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The Wing wants to fight gender bias in hiring by helping its members hire each other

The Wing CEO Audrey Gelman co-founded the company in 2016 with COO Lauren Kassan. | Courtesy of The Wing Originally…

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Republicans hold on to a North Carolina congressional seat plagued by election fraud

Dan Bishop, the Republican candidate for North Carolina’s Ninth District, talks with supporters at Robin’s On Main diner in Hope…

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Uber Eats doesn’t plan on eating its competition — for now

Unlike other food delivery companies, Uber Eats doesn’t have any plans to gobble up the competition. | Keith MacDonald for…

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A Virginia seminary is the first school to create a reparations fund

On September 5, 2019, Virginia Theological Seminary announced that it would spend $1.7 million on reparations. | SreeBot/Creative Commons Virginia…

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The Joker never needed an origin story, but especially not this one

Joaquin Phoenix in Joker. | Courtesy of TIFF Joker aims to give the infamous supervillain a shocking stand-alone backstory. It’s…

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How the Democratic presidential candidates would combat the opioid epidemic

Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren take the Democratic debate stage on July 30, 2019. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Most…

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Good news: We can totally beat malaria by 2050

Naomi Matali and her son Wilner, a child who suffers from malaria, embrace in Ngaliema Clinic in the Democratic Republic…

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Travel startup Away won’t be selling its luggage on Amazon anytime soon

Away cofounders Jen Rubio and Steph Korey talk what’s next for the travel company — and what’s not. | Keith…

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Walmart is done trying to buy small retailers to compete with Amazon

Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart’s e-commerce group, speaking at the 2019 Code Commerce conference. | Keith MacDonald for Vox Media…

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Branding is the real reason Schick’s parent company bought razor upstart Harry’s for $1.4 billion

Harry’s co-founder and co-CEO Jeff Raider is trying to make an old brand new. | Keith MacDonald for Vox Media…

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