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In this Sept. 19, 2019, photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during his news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Jeff Bezos asks court to dismiss defamation suit

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2019 file photo, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, speaks at the Justice Department in Washington. Delrahim, the Justice Department official leading the investigation of big tech companies’ market dominance is stepping aside from the department’s Google probe because of his previous lobbying work for Google. A person familiar with the matter says Delrahim is recusing himself from the investigation into Google. The person wasn’t authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on Tuesday on the condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

US antitrust chief leaving Google probe because of lobbying

By MARCY GORDON and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

This image released by Focus Features shows Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman in a scene from &quot;Harriet.&quot; According to new research released Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 by the University of Southern California's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, more of 2019's top movies featured minority or female lead characters than ever recorded before. Analyzing the top 100 films at the North American box office, USC researchers found that 31 movies had leads or co-leads from an underrepresented racial group, an increase of 4 films from 2018 and nearly triple the number of ten years ago. (Glen Wilson/Focus Features via AP)

Top films were more diverse than ever before, study finds

By JAKE COYLE - Associated Press

In this Jan. 16, 2020, file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, right and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez poses for photographs during a blue carpet event organized by Amazon Prime Video in Mumbai, India. Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend, is suing the Amazon founder for defamation, alleging that Bezos and his team falsely told reporters that he provided nude photos of Bezos to the The National Enquirer. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Michael Sanchez, Lauren Sanchez’s brother, sues Jeff Bezos

By Joseph Pisani - The Associated Press

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State Address in the House Chamber, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Tennessee governor proposes $117M for teacher pay raises

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2020, file photo, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, right and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez poses for photographs during a blue carpet event organized by Amazon Prime Video in Mumbai, India. Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend, is suing the Amazon founder for defamation, alleging that Bezos and his team falsely told reporters that he provided nude photos of Bezos to the The National Enquirer. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)

Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend’s brother for defamation

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

Kentucky: Worker killed at Amazon hub construction site

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Travelers wearing face masks line up to check in for an American Airlines flight to Los Angeles at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. China counted 170 deaths from a new virus Thursday and more countries reported infections, including some spread locally, as foreign evacuees from China's worst-hit region returned home to medical observation and even isolation. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Delta, American Airlines suspend flights between U.S., China

By Cathy Bussewitz and Joseph Pisani and Rachel Lerman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019 file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon said Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, it now employs more than 500,000 people in the U.S., another sign of the online giant's rapid growth. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Amazon is big … really, really big; workforce hits 500K

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

Amazon buys vacant warehouse in Connecticut

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Third-party sellers to pay Georgia sales tax under new law

By JEFF AMY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2019, file photo a UPS man delivers a package to a residence in North Andover, Mass. United Parcel Service Inc. reports financial results on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

UPS deftly navigates shipping surge, hit by pension charge

By DAVID KOENIG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2019, file photo an Amazon robot sends a package down a chute, transporting packages from workers to chutes that are organized by zip code, at an Amazon warehouse facility in Goodyear, Ariz. Amazon.com reports financial results on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, FIle)

Amazon’s latest milestone: 150 million Prime members

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, photo a Microsoft computer is among items displayed at a Microsoft store in suburban Boston. Microsoft reports financial results on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Microsoft plows ahead in cloud business growth

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

No state resources used for ND gov. to attend DC events

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Officials: Amazon center in Tennessee to create 1,000 jobs

By ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

Workers criticize Amazon on climate despite risk to jobs

By BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

In this May 18, 2018, file photo, White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Jared Kushner hacked? Wyden asks NSA for assessment, citing Trump adviser’s reported chats with MBS

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 9, 2019, file photo Jeff Bezos speaks at an event before unveiling Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander in Washington. Two U.N. experts this week called for the U.S. to investigate a likely hack of Bezos' phone that could have involved Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. A commissioned forensic report found with “medium to high confidence” that Bezos' phone was compromised by a video MP4 file he received from the prince in May 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

The big lesson from the Bezos hack: Anyone can be a target

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, signs a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. China’s government welcomed an interim trade deal with Washington and said Thursday the two sides need to address each other’s “core concerns.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Why Trump deal with China is good for free trade

By Peter Morici