald's franchisees and executives said speaking out was the right thing to do, and that doing s…
Kate Taylor
9 mins read
CEOs at fast-food giants including McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, and Starbucks speak out to support protests, as some face internal reckonings and criticism
Chains including McDonald's, Starbucks, and Wingstop coupled statements with forums, task forces, a…
Kate Taylor
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'You will move, or you will die': A frightened truck driver's widely shared Facebook post says truckers will 'defend themselves' by running over protesters
"Air horns will sound, steering wheels will be held tightly, but those brakes will not be touched,"…
Rachel Premack
8 mins read
The tragedies of Minneapolis
The killing of George Floyd is a tragedy that is now compounding into other tragedies and calls int…
Henry Blodget,David Plotz
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Walmart removes guns and ammunition from the sales floor of some stores amid protests
Customers can still purchase guns and ammunition, but they are no longer publicly displayed, Walmar…
Hayley Peterson
5 mins read
Hong Kong's protesters used low-tech street smarts to smash China's powerful techno-authoritarianism
A "social credit" system measures every aspect of citizen's lives, and will punish them by not allo…
Alex Lockie
6 mins read
McDonald's says it has made more Black millionaires than any other company. But Black franchisees say they face systemic inequality
McDonald's Black franchisees netted $68,000 less a month, on average, than McDonald's overall franc…
Kate Taylor
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Why Urban Outfitters Keeps Selling Offensive Clothing
The new iteration of the campaign is "apparently a bid to simultaneously court millennials online a…