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Stocks ease below records in early trading on Wall Street
Stocks are opening moderately lower on Wall Street, edging below the record highs they set a day earlier. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% shortly after the opening bell Wednesday. Technology stocks had some of the biggest losses, which pulled the tech-heavy Nasdaq down 0.9%. Salesforce.com sank 10% after announcing a deal late Tuesday to acquire the messaging platform Slack for $27.7 billion. Pfizer rose 4.4% after British regulators gave emergency authorization to the coronavirus the U.S. drugmaker is developing with BioNTech of Germany. The first vaccinations are expected within days. Treasury yields rose and European markets were mostly lower.
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Woman who fled business fraud sentencing seeks early release
An Ohio woman who fled the United States for Mexico ahead of her sentencing in one of the biggest corporate fraud cases in decades is asking for early release from prison, citing poor health and fear of contracting the coronavirus behind bars.
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A year in 60 secs: TikTok lists top videos, creators of 2020
From skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac to learning Cardi B's rump-shaking choreography, TikTok users got creative in a pandemic year with new songs, dances and memes in 60 seconds or less.
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Austria to allow Christmas skiing but many restrictions stay
Austria will allow skiing to start on Dec. 24, but will limit the capacity of ski lifts and keep restaurants, bars and hotels largely closed until early January, officials said Wednesday. It also will require many people entering the country over the Christmas period to go into quarantine.
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