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A sign at the REI flagship store is shown Friday, March 2, 2018, in Seattle. The outdoor retailer says it's halting future orders of some popular brands, including CamelBak water carriers, Giro helmets and Camp Chef stoves, whose parent company also makes ammunition and assault-style rifles. The Seattle-based company has been facing mounting pressure from some customers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

On guns, companies are getting out ahead of the politicians

by Alexandra Olson Associated PressMarch 2, 2018

This Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, photo shows a Twitter sign outside of the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Twitter will be enforcing stricter policies on violent and abusive content such as hateful images or symbols, including those attached to user profiles, the company announced Monday, Dec. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Twitter suspends white nationalists, enforces new rules

by Alexandra Olson Associated PressDecember 18, 2017

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, file photo, Nestor Serrano walks on the upstairs floor of his home, where the walls were blown off, in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Maria has thrown Puerto Rico’s already messy economic recovery plans into disarray. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Maria dims Puerto Rico’s bleak economic outlook

by Alexandra Olson Associated PressSeptember 29, 2017

Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif speaks during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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At UN, world leaders rage against neighbors

by Alexandra Olson Associated PressSeptember 21, 2016