Feb 3, 2020 - Sports

Super Bowl: Trump criticized for congratulatory tweet to wrong state

President Trump quickly congratulated the Kansas City Chiefs for representing the "Great State of Kansas ... so very well" on Sunday night for beating the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl LIV.

  • But before he could delete his tweet and repost, many critics noted that the Chiefs play in Missouri, including current and former Democratic politicians in the state and conservative lawyer George Conway, husband of counselor to President Trump, Kellyanne Conway.

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Ina Fried
1 min ago - Technology

Big Tech's Hong Kong bind

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Big Tech companies are scrambling to figure out what China's imposition of a new national security law in Hong Kong means for their businesses there.

The big picture: Tech companies, like other multinationals, had long seen bases in Hong Kong as a way to operate close to China without being subject to many of that country's most stringent laws. Now they likely must choose between accepting onerous data-sharing and censorship requirements, or leaving Hong Kong.

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Ben Geman
15 mins ago - Energy & Environment

2020 could decide fate of Keystone and Dakota Access pipelines

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Two new court actions — one by the Supreme Court and another by a federal judge — together highlight and raise the energy stakes of November's election.

Why it matters: The legal actions mean the results of the 2020 election could very well decide the fate of Keystone XL and Dakota Access, two projects at the heart of battles over fossil fuel infrastructure.

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Axios
Updated 36 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Coronavirus dashboard

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/Axios

  1. Global: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 11,648,268 — Total deaths: 538,828 — Total recoveries — 6,328,930 — Map.
  2. U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 9 a.m. ET: 2,938,750 — Total deaths: 130,310 — Total recoveries: 924,148 — Total tested: 36,032,329 — Map.
  3. Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index: Our response is becoming more polarized.
  4. Business: Rising cases pause U.S. economic recovery — Hospitals, doctors are major recipients of PPP loans.
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