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Samsung said Wednesday it will build a $380 million plant in South Carolina to build high-end home appliances. The facility should create more than 950 jobs by 2020, and it will make washing machines and other appliances starting next year.
Why it matters: Samsung already has many U.S. subsidiaries and has made several acquisitions here. But in an administration focused on U.S. jobs, the move shows it is also committed to creating manufacturing jobs.
A health worker performs a COVID-19 test in New Delhi. Photo: Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images
The Rockefeller Foundation announced on Monday that it will allocate $1 billion over the next three years to address the pandemic and its aftermath.
Why it matters: The mishandled pandemic and the effects of climate change threaten to reverse global progress and push more than 100 million people into poverty around the world. Governments and big NGOs need to ensure that the COVID-19 recovery reaches everyone who needs it.
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Fox News President Jay Wallace and anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum are among those recommended to get tested and quarantine after possible exposure to COVID-19, the New York Times first reported Sunday night.
The big picture: The Fox News contingent, which also included "The Five" show hosts Juan Williams and Dana Perino, were on a charter flight from Nashville to New York following Thursday's presidential debate with a person who later tested positive for the coronavirus.