Jo Ling Kent
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Senior Business & Tech Correspondent at @CBSNews
Los Angeles, CA
Joined November 2008
Excited and honored to join the legendary team of journalists at @CBSNews. Send me your story ideas!.
Journalist @jolingkent joins @CBSNews as senior business and technology correspondent. She’ll report for all CBS News programs and platforms starting later this summer. More on the news here:
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A real sign of the times:. LVMH — maker of Christian Dior, Givenchy, Guerlain perfume — is switching ALL its perfume + cosmetic factories to make “large quantities” of hand sanitizer, starting Monday. “The gel will be delivered free of charge to the French health authorities.”.
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Was just harassed by a @Delta gate agent for carrying a TSA-approved breast pump on the plane. Something I do often w no issue. He tried to take it 3x so I nicely explained. Then he says this:. “Well, where is your baby?”. Well, sir, perhaps you haven’t met a working mom before.
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Hey everyone. Thankfully, our whole team is ok and safe. I’m totally fine - my jacket sleeve got singed and that’s it. So sorry for the curse words. and thank you for the sweet texts, calls and tweets ❤️.
WATCH: @jolingkent is hit with fireworks during live broadcast as protests in Seattle, Washington, quickly escalate.
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Target CEO Brian Cornell says from now on Target will be closed on Thanksgiving Day for good. “What started as a temporary measure driven by the pandemic is now our new standard…Thanksgiving store hours are one thing we won’t ‘get back to’ when the pandemic finally subsides.”.
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Confirmed -- Google is recommending *all* of its North American employees work from home due to #coronavirus concerns. Biggest company to do this so far. Parent company Alphabet has more than 100,000 employees most of whom work in the US.
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NEW: Target tells me they've decided to pause all their ads on Facebook and Instagram for the month of July. "We'll use that time to re-evaluate our plans for the remainder of the year." $TGT.
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Confirmed: TikTok is pulling out of Hong Kong due to the new national security law granting more power to the mainland Chinese government. "In light of recent events, we've decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong," spokesperson tells me.
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NEWS: A source directly familiar with the deal tells me that Oracle has been chosen to acquire TikTok US as the technology partner.
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I asked you and Schlapp questions several times so I’ll try again here: what is the evidence that you have?.
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New: Target is permanently raising their minimum wage to $15/hour on July 5. They had promised to do this by end of 2020. Workers will also get a “one-time recognition bonus of $200” for coronavirus pandemic performance. $TGT.
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I just asked @elonmusk what he wants to accomplish with lawmakers today at the AI forum. Wait for it.
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Landed at LAX and see two guys pick up their pal curbside. and immediately hand him a fresh In-N-Out burger. That. is friendship. 🍔.
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Netflix is suspending services in Russia. A company spokesperson tells CNBC: “Given the circumstances on the ground, we have decided to suspend our service in Russia.".
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I just asked @elonmusk if Congress is ready to regulate AI. “No no, not yet. The sequence of events will not be jumping into the deep end…” . Watch here for his full answer of how he thinks it ought to be done ⬇️
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Warren hits back at Zuckerberg: . “What would really 'suck' is if we don’t fix a corrupt system that lets giant companies like Facebook engage in illegal anticompetitive practices, stomp on consumer privacy rights & repeatedly fumble their responsibility to protect our democracy”.
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Seattle police chief has *cancelled* the planned 9pm curfew at the urging of protestors — chief Carmen Best believes that her department can balance public safety and ensure peaceful protests tonight, per the mayor.
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Our toddler just looked at President Biden on @MSNBC and asked “Chris Hayes?? Chris Hayes!!” . Note: she *only recognizes* two public figures- Biden and @chrislhayes.
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Target just became 1st major retailer to extend $2/hr hazard pay for frontline retail workers. CEO Brian Cornell emailed that it’s for full + part time workers thru July 4. Also providing free backup care for all, 30 days paid leave if 65+, pregnant, underlying medical condition.
Kroger, the largest grocery chain in the U.S., is ending hazard pay for its essential workers Sunday while Amazon, Walmart, Target and Starbucks will do so by the end of the month. @jolingkent has the story.
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Unemployment rate breakdown is heartbreaking too: .13% adult men.15.5% adult women.14.2% white.16.7% black.14.5% Asian.18.9% Hispanic.Full report here:
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If elected, Sen. Kamala Harris would be the United States' first female, first Black and first Asian American VP.
BREAKING: Joe Biden picks California Sen. Kamala Harris as his VP running mate.
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The developments in HK are giving me flashbacks -- tho very different I know! -- to 2010 Beijing when I wrote this about Google leaving mainland China: (lol G-mail, also how is this more than a decade ago now).
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Shortage of ag workers in southern California forcing farmers to leave entire fields to rot. Watch @NBCNightlyNews:
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NPR: Just days before her death, as her strength waned, Ginsburg dictated this statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: "My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until a new president is installed."
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Ouch: unemployment claims soared to 965,000. The highest number in 5 months and 4x pre-pandemic levels. Plus, 284,470 new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings. Overall: more than 18 million US workers are on unemployment.
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CDC Director: "These facemasks are the most important, powerful public health tool we have. I might even go so far as to say that this facemask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine.".
WOAH: Redfield just told senators that wearing a face mask might be more protection against COVID than a vaccine.
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👋 This summer I took a big leap and decided to leave @NBCNews after 6 amazing years as business/tech correspondent. What a privilege + honor to be part of an *incredible* team of journalists but it was time for me + my family. Ready to shake things up, excited about the future!
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Trump: "I don't repeat myself. I don't repeat myself. I don't repeat myself." (direct quote).
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Reckitt, one of the big 4 formula manufacturers, tells us that they expect to make 40% more formula in June bc they’re using the Defense Production Act to get supplies faster. And adds that they are “now feeding over 200,000 more babies…than at the start of the shortage”.
The first emergency aircraft for Operation Fly Formula landed, bringing 70,000 pounds of hypoallergenic formula, enough for 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers with cow’s milk allergies for one week. @jolingkent reports.
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Beautiful moment 💛 Ketanji Brown Jackson to her two daughters: “Nothing has brought me greater joy than being your mother.”. And the deep gratitude and love for her parents, brother, in-laws and her husband ⬇️.
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“Where ya from?” . “Minnesota.”. “Which part of Minnesota?” . “Just outside Minneapolis. Minnetonka, Hopkins, Eden Prairie. you know like Prince.”. “Oh. Fargo! Great movie.”
“Where you from?”.“Texas.”.“What part of Texas?”.“San Antonio.”.“I love Austin.”.
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Breaking: Twitter has permanently suspended the President of the United States. "After close review of recent Tweets from the .@realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence".
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Visa, HQ'ed in San Francisco, just announced all employees will work from home for the rest of the year per CEO Alfred Kelly Jr. Follows Twitter, FB, Google. Microsoft + Amazon in Seattle area are #WFH til at least October. This is going to majorly change these two economies.
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President @realDonaldTrump often talks with the @NRA after mass shootings. So. what if after #Odessa, he also talked with the founder of @MomsDemand - @shannonrwatts - what would she say to him?. She told me on @MSNBC today. Watch:.
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New: Facebook tells me starting tomorrow, they'll give users the option to turn 'off' political ads on Facebook and Instagram. will be available to everyone in the US in a few weeks.
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Almost there!.
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Remember this? ⬇️ Feels like a long time ago. Well, Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability ruled that a @SeattlePD officer “violated policy” when throwing a CS canister “directly” at my team + me. Discipline: written reprimand. Sharing for transparency
Hey everyone. Thankfully, our whole team is ok and safe. I’m totally fine - my jacket sleeve got singed and that’s it. So sorry for the curse words. and thank you for the sweet texts, calls and tweets ❤️.
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VP-elect Kamala Harris: "While I'm the first woman in this office, I won't be the last.".
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Just did a live shot on @MSNBC from the good ol' home cam. Right as @craigmelvin was saying thanks, my toddler hollered from the next room: "THANK YOU MAMA!!" and started reciting Rah Rah Radishes from memory at the top of her lungs. ❤️❤️❤️.
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The mood inside Facebook HQ is somber, disillusioned, confused. and now the companies is facing two class action lawsuits in the aftermath of Cambridge Analytica data scandal. one from investors, one from users.
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“. leading up to Thursday, she called voters around the country & asked them what they wanted answered. She did mock sessions where she workshopped questions and practiced how to politely move the candidates along. She spent hours diving into the issues. ”
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🚨 Big day in this little corner! #wfh.
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Pretty cool to witness on #ElectionDay — votes from across LA County delivered by the sheriff’s dept to the Registrar by helicopter. 🚁
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🚨 Another 870,000 NEW unemployment claims were filed last week (adjusted). An additional 630,080 people filed for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. Overall, more than 26 million people are receiving some kind of #unemployment nationwide. The layoffs aren’t stopping.
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Google spox on Daily Stormer website: “We are cancelling Daily Stormer’s registration w Google Domains for violating our terms of service.”.
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NEW: Amazon is hiring 100,000 workers to meet "significant increase in demand" and "unprecedented" labor needs for this time of the year. These are full time and part time jobs across US in warehouses and delivery driver network. #coronavirus $AMZN.
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Ok so there’s a shoe debate going down on @TODAYshow! I LOVE them @SavannahGuthrie! 👟😍 @hodakotb does too 🏃🏻♀️ We win.
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Zuckerberg says one thing to Mike Allen but the platform he runs says another. Top-performing link posts by U.S. Facebook pages in last 24 hrs via @kevinroose @FacebooksTop10:. 1. Fox News.2. Franklin Graham.3. Donald Trump 2020 Voters.4. David J. Harris Jr. 5. Dan Bongino.
Mark Zuckerberg tells #AxiosOnHBO that he doesn’t think Facebook is a “right-wing echo chamber”: “[Some users] now are able to find voices and follow them that resonate more with their life experience. It’s not clear to me that that’s a bad thing.”
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Yes, the little squeals you just heard live on @MSNBC are from my toddler! Never know what’s gonna happen during a live shot from home, right @craigmelvin? 😂
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Meant to tweet this when I was walking Stella bleary eyed at 7am. Huge shout out to our neighborhood post office carrier! He was making package deliveries at 7:06am with a huge smile 😷. Delivery people are working so freaking hard this unprecedented season- very grateful! 📦.
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💔 The top trending topic on Twitter in the US right now is #StopAsianHate (confirmed by spox @NickPacilio)
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Breaking: Facebook has taken down multiple Trump campaign ads for "violating our policy against organized hate," per spokesperson. Facebook specifically cites "a banned hate group's symbol to identify political prisoners without the context that condemns or discusses the symbol".
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Special Air Mission 28000 will carry former Pres. Obama and Mrs. Obama to Palm Springs this afternoon.
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@chrissyteigen i love that you're asking about this! you've got more than enough answers but i just wanna say for correspondents, wearing a mask means way less time on makeup - just some good eyes, a bit of concealer and i'm off.
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Good morning early birds, who else is up? I’ll see you on @Morning_Joe soon. #StopAsianHate.
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Looking for a real newspaper in Vegas. Hotel just said me “Oh honey, *nobody* gets those anymore!”.
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Heavy police presence in downtown Seattle 45 min before curfew goes into effect tonight. @NBCNews
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CONGRATS to the one and only @WillieGeist on five years of #SundayTODAY! ✨ You and your talented, wonderful team have built a truly fantastic show ☕️ So grateful to be a small part of it. (2019 📷 by @mikeatnbc)
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For the first time ever, Twitter has put fact-check labels on Pres @realDonaldTrump’s tweets. the move comes after years of criticism/pressure/anger that they had not ⬇️. Twitter spokesperson says the tweets “contain potentially misleading information about voting processes”
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“We’re out.” The North Face becomes the most famous brand so far to commit to stop buying Facebook ads for one month in the #StopHateForProfit campaign. Why pull ads? Watch our @TODAYshow report below ⬇️.
Facebook has announced that Facebook and Instagram users will have the option to turn off political ads in their feeds. The move comes amid pressure on the company to limit the spread of false information and hate speech. @jolingkent has the latest.
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The red phone rang one day in December 1955. "And then there was a small voice that just asked, 'Is this Santa Claus?'" Love this story about how the NORAD Santa Tracker accidentally got started:
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Inside the AI forum, I asked Mark Zuckerberg a question and got radio silence.
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Our littlest love has arrived!! Thank you @TODAYshow fam for all the love 💕 @ScottFConroy and I are feelin it!.
NBC correspondent Jo Ling Kent announces birth of baby daughter
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New info on #DaytonShooting @MSNBC . - 9 killed.- 26 injured.- Shooter was killed by police in "under a minute".- Weapon: .223 caliber gun high capacity magazine and additional magazines.- Shooter was wearing body armor.
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Awwww thank you @TODAYshow! @ScottFConroy and I are so very excited for our next special delivery, expected Spring 2021! ♥️♥️♥️♥️.
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Good morning early birds! Who else is up? We’re on the #Oscars red carpet for #SundayTODAY 🍿. 👋 @WillieGeist we’re like 13 hours ahead of sched but I heard something about early birds and worms… 🐛 @TODAYshow
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Budweiser sits out #SuperBowl ads for the 1st time in 37 years. Says it’s donating part of usual airtime to raise vaccine awareness. Coke, Pepsi not running ads for their own products. Bottom line: these brands took big $$ hits in 2020. Money is tight.
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#TrackingKornacki latest: Trump's lead has decreased to 18,229 in PA with more votes in from Philly.
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Breaking: Facebook hacked, nearly 50 million accounts affected according to engineering team. Statement:
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Twitter has labeled Pres @realDonaldTrump‘s tweet claiming he is “up big” and accusing Democrats of “trying to steal the election” ⬇️
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Nestle confirms to me that it's rushing formula into the US by air. Spokesperson says they're sending Gerber Good Start Extensive HA from the Netherlands + Alfamino from Switzerland "bc they serve a critical medical purpose as they are for babies w/ cow’s milk protein allergies".
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Normally I’m going through my notes right before a @MSNBC live shot. Today, caught on camera with Dr. Suess! Moments before joining @craigmelvin on retail. Gotta keep the little one occupied 😂 . BIG A, little a, what begins with A. #WFH
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Despite my repeated requests, Meta tells me the company has nothing more share about the most widely viewed page on Facebook last quarter that was taken down for violating their rules. 121.8 mln were people reached. It violated the rules. But Facebook will not share anything.
The most widely viewed page on Facebook last quarter was removed for violating the company's Community Standards. We don't know what the page even was. It reached 121.8 million people. My colleague @jolingkent has asked Meta to tell us what it is, and they've refused.
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President-elect Biden: "I'll work as hard for those who didn't vote for me as those who did.".
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After public pressure, @shakeshack is returning the $10 million #PPP loan it applied for and received. saying it got funding elsewhere. I'll have more on @TODAYshow in the morning. $SHAK.
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Good morning early birds, who else is up? I just interviewed Transportation @SecretaryPete Buttigieg about the persisting supply chain delays, the trucker shortage and his feelings on running for president again. On @MSNBC and @NBCNewsNow today.
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Senator @amyklobuchar + @SenMikeLee + @RepJerryNadler @RepKenBuck sent this to DOJ regarding ongoing fight betwn Beeper Mini vs Apple “to investigate whether this potentially anticompetitive conduct by Apple violated antitrust laws.” I’ll have the full story on @CBSMornings tmrw
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Confirmed: YouTube is extending its suspension of former Pres. Trump's account -- now with no specific end date. YouTube spokesperson points to "concerns about the ongoing potential for violence. Our teams are staying vigilant and closely monitoring for any new developments.".
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Amazing to see Pfizer packing up shipments of the vaccine with dry ice live on TV. Joining @WillieGeist on @TODAYshow this morning with what this means for the future of your workplace. Which industries will be the first to require it and is it legal for companies to do so?.
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Working from home (or from anywhere) is here to stay for Twitter employees, thanks to @jack. Would you want this option where you work? . by @DylanByers.
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I put the allegations of improper counting/voting by the Trump campaign and @RichardGrenell to Clark County just now. Here’s my exchange with Registrar Joe Gloria:
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The pain is not letting up for unemployed workers. Another 884,000 #unemployment claims were filed last week - holding steady from the prior week - more than Wall St expected. ➡️ We’re 6 months into the pandemic and this number is still more than *4 times* pre-pandemic levels.
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NEW from @oneunderscore__ and me: Facebook, Twitter remove disinformation accounts targeting Ukrainians. One of the propaganda campaigns was an offshoot of a known Russian disinformation operation.
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The President is calling off stimulus negotiations with Democrats “until after the election”. there are *more than 26 million people* currently on unemployment right now.
. request, and looking to the future of our Country. I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we will pass a major Stimulus Bill that focuses on hardworking Americans and Small Business. I have asked. .
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Keep hearing about Chinese restaurants and businesses that are struggling bc of #coronavirus fears in LA, NY and everywhere in between. Two restaurants are closing for a month. This is SO SAD and shouldn't be happening. Please show up and support your local Chinese businesses.
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Cofounder of Whatsapp - which was purchased by Facebook for $16 billion four years ago - tells everyone to delete Facebook.
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