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Facebook hopes to make commerce a bigger part of its operation by letting businesses set up storefronts in its apps.

Facebook Launches Virtual Shopping Mall, Saying It Will Help Small Businesses

The social network is positioning its new commerce feature as a way to help small businesses that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Sarah Hamidi, 22, a senior at UCSB checks her phone in her hotel room on Nov. 17, 2021. Hamidi who applied for housing in hopes of getting an apartment was met with a waitlist, then given a temporary hotel room in Santa Barbara that she has occupied since Septempber of 2021.

What’s it like to study from a hotel? As UC housing crunch worsens, these students are finding out

At least four UC campuses have resorted to hotels to house students this fall. The option provided temporary relief to hundreds of students. But the financial support campuses offered varied. And for many students, finding more permanent, affordable housing remains elusive, even as the end of fall quarter nears.

Facebook says former President Donald Trump cannot use its social media platforms until at least Jan. 7, 2023.

Trump Suspended From Facebook For 2 Years

Facebook says former President Donald Trump is locked out of its platform and Instagram until at least Jan. 7, 2023. It will reinstate him only "if the risk to public safety has receded."

Wind turbines dot the landscape along Interstate 8 in east San Diego County, July 14, 2017.

Public Power Agency Preparing Launch With Clean Energy Emphasis

The new government entity, called San Diego Community Power, will launch March 1 with half of its electricity coming from renewable sources.

"We have to end COVID-19 not just at home, which we're doing, but everywhere," President Joe Biden said on June 9 during his stop at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in Suffolk, England, on the first leg of his European trip. Above: Biden steps into a motorcade vehicle after arriving at RAF Mildenhall.

Biden To Announce Plans To Donate 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines To Countries In Need

On the first European trip of his presidency, Biden will announce a major U.S. contribution to the global vaccine effort — part of an effort to end COVID-19 "everywhere."

Syrians buy bread at a shop in the town of Binnish in the country's northwestern Idlib province in June. Nowadays, people say they're waiting up to six hours in line for a meager government bread ration.

Imagine Waiting 6 Hours To Buy A Couple Of Bags Of Bread

That's the situation in Syria, where bread shortages are now widespread — and the queues for daily rations stretch on and on. The same goes for gasoline.

The FTC accused Facebook of stifling competition when it bought rivals Instagram and WhatsApp and cut off other would-be rivals from its data.

Federal Trade Commission Refiles Suit Accusing Facebook Of Illegal Monopoly

The regulator is taking another swing at Facebook after a judge tossed out its initial effort in June. It accused the social media giant of illegally maintaining a monopoly.

Gary Gensler, President Biden's pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, arrives to testify on Capitol Hill back in 2012. Gensler won over many skeptics by pushing through tough reforms after the financial crisis when he ran the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Wall Street Insider Turned Tough Market Cop: Biden's Pick To Head SEC

President Biden picked an unusual financial watchdog to run the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gary Gensler made a fortune at Goldman Sachs — then pushed through aggressive market reforms.

<em>Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds,</em> Huma Abedin

Huma Abedin's admiration for mentor Hillary Clinton is on full display in 'Both/And'

Abedin also reflects on her marriage to former Rep. Anthony Weiner, writing: "[Clinton] said that she did not believe I should pay a professional price for what was ultimately my husband's mistake."

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