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'Wow, You're Using The Kitchen Again': The Irritations, Perks Of Longer Airbnb Stays

Peter Talbot

Airbnb is known for offering short stays in someone else's home, but now more people are using it for a month or more. Those longer stays can bring frustrations and weirdness.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Facebook has not been responsive to the subpoenas his office has issued.

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California Attorney General Seeks Court Order To Force Facebook To Turn Over Records

Peter Talbot

The attorney general's office filed a subpoena earlier this year as part of an investigation into allegations that the company misused user data.

Nordstrom's new flagship store opens Thursday on 57th Street and Broadway in New York City. The store has seven floors of products and services alongside in-store restaurants and bars.

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Nordstrom Bets On A Big NYC Store As Other Retailers Close Across U.S.

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The luxury department store chain is opening a 320,000- square-foot store in Manhattan as retailers such as Barneys and Forever 21 file for bankruptcy and more competition comes from online brands.

Cornershop was founded by a group of friends in 2015 and is based in Santiago, Chile. The grocery delivery company primarily serves Latin America.

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Uber To Buy Latin American Online Grocery Delivery Service, Cornershop

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The grocery service delivers in Chile, Mexico, Peru and Canada, with plans to expand.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at an Uber products launch in San Francisco on Sept. 26. The company is launching its Uber Works app in Chicago, aiming to make it easier for workers to find temporary shifts.

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Uber Launches An App To Connect Job Seekers With Gig Work

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The Uber Works app, launching in Chicago, aims to make it easier for workers to find temporary shifts while also giving businesses more flexibility to add staff when it gets busy.

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3 Online Brokers Cut Commissions To Zero As Free Trading Edges Toward The Norm

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Charles Schwab, E-Trade and TD Ameritrade are eliminating commissions as they face pressure from newer firms like Robinhood, which are app-based and target younger customers.

In 2018, Twitter released an archive of thousands of accounts that the platform determined were involved in potentially state-backed information campaigns. Since then, it has continued to make announcements of its efforts to remove accounts spreading disinformation.

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Twitter Removes Thousands Of Accounts For Manipulating Its Platform

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Many accounts Twitter has suspended or removed have been added to a growing archive of tweets identified as part of "state-backed information operations."