Toast, the Low-Key Brand, Expands Its U.S. Presence

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  The U.S. Economy May Be Too Strong for Its Own Good

  The Fed may have to hold interest rates high until something breaks.
  
  Inc. - 5d

• Powerful winter storm across Southern U.S. maintains its icy grip

  Temperatures plunged in some areas turning melting snow into ice and turning roadways treacherous.
  
  CBS News - 6d
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  China turns to humanoid robots to support its expanding elderly population

  Yahoo News - Jan. 10

• Amazon aims to expand advertising business by letting retailers use its ad tools on their stores

  Amazon Retail Ad Service will allow sites to show "contextually relevant ads in the right place and at the right time" in search results, the company said.
  
  CNBC - Jan. 9
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  Vay expands its teledriving car service in Las Vegas

  Vay is launching is expanding its teledriving car service, an Uber-like service where your car is driven by someone in a remote location.
  
  VentureBeat - Jan. 8
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  U.S. Says Sudan’s R.S.F. Committed Genocide and Sanctions Its Leader

  A force fighting Sudan’s army in a brutal civil war committed massacres and rape that amount to genocide, the Secretary of State said, two decades after a finding of genocide in the same region.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 7
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  U.S. records its first human bird flu death

  The U.S. has recorded its first human death from bird flu, in a patient hospitalized in Louisiana. The case was considered the country’s first severe human H5N1 infection.
  
  NBC News - Jan. 6

• Pulisic return gives U.S. big presence in Super Cup

  United States attacker Christian Pulisic appears to be healthy again following injuries to his calf and ankle and could return for AC Milan against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup semifinals on ...
  
  ESPN - Jan. 3

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  A Simple Brown Coat That Set the Tone for the U.S. Presidency

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