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Bidding ends in major airwaves sale

Wireless carriers and other buyers are done bidding for airwaves in an unprecedented FCC auction. In total, the agency will transfer 70 megahertz of wireless spectrum with bids capping out at $19.6 billion.

Key context: The end of bidding is a victory for the untested design of the auction, which could be replicated in other countries. The FCC, however, initially tried to clear more spectrum.

Why it matters: Demand for spectrum has grown with the quick rise of smartphones in daily life, so this isn't the last battle over who gets to control the airwaves.

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Neera Tanden withdraws nomination for Office of Management and Budget director

Neera Tanden testifying before the Senate Budget Committee in Washington, D.C., in February 2021. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Neera Tanden withdrew her name from nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget after several senators voiced opposition and concern about her qualifications and past combative tweets, President Biden announced Tuesday.

Why it matters: Tanden’s decision to pull her nomination marks Biden's first setback in filling out his Cabinet with a thin Democratic majority in the Senate.

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What's ahead for the newest female CEOs

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The number of women at the helm of America’s biggest companies pales in comparison to men, but is newly growing — and their tasks are huge.

What's going on: Jane Fraser took over at Citigroup this week, the first woman to ever lead a major U.S. bank. Rosalind Brewer will take the reins at Walgreens in the coming weeks (March 15) — a company that's been run by white men for more than a century.

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President Biden. Photo: Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images

President Biden on Tuesday said that ramped-up coronavirus vaccine production will provide enough doses for 300 million Americans by the end May.

Why it matters: That's two months sooner than Biden's previous promise of enough vaccines for all American adults by the end of July.

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