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Jeff Bezos says the US "is in trouble" if tech companies turn down defense contracts. The Amazon CEO swatted aside a host of ethical concerns that have plagued corporations that work with the pentagon, CNBC reports. "We are the good guys," he said.

Boeing flew real Star Wars X-Wings at a Disney grand opening. The sci-fi star fighters offered an early glimpse at Boeing's experimental line of drones, designed to lug 500 pounds (227 kg) of cargo for industrial clients, TechCrunch reports.

The actress from the infamous Peloton commercial cut a parody ad. Capitalizing on the original ad's viral notoriety, Aviation Gin hired actress Monica Ruiz for a sequel spot, in which the protagonist appears to have dumped her Peloton-gifting partner, Bloomberg reports.

The avocado has become one of the most dangerous foods. The meteoric rise of US demand for avocados has been a blessing and a curse for Mexican growers: Many now hire armed guards to ward off unwanted attention from cartels.

Impossible Foods is America's fourth fastest growing brand. The plant-based burger company, which burst onto the national radar thanks to a deal with Burger King, has doubled its customer base in a year—but it hasn't made a dent yet with Gen Z.

The world's eyes are on a US child abduction case. The supreme court will decide how to apply international law in the case of a mother taking her daughter from Italy to the US to flee her allegedly abusive ex-husband.

Insurers are suing the US for $12 billion in Obamacare funds. Originally, the Affordable Care Act was designed to reimburse insurers for unexpected losses—but Congress never appropriated the money for it, and the government argues that the deal is off.

Objectivity is on trial in Trump's impeachment hearings. A republican congressman sought to undermine a panel of four legal experts by asking whether they voted for Donald Trump—attacking a core principle of the judiciary system that people can put biases aside and act impartially.

Trump's taxes will stay secret, for now. Trump argues that, as the president, his financial records are special. Lower courts have disagreed—but the US Supreme Court has granted the president's legal team more time to work on their petition.

Massachusetts says Metals.com sold seniors $3.2 million in overpriced coins. After a Quartz investigation revealed a scheme to swindle older conservatives out of their savings, state regulators took legal action against the coin dealer.

Amazon is struggling to hold onto overworked, underpaid pilots. Pushed to their limits and fed up with unreasonable demands, 60% of the pilots who work for Amazon contractors are looking for other jobs, according to one union survey.

Don't miss these seven fantastic, under-the-radar movies. It's hard for a film to attract an audience if it's neither a blockbuster event nor an obvious Oscar contender. Most films exist in this netherworld of underappreciation—and 2019 was an especially great year for them,

Only Netflix knows how many people watched The Irishman. The streaming giant has traditionally been cagey about releasing viewership numbers—but may begin to selectively release statistics to make good on a transparency pledge and woo A-list directors.

Minimalist and maximalist fashion have reached a new equilibrium. But it's more than just another swing in fashion's pendulum. The trend suggests that shoppers have a lot more say in what's "in" than they ever have before.

Mango's most cutting-edge design is a quarter-billion-euro logistics center. The Spanish retailer has consolidated fulfillment and deliveries to every one of its 2,100 stores into one warehouse, making its fast fashion move three times faster, Vogue reports.

British GQ pulled a sartorial dig at two strongmen. The magazine's "worst dressed" list originally included Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn and Chinese president Xi Jinping, but management scrubbed the entries to protect their egos, Buzzfeed reports.

Creating happy societies goes beyond "Gross National Happiness." Building a happy country isn't so different from striving for individual happiness: If you pour all your energy into achieving one rigid goal, you might find yourself disappointed.

Americans aren't migrating like they used to. The number of Americans who have moved has fallen by more than half over the past 35 years—creating a new, rooted society the country has not seen in its 200 year history.

Finland’s communal grandparents, known as "kylämummi," forge relationships across the generational divide. For more than a decade, Finland’s largest organization dedicated to child and family welfare has run a program that encourages older people to volunteer to give time and attention to toddlers. But are these programs successful?

Raising a child is hard. But the “parenting is hard” trope, which feeds memes and dinner conversations, can be dangerous. It frames the problem as the individual failure of a single parent rather than as a social issue.