| Excerpt: | The eclectic brick and mortar retailer, which was able to remain a going concern for years after the demise of competitors like Circuit City and CompUSA, has itself reached the end of the line after thirty-six years in business. |
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| Published at: | 5:03 PM on Wednesday, February 24th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Business Shutdowns, Ethical Business |
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Category Archives: World Commmunity
Ailing Fry’s Electronics is no more: Chain goes out of business after thirty-six years
Trump’s deplatforming accelerates as Twitter finally bans him and several of his associates
| Excerpt: | "In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of action," the company said in a statement announcing its action. |
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| Published at: | 8:45 PM on Friday, January 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Ethical Business |
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Britain and the European Union have finally reached a “Brexit” implementation deal
| Excerpt: | Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson say they've agreed on terms that will govern how the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on December 31st, 2020. |
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| Published at: | 12:24 PM on Thursday, December 24th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Brexit, Diplomacy & Conflict, Trade |
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Federal, state governments allege Facebook is an illegal monopoly in major antitrust case
| Excerpt: | Having foolishly chosen to allow Facebook's acquisitions of Whatsapp and Instagram several years ago, the federal government is now belatedly moving to unwind those mergers as well as stop the growing power and anticompetitive behaviors of Facebook. |
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| Published at: | 7:26 PM on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Technology |
| Tags: | Consumer Protection, Ethical Business |
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America’s allies in the world community joyfully welcome historic Biden-Harris victory
| Excerpt: | The governments of countries like the United Kingdom, France, New Zealand, Germany, Australia, and India are all eager to move past the Trump error. |
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| Published at: | 1:10 PM on Sunday, November 8th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict, US-Pres |
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Equity, climate justice, and public health go hand in hand, Netroots Nation panelists say
| Excerpt: | The world is grappling with a novel coronavirus pandemic while climate damage grows ever worse. Netroots Nation 2020 decided to explore how systemic inequality defines both fights. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Global Health, Netroots Nation, Pollution |
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The Pandemic is Personal: Rituja Indapure on how COVID-19 has changed everyday life
| Excerpt: | One of NPI's Advisory Councilmembers describes her spring with the pandemic in a series of journal entries recorded at one month intervals. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rituja Indapure |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Public Service, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Personal Wellness, The Pandemic is Personal |
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COVID-19 Update: Food, transparency, and the fallout in our hardest hit communities
| Excerpt: | Food processing facilities remain a primary coronavirus outbreak nexus. We look at the fallout in that industry and highlight two areas within the Pacific Northwest hard hit by the pandemic in this installment of COVID-19 Update. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Sunday, June 7th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Healthcare, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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COVID-19 Update: Illegal openings, legal confusion and questionable tests
| Excerpt: | Two gyms were given cease and desist orders in Washington State, while Oregon's stay at home order is under review by the state's Supreme Court, and a test used in Eastern Idaho is being questioned as to its accuracy. |
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| Published at: | 10:34 AM on Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Criminal Justice, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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The Pandemic is Personal: Sedro-Woolley’s Germaine Kornegay on small town resilience
| Excerpt: | One of Skagit County's local elected officials writes about what it's like to live in a rural community during a time of great stress and hardship. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Germaine Kornegay |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Healthcare, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness, The Pandemic is Personal |
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Diplomacy finally front and center again with extension of U.S.-Russia New START Treaty