Amazon announced Thursday that it is scrapping its plan to open to a second headquarters in New York’s Long Island City. The project was supposed to bring 25,000 jobs to the city. Read Amazon’s full statement: Source: CNN
The company is ditching its plans to build a new headquarters in New York after facing backlash from members of the community
Amazon is ditching its plans to build a new headquarters in New York after facing backlash from members of the community. Source: CNN
Ocasio-Cortez seeks a victory for progressives in Amazon fight
Landing Amazon HQ2 was supposed to be a big win for Democrats who run New York, but instead it’s turned into a monstrous headache that’s exposing deep political fissures inside the party. Source: CNN
US names Russian oligarchs in 'Putin list' but imposes no new sanctions
The US has released a sweeping list of prominent Russian business and political figures, in defiance of Moscow and implementing a Congressional law designed to punish Russia for election meddling. Source: CNN
Some Trump allies are trashing the deal
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Trump is still weighing options for building a wall
President Donald Trump must soon decide whether he can accept the border security deal struck by congressional negotiators that falls far short of his original demands. Source: CNN
Dow soars 300 points on shutdown and oil deals
Wall Street on Tuesday cheered a reversal of two trends that had been weighing on investors: US politics and oil. Source: CNN
Trump claims responsibility for first shutdown
President Trump told reporters that he accepts responsibility for the first government shutdown over border wall funding, but said if the government shuts down again, it is the Democrats fault. Source: CNN