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The Response to the Capitol Riot Is Whitewashing the History of Black Insurrection A turn toward nationalism following the MAGA storm on D.C. erases the Black radical tradition of rebellion—and endangers its future. Mark Makela/Getty Images In 1811, between 200 and 500 enslaved Black people armed themselves in a revolt that began on a sugar plantation a few miles outside of New Orleans. Charles Deslondes, a slave driver of Haitian descent, marshaled an insurrection against the slaver Manuel...

After a surprising surge in consumer spending during the pandemic, retailers are gearing up for another year of strong demand that will underpin further share price gains in 2021.

On Friday, January 8, Twitter moved to indefinitely suspend Trump from the platform — a move that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said, "sets a precedent I feel is

Twitter banned President Trump from its platform after the attempted coup on January 6. CEO Jack Dorsey believes that sets a "dangerous" precedent.

Apple CEO Tim Cook said Parler has "some issues with moderation" and "they need to step it" if the company wants to get the app back on iPhones.

After selling Chewy for $3.35 billion, the man who proved to Wall Street that pets are profitable is stepping into gaming with a GameStop board seat.

Your next return at Amazon, Walmart, or Target could result in a refund without having to send back whatever you bought.

For years, rumors of Apple's self-driving car have swirled — but the latest report says it's still at least five years from its big debut.

How Seattle startup studio Pioneer Square Labs spun out 25 ideas in 5 years — with more on the way January 8, 2021 at 8:08 pm Boundless CEO Xiao Wang with Pioneer Square Labs’ Greg Gottesman (PSL Photo) The flywheel is spinning at Pioneer Square Labs, the Seattle startup studio formed five years ago by a cadre of Seattle’s leading angel and venture capital investors. In the course of a six-month span during the pandemic, PSL spun out six new startups, bringing its overall total to 25. The...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: good evening. im judy woodruff on the newshour this monday: the lead story is... the presidents afghan strategy, ray suarez has our coverage. then after the other news of the day, military reaction to the decision to send more troops from ben gilbert of global post in kandahar and tom bearden at the fort carson, colorado army community. >> we have a mission of stabilizing afghanistan and protecting our nation against terr...